Toreros easily hand WCC opponents losses

Gyno Pomare / Staff Writer / The USD Vista

With a pair of wins this weekend the women’s volleyball team has improved to 14-3. The 20th ranked Toreros have beaten the Santa Clara Broncos and St. Mary’s Gales. Ashton Basch had a pair of great games in order to help lift the Toreros to victory over their conference opponents.

In an impressive win over the Broncos four Toreros had double-digit kills. Torrey Ellic had 11 kills, Ali Troost put in 12, Amy Degroot had 15 kills along with 11 digs giving her a double double, and Basch led the Toreros with a commanding game best 17 kills on the night. Despite the four players getting double-digit kills the Toreros would drop a match.

During set one, neither team backed down and the match remained close until the end. With the match tied at 22 apiece, SCU would take match one on a 3-1 run.

The second set was similar to that of the first. The match was even until about halfway through with the score 11-8 in favor of the Toreros, after which the team would go on another run and eventually take the match winning 25-17.

In set three the Toreros and SCU would battle it out again with the score tied early in the match. Both teams would go on runs never really getting much of an edge on the other. The match was close late with the Toreros up 18-16 before the Toreros took over and won out the match 25-22.

In the final set the game remained close all the way until late. Both teams tried gaining an advantage over the other but neither would get much of a lead. The game was tied at 22 all until the Toreros finally pulled it out giving them a hard fought victory over the SCU Broncos.

In the match against the Gaels of St. Mary’s Basch and Degroot would both record a game best 15 kills. Degroot would also record 12 digs on the match giving her another double double on the weekend.

Set one the game was tied at 11 until a run by the Toreros to give them a five-point lead later in the match. The Toreros would win the match with a comfortable 25-18 win.

Late in set two the Toreros led 14-8. The match never really got close, as the Toreros would win out the match 25-16.

The third set the game was close up until the end. Both teams battled back and forth taking the lead at various times in the match. The Gales would eventually win out the third match 25-23 and avoid a sweep.

In the fourth set senior Breanne “Bri” Ogden set up Torrey Ellic with a fantastic set to spark the Toreros on a run to open the match. The Toreros would never look back as they won the match 25-16 giving them the victory over the Gaels.

The Toreros return home this week to face Pepperdine today, and face Loyola Marymount on Oct. 25. The Toreros are currently 4-1 in WCC Conference play, and are looking to pick up two more conference wins this week.