LA VERNE, Calif. - The Whittier College
volleyball team dropped its second game of the season to the
University of La Verne on Wednesday evening. The Leopards completed
the season sweep of the Poets with a 25-11, 25-10, 25-8 win in a
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match.
Whittier (6-9, 3-7 SCIAC) totaled 19 kills for the match on 86
attempts. The Poets had an attacking percentage of -.058 with 24
errors.
As a team the purple and gold registered five services aces led
by Aya Nakano and Vanessa Amran
who each had two. Ashley Terich chipped in with
one ace.
Nakano led the offensive attack with 10 kills and an attacking
percentage of .214. Amran once again had a team-high assists with
13.
Justine Martinez had a team-high 11 defensive
digs while Nakano, Natalie Barajas,
Shannon Orlins and Melissa
Johnson all had one blocking assist.
La Verne (14-11, 6-3 SCIAC) finished with 36 kills on 80
attempts and only eight errors. It had an attacking percentage of
.350 and equaled Whittier's total of five service aces.
The Poets return to action on Saturday, October 17, as they host
Chapman and King's (Pa.) in a three-team tournament. The first
match is scheduled for a 12 pm start.
