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Whittier College

Women's Volleyball

Whittier falls in straight sets to Chapman

ORANGE, Calif. - The Whittier College volleyball team set a new season-high for digs in a match on Tuesday evening but it wasn't enough as Chapman University handed the Poets their fourth straight loss, 3-0, at the Hutton Sports Center in front of a crowd of 115.

The Poets (3-5, 1-3 SCIAC) totaled 67 digs led by Victoria Larios who had a season-beast 19. Prior to this match the high total for the purple and gold was 52 digs in a three set match against Lewis & Clark on September 5.

Aya Nakano and Natalie Barajas each hit double-digits in setting the season-high with 13 and 12 digs each, respectively.

The Panthers (9-7) took the first set 25-15 as it totaled 10 kills to Whittier's seven. The Poets had a negative attacking percentage while Chapman had a percentage of .073.

WC had more kills than Chapman in the second set (10-8) but the purple and gold committed eight errors to CU's three. Both teams saw their attacking percentage rise as Whittier finished at 0.51 and Chapman at .152.

The final set was the cleanest of the match as the teams combined for 27 kills and 103 attempts. The Panthers took the set 25-19 to complete the sweep.

Shannon Orlins, who had a team-high 2.5 blocks (1 solo, 3 assisted) led the team with nine kills on 28 attempts. She also added six digs. Nakano chipped in with six kills and Vanessa Amran led the team with 15 assists.

The Poets return to action Friday, October 2, as they host SCIAC rival Occidental at 7:30 pm.

 

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Players Mentioned

Aya Nakano

#1 Aya Nakano

Outside Hitter
5' 7"
Junior
Natalie Barajas

#5 Natalie Barajas

Libero
5' 6"
Senior
Shannon Orlins

#11 Shannon Orlins

Opposite
5' 11"
Junior
Vanessa Amran

#9 Vanessa Amran

Setter
5' 9"
Junior
Victoria  Larios

#18 Victoria Larios

Outside Hitter
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Aya Nakano

#1 Aya Nakano

5' 7"
Junior
Outside Hitter
Natalie Barajas

#5 Natalie Barajas

5' 6"
Senior
Libero
Shannon Orlins

#11 Shannon Orlins

5' 11"
Junior
Opposite
Vanessa Amran

#9 Vanessa Amran

5' 9"
Junior
Setter
Victoria  Larios

#18 Victoria Larios

5' 6"
Junior
Outside Hitter