Posted: Nov 19, 2021
THE MATCHUP
Santa Clara (11-14, 7-8) at No. 25 Pepperdine (20-5, 12-4)
MATCH INFORMATION
Saturday, Nov. 20 • Noon (Firestone Fieldhouse)
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NOTES
- Coming off its third-straight victory, Santa Clara will finish off its two-match Southern California road trip by facing Pepperdine. The Broncos, who have won seven of their last 10 matches, defeated LMU, 3-1, on Thursday.
- Pepperdine has won its last three, including a 3-0 win against San Francisco at home on Thursday.
- The Waves, then ranked No. 23 nationally, rallied for a 3-2 win in the first meeting of the season with the Broncos.
- Julia Sangiacomo recorded her 1,000th kill in the opening set of last week's win against Gonzaga.
- Six of Santa Clara's losses have come against top 25 foes (Oregon, Pepperdine, BYU - twice, San Diego- twice). Three of the program's setbacks in WCC play occurred in five sets - to Pepperdine at home (Sept. 25), at Saint Mary's (Sept. 28) and at home vs. the Gaels (Oct. 23).
- The Broncos rank second in service aces per set (1.76), fifth in hitting percentage (.226) and sixth in kills per set (12.33) in the WCC.
- Sangiacomo (3.75), Michelle Shaffer (3.18) and Sophia Tulino (3.06) and rank fifth, ninth and 10th, respectively, in the conference in kills per set.
- Kat Georgiadis is third in the league at 4.12 digs per set.
- Shaffer (0.41) and Anna Stucchi (0.38) rank second and third, respectively, in the WCC in service aces per set.
- Nive Tuileta (9.65) ranks fourth in the league in assists per set.
SERIES HISTORY
- Pepperdine holds a 47-33 all-time lead in the series.
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