LOS ANGELES — The Santa Clara University volleyball team battled hard in Saturday's final set, but host LMU was still able to pull off a sweep, beating the Broncos, 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20), in a West Coast Conference match at Gersten Pavilion.

Santa Clara (8-16, 4-8 WCC) was within one at 21-20 in the third set, but the Lions (14-7, 9-3 WCC) scored each of the last four points to escape with a 25-20 set win and clinch the sweep. The Broncos found their rhythm and came on strong in the third, hitting .314 with 13 team kills only two errors. It was a 250-point improvement from the first two sets.

Layla Truitt logged her eighth double-digit kills performance of the year with a team-high 11. Julia Sangiacomo had eight kills and seven digs. Nive Tuileta collected 24 assists and six digs, while Kat Georgiadis tallied a team-best 11 digs.

LMU was led by Kari Geissberger, who led all players with 16 kills, a .517 hitting percentage and four blocks. Audrey Klemp had 11 kills and hit .421. Four different Lions hit over .400 with at least six kills each. LMU hit .385 as a team, including .400 in both the second and third sets.

The Broncos return home next week to host two nationally ranked opponents. No. 3 San Diego visits on Thursday, and No. 17 BYU comes to Leavey Center on Saturday. Fans can purchase tickets on SantaClaraBroncos.com, and find all live coverage links on the Broncos' schedule page.

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