Pacific volleyball coach Rachel Renville earned the first collegiate win of her career in dramatic fashion Saturday as the Boxers rallied to defeat Warner Pacific 3-2 at home inside the Stoller Center.

After dropping the opening set of the season, 25-23, Pacific trailed 24-21 before answering with a 3-0 run to tie the second set 24-24. The Knights had two more shots at set point, leading 25-24 and 26-25. However, the Boxers scored three straight points to win the second set 28-26.

Down 2-1 in the match after Warner Pacific captured the third set 25-21, Pacific responded by playing its best volleyball of the match. The Boxers dominated the fourth set, 25-15, to send the match to a deciding fifth set.

Tied 10-10, Pacific scored three straight points and held on for a 15-12 victory.

The Boxers 68 combined kills came from eight different players. Chloe Hefner led Pacific's attack with 15 kills. Hannah Carlson added 14 kills.

Kayla-Jane Padayao led the Boxers with 30 assists and seven digs. Alyssa Cargill recorded 27 digs and seven assists.

Pacific had 11 aces in the victory.

Next: The Boxers (1-0) host California Lutheran next Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

For the latest information on Pacific Athletics, make sure to check out GoBoxers.com. You can also find the Boxers on social media at @GoBoxers on Instagram and Twitter.
 
#GoBoxers








  Read Full Article