ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University volleyball team finished its home calendar with a win over visiting Occidental College 26-28, 25-23, 25-17, 25-12 at the Hutton Sports Center on Friday night. The Panthers rallied after losing the first set to win, led by their seniors who were honored prior to the 'Senior Night' match.

Senior MB Kat Marusich led all players with a season-high 17 kills to pace Chapman offensively and also added an assisted block – her team-leading 40th of the year. Senior OH Michele Hammer earned a double-double with 16 kills and 19 digs as well for Chapman.

Meanwhile, senior MB Val Geiger moved into second place on Chapman's all-time career kills list with 11 on Friday night to give her 1,150 for her career. The two-time All-American added four blocks (two solo, two assists) in the win.

Senior libero Andi Frisina set career-high with 10 assists and 40 digs on a night with many back-and-forth rallies between the two teams. Chapman finished with a season-high 117 digs in all, including 14 from another senior OH Nicole Moy (also with eight kills) and nine from senior DS Morgan Slater.

Chapman (8-17 overall, 7-8 SCIAC) swept the season series with Occidental and will conclude the regular season at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday with a chance to even its conference mark.

by Doug Aiken
Sports Information Director

Boxscore: http://chapmanathletics.com/sports/wvball/2014-15/boxscores/20141031_liem.xml

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