ORANGE, Calif. — The Chapman University volleyball team earned a massive win 3-1 over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on senior day. The team celebrated five graduating seniors who have all been in the program the last four years:
Lia Ono,
Kaylee Koerth, Kesley Dunn,
Clara Cronin and
Sammy Chambers.
Chapman came out firing in the first set winning 25-21. Then they clawed their way back in the third set to win in extra points 26-24 and finally closed it out in the fourth set 25-22 after jumping out to a nine point lead. Freshman middle blocker
Sasha Pugh fired off 19 kills to lead her team. Seniors
Sammy Chambers and
Clara Cronin also showed out. Chambers finished the game with 43 assists and Cronin finished with 30 digs.
Kaya Jedrzejczak recorded a season-high 17 kills and three blocks. The junior, who sat out a season ago due to injury, appeared back in full form when her team needed her the most. Junior middle blocker
Ava Bradbury also recorded another four blocks. The victory also keeps Chapman in the hunt for the SCIAC postseason tournament.
Chapman sits at 5-5 in the SCIAC in fifth place just behind CMS at 6-4 in conference play. Chapman will look to try and leap frog the Athenas to gain back home court advantage in the first round. They will host La Verne at home on Tuesday, Oct. 26 to forge their way into a postseason bid.
