ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University women's volleyball team fell 25-19, 25-23, 25-11 to visiting Whittier in Thursday's SCIAC matchup. Sasha Pugh led Chapman with 11 kills but Whittier stayed undefeated in the SCIAC with the sweep.
The Poets jumped out to commanding leads in the first and third sets, leading both 10-4. Chapman made a late surge in the first set but came up short of the comeback. The Poets held Chapman to a negative hitting percentage in the third set to secure the sweep.
The Panthers battled in the second set. Boyd Killion served five consecutive points to turn a late deficit into a 20-19 lead. However, hit back by scoring four of the next five points. Back-to-back kills from Pugh tied the set at 23-23 but Chapman was in the net on the next point and a Whittier block claimed the 2-0 advantage for the Poets in the match.
Whittier hit .295 in the match while Chapman hit .121. Pugh and Ava Bradbury each had a solo block and two more block assists while Aliyah Sanders was in on three block assists.
The Panthers next host Redlands on Saturday at 3 p.m.
