LA VERNE, Calif. — The Chapman University women's volleyball team fell in four sets to La Verne in the SCIAC Tournament First Round match. After Chapman tied up the match in the second set, La Verne took the next two to advance to the SCIAC Semifinals – 25-20, 22-25, 25-13, 25-12.
Sasha Pugh led the Panthers with 15 kills to close out her stellar freshman season. Kaya Jedrzejczak added in 11 kills and a pair of blocks. Three seniors led the defense in the back row with Clara Cronin closing out her career with 16 kills and Lia Ono putting up 14. Sammy Chamber led the Panthers with 19 digs to go along with her 34 assists and three kills.
Cronin finishes her career third all-time at Chapman with 1377 career kills. She surpassed 400 in a single season for the first time in her career
The Panthers fell behind in the first set but fought back to tie the match lead before La Verne pulled away to take the initial advantage. Chapman responded by keeping momentum into the second set and tyng the match up at one set each. La Verne recaptured momentum and pulled away early to advance.
Chapman returned to the SCIAC Tournament after missing out on the postseason last year. The Panthers finished fifth in the SCIAC standings.
