Warriors Sweep Tri-Match with Wins Over Westcliff and Caltech
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Westcliff (CA) (1-7, 0-0) | 19 | 25 | 18 | 0 |
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Life Pacific (2-2, 0-0) | 25 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Caltech (1-1, 0-0) | 14 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
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Life Pacific (3-2, 0-0) | 25 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
San Dimas, Calif. — Life Pacific Women's Volleyball turned in its strongest day of the young season on Saturday, sweeping Westcliff (3–0) before defeating Caltech (3–1) at Mehl Court. The Warriors' two-win performance pushed their record to 3–2 overall, fueled by balanced scoring, efficient hitting, and strong defense.
Match 1: Life Pacific 3, Westcliff 0 (25–19, 27–25, 25–18)
The Warriors opened the day with a dominant sweep, hitting .295 as a team while limiting Westcliff to just .080.
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Kate Smith led the way with a double-double, tallying 10 kills, 10 digs, and 2 aces.
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Kendal Collins added 6 kills and a match-high 4 aces from the service line.
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Jocelyn Hernandez chipped in 6 kills (.278), while Makala Detrick provided a spark with 5 kills (.500) and 3 block assists.
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Setters Jadyn Armstrong and Marlayina Masani kept the offense in rhythm with 16 assists apiece; Masani also added 3 aces.
Defensively, LPU posted 47 digs and 5 total blocks, controlling the match from start to finish. The key moment came in the second set when the Warriors edged Westcliff 27–25, swinging momentum firmly in their favor.
Match 2: Life Pacific 3, Caltech 1 (25–14, 18–25, 25–19, 25–20)
In the afternoon match, Life Pacific overcame a strong push from Caltech to close out the day 2–0. The Warriors hit .305 as a team, with five players recording 7+ kills.
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Jocelyn Hernandez paced the attack with 11 kills on .500 hitting.
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Kendal Collins added 9 kills (.533) and an ace.
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Kate Smith stuffed the stat sheet with 8 kills, 19 digs, 4 aces, and 2 blocks.
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Samantha Durant chipped in 8 kills and 12 digs, while Marlayina Masani was efficient off the bench with 7 kills (.538), 11 assists, and 2 solo blocks.
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Setter Jadyn Armstrong guided the offense with 26 assists and 12 digs.
The Warriors finished with 77 digs and 9 total blocks, limiting Caltech to .142 hitting. Smith's late serving run and timely kills from Hernandez and Collins sealed the fourth set and the match.