Broncos Defeat Seattle in Another Five Set Thriller
SEATTLE - Santa Clara women's volleyball defeated Seattle in their second straight five set thriller on Saturday afternoon. The Broncos won the first set, before falling into a 2-1 deficit, only to win the final two sets.
Cate Shanahan led the way with 20 kills, adding ten digs for her fifth double double of the season, and a career high tying four service aces.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Three straight points from the Broncos (11-9, 6-3) put them ahead 5-3, but four straight Seattle points gave them back the lead, 10-8. The Broncos regained the lead off three straight points, 19-18, and a block from Layla Truitt and Morgan Hayes capped off five straight Bronco points to take set one, 25-21.
- Seattle (6-14, 0-9) jumped out to a 10-7 lead to open set two, but a kill from Grace Flanagan capped off three straight Bronco points to tie it up at 12. A kill from Cate Shanahan tied it up at 23, but back-to-back Seattle points tied things up 1-1.
- A kill from Morgan Hayes put the Broncos up 3-1 to open set three, and an ace from Flanagan made it 9-6. Another kill from Shanahan increased the lead to 17-13, but Seattle scored seven of the final eight points to take set three, 25-20.
- Six straight Bronco points capped off by back-to-back aces from Shanahan gave them a 10-5 lead in a must win set four. Four straight Seattle points cut the lead to 12-11, but the Broncos again answered with four of their own to go back up 18-13. Another four straight Bronco points capped off by a kill from Selin Aslayan put them up 23-16. Back-to-back kills from Aslayan gave the Broncos set four, 25-19.
- Four straight for the Broncos put them ahead 8-4 in the final deciding set. A kill from Amy Veargason made it 13-9, and an attacking error from Seattle gave the Broncos the win 15-11.
NOTABLE NUMBERS:
- Cate Shanahan led the Broncos with 20 kills, adding ten digs for her fifth double double of the season, and a career high tying four service aces.
- Macy Hinshaw notched her 10th double double of the season with 44 assists and 12 digs.
- Selin Aslayan added 13 kills, her seventh game of the season in double figures, while Layla Truitt had 10 kills, tying the team lead with her 13th game of the season with 10 or more.
- The Broncos have already matched their win total from last season (11) with nine matches left to play in the regular season.
- The Broncos improve to 5-0 all time against the Redhawks.
- This is the Broncos eighth five set match this year (4-4 overall).
UP NEXT:
The Broncos return home to Leavey Center for a matchup with Portland on Saturday, Nov. 1.
