SEATTLE — The Santa Clara University women's volleyball team finished a perfect West Coast Conference road trip Saturday, earning its second consecutive sweep with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-17) win at Seattle inside the Redhawk Center.
Cate Shanahan led Santa Clara (6-10, 2-2 WCC) with 18 kills and added eight digs and two blocks.
Macy Hinshaw finished with 39 assists, nine digs, two kills and one service ace.
Allison Dzieciuch recorded nine kills on a .471 hitting percentage and added three blocks.
Lexi Trapani posted 10 digs, six assists and three service aces.
Santa Clara hit .321 with 51 kills while holding Seattle (3-10, 0-3 WCC) to only .146 hitting. It marked the second time this season the Broncos hit over .300 in consecutive matches, since also logging back-to-back sweeps over Cincinnati and Manhattan on Sept. 1 and 4.
The Broncos earned a hard-fought win in a close first set, 25-23. Shanahan got the clinching point with a kill after Seattle had rallied to cut the margin to 24-23. Earlier, Santa Clara turned a 19-18 edge into a 23-20 advantage with kills from
Danielle Brown, Dzieciuch and
Grace Flanagan around a Seattle attack error.
The Redhawks carried some of that rallying momentum into the second set, taking an early 6-4 lead. But Santa Clara came back, tying it on an
Ashlynn Reilly ace and moving in front 7-6 on her next serve. After Seattle tied the set at 10-10, Dzieciuch put down consecutive kills to put the Broncos back ahead, and Flanagan later added a service ace for a 22-15 advantage. Shanahan got the clinching point again in the second set with a kill.
Trapani served three straight aces in the third set to move Santa Clara in front, 9-4. Shanahan helped keep the Broncos in control with kills for their 21st, 22nd and 23rd points, and Brown, the Washington state native, finished the match with a kill just inside the back line for a 25-17 win.
Grace Jones finished with a double-double for Seattle, logging 19 assists, 10 digs and two blocks. Janae Demant collected a team-high 11 digs and added three assists. Adee Butler led Seattle with six kills. Teagan Melton added five kills on 16 attacks.
Santa Clara returns to the Bay Area on Saturday to wrap its three-match road trip with an afternoon clash at rival San Francisco. Fans can find all live coverage links on SantaClaraBroncos.com.
