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Amanda Wasko
Brandon Davis
Senior Amanda Wasko was honored before the Penguins' sweep over Holy Names.
0
Holy Names HNU-VB 3-26/1-19 PacWest
3
Winner Dominican (CA) DUC-VB 9-16/6-13 PacWest
Holy Names HNU-VB
3-26/1-19 PacWest
0
Final
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Dominican (CA) DUC-VB
9-16/6-13 PacWest
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Holy Names HNU-VB 13 20 12 (0)
Dominican (CA) DUC-VB 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Brandon Davis

Penguins cruise to third straight with sweep on Senior Night

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team won its third consecutive match as the Penguins swept Holy Names 25-13, 25-20, 25-12 on Senior Night.

It was an emotional night for the Penguins (9-16/6-13 PacWest) as they honored their lone senior, Amanda Wasko. An all-PacWest selection as a sophomore, Wasko missed last season with a knee injury and missed most of this season with a reaggravated injury. That didn't stop the senior from making her first appearance since Sept. 24. She served exclusively and recorded a pair of service aces and had two digs.

Dominican trailed 9-8 in set one but sophomore Shannon RiggioKerley answered with a pair of kills to kick off a 17-4 Penguins run that gave them an early lead. Wasko served the Penguins to three straight points in set two and Dominican defended the early lead to extend the lead to 2-0. The Penguins built a 5-0 lead in set three and the Hawks (3-26/1-19 PacWest) never scored more than two straight points the rest of the way.

Dominican recorded its second-highest hitting night of the season (.341) and made just seven attack errors the entire night. Sophomore Aimee Steinwand led all players with 12 kills and served up a career-high five aces. Four others had six apiece — freshmen middles Brittany Latigue and Kate Even, Riggio-Kerley, and junior Madeline Powelson. Fellow junior Hannah Smith dished out 33 assists.

Defensively, junior libero Amanda Lee anchored the Penguins with a match-high 16 digs to maintain her PacWest lead (5.82/set). Powelson had 11 digs and Smith added seven.

Lihau Perreira led HNU with eight kills.

Dominican wraps up the 2015 campaign against Academy of Art on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. at historic Kezar Pavilion.
 
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