The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team battled throughout three sets Saturday evening but fell to Westmont, 3-0 in PacWest Conference action.
The Penguins dropped the opening set 25-11 before showing improvement in the second, recording 16 points and keeping the Warriors within reach throughout the set. Dominican continued to battle in the third, trailing by just one point at 24-23 before Westmont closed out the match with a 25-23 victory.
Alexis Schwartz led the Penguins offensively with 10 kills, while
Cierra Ray added eight kills and
Kali Young contributed six.
Ashlyn Daugherty finished with two kills, while
Jesaria Conley-Hudson, Malia de Jesus,
Kristina Atonio and Sierra McClure each added one.
Chloe Cruz and
Bella Vertudez helped direct the Dominican offense throughout the match, while the Penguins continued to compete at the net and in the back row despite the straight-set loss.
Dominican will close out 2026 play with their upcoming match against the Warriors of Jessup next Saturday, Nov. 7 on the road.
