Beach Volleyball: Dons Fail to Advance at Santa Cruz

Steffen Deetjen
Staff Writer

After playing hard at the USF Invitational at Piper Park in Larkspur, the Dons traveled south for their next tournament. They returned to the sand to co-host the Santa Cruz Invitational along with Santa Clara University. The invitational featured six different teams, five from California as well as the University of Hawaii.

Losing Woes Continue for Dons in Home Losses

Nicholas Welsh
Staff Writer

After a West Coast road trip, a return to War Memorial Gym couldn’t pull the Dons out of their recent slump. The Dons were unable to keep pace with the LMU Lions in a 3-1 loss last Saturday, which came two days after the dropped a home match to the Pepperdine Waves, a game they also lost in four sets.

VOLLEYBALL: USF SPIKED BY PORTLAND, GONZAGA

Nicholas Welsh
Staff Writer

The Dons came up short in two hard- fought road contests against the Portland Pilots on Thursday, Nov. 6 and the Gon- zaga Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 8, losing both matches in the fifth and final set.

Volleyball: Dons Dominate USD, Get Swept by BYU

Andrew Noerr
Staff Writer

This past week saw USF look fantastic in one match but overpowered in another. On Thursday, the Dons swept San Diego 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21), but were then caught on the losing end of a 3-0 sweep against No. 11 BYU (20-25, 24-26, 14-25). Senior outside hitter Anja Segota led USF with 25 kills and 16 digs in the two games combined, and the Dons got great performances from senior middle blocker Valentina Zaloznik and sophomore outside hitter Katarina Pilepic on Thursday as well. With the 1-1 homestand, USF is now 12-12 this season and 5-7 in the West Coast Conference.

Volleyball: dons break even to start road trip

Conor McDermott Welch
Staff Writer

The Dons split their first two matches of a four-game road stretch against West Coast Conference opponents. They dispatched the Pepperdine Waves 3-1 in Malibu, Calif. on Saturday, and came up short in five sets against the No. 24 LMU Lions on Thursday.