Oct. 6, 2004
SAN DIEGO - After a slow start that resulted in a tightly-contested opening game, the University of San Diego turned on the offense and defeated San Diego State, 3-0 (30-28, 30-17, 30-23) Tuesday evening in SDSU's Peterson Gym. The win was the third straight for the Toreros, who improved to 9-4 on the season. The Aztecs, meanwhile, saw their record drop to 1-15.
In the opening game, USD scored nine straight points to take a 15-5 lead, the SDSU fought back to tie the contest at 22-22. The Toreros scored the next three points and were able to hold off the Aztecs for the two-point win. Then, after hitting .234 in that first game, USD went on a tear, hitting .423 over the final two contests and finishing the match with a team attack percentage of .347.
USD's Lindsey Sherburne led all players with 21 kills, and was joined in double figure in that stat by teammate Christie Dawson with 14. The Toreros notched 61 kills over the three games to 30 for the home side.
San Diego State was led by senior Kara Moriarty's eight kills. Melissa Stapley and Audra Dent also contributed seven apiece, but the Aztecs were unable to get an offensive rhythm going.
One area that SDSU did enjoy an advantage was on the block, where it finished the match with 10.5 team blocks to seven for the visitors. Junior Ashley Bowker led the Aztecs with five while Dent and freshman Lindsey Mahan had four each.
Up next for San Diego State is a two-match road trip to the state of Utah, where they will start with a contest at Brigham Young on Friday (Oct. 8) at 7:00 p.m. (MDT).