SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Arizona dropped the first match of the weekend in three sets to San Diego (19-25, 15-25, 11-25) on Thursday night.
The Cats totaled four blocks but the Toreros hit .457 and had six blocks to outlast Arizona. Renee Jones had seven kills and hit .462 for the Cats. Kennedy Osunsanmi was involved in three blocks for the defense.
San Diego won the first set 25-19. The teams traded points for the first half of the set until the Toreros used a 4-0 run to create separation and they held the lead the rest of the set. Jones led the Wildcats with four kills on four swings in the opening set but San Diego hit .567 as a team to win the set.
Arizona fell in the second set 15-25 to give San Diego a 2-0 lead in the match. Although the Cats had two blocks, the Toreros offense couldn’t be slowed. Destiny Ndam-Simpson tallied four kills and hit .333 but San Diego hit .371 and served two aces in the set.
The Toreros won the third set 25-11 to sweep the Wildcats. San Diego held control the entire set after jumping out to a 6-0 lead and had four blocks to hold Arizona to a -.100 hitting percentage. Carlie Cisneros had three kills and hit .750. The Toreros hit .444 and served a pair of aces to complete the sweep.
Arizona will take on San Diego State on Friday, September 18 at 6 p.m. MST.
