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LIMA, Peru \u2014 San Diego volleyball finished off a perfect run through pool play at the 2026 FISU America Games on Wednesday, sweeping Colombia 25-19, 25-14, 25-14 to win Group A and move to 3-0 in Lima. Competing as Team USA, the Toreros hit .352 for the match, their best mark of the tournament, and held Colombia to a minus-.051 clip.<\/p>\n
Colombia never solved San Diego’s front line, managing 17 kills against 21 attack errors on 78 swings. The Colombians did not hit better than .000 in any of the three sets, bottoming out at minus-.100 in the third.<\/p>\n
The Toreros, meanwhile, saved their sharpest volleyball for last, closing the match with 14 kills on 20 swings and only two errors for a .600 third set after posting .308 and .200 marks in the first two.<\/p>\n
Kierstyn Barton<\/a> was as efficient as she has been all week, converting seven of her 12 swings with a lone error for a .500 clip while adding two aces, six digs and a pair of blocks. Meghan Scholz<\/a> went 7-for-9 without an attack error, her second straight match without one, and chipped in three blocks.<\/p>\n Ryann Knuth<\/a> led the Toreros with three aces and added five kills and six digs, handling all nine of her serve-receive chances cleanly. Emma Brewer<\/a> put down five kills at a .308 clip in two sets of work, and Nemo Beach<\/a> contributed six digs, four kills, an ace and a block.<\/p>\n Kylie Munday<\/a> turned in a clean sheet at setter, distributing 28 assists without a setting error and adding seven digs. Lauren Lynch<\/a> took a team-high 14 reception attempts and passed at .857.<\/p>\n The sweep also gave three Toreros their first action of the Games. Allie Dunnion<\/a> made the most of hers with three kills on six swings and two blocks across two sets, Ava Durgan<\/a> put down her only attempt, and Tatum Lane<\/a> saw a set of work.<\/p>\n STATISTICAL STANDOUTS AFTER GROUP PLAY
\nSan Diego closed the group stage having hit .295 over 10 sets while holding its three opponents to .102, and out-dug them 138-98 along the way.<\/p>\n