Reigning WCC Champions Pepperdine Women’s Volleyball fell to the No. 21 USC Trojans 3-0 on opening night Aug. 30, at Firestone Fieldhouse. This loss put the Waves at 0-1 on the young season.
The Waves remained neck and neck throughout the match, but USC remained one step ahead and was able to complete the sweep. The leading scorers for Pepperdine were graduate opposite hitter Riley Simpson, graduate outside hitter Birdie Hendrickson and senior outside hitter Grace Chillingworth with 13, 8 and 6 kills respectively.
“There’s a lot of good there’s a lot of things that we could grow from,” Head Coach Scott Wong said.