SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Santa Clara University volleyball team battled Thursday with the No. 2-ranked team in the country, but visiting San Diego brought too much fire power with it, eventually sweeping the Broncos, 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-16) in a West Coast Conference match at Leavey Center.
The Broncos' (8-17, 4-9 WCC) best push against the No. 2 Toreros (21-1, 12-0 WCC) came in the second set. Santa Clara never trailed by more than three points and held two leads of their own in the set, at 6-5 and 12-11. The set was tied at 22-22, but USD put the set away with two kills and a block, taking a 2-0 match lead at a time.