2008 Woodie Awards
WCC rivalry gets best of women's volleyball
Gaels swept by undefeated Toreros and lose to Broncos in five
Zack Farmer
Issue date: 10/31/06 Section: Sports
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On Thursday, the Gaels fell to the San Diego Toreros 3-0. Saint Mary's lost each game by at least six points.
Missie Stidham '08 led the Gaels with 18 kills and six digs. Christina Kirk '07 chipped in eight kills and four blocks.
The Gaels were outkilled 69-39, despite forcing 24 San Diego errors.
Saint Mary's looked to rebound against rival Santa Clara on Saturday and came out strong, taking the first two games 30-18 and 30-25. The Gaels recorded a .444 attack percentage in game one and a .345 percentage in game two. They held the Broncos to a .220 and a .102 attack percentage, respectively.
However, Santa Clara stormed back by taking the next two games, forcing a game five. In those games, Saint Mary's was held to an attack percentage of .088 in the third game and .211 in the fourth.
Game five spelled a familiar situation for the Gaels and the Broncos. In the first conference game of the season, the Gaels faced the same 2-0 deficit against the Broncos and came back to win the match. This time, the Broncos faced the 2-0 deficit and followed in the Gaels' footsteps, taking game five and completing the comeback 15-13 in the final game.
Stidham had one of her best matches in her collegiate career with a 21 kill, 20 dig performance. Brittany Barker '09 had a career-high 15 blocks on the night. Kirk was second on the team in kills with 17 and had eight blocks and nine digs.
As a team, the Gaels outblocked the Broncos 25.5 to 9, but it was not enough.
With the losses, Saint Mary's drops to 4-5 in the conference and 9-11 overall. The Gaels will look to rebound against San Francisco this Saturday at the Hilltop.