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Eaton with a kill
Sarah Macias Sports Information Coordinator
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Pacific Union PUC 1-4
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Winner Sonoma State Univ. SSU 1-0
Pacific Union PUC
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Final
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Sonoma State Univ. SSU
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Pacific Union PUC 15 16 15 (0)
Sonoma State Univ. SSU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | by Myles Bridgewater-Jackman

Seawolves Secure Three-Set Sweep to Start Season

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – In their 2018 return to action, the Sonoma State Seawolves completed a resounding three-set sweep of the Pacific Union Pioneers Thursday afternoon, 25-15, 25-16, 25-15. The win marked not only the Seawolves' first of the year but also their first of the weekend's NorCal Volleyball Classic.

Led by 10-kill showings from Emily Eaton and Amy Trephan, the Seawolves racked up 43 kills—six coming on aces—good for a 60-point performance from the squad. The hosts also managed 40 assists, 18 coming from Jenna Miller, and 53 digs, 22 of which were earned by libero Megan Bohorquez.
Sonoma State got off to a quick 6-0 start in the first set thanks in part to sophomore, Adriana Baysinger. Baysinger notched a double block alongside Caiti Wiesner resulting in Sonoma State's second point of the night, before the middle blocker earned back-to-back kills, putting the home team up 5-0. The Seawolves later opened up their lead to seven points due to a receiving error on the Pioneers, pushing the score to 11-4. While Pacific Union tried to work their way back in the set, they were unable to do so, falling by a 10-point margin in set one, 25-15.

Tate Battistini led the Seawolves in set two, accruing three points in the first five rallies with a solo block and a pair of kills. She later pushed the score to 16-7 on a kill before a double block shared with Baysinger opened up an 11-point margin. 18-7. The junior outside hitter notched her fourth kill in the set before Baysinger killed the set point, 25-16.

Amy Trephan and Emily Eaton blazed through the third set with four and six kills, respectively. The two outside hitters, who racked up 10 kills each to lead the Seawolves in the statistical category, helped close out the match 25-16.

With the win, the Seawolves kick off their season 1-0 before traveling to Turlock on Friday to continue NorCal Volleyball Classic action, taking on Academy of Art and Antelope Valley for a pair of matches at Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena. Sonoma State will take on the Urban Knights at 10:30 a.m. before meeting Antelope Valley for a 3:00 p.m. duel.