Riding the Waves of Momentum

Photos by Arthur Puu

Pepperdine Women’s Volleyball kicked off West Coast Conference play with four games in seven days, splitting the first two games on the road with a 3-1 win over Loyola Marymount (3-1) and a 3-1 loss to No. 9 BYU. The Waves returned to Malibu for the back end of the four-game week, hosting Pacific on Thursday and Saint Mary’s on Saturday.

Pepperdine opened the homestand with a 3-1 win over Pacific on Thursday night, amassing 25-22, 25-18 and 27-25 set wins. Sophomores Jasmine Gross and Hannah Frohling led the way for the Waves: Gross secured her third career double-double with 11 kills and 10 blocks, and Frohling led the offense with 17 kills and posted her seventh career…