Despite winning the first two sets, Pepperdine Women’s Volleyball lost 3-2 to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Aug. 31st, at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves are now 0-3 to start the season.
Pepperdine lost to UCSB in their home opener 3-2.Junior outsider/opposite hitter Grace Chillingworth, senior outside hitter Birdie Hendrickson and sophomore middle blocker Kenadie Patterson led the Waves on offense with 22, 13 and 9 kills respectively.
“These next games this weekend and the next two weeks, our goal is we need to get better as a team going into conference,” Head Coach Scott Wong said.