THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2021) - Caltech volleyball looked to build off of Friday night's hard-fought five-set match as the Beavers headed to Californai Lutheran University, where senior Alison Noyes (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) continued her return to dominant form despite falling in three sets.

 

Noyes led the Beavers with 11 kills on just 18 attacks for an outstanding .556 hitting percentage. She added four blocks to her impressive outing at the net while junior Dallas Taylor (Phoenix, Ariz./Saguaro) also positively impacted the offense with a .294 percentage on the night. contributing six kills on 17 attempts.

 

Caltech fell behind early in each of the first two sets (though started the match with a 4-2 edge in the first), with late rallies in both coming up short before a tighter third set in which the Beavers stayed within three points until the very end, even surging ahead at 18-16. The hosts rattled off nine of the final 12 points to claim the set and overall victory.

 

Senior libero Megan Wang (Henderson, Nev./Advanced Technologies Academy) again anchored the defense, contributing 12 digs. Playing in CLU's first annual Aces for ALS match, the Beavers continued to demonstrate their dominance from the service line; Caltech had eight service winners, led by three from senior Hannah Fan (Saratoga, Calif./Saratoga) who also notched 11 digs, on the evening to six for the hosts.

 

Head Coach Tom Gardner and the Beavers look to complete a season sweep and improve on their 6-8 overall record when they begin the second rotation in SCIAC play at the University of Redlands on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Caltech defeated Redlands 3-0 when the teams met in Braun Gymnasium three weeks ago.