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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Fullerton def. Orange Coast

The Pirates came within one point of a three-set sweep, but the visiting Hornets rallied and pulled out a grueling five-set win on Friday night inside a sweltering Peterson Gym.

After opening things with wins in the opening two sets (29-27, 25-17), the Pirates held a 24-22 lead in the third set, only to watch the Hornets respond with a 28-26 win to stay alive. They followed that up with wins over the final two sets (25-17, 15-13) to complete the improbable comeback.

The Pirates (9-3, 1-2 in the Orange Empire Conference) were led by the inspired play of sophomore outside hitter Danyelle Brown, who had 21 kills and 35 digs (eighth-most in one match in school history). Kerrigan Hecht added 13 kills, while Katie Duhoux added 10. Alisa Ricciardi came up with 29 digs for Coast, while teammate Measha Lindstrand provided 45 assists.

The Hornets are 7-5, 2-1.