Saint Mary's Sweeps Pacific as Kelnarova Sets Program Ace Record

Saint Mary's swept Pacific 25-11, 27-25, 25-18 at UCU Pavilion in Moraga on Saturday, Oct. 31.

A record night

Antonie Kelnarova, from Prague, served her 51st and 52nd aces of the season to set Saint Mary's single-season record. She is five short of the WCC rally-scoring era record of 56. She also had 10 kills. Sadie White added four aces, Galvan had six blocks to match her career high, and Pearson had 10 digs. Dent hit .412, the Gaels said.

Saint Mary's held Pacific to a .038 hitting percentage. The second set was the only close one, and the Gaels took it 27-25.

The race and what is next

Saint Mary's is 14-9 and 9-2 in the WCC, one game behind Pepperdine and LMU. The Gaels host Pepperdine on Nov. 5 and LMU on Nov. 7. Pacific is 4-19 and 0-11 and hosts LMU on Nov. 5.