ATHERTON, CA – Starting an upcoming five-match homestand on a winning note, Menlo Women's Volleyball delivered some of its most efficient offense of the year to finish off a season sweep of Dominican with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-22) Pacific West Conference victory inside Haynes-Prim Pavilion on Saturday.

Oaks Highlights
-Four Oaks combined for 39 kills led by 12 from Maya Saole-Su'e who added a .524 hitting percentage
-Jolianna Salazar's 19 assists tied for her second-highest mark this season
-Four blocks from Janet Moala were a match-high
-Emily Licon totaled her second-most digs of the year with 15

Menlo Posts Second-Highest Hitting Percentage Of Season (.241)
The Oaks wasted no time building an 11-3 advantage out of the gate with junior outside hitter Fuka Kikuchi posting back-to-back kills and senior middle blocker/opposite Maya Saole-Su'e sandwiching a block alongside freshman middle blocker/opposite Sophia Kelso with a pair of kills. A 10-3 run thereafter put Menlo in a position to finish off the 25-14 set victory on consecutive put-aways by Saole-Su'e.

The second set shifted in the Oaks' favor midway through when an 11-3 run was powered by kills from freshman outside hitter Dayjah McFadden, Kikuchi, and Saole-Su'e. That gave way to the exclamation points from senior middle blocker Janet Moala who soared for kills assisted by junior setter Ruby Santos and freshman setter Jolianna Salazar at 24-15 and 25-16.

A brief three-point lead for Menlo was the largest difference in the early part of the third frame before a 12-12 tie was broken by a 7-1 surge nearly fully composed of kills from Kikuchi and Saole-Su'e. Though Dominican fought back to cut the margin to one at 23-22, the seniors closed the door for the 25-22 win.

Up Next
As the Oaks' homestand continues, Menlo will depart conference play to host Simpson on Oct. 18 for OAKtoberFest back inside Haynes-Prim Pavilion at 7 p.m.