SURPRISE, Ariz. – The OUAZ women's volleyball team recorded one of the signature wins in the brief history of the program as they overcame an 2-0 deficit to defeat William Jessup in five sets on Friday night at Willow Canyon High School.
 
OUAZ (11-11, 6-8 GSAC) dropped the first two sets before turning things around in the third set to start the comeback to win the match 18-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-8.
 
Things weren't going well for the Spirit in the opening two sets and they committed 16 hitting errors and allowed the visitors to hit .286 with just six errors. As the momentum changed, so did the effort as OUAZ committed just 12 errors in the final three sets and slowed the Warriors production. The Spirit completed the comeback with 11 kills and .450 hitting in the fifth set.
 
That final set effort allowed OUAZ to end the night with a 65-60 edge in total kills and hitting .195. They added an 8-6 lead in service aces and recorded nine blocks and 81 digs.
 
Jorie Mayfield led the way for OUAZ with 21 kills and .277 hitting. It is her second 20-plus kills match of the year and her third straight match with double-digit kills. Mayfield added to the performance with six digs and three blocks.
 
Gianna Kioa added 17 kills in the win, including three in the final set. She also tallied 13 digs for her third straight – and fifth overall – double-double. Jessica Youngberg finished with 11 kills and three blocks.
 
Seleni Bartley led the team with 28 digs and Sierra Dominguez had 12 digs. Rachel Kater distributed 48 assists and Bartley and Kelsey Marchant had three aces apiece.
 
William Jessup got 14 kills from Alex DeMaranville-Robinson and 36 digs from Taylor Jacky.
 
The win has OUAZ in seventh-place in the GSAC standings with four conference matches to play. They can make a move up the standings on Saturday when they host Menlo College in the final home match of the season at 1 p.m. at Willow Canyon High School.