Sept. 9, 2005
BERKELEY, CA - Playing on a neutral floor in Cal-Berkeley's Haas Pavilion Friday night, No. 20 San Diego improved to 5-1 after a five-game victory over Florida A&M. The junior duo of Kristen Carlson and Christie Dawson (pictured) were outstanding for USD, combining to total 48 kills. Game scores went 30-27, 32-34, 30-18, 25-30 & 15-13. San Diego will next face tournament host California on Saturday.
The reigning West Coast Conference Champion Toreros needed all five games to get by Florida A&M. After hitting at a proficient .455 clip to win the opening game, San Diego committed nine attacking errors en route to dropping an extended second game 34-32.
Led by All-American Lindsey Sherburne, who passed out 68 assists and had eight digs, USD responded by easily taking Game Three 30-18 and held on to win the deciding fifth game 15-13. Along with Carlson and Dawson, three other USD players reached double-figures in kills Friday night. Sophomore starters Laurel Abrahamson and Erin Wiskar had 11 and 12 kills respectively and Moira McCarthy added 13 in the winning effort.
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