Gissel Lopez

Box Score

Menlo Menlo 1-6,0-1 PacWest

Azusa Pacific APU 5-3,1-0 PacWest

Menlo Menlo

1-6,0-1 PacWest

Final

Sep. 17, 2025

Azusa Pacific APU

5-3,1-0 PacWest

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Menlo Menlo	25	17	32	17	13	(2)
Azusa Pacific APU	23	25	30	25	15	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/17/2025 11:14:00 PM | Marcus Dawal Jr

Five-Set Frenzy

Kostoff dishes career-high 56 assists; Wilson joins 400/400 club in milestone night.

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AZUSA, Calif. — Azusa Pacific opened PacWest Conference play in dramatic fashion Wednesday night, outlasting Menlo in five sets (23–25, 25–17, 30–32, 25–17, 15–13) inside the Felix Event Center. The Cougars (5–3, 1–0 PacWest) showcased resilience, balance, and historic performances to fight off the Oaks and begin conference play on a high note.

The first set went down to the wire, with Menlo edging the Cougars 25–23 despite strong swings from Sarah Wilson and Flora Sebestyen. In set two, APU found its rhythm behind Brooklyn Kostoff's steady setting, pulling away late for a 25–17 win to even the match.

The third set was a marathon, with both teams trading points deep into extra rallies. Wilson, Sebestyen, and Jackie Winfield combined for 16 kills in the frame, but Menlo narrowly prevailed 32–30 to regain control. Facing a 2–1 deficit, the Cougars regrouped in the fourth, tightening up their block and passing while Sebestyen delivered four kills on nine attacks to fuel another 25–17 response.

That set the stage for a nail-biting fifth. Menlo struck first, leading 8–7at the changeover, but it refused to fold. Kostoff continued to spread the ball effectively, while Wilson and Winfield delivered clutch swings in transition. With the match tied at 13–13, Sebestyen put down a huge kill and a costly attack error by the Oaks sealed the 15–13 set and a 3–2 victory for the home side.

Inside the Box Score

56 — Assists by Kostoff, a career high and most by a Cougar since 2019.
604 / 411 — Career kills and digs for Wilson after her 21–20 double-double, joining the 400/400 club.
57 — Combined kills between Wilson, Sebestyen, and Winfield.
5 — Players with double-digit digs (Wilson, Medrano, and Kostoff).
24 — Team-high digs from Mia Medrano.
.283 — APU's team hitting percentage, well above Menlo's .235.
30–32 — Score of the epic third set, the longest set of the season for APU.
2–1 — Cougars' record in five-set matches this season.
3-1 — APU extends their advantage in the all-time series.