Toreros Defeated by Waves in Homestand Finale

SAN DIEGO — San Diego volleyball led in all three sets on Saturday afternoon at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, but Pepperdine rallied each time for a 25-15, 25-22, 25-23 West Coast Conference sweep. The Toreros (7-8, 2-3 WCC) came in leading the WCC in opponent hitting this season at .153. Pepperdine (13-4, 5-1 WCC), second in the league in hitting, hit .304 against them and held San Diego to .184. The Waves also served 10 aces, half of them by Iva Popovic, to the Toreros’ five. Nemo Beach’s back-to-back kills started a 4-0 San Diego run in the first set,…