Sept. 11, 2009

Box Score

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The UCSB women's volleyball team dropped a close match to Oregon State on Friday night, falling 25-21, 25-23, 20-25, 28-26 in their second match of the UNLV Tournament. The loss snaps UCSB's win streak at three.

Despite the best efforts of three players who had double-digit kills and setter Dana Vargas, who had 52 assists, the Gauchos lost for just the second time this season and are now 5-2. Oregon State improves to 6-2.

Rebecca Saraceno notched 21 kills while middle blockers Lily Lopez and Stacey Schmidt had 11 and 10 kills, respectively, The Gauchos led the Beavers in just about every offensive category, but UCSB had 30 hitting errors and swung at just a .208 clip, resulting in the four-set defeat. Oregon State also teamed up for 16.5 team blocks, compared to the Gauchos' 7.5.

Dana Vargas had 52 assists, just two off her season-high.

Chelsey Lowe led the Gauchos with 23 digs while Saraceno had 16. Vargas and Leah Sully had seven apiece.

Charlene DeHoog added eight kills.

UCSB officially opens its home schedule on Wednesday, Sept. 16 when they face Santa Clara at The Thunderdome.

To purchase tickets, please call (805) 893-UCSB, visit the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus or click here.

Saraceno's teammate Stacey Schmidt writes a blog on the women's volleyball page, so be sure to follow her by clicking here. Charlene DeHoog keeps fans updated through her UCSB volleyball Twitter page. Be sure to get instant news by following her tweets at twitter.com/ucsbvolleyball.

The Intercollegiate Athletics Ticket Office now has two parking spaces adjacent to the building and is now open on Saturdays, making it easier than ever for fans to purchase tickets. The ICA Ticket Office will be open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays. The two parking spots, designated specifically for the ticket office, are already available during weekday hours, which are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

UCSB Athletics is proud to introduce GKids - its new official kids club! GKids members will receive a free GKids t-shirt, free admittance to tons of Gaucho games, opportunities to be ball boys and girls at games, a special birthday greeting from Olie (the new GKids mascot) and much, much more! For more information on GKids, or to become a member, please click here.