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University of California, Santa Barbara

Women's Volleyball

No. 17 San Diego Too Much for Gauchos

Box Score

SAN DIEGO – The No. 17 San Diego women's volleyball team had its way with UCSB in the opener of the San Diego Invitation on Friday night, sweeping the Gauchos.

Scores were 25-15, 25-18, 25-15.

The loss snaps the Gauchos' four-match win streak. UCSB falls to 5-5 on the season. San Diego improves to 11-0.

Lily Lopez led Santa Barbara with seven kills and hit .333 on the evening. She also had four digs, a block assist and a solo block.

UCSB committed 21 hitting errors on the evening and hit .062. San Diego swung at a .275 clip.

Taylor Pischke had five kills for UCSB while Stacey Schmidt had four. Chelsey Lowe led the team with 13 digs and Hanna Nielson had 25 assists.

The Toreros tallied 9.0 team blocks and picked up 60 digs, constantly thwarting the Gauchos' efforts.

UCSB will finish the tournament on Saturday when it faces Indiana and George Washington. The Gauchos then open Big West Conference play next weekend.

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Players Mentioned

Lily Lopez

#24 Lily Lopez

MB
6' 2"
Senior
Chelsey Lowe

#2 Chelsey Lowe

L
5' 10"
Senior
Hanna Nielson

#3 Hanna Nielson

S
5' 11"
Freshman
Taylor Pischke

#5 Taylor Pischke

OH
6' 1"
Freshman
Stacey Schmidt

#11 Stacey Schmidt

RS
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Lily Lopez

#24 Lily Lopez

6' 2"
Senior
MB
Chelsey Lowe

#2 Chelsey Lowe

5' 10"
Senior
L
Hanna Nielson

#3 Hanna Nielson

5' 11"
Freshman
S
Taylor Pischke

#5 Taylor Pischke

6' 1"
Freshman
OH
Stacey Schmidt

#11 Stacey Schmidt

6' 2"
Senior
RS