SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—The UC Santa Barbara Women's Volleyball Team improved to 12-9 on the year with an 8-1 Big West record Tuesday night sweeping CSUN at home.

ON THE STAT SHEET

• UCSB's defense was a highlight of the night with a total of nine blocks
• Brianna McKnight led the way with 10 kills, her first career match in double-digits
• Deni Wilson led the match with six kills falling just one shy of her season-high
• The Gauchos outhit hit the Matadors .408 to .216 notching eclipsing the .400 mark for the second time in the last four matches – it is the 13^th best performance in program history and the 9^th best in conference play
• Mehana Ma'a led the Gauchos with 23 assists, while Grace Kloss added 20

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set (25-29 UCSB)

• The Gauchos' defense held CSUN to a match-low .030 hitting percentage
• The two teams traded punches through the early points, but after meeting at 10-10 the Gauchos ripped off a 12-4 run to take full control of the opening set
• Ohwobete led the Gauchos with four kills and the set ended on back-to-back errors by the Matadors

Second Set (25-21 UCD)

• Abrielle Bross and Deni Wilson stacked the stat sheet with five kills apiece 
• The Gauchos post a 19-2-35 line for a match-high .486 hitting percentage to go along with a 68% success rate on sideout opportunities
• Once again the Matadors did not make it easy with both teams meeting at 16-16 but the Gauchos managed to put their foot in the ground ending the set on a 9-5 run
• The set ended on three straight kills from McKnight and Bross

Third Set (25-15 UCSB)

• UCSB dominated the third set with a total of 20 kills, while holding the Matadors to just nine
• The Gauchos offense put in work with a killer hitting percentage of .471, while the Matadors were held to a .222
• Macall Peed was camped on the service line during a 7-0 run where the Gauchos went up20-12
• UCSB converted on a match-high 80% of its sideout opportunities and ended the match on a savvy setter-dump from Peed

UP NEXT
The Gauchos will now look to their Friday night matchup where they will face Hawai'i in a battle for first place. First serve is set for 7 PM in the Thunderdome.