SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The Gauchos kept it rolling Friday night sweeping Long Beach State at home to win their fifth straight match. The UCSB Women's Volleyball team is now 5-0 in Big West play and is over the .500 mark for the first time this season with a 9-8 overall record.

ON THE STAT SHEET

• The Gauchos outhit the Beach .230 to .185 picking up 41 kills on 100 swings
• UCSB kept the Long Beach offense out of rhythm posting nine total aces
• UCSB truly spread the love on the attack with no players reaching double digit kills, but six different Gauchos notching five or more
• Tallulah Froley led the way with nine kills, Macall Peed headlined the dig efforts with nine, and Rowan Ennis slammed down four blocks
• Grace Kloss and Mehana Ma'a divvied up the assist efforts with 18 apiece
• Michelle Ohwobete saw a career-high four aces

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set (26-14 UCSB)

• The opening set was the closest contest of the night going into extra points and despite allowing the Beach to swing a match-high .357 hitting percentage UCSB managed to stay within four points
• The two teams met at 18-18 and traded off points until they met again at 24-24 with Long Beach foiling UCSB's 24-23 set point
• Back-to-back kills from Froley and Ohwobete gave UCSB the set win

Second Set (25-20 UCSB)

• The Gaucho defense bent but refused to break holding the Beach to a .000 hitting percentage
• The two team traded points through much of the set that saw a match-high 10 ties and four lead changes
• Tied at 16-16 the Gauchos rode a 9-4 run to end capped off by a big kill from Abrielle Bross

Third Set (25-19 UCSB)

• UCSB posted a match-high 18 kills, swung a .333 clip, and converted on 85% of its sideout opportunities in the final set
• The Gaucho lead came a little earlier this time as the home team never looked back after taking an 11-10 lead
• The match ended on a Long Beach attack error

UP NEXT
UCSB will look for its sixth straight win tomorrow night vs Cal State Fullerton. The match begins at 6:00 PM PT in the Thunderdome.