Box Score SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—The UC Santa Barbara Women's Volleyball team won its fifth straight match Friday night sweeping Cal State Bakersfield to improve to 12-1 in Big West play. The Gauchos have swept the regular season series against three different opponents now.
ON THE STAT SHEET
- UCSB outhit CSUB .348 to 0.94, had 44 kills to the visitor's 26, and outblocked the team nine to three
- Rowan Ennis missed on just two swings posting a 6-1-8 line for a .625 hitting percentage to go with three blocks, three digs, and two aces
- Deni Wilson had a potent 9-1-14 line for a .571 and had six total blocks
- Kobie Jimenez led with eight digs and Grace Kloss just edged out Mehana Ma'a in assists 18 to 17
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set (25-15 UCSB)
- The only lead the Roadrunners saw in the opening set was at 1-0 with the Gauchos going on a pair of 3-0 runs and a 7-0 win to grab a 14-6 lead
- UCSB swung a match-high .407 committing just two errors and went 10-for-15 on sideout opportunities
- The Gaucho defense held CSUB to a match-low 0.34 hitting percentage with help from Ennis who picked up one of her two solos in the match on this play
Second Set (25-15 UCSB)
- The Roadrunners never left in the second set as the Gauchos parlayed the first set momentum into a 7-0 opening run
- UCSB outhit CSUB .333 to .074 and led by as much as eight at 20-12
- Deni Wilson found four blocks in the set including this defensive gem, pairing up with Abrielle Bross
Third Set (25-17 UCSB)
- Once again CSUB only managed to have one lead in the final set at 1-0
- The roadrunners kept it close early but the determined Gauchos rode a 6-1 run to an 18-13 lead and never looked back
- Tallulah Froley had four kills in the set including this well placed ball
UP NEXT
The Blue-Green rivalry will be renewed once again tomorrow as the Gauchos welcome Cal Poly to the Thunderdome at 7 PM.
