LARAMIE, Wyom.— The UCSB Women's Volleyball team split its Friday doubleheader at the UniWyo Invite. The Gauchos began the day suffering their third straight five-set loss to host Wyoming but closed out the day on a high note earning their first sweep of the season over Missouri.

Match One: Wyoming 3, UCSB 2

ON THE STAT SHEET

• The Gauchos outblocked the third best blocking team in the nation 15-8
• Tallulah Froley had her best performance of the young season going 15-1-31 for a .452 hitting percentage
• Michelle Ohwobete had a career-high 16 kills
• Rowan Ennis fell a few touches short of a triple-double with nine kills, nine blocks, and eight digs
• Macall Peed started in at libero and led all players with 22 digs
• Grace Kloss (35) and Grace McIntosh (26) shared the setting responsibilities and combined for 61 assists
• Sophie Messinger came off the bench to post 10 digs, six kills, and three blocks
• UCSB out-hit the host Cowgirls .280 to .253

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

• UCSB came out hot swinging a .444 clip and converting on 70% of its side out opportunities
• After taking a 5-4 lead the Gauchos never let up riding a 13-5 run to a 16-9 lead
• Ohwobete finished off the set with a kill and gave the Gauchos its largest lead of the frame at eight

Second Set

• UCSB posts a solid .393 hitting percentage but Wyoming sees its best mark of the match at .441 with 18 kills
• The Gauchos kept it close but after taking a 10-9 lead the Cowgirls never looked back

Third Set

• The set sees 16 ties and seven lead changes, most of the match
• Despite hitting a match-low .089 the Gauchos hang around to force extra points and even held set-point at 26-25
• Ennis finds three kills, three blocks, and two digs

Fourth Set

• Set four saw 10 ties and four lead changes
• Ohwobete notches 5 of her 16 kills and comes through on all 10 reception opportunities
• The Gauchos hold Wyoming to a match-low .133 hitting percentage
• UCSB ends the set on a 4-0 run capped off by a block from Froley and Messinger

Fifth Set

• UCSB saw its fifth five-set loss
• The Cowgirls led from 6-5 on but the Gauchos fought to tie it at 11-11 and 12-12
• Up 14-13 the Cowgirls converted on a side out chance to take the match

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Match Two: UCSB 3, Missouri 0

ON THE STAT SHEET

• Froley led the way with 14 kills on a .310 hitting percentage and added three digs
• Kloss les all players with 27 assists, McIntosh saw 15, and Peed added eight
• Peed led all players with 17 digs
• Ohwobete sent down 12 more kills and has now had double-digits in four straight matches
• Ennis paired three solo blocks and five total with nine more kills
• UCSB held Missouri to a .151 hitting percentage

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

• The Tigers jumped out to an early lead, but the Gauchos fought back to tie it at 11-11
• From there the Gauchos found their rhythm and traded punches with Missouri until the two met at 20-20
• A pair of kills from Froley and a trio of Tigers miscues gave UCSB a 5-2 run to finish the set and give UCSB its fifth first-set win of the season

Second Set

• Neither team took more than two-point lead until the Tigers took a 14-11 lead
• From there the Gauchos went on a 8-2 run to take a late lead at 19-16
• Ennis, Froley, and Ohwobete notched late kills t give UCSB to 2-0 advantage
• Ennis and Froley both saw five kills and Ohwobete scored four

Third Set

• The third and final set saw 15 ties, seven lead changes, and two set points for Missouri
• Six different Gauchos posted multi-kill efforts
• UCSB trailed by as much as three but battled back to tie it at 20-20
• Down 24-22 the Gauchos tied it on the back of an Ohwobete kill and a McIntosh ace
• Back-to-back kills by Deni Wilson sealed the set and the first sweep of the season

UP NEXT
The Gauchos will close out the tournament against Northwestern tomorrow morning at 10 AM PT.