SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The UCSB Women's Volleyball team saw a pair of quality opponents in its Saturday doubleheader as the Gauchos lost in five sets to both Kansas State and No. 21 Pepperdine.

Match One: Kansas State 3, UCSB 2

ON THE STAT SHEET

• Abrielle Bross led notched a career-high 18 kills on a .484 hitting percentage to lead the Gauchos
• Three others joined her in double digits with Michelle Ohwobete notching 15 and both Deni Wilson and Tasia Farmer having 10
• Rowan Ennis posted an errorless 9-0-16 line for a .562 hitting percentage and was only bested by fellow middle Wilson who had a 10-0-16 line for a .625
• Macall Peed entered as the new libero in the third set and made a huge impact collecting 15 digs and a 1.000 reception percentage
• Grace Kloss (33) and Grace McIntosh (28) teamed up on the setting efforts and combined for 61 assists
• UCSB out-hit K-State .340 to .321

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

• Despite falling behind 5-1 the Gauchos mounted a 13-8 run to take the lead
• Ennis and Bross each sent down four kills
• Down 21-17 K-State closed on an 8-0 run to take the set

Second Set

• The set saw six ties and three lead changes
• Kansas State led by as much as eight at 18-10 until the Gauchos went on a 10-3 run to cut the Wildcat lead to just one
• A 4-1 run for K-State would end the set and put the team up 2-0

Third Set

• UCSB holds K-State to a match-low .158 hitting percentage
• Peed enters in the libero jersey and makes an immediate impact scooping seven digs
• Ohwobete finds six kills on a .667 clip
• After going up 7-6 the Gauchos never gave the lead back to the Wildcats
• The Gauchos finish the set on a 7-2 run capped off by Ennis

Fourth Set

• Set four saw the most ties (8) and the most lead changes (4) of the match
• Bross erupts for six kills during key rallies
• UCSB swings a match-high .417 and converts on 70% of its sideout opportunities
• The two teams met at 20-20 and a flurry of kills from Bross and Ohwobete lifted the Gauchos to the win

Fifth Set

• The Gauchos never led in the final set but forced K-State to play till the end nearly forcing extra points
• K-State converts 11-of-14 sideout attempts

Match Two: No. 21 Pepperdine 3, UCSB 2

ON THE STAT SHEET

• Wilson, Bross, and Tasia Farmer each had 13 kills for the Gauchos
• UCSB held undefeated Pepperdine to its second-lowest hitting percentage of the season at .258
• Peed started at libero and scooped 24 digs
• Wilson fell one-short of her career high with seven total blocks

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

• UCSB jumped out to an early lead and held until the Waves tied the set at 22-22
• Ennis and Tasia Farmer answered with late kills but Pepperdine ended the set on back-to-back kills
• Six different Gauchos notched multiple kills
• Peed and Sophie Messinger each found five digs

Second Set

• The second set was all Gauchos as the host team outhit the visitors .419 to .276, converted of 88% of its sideout opportunities, and had a match-high 17 kills
• UCSB held Pepperdine to its lowest set score of the season at 16
• The Gauchos led from 4-3 on and used three late kills from Farmer to win the second set

Third Set

• UCSB holds Pepperdine to a .167 hitting percentage and Wilson notched six kills
• After falling behind by as much as five the Gauchos claw their way back to tie the set at 22-22
• Kills from Wilson, Messinger, and Ohwobete sealed the set for the Gauchos in extra points

Fourth Set

• The Gauchos never led in the fourth set as the Waves held them to a .075 hitting percentage
• Peed had five more digs 

Fifth Set

• The Gauchos got the first point of the final set but Pepperdine notched a 5-0 run to take control of the set
• The Waves converted 5-of-7 sideout opportunities

UP NEXT
UCSB will now head to the UNIWYO Invite in Laramie, Wyom. to take on host Wyoming, Missouri, and Northwestern. The Gauchos will play two matches Friday and one Saturday morning. Visit our schedule for game times and links to live broadcasts and stats.