SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2022)— Earning its sixth-straight win Saturday was the UCSB Volleyball team (8-6, 4-0) which swept visiting Cal State Bakersfield (3-13, 0-4) in three dominant sets 25-11, 25-18, 25-16.

On the Stat Sheet

• It was another strong outing for Briana McKnight who went two sets without a single error on 11 swings. She would finish with a 13-4-28 mark with a .321 clip as the only player in double-digits and added six digs as well. The 13 kills are a career-high for the outside hitter.
• Mehana Ma'a cashed in 23 assists to go with five digs and Macall Peed had 21 digs and five assists.
• Michelle Ohwobete narrowly missed a double-double with eight kills and 10 digs.
• The Gauchos topped the Roadrunners in every statistical category and only trailed once in the entire match.

How it Happened

• The Gauchos led wire to wire in the first set which saw them hold the Roadrunners to a .000 hitting percentage and a 37% sideout rate. The lead grew to as much as 16 at 23-7 and featured an 8-0 run. Ohwobete had four kills in the set.
• The second frame saw CSUB come out hot with a 6-1 run that gave them a 8-3 lead, but it wouldn't last as out of a timeout UCSB went on a run of its own 9-3 run of its own to overtake the lead. With Ohwobete at the service line the Gauchos ended the set on a 5-0 run. McKnight was electric posting a 8-0-11 line in the comeback.
• The Roadrunners never led or retied the match after dropping the first point of the set with UCSB once again holding them to a low team clip of .129. The home team held serve well and took it away from CSUB by going 15-for-17 on sideout attempts.

Next Up
The Gauchos are back on the road next week as they take on Long Beach State Friday night in Walter Pyramid and Cal State Fullerton in Titan Gym Saturday evening.