Box Score GREELY, Colo. (Aug. 26 2022)— The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team fell in its season-opening to Northern Colorado 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 26-24, 25-23) Friday night as a part of the Northern Colorado/Colorado State Tournament.
On the Stat Sheet
- The Gauchos led the match in both points with 71 and kills with 50 compared to 63 and 49 for the host bears.
- UCSB also led with 48 assists and 15 total blocks.
- Tasia Farmer led the way on the offensive end tallying 12 kills swinging a .296 clip.
- Macall Peed led all players with 17 digs and was perfect on the receiving end converting on all 21 serves sent her way.
- Grace McIntosh and Megan Shimoda split the setter duties recording 20 assists and 19 assists, respectively.
- Deni Wilson added nine kills to go along with nine blocks and Michelle Ohwobete had seven kills and 12 digs.
How it Happened
First Set (25-17, UNC)
- The Bears led the first set from 2-1 on as they outhit the Gauchos .440 to .138.
- Wilson got started early recording five kills on a potent 5-1-6 (.667) line.
- Shimoda found 15 of her 19 assists in the set.
Second Set (25-23, UNC)
- The second set was a much close affair as the frame saw 13 ties and nine lead changes, the most in the match.
- The two teams remained within three points of each other deep into the late points. Tied at 20 apiece, the Bears edged out the Gauchos thanks to a trio of kills by Rachel Hickman, including the clinching point to close it out at 25-23.
- UCSB sent down seven blocks in the set to hold UNC to just a .029 hitting percentage
Third Set (26-24, UCSB)
- The first set win of the season came in the third and it did not come easy as the Gauchos grinded to take it in extra points.
- After trailing by as much as six at 14-8, UCSB stormed back and used a series of big runs to knot things up at 22-22. A huge kill from Ohwobete tied things up and a block by Farmer and Wilson gave UCSB set point. After seeing the match tied again at 24-24, Farmer picked up a solo block and a kill to keep the match alive.
- Farmer finished the set with six kills swinging a .455 clip.
Fourth Set (25-23, UNC)
- The final set was led primarily by the Gauchos who parlayed the third-set momentum into the fourth and got to as much a five-point lead.
- Up 21-17, UCSB saw three straight attacking errors that let the Bears back in as the host team tied it at 21-21.
- The Gauchos got a kill from Tallulah Froley that made it a 23-22 game in their favor but Northern Colorado rattled off a 3-0 run to end it.
Up Next
UCSB will look to bounce back tomorrow with a pair of matches against Northern Carolina and other tourney host Colorado State.
