SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Sept _) – The UC Santa Barbara Women's Volleyball team continues Big West play on the road as the Gauchos head into October, taking on Utah Valley University and Sacramento State for the first time since the programs joined the conference.

The Gauchos will face the Wolverines on Thursday, Oct 1 at 5:00 p.m., and Hornets on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT 
Santa Barbara opened conference play 2-0 against CSUN and Cal State Bakersfield at home. The Gauchos went 3-1 against CSUN, with Emma McDermott reaching 500 career kills. Santa Barbara took Bakersfield in three, as Gabi Martinez once again led the offense with double-digit kills. 

OPPONENT OPTICS 
UVU 
Utah Valley also enters 2-0 in Big West play, after earning wins over UC Riverside and Cal Baptist. The Gauchos last faced the Wolverines in 2015, sweeping the match in three sets. 

SACRAMENTO STATE 
Santa Barbara is 2-1 against Sacramento State, having lost most recently on 9/1/2018 in three sets. Sac State has also opened conference play 2-0, sweeping both Cal Baptist and UC Riverside. 

FOLLOW ALONG
Both matches will be available to stream on ESPN+ and have live stats available at ucsbgauchos.com.