Sept. 23, 2005
Box Score
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Junior outside hitter Rosie Lewis posted a match-high 14 kills and had five of her team's 20.5 blocks to lead Long Beach State to a 30-15, 30-26, 30-13 sweep of UC Davis in a non-conference women's volleyball match at the Walter Pyramid in front of 1,626 Friday.
The Aggies drop to 2-12 on the season. The 49ers, looking to return to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25, improve to 9-3.
Freshman outside hitter Chantal Paschetta had nine kills to lead UC Davis offensively. No other player had more than five kills, while the team hit a season-low minus-.069, committing 30 errors on 102 attempts.
Sophomore middle blocker Alexis Crimes pounded out 11 kills for a .500 hitting average. She also had eight total blocks for the Beach. Senior middle Erika Chidester added 13 kills, a .550 efficiency rate and six blocks. Freshman outside Ali Daley contributed on six blocks, including a pair of solos.
The Aggies had 11 kills as a team in Game 2 while capitalizing on 10 49er errors to close within 26-24 and 28-26 deficits in Game 2. However, Long Beach hit .367 in Game 1 and a staggering .548 in Game 3 while the UC Davis hitting numbers hovered in the red during those games.
The Aggies face another future Big West Conference foe in UC Irvine Saturday night.
| UC Davis (2-12) | 15 | 26 | 13 | | |
| Long Beach State (9-3) | 30 | 30 | 30 | | |
UC DAVIS (kills-aces-blocks) - Michelle Nelson 0-2-0, Chantal Paschetta 9-0-1, Katie Wilson 0-0-2, Jenny Pierce 3-0-0, Rachel Keener 2-0-1, Nicole Read 5-1-1, Amy McMahon 1-0-1, Katelyn Astruc 0-1-0, Kelly Patterson 1-0-1, Cleo Schiff 0-0-0, Jill McPheeters 2-0-0, Nichole Brown 0-0-0. Totals 23-4-4.0. Assists - Michelle Nelson 12. Digs leader - Nichole Brown 13.
LBSU (kills-aces-blocks) - Ali Daley 7-0-6, Nicole Vargas 0-1-3, Rosie Lewis 14-0-5, Erika Chidester 13-0-6, Taylor Petyon 0-1-0, Alexis Crimes 11-0-9, Heather Laudato 0-2-0, Iris Murray 0-0-0, Dyanne Lawlor 0-0-0, Sara Kroneberger 0-0-0, Robin Miramontes 2-0-1, Mariko Crum 7-0-6. Totals 54-4-20.5. Assists - Nicole Vargas 38. Digs leader - Nicole Vargas 11.
