Box Score Sept. 13, 2014 Final Stats
SEATTLE - Redshirt freshman
Erika Conners served up five aces while junior outside hitter
Kaylin Squyres totaled 10 kills and 13 digs to lead UC Davis to a 25-23, 25-23, 25-14 sweep of Seattle in the final match of the Washington/Seattle Tournament, held at the Connolly Center Saturday night. The Aggies previous lost to UNLV in three sets to split their Day 2 action of the tournament, co-hosted by the Huskies and Redhawks from Thursday through Saturday.
UC Davis moves to 3-6 for the year.
Squyres was the lone Aggie in double-digit offense during the win over Seattle, with five kills coming in the third set. Sophomore outside hitter Allie Wegener, the team's overall leader in the afternoon loss to UNLV, chipped in nine kills and a pair of solo blocks.
UC Davis erased late deficits in each of its first two set victories. In the opener, Conners served up two aces in a 6-2 start before a string of Aggie errors saw the Redhawks score five straight in taking an 11-8 lead. Seattle continued to lead as late as 17-16 before Wegener's offense virtually reclaimed the momentum. She had three kills in a 7-1 run that boosted UC Davis to a 23-18 edge. Redhawk sophomore Matea Mamic knocked down her own trio of kills in a comeback stretch that tied the stanza at 23-23. Wegener struck again with a side-out kill to send herself to the service line. Squyres closed out the win on the next point.
Similarly, the Aggies rushed to an 8-4 start in the second set before surrendering a 5-1 skid to a 9-9 tie on a Mamic kill. Seattle later scored six in a seven-point stretch to take a 16-13 lead, then Mamic and Stephanie Stoll helped forge a 20-17 advantage with back-to-back kills. As she had in the first, Wegener caught fire at the tape, delivering three kills in a 7-2 Aggie surge that resulted in a 24-22 set point. Sophomore setter Sophia Mar notched that 24th point with a service ace.
The service line played a major roll in UC Davis' crushing victory in the third. Seattle committed four service errors while four different Aggies served up aces in the 11-point win. Save for the first two points on a block and kill by Stoll, UC Davis led for the entirety of the set. Mar dropped in a pair of kills, the second of which sparked an 8-2 run down the stretch that pushed her team to a 21-12 lead. Squyres hit three of her five third-set kills in the final seven points, then delivered the coup de grace when her serve shorted SU libero Shelby Babcock for an ace.
Overall, UC Davis served 10 aces in the win over the Redhawks and did not hit into a single block.
In Saturday's early match, Wegener posted 10 kills, 11 digs and four aces while senior Megan Lancaster dug 21 shots but UC Davis fell 31-29, 25-13, 25-20 to UNLV. Senior Katie Quinn chipped in seven kills and four blocks.
The Aggies and Rebels traded 17 ties and nine lead changes during the first-set slugfest. Wegener scored aces on the first three points, then senior Valerie Brain turned in a kill and a block assist to extend the UC Davis start to 8-3. However, as quickly as the built that lead, the Aggies suffered from five straight attack errors -- including two blocks against NCAA leader Bree Hammel -- to fall behind by an 11-9 margin.
UC Davis later took leads of 20-18 and 22-21 on kills by Brain and redshirt freshman Aima Eichie, respectively. The Aggies also fought off a 24-23 set point on Kendall Walbrecht's side-out kill, and held set points of 26-25 and 29-28 on two Wegener kills. Nonetheless, UNLV senior Daryn Glenn recorded back-to-back kills to shift the lead back to the Rebel side of the court, then Alexis Patterson's serve finished off the victory.
The Rebels never trailed in either of the second or third sets. They hit .333 to the Aggies' minus-.033 in a dominating second, then capitalized on three straight UC Davis attack errors after the Aggies had fought back to a 10-10 tie. UNLV held at least a two-point advantage after crafting that 14-10 lead.
UC Davis returns to action on Tuesday night for the annual rivalry battle with Sacramento State. The match, worth 10 points in the Causeway Cup competition, begins at 7 p.m. at the Nest.
