EUGENE, Ore. - Sophomore middle blocker Kelechi Ohiri totaled 18 blocks in two matches as UC Davis split its Friday action at the Oregon Classic women's volleyball tournament. The Aggies fell to San Diego State in a 25-21, 25-22, 25-17 sweep in the afternoon, then followed with a four-set, 25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 25-20 victory over Murray State in the nightcap.

UC Davis moves to 3-2 for the season.

Ohiri tallied eight blocks in the three-set loss to the Aztecs, then followed with 10 block assists in the victory over the Racers. Friday's latter match marks the third time she has eclipsed double figures in net defense; Ohiri twice posted 12 blocks in a match during her freshman season.

Sophomore outside hitter Emily Allen led the Aggies with 16 kills and 69 total swings. Redshirt freshman Heather Reed scooped up 26 digs while Brianna Karsseboom and Anna Donald each added nine kills. Ohiri also provided 8-1-18 hitting for a .389 average to go with her blocking contributions. In all, UC Davis totaled 14 team blocks.

Ohiri helped pull the Aggies from a 14-11 deficit, providing three blocks and three kills after that point to propel her team to a 25-22 and the initial match lead. Karsseboom was an errorless 3-for-6 in the opener, with two kills helping to erase a 5-1 hole to start the match. Reed's eight kills helped hold the Racers to just a .118 average while UC Davis hit a respectable .200 in the frame.

The Aggies never trailed in the second-set win, although they did have their 5-2 start wither to ties of 9-9 and 10-10. Emily Allen converted a side out for a kill then delivered a solo stuff against Olivia Chatman to boost UC Davis to a 12-10 edge, igniting a 5-1 overall run. MSU came back to within two points on a pair of Rachel Giustino kills but never approached any closer. Karsseboom, Donald and true freshman Jackie Graves scored kills down the stretch. The Aggies went to the break with a 2-0 match lead.

Despite seven digs each from Reed and sophomore setter Maddie Merlino, the Racers stormed to 17 kills in their third-set victory to hold off the sweep. Allen led UC Davis offensively with five kills but the Aggies slipped to just .089 hitting. Both teams matched up evenly early on before Scottie Ingram put down two of her six Set 3 kills to boost MSU from an 8-8 tie to a 14-8 advantage. Allen had two kills and Ohiri teamed up on two blocks down the stretch but UC Davis could not reduce the deficit by fewer than five.

As in the third, each team battled to an early 8-8 tie in the fourth. However, it was UC Davis that broke loose from there: Allen, Donald and Graves scored kills on consecutive points to take an 11-8 lead. MSU closed to gap to one on a Ingram kill at 12-11 but the Aggies never surrendered the lead for the remainder. Allen notched five kills, Ohiri hit 3-for-4, and the Aggie floor defense combined for 19 digs to complete the match sweep.

Ohiri's eight blocks led 11.0 team stuffs for the Aggies in their early-afternoon loss to San Diego State. Donald added six in her first collegiate start, while Malia Bolko hit 2-for-8 with a team-leading 14 digs. Allen led UC Davis in both kills (11) and total attempts (35) while serving up two of the team's four aces.

The Aggies held early leads in each of the first two sets but were unable to hold on down the stretch. Sophomore Lauren Jackson provided two kills in a 10-6 start to the first, and an Allen ace later kept UC Davis up by a 13-10 margin. The Aztecs responded by taking nine of the next 12 points to craft a 19-16 lead. Hannah Turnlund posted two block assists to help SDSU stay on top for the first-set win.

In the second frame, Ohiri and Donald teamed up for back-to-back blocks to boost the Aggies to a 6-3 lead, only to have Turnlund and Alexis Cage each put down two kills in a 6-0 comeback run for the Aztecs. UC Davis later pulled to within a single point at 21-20 after two SDSU hitting errors, but the Aggies could not equalize, going into the break in a 2-0 match hole.

Despite five team blocks, UC Davis managed just eight kills in the final set. Alexandra Psoma provided two kills in sparking a 6-0 start, then added a third to make it 8-1 for the Aztecs. San Diego State pulled to as much as an 11-point lead before UC Davis made a late charge: Allen knocked down consecutive kills to bring the margin to 21-15. However, Deja Harris answered with two kills in support of Devyn Pritchard's serving to establish a 24-15 match point.

UC Davis concludes action at the Oregon Classic against the host Ducks on Saturday night at 6 p.m.