SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Second-year freshman Amara Aimufua finished with a team-high 14 kills and senior Jane Seslar collected her sixth double-double of the season, but the UC Davis women's volleyball team was unable to complete the season sweep of its series with UC Santa Barbara on Friday night, falling, 26-24, 25-15, 25-19, at The Thunderdome.

The Aggies fell to 11-17 overall and 7-10 in conference play with the defeat, splitting the series with the Gauchos after handing them their first Big West Conference loss of the year back on Oct. 16 in four games.

UCSB improved to 18-11 overall and 14-3 in league play with Friday's victory, led by 16 kills from Michelle Ohwobete.

Aimufua's performance was her 17th match with 10-or-more kills in 27 contests this season, including her fourth in her last five. She finished the night hitting .393 with three aces, three digs, and a block for 17.5 points.

Seslar, meanwhile, dished out 16 assists and 12 digs en route to her second double-double in her last three matches, with the 12 digs tied for her second-highest total of the year behind only the 14 scoops in the season-opener against Sacramento State.

Freshman Olivia Utterback finished with nine kills and hit .304 on the night, adding a block, and six digs for 9.5 points, while sophomore Lana Radakovic led the team at the net with three blocks.

UC Davis heads to the San Fernando Valley to take on CSUN on Saturday (Nov. 20) in its final road contest of the year. First serve against the Matadors is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 

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