Score: UC Davis 3, CSUN 2
Set Scores: 25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 24-26, 15-6
Location: Northridge, Calif. (Premier America Credit Union Arena)
Records: UC Davis 12-5 (7-1), CSUN 7-12 (2-6)
The short story: UC Davis volleyball secures its seventh consecutive win, battling CSUN on the court with 86 digs in a five-set win to continue road play.
FIRST SERVE
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Junior Jade Light and sophomore Ally Chandler tied for the most kills throughout the game with 17 each, with Chandler's hitting percentage being .607
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The Aggies dominated on defense recording 86 total digs and 11.0 blocks throughout the five sets
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Sophomore setter Mia Starr set the Aggies offense with 52 assists, and she added 14 digs
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UC Davis hit .239 as a team finishing with 63 total kills
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The Aggies out-blocked the Matadors 11 to 8
HOW IT HAPPENED
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The first set was very even as both teams had a number of errors throughout with both teams having the lead at some point in the set, but the Aggies were able to pull away in the set and secure a 25-23 win
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The Matadors came back strong in set two starting with a six-to-one lead through junior defensive specialist Autumn Rojelio
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CSUN kept the lead but a three-point run and a scorching kill from Olivia Utterback with an assist by Julia Ng tied the set eight-to-eight
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Although CSUN quickly took their lead back forcing the Aggies to make too many errors and eventually winning the set 23-25
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The Aggies took an early ten-to-five lead in set three and continued to extend through numerous three-point runs throughout the set
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An eventual kill by Chandler with an assist from Starr secured the set-four-win for the Aggies
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Early back-to-back aces by Light had the Aggies in a three-to-two leading position early in the fourth
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CSUN fought back to a seven-to-seven tie with a kill by junior outside hitter Amaris Smith and would take the lead for the rest of the set winning 24-26 to force a fifth set
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UC Davis would have a dominating fifth set with kills from four different Aggies
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A final ace from freshman Ximena Cordero Barr would secure the Aggies a 15-6 fifth-set win and their seventh straight win in a row
UP NEXT: The Aggies remain on the road heading to UC Irvine on Oct. 24 for a 6 p.m. Big West matchup.
