Score:  UC Davis 0, Purdue 3
Set Scores:  18-25, 19-25, 18-25
Location: West Lafayette, Ind. (Holloway Gymnasium)
Records: UC Davis 2-1, Purdue 3-0
 
The short story: UC Davis' weekend at the Stacey Clark Classic came to an end in three sets against the hosting Purdue as the Aggies finished the weekend going 2-1.

FIRST SERVE

• Senior Olivia Utterbeck and junior Jade Light led the Aggies with eight kills
• Utterbeck hit a solid .400 on the match, finishing with one block, 8.5 points and eight digs
• Sophomore Ally Chandler smacked a strong .667 with nine attacks recording six kiss while adding a block and two digs
• Sophomore Mia Starr finished with 26 assists and five digs, recording just one error in the match 

UTTERBACK AND THE STACEY CLARK CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Over the weekend Utterbeck recorded 41 kills, hitting .255 and she added 49.0 points. Her exploits earned her a spot on the Stacey Clark Classic All-Tournament Team

WHAT HEAD COACH DAN CONNERS HAD TO SAY
"It was a quality effort tonight by our Aggies. A great experience for our team to go into a hostile gym against a very good team and battle with them. We will learn a lot from this match and continue to grow moving forward."
  
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first set as Purdue first started to pull away, three-straight points by the Aggies got them within 9-12
• A trade of points put it at 11-13, following a kill by sophomore Reese Diersbock, but from there the Boilermakers took control of the set and would eventually get a 18-25 win first set win
• Diersbock's kills to make it 13-16 and 14-17 kept the Aggies within striking distance past the midway point of the second set, but again Purdue pulled away to complete a 19-25 second set win
• Utterback smacked back-to-back kills in the third set as the Aggies battled for a fourth set, getting the score withing 15-17 after the senior's second-straight kill
• But over the final points decided, Purdue finished its three-straight win with a 18-25 third set win

UP NEXT: The Aggies next head to Bloomington, Ind., for a meeting against Indiana on Mon., Sept. 2. That match is set to get going at 4 p.m. PT.
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