Score:  UC Davis 3, UC San Diego 0
Set Scores: 26-24, 25-21, 25-15
Location: Davis, Calif. (University Credit Union Center)
Records: UC Davis 6-5 (1-1), UC San Diego 7-6 (1-1)
 
The short story: A double-double by senior Olivia Utterback and a strong Aggie serve gave UC Davis volleyball its first Big West win of the season in a three-set sweep over UC San Diego.

FIRST SERVE

• Utterback finished with 18 kills and 12 digs, hitting .444 in the match
• Junior Jade Light added a double-double of her own, smashing home 10 kills and adding 14 digs and two service aces
• Starr had 32 assists, adding nine kills and eight digs
• UC Davis had four aces in the match
• The Ags led in kills, finishing with a total of 52, compared to 36 by Uc San Diego 

WHAT HEAD COACH DAN CONNERS HAD TO SAY
"We just came out with consistent energy from the start. We are trying to take things one day at a time, not worry about what previous outcomes were. The team showed up today and I thought the Mia [Starr] did a great job running the offense, leading to what I thought was our best offensive meeting of the year. Our defense has always been strong so to see our offense play this well was great."
  
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The opening set would be the longest in the match, as UC San Diego fought off four Aggie set points to tie things up at 24-24
• But UC Davis would not give up the set, getting a kill by sophomore Reese Diersbock on a Starr set to put the Ags on set point for the fifth time
• UC San Diego's attack error, on a serve by freshman Ximena Cordero Barr, wrapped up the Aggie opening set win, 26-24
• The second set was close as well, with both sides trading points until thing sat at 21-21 late in the action
• Utterback then took the serve, and UC Davis proceeded to put their foot down as the scored the next four points to lock up the set
• Utterback's service ace gave the Ags set point and another clinching kill by Diersbock finished off a 25-21 second set win to give the Aggies a 2-0 lead in the match
• In the third and deciding set UC Davis took an early 5-1 lead, and they would hold that throughout
• UC San Diego's final point came at 22-15, setting the stage for three-straight Aggie points to finish things
• Errors by UC San Diego would give the Aggies the final two points they needed to wrap up a straight-set victory with the third-set 25-15 victory

UP NEXT: The Aggies hit the road for a pair of Big West matchups, starting with a stop at Cal Poly on Oct. 4 before wrapping the weekend with a visit to UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 5. Read Full Article