Score: UC Davis 3, Long Beach State 1
Set Scores: (25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20)
Location: Davis, Calif. (University Credit Union Center)
Records: UC Davis 10-4 (6-0), Long Beach State 12-5 (5-1)
  
The short story: A seventh straight win from UC Davis volleyball gives the team the top spot in The Big West with a four-set victory over Long Beach State on Saturday, Oct. 11.
 
FIRST SERVE

• A seventh straight victory from the Aggies marks the longest streak the team has had going back to last season, when they won nine straight.
• Making the start for her team, Breeze Czapinski finished with a team-high 17 kills.
• Jade Light and Brooke Hibino also finished with double-digit kills. Light also contributed 10 digs for a fifth double-double on the season.
• Mia Starr also produced a double-double with 46 assists and a team-high 15 digs.
• Four total players ended the day with 10 or more digs. Ximena Cordero Barr had 13, and Rachel Dunagan had 12.
• Allie Caldwell tied a career-high with eight total blocks, with two solo and six assisted.

WHAT HEAD COACH DAN CONNERS HAD TO SAY

"I think the team is playing with a ton of tenacity and courage, and it's been a ton of fun to watch them play. We're still early in the season, and there are a lot of things to grow and get better at, but I really like the way we are approaching growth and change and the way we compete. We compete at a really high level, and I really appreciate the team and their effort in that."

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Both teams went for blows to begin the first, with two straight kills from Czapinski giving Davis a 10-8 lead.
• With Long Beach up 15-14 halfway through the set, Caldwell kicked off a 6-1 run to go up 20-16. 
• A few points later, with the home team up 23-20, back-to-back kills from Ally Chandler and Hibino secured a 25-20 victory.
• Set two started similarly to the first, with the score tied at 12 near the halfway point.
• A 5-1 run from the Aggies gave them breathing room into the final stretch of the frame.
• Up 23-18 a few points later, Davis wrapped up another set win with two kills from Hibino and Light, putting them up 2-0.
• Down 5-8 at the start of the third, the Beach began to turn things around with a 10-1 run.
• The Ags tried to get back in it with kills from Czapinski and Faith Rabb-Patterson, but Long Beach State would roll to a 25-21 win, extending the match to a fourth set.
• The battle continued into the fourth, with both teams tied at 10 early on.
• With the Beach up 18-17 late, a double block from Hibino and Caldwell sparked a 4-0 run to pull the Aggies ahead by three.
• Two quick ones from the road team put them back within one. But the Aggies wrapped it up with another 4-0 scoring run, a service ace from Cordero Barr putting a bow on a 25-20 set four win and a 6-0 start to conference play.

UP NEXT: The Aggies head south for their next two matchups. They begin in Bakersfield for a contest against the Roadrunners on Friday, Oct. 17, at 10:30 a.m. PT before playing CSUN on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 6:00 p.m. PT. The matchup against Cal State Bakersfield will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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