Score: UC Davis 1, UTEP 3 (25-21, 32-34, 22-25, 20-25)
Location: El Paso, Texas (Memorial Gym)
Records: UC Davis 12-12 (8-5), UTEP 19-6 (8-5)
EL PASO, Texas —
Brooke Hibino posted 20 kills for UC Davis volleyball, who fought deep into every set but fell in four to the UTEP Miners on Friday, Nov. 6.
FIRST SERVE
- Hibino's night marked the second time this season she's gone for 20+ kills this season, going for 21 against Cal back in September.
- 11 kills and 16 digs from Isabella Umpierre gave her a double-double for the eighth time this season.
- Long rallies all night long saw four different Aggies go for double-digit digs, including Ximena Cordero Barr with 14, Khloe Wong with 12, and Rachel Dunagan with 11.
- Wong's 12 digs also marked a career-high for the freshman.
- Ally Chandler played a complete game with 10 kills, five digs, and four total blocks.
- 54 assists by Mia Starr tied her career-high, she also produced nine digs, coming one away from a double-double.
- Her mark also put her two digs away from 1,000 in her career.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After UTEP took the first three points of the match, Umpierre and Chandler got the Ags on the board to tie it at three apiece.
- Both teams battled back and forth through the first half of the set, with Davis being the first to 15 off a kill from Chandler that took the match into the first technical timeout.
- Up 18-17, service from Wong sparked a 4-0 to put the road team into the redzone.
- UTEP looked to get back in it with three straight, but Hibino shut the door on a 25-21 win.
- Up 25-24 in set two, the Aggies looked to take a 2-0 lead before the Miners tied it up on a kill, sending the set into extras.
- A few points later, Davis had another chance to put it away up 28-27. They had what looked like a winning point before a lengthy challenge reversed the score, keeping the set going.
- Neither team was able to seal it away before, tied at 32, the Miners cashed in back-to-back points to win 34-32 to tie the match.
- Set three started similarly to the first, where after El Paso took the first three, UC Davis came back for an early 7-6 lead.
- The tie continued up to 16 apiece before the home team used a 4-1 run to go up as much as four on their way to a 25-22 win on their way to a 2-1 lead.
- UTEP continued their momentum into set four, scoring the first five points.
- Checking into the game for the first time, Ana Stojanovic elevated for a kill to cut the lead to three.
- But the Miners built their lead further with a 4-0 run, going up 15-9 at the technical timeout.
- The Aggies refused to go away, with two kills followed by a block by Demi Cole bringing them within two.
- Hibino added onto the rally with her 20th kill, but UTEP responded out of a timeout by scoring five of the last six to win 25-20, giving them a 3-1 victory.
UP NEXT: Game two against the Miners will be on Sunday, Nov. 8. First serve will be at 11:00 am PT and all of the action will be streamed on MW+.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis Athletics represents one of the nation's premier public universities on the NCAA Division I stage, with more than 650 student-athletes competing across 25 sports, including 16 programs in the Mountain West Conference. Located in California's quintessential college town, UC Davis combines championship-level athletics with the academic excellence of the nation's #8 public research university and is home to the nation's No. 1 programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine and sustainability. With a growing national media presence, bold investments in facilities and the student-athlete experience, and a tradition of developing champions in competition, in the classroom and beyond, the Aggies are elevating UC Davis on a national stage.
