Friday, November 9
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
8-17, 3-10
1
vs
3
Long Beach State
14-13, 6-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 3 |
| UC Riverside | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 1 |
Photo by: Dwain Linden
Freshmen Hitters Thrive in Women's Volleyball's 3-1 Loss to Long Beach
11/9/2018 11:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE, Calif.- The UC Riverside Women's Volleyball Team opened its final weekend of competition at home Friday night as the Highlanders fell 3-1 to Long Beach State. UCR had another strong showing by its freshmen attackers, who combined for 42 of the team's 58 kills.
Each set was a close contest with several lead changes and ties. In the 1st, the Highlanders made a late push to cut the Long Beach lead to 18-17, but could not hold off a 7-3 run by The Beach, who would take a 1-0 lead finishing off the first game 25-20.
UC Riverside jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 2nd and held on until a Long Beach surge gave The Beach their first lead of the set 14-13. The two teams would meet again at 23-23 with LBSU taking its second straight set 25-23.
In a must-win situation, the Highlanders would rise to the occasion in the 3rd putting together a 6-0 run early on and never surrendering th lead. UCR would cut the Long Beach lead in half taking the set 25-21.
The 4th set was a battle that saw 15 ties and lead changes as each team grabbed several runs. UC Riverside found itself up 21-20 late, but The Beach would finish off the match on a 5-1 run taking the set 25-22 and the match 3-1.
Freshmen outside hitters Christina Escamilla and Marissa Holt led the Highlander attack notching 19 and 17 kills, respectively. Senior setter Chelsea Doyle extended her UCR Division I assist record adding 42 and sophomore Nicole Rodriguez topped the defensive efforts with 17 digs.
UC Riverside will now host CSUN on Saturday night at 7:00 PM for the team's Senior Day match. This will be the final match at the SRC Arena for seniors Kaiulani Ahuna, Chelsea Doyle, Kristie Alejo, and Mallory Marcus.
Each set was a close contest with several lead changes and ties. In the 1st, the Highlanders made a late push to cut the Long Beach lead to 18-17, but could not hold off a 7-3 run by The Beach, who would take a 1-0 lead finishing off the first game 25-20.
UC Riverside jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 2nd and held on until a Long Beach surge gave The Beach their first lead of the set 14-13. The two teams would meet again at 23-23 with LBSU taking its second straight set 25-23.
In a must-win situation, the Highlanders would rise to the occasion in the 3rd putting together a 6-0 run early on and never surrendering th lead. UCR would cut the Long Beach lead in half taking the set 25-21.
The 4th set was a battle that saw 15 ties and lead changes as each team grabbed several runs. UC Riverside found itself up 21-20 late, but The Beach would finish off the match on a 5-1 run taking the set 25-22 and the match 3-1.
Freshmen outside hitters Christina Escamilla and Marissa Holt led the Highlander attack notching 19 and 17 kills, respectively. Senior setter Chelsea Doyle extended her UCR Division I assist record adding 42 and sophomore Nicole Rodriguez topped the defensive efforts with 17 digs.
UC Riverside will now host CSUN on Saturday night at 7:00 PM for the team's Senior Day match. This will be the final match at the SRC Arena for seniors Kaiulani Ahuna, Chelsea Doyle, Kristie Alejo, and Mallory Marcus.
Team Stats
LBSU
UCR
Kills
58
58
Errors
18
23
Attempts
150
168
Hitting %
.267
.208
Points
72.0
68.0
Assists
56
53
Aces
3
4
Blocks
11.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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