Record Night for Osuji in Loss at UC Irvine

Saturday, October 2

Irvine, Calif.

5:00 p.m.

UC Riverside

4-10,0-4Big West

UC Irvine

10-4,3-1Big West

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UC Riverside	21	22	25	18	1
UC Irvine	25	25	18	25	3

Amarachi Osuji, who set a UCR single-match mark with 8 aces at Irvine, leads the team with 23 this season.

Photo by: UCR Athletics Media Relations

Record Night for Osuji in Loss at UC Irvine

10/2/2021 7:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

8 Service Aces UCR All-Time & Big West Season Best

IRVINE, Calif.— Outside hitter Amarachi Osuji set a single-match UC Riverside record in the Division I era with 8 service aces Saturday against UC Irvine as the Anteaters outlasted the Highlanders in four sets, 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 18-25.

Osuji's 8 aces set the single-match mark for the Big West Conference this season and tied for 3rd nationally in the NCAA for a four-set match this year. Dejah Dade delivered 36 assists, 13 digs and 2 block assists to anchor the UCR defense, and Deja Bickers added 11 kills for the Highlanders (4-10, 0-4 Big West). Despite taking the Anteaters (10-4, 3-1 Big West) deep in every set with rallies testing both sides, UCR emerged winless for the weekend and continues to search for its first conference win of the year.

The Highlanders return home to host Cal Poly Thursday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m., followed by CSU Bakersfield Saturday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. at SRC Arena, half a four-match homestand followed by UC Santa Barbara Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. and CSUN Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. before heading back on the road Oct. 22 to Long Beach State.