Highlanders Fall in Three to Cal Poly

Saturday, October 7

Riverside, Calif.

4:00 p.m.

UC Riverside

4-14,3-3Big West

Cal Poly

11-7,5-1Big West

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Cal Poly	25	25	26	3
UC Riverside	9	16	24	0

10/7/2023 5:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside dropped a 3-0 decision to Cal Poly on Saturday afternoon at the SRC Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

UC Riverside fell in set one, 25-9, as Mylei Vargas-Deason paced the Highlanders with three kills in the opening frame. UCR played a more competitive second set with Vargas-Deason putting down an early ace to keep the Highlanders within a point early and set the tone.
UCR clawed its way back into the match in set three with a 5-1 run, thanks to a pair of kills from Ana Beatriz Nunes. Anya Green later tied things up at 15 with a kill at the right pin.
Sydnee Rowe forced Cal Poly to call for time once more after her fourth kill of the match put the Highlanders ahead 19-17.
UCR kept making it interesting, bringing on set point on block assists from Green and Beatriz Nunes before the Mustangs sealed off the win.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Vargas-Deason led UC Riverside with nine kills on Saturday afternoon, and after augmenting that with five digs, is now one shy of 500 for her career.
Rowe generated three of her six kills in set three to help UCR maintain a strong push towards a fourth set.
Beatriz Nunes led the Highlanders with a .286 hitting percentage, recording three kills on seven swings to go with two block assists.

UP NEXT

UC Riverside is back on the road next weekend for another pair of Big West matches, starting on Friday, October 13 with a 7:00 p.m. first serve at UC San Diego on ESPN+.