Highlanders Fall to Oral Roberts in Three

Saturday, September 2

Indianapolis, Ind.

8:00 a.m.

UC Riverside

0-6,0-0Big West

Oral Roberts

2-4,0-0Summit League

Team	1	2	3	Final F
UC Riverside	26	20	17	0
Oral Roberts	28	25	25	3

Photo by: Stan Lim

9/2/2023 10:03:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

INDIANAPOLIS - UC Riverside closed out the Hampton Inn Invitational on Saturday morning with a 3-0 defeat to Oral Roberts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaney Tate accounted for two kills and Beatriz Silva two assists as UCR trailed 11-15 at the first media break of the first set.
The Highlanders went on a 4-0 run late in set one to take an 18-17 lead with a pair of kills from Mylei Vargas-Deason in addition to kills from Tate and Sydnee Rowe.
Both sides traded 7-1 runs late in set one. UC Riverside had the latter run, fighting off six set points thanks to an ace from Vargas-Deason and a kill from Rowe before an eventual set defeat.
UC Riverside was just as close behind in set two, going on a 9-5 run midway through to take an 11-10 lead on a kill from Tate.
UCR hit a team-high .296 in set three, led by five kills from Tate.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Tylee Fuller recorded 14 of her 20 digs in set one, while Vargas-Deason recorded six of her nine in set two. Vargas-Deason was a kill and a dig away from her first double double of the year.
Delaney Tate also came close to a double double in the weekend finale, falling one dig short while racking up 12 kills.

UP NEXT

UC Riverside will play at the SRC Arena for the first time in 2023, hosting the Riverside Classic next weekend. The Highlanders open the event on Friday, September 8 with a 6:00 p.m. first serve against Oregon State. Tickets are available now at highlanderstickets.universitytickets.com.