RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside took the rubber match from the CSUB volleyball team Saturday night, handing the Roadrunners a 25-21, 22-25, 26-24, 25-19 loss at the Student Rec Center.

Senior setter Barbie Unfried (Bakersfield HS) led CSUB with 44 assists, 10 digs and five blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Lindy DeGeare (Stockdale HS) led the Roadrunner attack force with 18 kills and three aces. Sophomore middle blocker Alysia Baker (Vista/Tri-City Christian) chipped in 10 kills, two aces and five blocks.

The match turned at the end of the third set, when CSUB couldn't hold a 23-22 lead. A Kelsy Mills kill saved one set point at 24-23, but UCR scored the next two points to take control of the match.

The fourth set stayed close until late, when Highlander blockers Dominique Cowling and Shannon Moyneur got Morgan Pettway to break a 17-17 tie. UCR out-scored the Roadrunners 8-2 to end the match.

The Roadrunners will take a week off before heading to San Diego for a rematch at San Diego State on Sunday, Nov. 15. CSUB returns home to host Fresno State Nov. 17.