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CSU Bakersfield CSUB 3-13,0-4 Big West
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Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB 8-6,4-0 Big West
CSU Bakersfield CSUB
3-13,0-4 Big West
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UC Santa Barbara UCSB
8-6,4-0 Big West
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 11 18 16 (0)
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Bakersfield Falls to Big West Leader on the Road

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Facing a road test against a UC Santa Barbara squad that has yet to drop a Big West match, the CSU Bakersfield volleyball team was unable to best the Gauchos. The Roadrunners dropped a three-set match in the Thunderdome on Saturday night.

Quotes from Head Coach Giovana Melo
  • "I thought we actually did a better job today playing as a team and being patient. We didn't make as many errors."
  • "We just have to continue to focus on getting better."
Notables
  • UCSB hit .324 on the night while the `Runners posted a .109 clip.
  • Redshirt junior Hana Makonova reached the 500-career kill milestone during the match. She now has 505 kills as a `Runner.
  • Makonova and Ava Palm led Bakersfield with six kills apiece.
  • The Gauchos leaned on Briana McKnight's 13 kills while libero Macall Peed tallied 21 digs.
  • CSUB will return to Bakersfield to host four matches over an eight-day span.
Set 1 (UCSB, 25-11) 
  • UCSB jumped out to a 16-5 lead early on.
  • The Gauchos posted a team hitting percentage of .333 while holding CSUB to a .000 clip.
Set 2 (UCSB, 25-18) 
  • Bakersfield sprinted ahead, 8-3, but UCSB regained the lead at 11-10.
  • CSUB pulled within one point at 17-16 but the Gauchos sealed the win by taking eight of the last ten points.
  • Ava Palm tallied four kills in the second set alone.
Set 3 (UCSB, 25-16) 
  • The Gauchos jumped ahead early and kept Bakersfield at a distance the entire set.
Up Next on the Schedule
  • Oct. 7, 8, 11, and 14
  • UC Davis, UC Riverside, Cal Poly, and Hawai'i
  • Icardo Center
  • CSUB students always get free admission (with student ID)
  • Ticket sales available online at GoRunners.com/Tickets
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