#18 Cal Poly Rolls; UCSB, Hawaii Collect Road Wins

BIG WEST ROUNDUP

• September 21, 2018

 RESULTS

• UC Santa Barbara def. UC Riverside 3-1
• Hawaii def. UC Davis 3-0
• #18 Cal Poly def. Cal State Fullerton 3-0

Big West play continued Friday night. For defending Big West Champion and 18th-ranked Cal Poly, it was business as usual. The Mustangs overwhelmed Cal State Fullerton, dominating every facet of the match in a clean sweep of the homestanding Titans.

Leaving the island for its first conference match, Hawaii completed a sweep of UC Davis, as the Aggies fell to 0-2 in Big West play, with both losses coming at home. Lastly, UC Santa Barbara needed four sets on the road in Riverside to earn its first conference win of the season.

 *MATCH OF THE NIGHT*

 UC SANTA BARBARA DEF. UC RIVERSIDE 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 25- 16) 

• UC Santa Barbara improves to 9-5, 1-1. UC Riverside stumbles to 5-8, 0-2.
• SRC Arena, Riverside, California
• Attendance:207
• Box score/UC Santa Barbara Recap/UC Riverside Recap
• Outside hitter Lindsey Ruddins was a star for the Gauchos. Ruddins finished with a match-high 25 kills, while hitting .257 and adding 17 digs.
• Outside hitter Nailah Jones led the Highlanders with 20 kills in 58 attacks, 32 more than her closest teammate.
• Both team struggled with accuracy and efficiency on the attack. UC Santa Barbara hit .215 as a team, while UC Riverside managed just a .143 effort.

The Gauchos picked up their first conference win of the season, knocking off the Highlanders in four sets.

The first set went back and forth before UC Riverside tied it at 21. However, the Gauchos would score the final four points, the last on an ace, to grab the opening set.

The Highlanders bounced back in the second to even the match. UC Riverside took the lead at 8-7 and never looked back, nabbing the set, 25-19.

The Gauchos controlled the third set, building an 11-point lead at 20-9. The Highlanders battled back with a 12-4 run, but fell 25-21.

UC Santa Barbara maintained its momentum from the third set, finishing off UC Riverside with a 7-2 spurt.

OLÉ!@UCSB_Volleyball top #UCRiverside in 4 – Lindsey Ruddins 25k-17d-2b.

Gigi Ruddins 9k-9d.
Olivia Lovenberg 48a-8d-2b.

Gauchos at #CSF Saturday, 5pm PT.#GauchoPride #PlayBig pic.twitter.com/IRObVmWUG8

— Big West Volleyball (@BigWestWVB) September 22, 2018

 HAWAII DEF. UC DAVIS 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 26-24) 

• Hawaii moves to 5-5, 1-0. UC Davis drops to 8-6, 0-2.
• The Pavilion; Davis, California
• Attendance: 958
• Box score/Hawaii Recap/UC Davis Recap
• Middle hitter Natasha Burns, the Big West’s most accurate hitter, led the Rainbow Wahine with 13 kills while hitting .455.
• Hawaii hit .289 as a team while holding the Aggies to .202.
• Setter Norene Iosia delivered an all-around performance, contributing 19 assists, 12 digs, seven kills and two blocks.
• Outside hitter Lauren Matias led UC Davis offensively with 11 kills. Fellow outside hitter Emily Allen added nine, but hit just .139.

BOWSSSSSSSS. @HawaiiWVB sweep #UCDavis to open their #BigWest play.

Natasha Burns 13k (.455) + 4b.
McKenna Granato (8d) and Casey Castillo each 10k.
Norene Iosia 7k-19d-12d-2b.#GoBows at #UCIrvine Sun, 3PT / 12HT on WatchESPN with @SamFarberLive & Brian Gimmillaro. #PlayBig pic.twitter.com/tc3cFQiHSk

— Big West Volleyball (@BigWestWVB) September 22, 2018

#18 CAL POLY DEF. CAL STATE FULLERTON 3-0 (25-19, 25-10, 25-11) 

• Cal Poly improves to 12-1, 2-0. Cal State Fullerton falls to 6-8, 0-2 in the Big West.
• Titan Gym; Fullerton, California
• Attendance: 224
• Box Score/Cal Poly Recap/Cal State Fullerton Recap
• Outside hitter Torrey Van Winden led Cal Poly with 17 kills, while hitting .500.
• Cal Poly hit .360 as a team and held the Titans to just an .063 effort on the attack.
• Right side hitter Tyler Fezzey was a bright spot for the Titans, tallying nine kills with just one error, good for a .348 clip.
• The Mustangs have now won nine consecutive matches against the Titans dating back to Cal State Fullerton’s win on Nov. 23, 2013.

UP NEXT

• Cal State Fullerton hosts UC Santa Barbara at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday.
• UC Davis heads south to take on UC Irvine at 10 p.m. ET on Friday.
• UC Riverside will take on Hawaii on Manoa at 10 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 29.
• Cal Poly hits the road to take on Cal State Fullerton at 10 p.m. ET Friday.
• Be sure to follow the Big West all season long and take a peak at VolleyMob’s 2018 match TV schedule to find out when your favorite programs are in action.

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