LA JOLLA, California—The UC San Diego women's volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to Big West opponent UC Santa Barbara Saturday evening at RIMAC Arena.
Scores were 25-16, 23-25, 25-12, and 25-18 in favor of UCSB, which owns the top position in the Big West. The Tritons fell to 8-15 overall and 5-7 in the conference, while the Gauchos improved to 15-9 and 11-1.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego hit just .118 (42-24-153) to UC Santa Barbara's .318 (59-17-132).
Ava McInnes had a match-high 17 kills for the Tritons, while
Sabire Karacaova followed with 12.
Naya Dong had 19 digs, also a match-best.
For the Gauchos, Michelle Ohwobete had 16 kills.
UC Santa Barbara got out to a 10-0 lead in the fourth set and a 4-0 lead in both the first and second sets. The Gauchos hit .484 in the opening frame.
UC San Diego's best attack came in the second set when the Tritons hit .244.
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HIGHLIGHT REEL
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AVA MCINNES INTERVIEW
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TRITON TIDBITS
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Isabela Dobra finished with 33 assists and 10 digs for her 13th double-double of the season.
• UC San Diego has totaled 1,438 digs to opponents' 1,403 this season.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego plays its next four matches on the road, beginning with UC Davis on November 4.
For live coverage links and UC San Diego's complete 2021 schedule,
click here.
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
