LA JOLLA, Calif.–UC San Diego women's volleyball snapped a five-match losing streak with their first Big West sweep of the season, 3-0, over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night at LionTree Arena.
 
The Tritons (9-11, 2-6 Big West) took down the Titans (9-7, 3-5 Big West) in straight sets, 25-18, 25-14, 26-24. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego hit .293 as a team, their best hitting percentage since Sept. 2 against Nicholls. The Tritons held the advantage in all statistical categories, including aces (3-1), blocks (9-5), assists (45-34), digs (56-50) and kills (47-38).
 
After her career performance the night before, Ava McInnes led the offense again with 15 kills and added two blocks, while Emily McDaniel added 13 kills. Juliette Bokor tallied five kills and team-best four blocks, while Katie Rapp recorded three blocks. Izzi Strand finished with 40 assists and seven digs, while Naya Dong led the team with 21 digs and Natalie Repetti added 10.
 
The Tritons jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the opening set, behind four kills from McInnes. The Titans pulled within two, 9-7, but UC San Diego hung on to the lead down the stretch and took the first set easily, 25-18.
 
In the second set, UC San Diego used scoring runs of five points and four points to build an early 9-6 lead. The Tritons went on a 10-2 scoring run late, including six consecutive points with Zaria Henderson at the service line to lead 23-11 and eventually took the set, 25-14.
 
The third set remained close to start, with UC San Diego leading 6-5 before Fullerton went on a six-point scoring run to take the lead, 11-6. The Tritons answered with a 6-0 run of their own to retake the lead 13-12. It looked as if the match was headed to a fourth set after the Titans went on another 6-1 run to lead 20-16. However, the Tritons would not give up, battling back to a 24-24 tie. UC San Diego scored the final three points to take the set, 26-24, and the match, 3-0.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• It was the first Big West sweep for the Tritons and third of the season.
• The .293 hitting percentage was UC San Diego's best since the Tritons hit .303 against Nicholls on Sept. 2.
• With the win, UC San Diego improved to 3-0 against Cal State Fullerton and 1-0 this season. 

UP NEXT
UC San Diego will celebrate Homecoming with two matches next weekend in LionTree Arena. The Tritons will host Cal Poly on Friday and CSU Bakersfield on Saturday, with both matches slated for 7 p.m. PT. The matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
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 83 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.