DAVIS, Calif.—UC San Diego women's volleyball earned its third conference sweep with a 3-0 victory at UC Davis on Thursday evening. The Tritons (14-9, 6-5 Big West) took down the Aggies (11-10, 6-5 Big West) in straight sets, 25-12, 25-14, 25-20, to split the season series 1-1 and moved to 2-4 in the Division I series.
 
Ava McInnes recorded a match high 15 kills on a blazing .419 hitting percentage and led the Tritons defensively at the net as well with four blocks. Sabire Karacaova and Emily McDaniel chipped in seven kills apiece, while Karacaova led the Tritons with 15 digs. Nevada Knowles recorded her fourth double-double with 15 assists and 10 digs. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons got off to a hot start, jumping out to an 8-2 lead in set one. With UC San Diego leading, 15-7, the Tritons went on a seven-point scoring run to extend their lead, 22-7. UC Davis attempted a late comeback with a 4-0 run of its own, but the Tritons closed out the set easily, 25-12. 
 
In the second set, UC San Diego picked up right where it left off, building another early 9-4 lead. The Aggies pulled within three, 13-10, before the Tritons went on a 9-2 scoring run to build a comfortable, 22-12, advantage. UC San Diego scored back-to-back points to close out the set, 25-14, and take a 2-0 lead in the match. 
 
After UC Davis took an early, 2-0, lead in the final set, the Tritons rattled off five straight points to jump in front, 5-2. The Aggies answered to pull within one point, but UC San Diego put together a 9-2 run to create space, 14-6. With the Tritons leading, 19-13, UC Davis mounted a late comeback with a 4-0 scoring run to pull within two points. A kill and an ace by McInnes, followed by a solo block by Katie Rapp gave the Tritons match point before a UCD service error ended the set, 25-20, and secured the sweep for UC San Diego.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Ava McInnes reached double-figure kills for the 18th time this season and eighth match in a row.
• Nevada Knowles recorded her fourth double-double of the season.
• The Tritons hit .266 as a team, while holding UC Davis to its second lowest hitting percentage of the season at .029.
• UC San Diego held the advantage in digs (46-38), assists (34-27) and kills (38-27). The teams were even in aces (3-3) and UCD held the slight edge in blocks (8-7).
• With the win, the Tritons moved to 1-1 in the season series, 2-4 in the D-I series and 13-10 in the all-time series with UC Davis.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will remain on the road, traveling to face UC Riverside on Saturday at 4 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics 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 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.