Saturday, November 13
Walter Pyramid
7:00 PM
Long Beach State University
12-15,6-10Big West
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UC Santa Barbara
17-11,13-3Big West
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UC Santa Barbara
20
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25
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Long Beach St.
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Photo by: John Fajardo
Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Takes Down UC Santa Barbara, 3-1
11/13/2021 10:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Another solid all-around team victory for the Beach as Kashauna Williams and Katie Kennedy each recorded 11 kills in the win
Box Score (PDF)
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State came out swinging against UC Santa Barbara as the Beach went on to earn a 3-1 [25-20, 25-17, 13-25, 25-19] victory over the Gauchos on Saturday night.
LBSU has now won three of their last four matches to improve to 12-15 overall and 6-10 in Big West action. Meanwhile, UCSB drops to 17-11 on the year and 13-3 in conference play.
Freshman Erykah Lovett got the match started with an ace as Long Beach State took an early lead over UC Santa Barbara in the first set. The Gauchos managed to tie the game three times, but the Beach held the lead throughout, before winning the opening set 25-20.
Long Beach State continued to play their game in the second set hitting .345, while limiting UCSB to a .111 attack percentage. The Beach broke a 7-7 tie on a kill from Katie Kennedy as LBSU went on an 8-0 behind a strong serve from freshman Kailia Lopez. Lopez would cap that run with an ace. With a comfortable lead, Long Beach State cruised to a 25-17 win as the Beach took a 2-0 set lead over the Gauchos.
UC Santa Barbara worked hard to avoid the sweep as the Gauchos came out firing in the third set and out-hit Long Beach State .429 to .030. With the Gauchos on a run, Long Beach State fell behind and was unable to recover as UCSB claimed the third set, 25-13.
Despite the setback in the third, the Beach jumped right back into playing Long Beach State volleyball and turned in their best showing of the night. LBSU hit .361 in the frame as the Beach knocked down 15 kills on 36 swings, while committing just two errors.
Following two early lead changes and four ties, Long Beach State used a 7-0 run highlighted by a Tia Chavira serving ace to break the game open. From there, the Beach held a comfortable lead and close the set and match on a kill from Kennedy to win, 25-19, and complete the four-set victory.
Kennedy and Kashauna Williams led the offensive attack with 11 kills each, while Kennedy hit .400 in the contest to go along with three digs and two blocks. Chavira set a solid game as Long Beach State hit .244 on the night as Chavira finished with 31 assists, seven digs, six kills, and three aces in another all-around solid performance for the sophomore setter.
In the back court, sophomore libero Nicole Hoff led the way with 10 digs, while Lovett added nine digs to go along with six kills, two aces, and a pair of blocks.
Senior middle blocker Miranda Canez patrolled the net and finished the match with five blocks (1 solo, 4 assists), while also contributing seven kills.
UC Santa Barbara was led by Michelle Ohwobete's 12 kills, while Mehana Ma'a (20 assists) and Grace McIntosh (16 assists) split setter duties as the Gauchos hit .262 in the match. Macall Peed concluded the contest with 16 digs, while Deni Wilson led the team at the net with four blocks.
Long Beach State will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 19 at UC San Diego. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State came out swinging against UC Santa Barbara as the Beach went on to earn a 3-1 [25-20, 25-17, 13-25, 25-19] victory over the Gauchos on Saturday night.
LBSU has now won three of their last four matches to improve to 12-15 overall and 6-10 in Big West action. Meanwhile, UCSB drops to 17-11 on the year and 13-3 in conference play.
Freshman Erykah Lovett got the match started with an ace as Long Beach State took an early lead over UC Santa Barbara in the first set. The Gauchos managed to tie the game three times, but the Beach held the lead throughout, before winning the opening set 25-20.
Long Beach State continued to play their game in the second set hitting .345, while limiting UCSB to a .111 attack percentage. The Beach broke a 7-7 tie on a kill from Katie Kennedy as LBSU went on an 8-0 behind a strong serve from freshman Kailia Lopez. Lopez would cap that run with an ace. With a comfortable lead, Long Beach State cruised to a 25-17 win as the Beach took a 2-0 set lead over the Gauchos.
UC Santa Barbara worked hard to avoid the sweep as the Gauchos came out firing in the third set and out-hit Long Beach State .429 to .030. With the Gauchos on a run, Long Beach State fell behind and was unable to recover as UCSB claimed the third set, 25-13.
Despite the setback in the third, the Beach jumped right back into playing Long Beach State volleyball and turned in their best showing of the night. LBSU hit .361 in the frame as the Beach knocked down 15 kills on 36 swings, while committing just two errors.
Following two early lead changes and four ties, Long Beach State used a 7-0 run highlighted by a Tia Chavira serving ace to break the game open. From there, the Beach held a comfortable lead and close the set and match on a kill from Kennedy to win, 25-19, and complete the four-set victory.
BE/\CH WIN!!!@LBSU_WVB defeats UC Santa Barbara, 3-1! #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/5Hb0tjqmpS
— LBSU W. Volleyball (@LBSU_WVB) November 14, 2021
Kennedy and Kashauna Williams led the offensive attack with 11 kills each, while Kennedy hit .400 in the contest to go along with three digs and two blocks. Chavira set a solid game as Long Beach State hit .244 on the night as Chavira finished with 31 assists, seven digs, six kills, and three aces in another all-around solid performance for the sophomore setter.
In the back court, sophomore libero Nicole Hoff led the way with 10 digs, while Lovett added nine digs to go along with six kills, two aces, and a pair of blocks.
Senior middle blocker Miranda Canez patrolled the net and finished the match with five blocks (1 solo, 4 assists), while also contributing seven kills.
UC Santa Barbara was led by Michelle Ohwobete's 12 kills, while Mehana Ma'a (20 assists) and Grace McIntosh (16 assists) split setter duties as the Gauchos hit .262 in the match. Macall Peed concluded the contest with 16 digs, while Deni Wilson led the team at the net with four blocks.
Long Beach State will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 19 at UC San Diego. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
Team Stats
UCSB
LBSU
Kills
51
48
Errors
19
17
Attempts
122
127
Hitting %
.262
.244
Points
61
61
Assists
47
38
Aces
2
7
Blocks
8
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
6
Aces
3
Blocks
0
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