Saturday, October 18
Riverside, CA
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
2-16, 0-6
1
vs
3
Cal State Fullerton
7-13, 1-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton | 25 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 3 |
| UC Riverside | 20 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 1 |
Photo by: Carlos Puma
Volleyball Loses Close Match To Cal State Fullerton, 25-20, 29-27, 23-25, 25-22
10/18/2014 6:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Riverside, CA—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team lost a close four-set match to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday evening by the scores of 25-20, 29-27, 23-25, and 25-22. Video Recap.
UCR's (2-16, 0-6) Bri Holmes led all players with 21 kills, while Alex Gresham added 12 and Cristina Maietta had nine. McKenna Painton had 18 kills to lead the Titans (7-13, 1-6).
Cal State Fullerton led 19-12 midway through the first set, but UC Riverside continued to press, scoring the next three straight on two kills by Holmes and a Titans attack error, and further closed the gap to three, 23-20, late. An untimely service error by the Highlanders put CSF up at set-point, though, 24-20, and a block assist by Fullerton closed out the set for the win, 25-20.
The second set was a back-and-forth battle with 13 ties scores and seven lead changes throughout. UC Riverside had the lead midway through at 18-13, but could not stop a 5-0 Titans run as the score became 18-18. The teams then traded points with nine more tie scores the rest of the way, including five at set-point.
The Highlanders had the first set-point, leading 24-23, but CSF scored two consecutive to go up 25-24. A Gresham kill made it 25-25, but a kill by Fullerton put them up at set point for the second time, 26-25. Another Gresham kill tied the set at 26, and an attack error by the Titans gave UC Riverside their second set-point, 27-26. Cal State Fullerton rallied to tie it at 27, and proceeded to score the next two to complete the come-from-behind victory, 29-27.
Neither team led by more than three points the entire third set as it was another close battle with 11 ties and five lead changes. UC Riverside found itself down by two points late, 23-21, but rallied using two Gresham kills to tie the score. The Highlanders then closed out the set with back-to-back blocks to extend the match, 2-1.
UCR used its momentum going into the fourth set by leading 5-2 early on, capped off by three straight Sarah Bruchet service aces. Cal State Fullerton countered using a 7-1 run to retake the lead, 9-6, but the Highlanders tied the set at 11. The Titans eventually went up by four, 18-14, before the Highlanders scored four of the next five points to cut the margin to 19-18.
From there, the teams traded points until CSF took a 23-20 lead, and held on for the 25-22 victory to earn a 3-1 win in the match.
UC Riverside now hits the road for a pair of matches at Long Beach State and CSUN on October 24 and 25 respectively.
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UCR's (2-16, 0-6) Bri Holmes led all players with 21 kills, while Alex Gresham added 12 and Cristina Maietta had nine. McKenna Painton had 18 kills to lead the Titans (7-13, 1-6).
Cal State Fullerton led 19-12 midway through the first set, but UC Riverside continued to press, scoring the next three straight on two kills by Holmes and a Titans attack error, and further closed the gap to three, 23-20, late. An untimely service error by the Highlanders put CSF up at set-point, though, 24-20, and a block assist by Fullerton closed out the set for the win, 25-20.
The second set was a back-and-forth battle with 13 ties scores and seven lead changes throughout. UC Riverside had the lead midway through at 18-13, but could not stop a 5-0 Titans run as the score became 18-18. The teams then traded points with nine more tie scores the rest of the way, including five at set-point.
The Highlanders had the first set-point, leading 24-23, but CSF scored two consecutive to go up 25-24. A Gresham kill made it 25-25, but a kill by Fullerton put them up at set point for the second time, 26-25. Another Gresham kill tied the set at 26, and an attack error by the Titans gave UC Riverside their second set-point, 27-26. Cal State Fullerton rallied to tie it at 27, and proceeded to score the next two to complete the come-from-behind victory, 29-27.
Neither team led by more than three points the entire third set as it was another close battle with 11 ties and five lead changes. UC Riverside found itself down by two points late, 23-21, but rallied using two Gresham kills to tie the score. The Highlanders then closed out the set with back-to-back blocks to extend the match, 2-1.
UCR used its momentum going into the fourth set by leading 5-2 early on, capped off by three straight Sarah Bruchet service aces. Cal State Fullerton countered using a 7-1 run to retake the lead, 9-6, but the Highlanders tied the set at 11. The Titans eventually went up by four, 18-14, before the Highlanders scored four of the next five points to cut the margin to 19-18.
From there, the teams traded points until CSF took a 23-20 lead, and held on for the 25-22 victory to earn a 3-1 win in the match.
UC Riverside now hits the road for a pair of matches at Long Beach State and CSUN on October 24 and 25 respectively.
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Team Stats
CSF
UCRVB
Kills
61
57
Errors
17
21
Attempts
133
137
Hitting %
.331
.263
Points
78.0
72.0
Assists
57
55
Aces
5
10
Blocks
12.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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