Nov. 15, 2008

Final Stats

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. --- Senior Lauren Kellerman recorded a team-high 13 kills to lead UC Irvine to a 3-1 (25-16, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17) win Saturday in Big West action at the Thunderdome. The decision lifted UCI to 15-12 overall and 10-4 in the Big West while the Gauchos dropped to 10-15 (6-8) overall.

Alexandra Filkins recorded 12 kills with one error in 19 attempts for a .579 hitting percentage while picking up 10 digs. Alexandra Hauser tied a career-best with six block assists while totaling seven kills and Kari Pestolesi added a double-double of 11 kills and 11 digs. Devon Sutherland paced the team with 19 digs and Taryn Robertson handed out 41 assists in the win.

UCI jumped out to a four-point lead at 13-9 on a Gaucho attack error by Rebecca Saraceno in the first set. UCSB closed the gap to one at 15-14 but the Anteaters scored three straight, capped by a Pestolesi ace, to reclaim a four-point edge at 18-14. UCI added a five-point rally to lead 22-15 and went on to win on a service error by Nikki Doyle.

The two teams battled in the second set but it was the Gauchos who were the first to pull away from a 10-10 tie and take a 16-12 lead. UCI cut the lead to two at 16-14 on a Saraceno attack error but UCSB went on a 5-1 run to widen the margin to six at 21-15. The Gauchos scored the final three points to finish the set with Dana Vargas firing a service winner.

The Anteaters established an early 10-5 lead and led by as many as eight at 17-9 on a kill from Kellerman. The Gauchos rallied and caught the Anteaters at 20-20 but UC Irvine's McCall Miller aced Doyle from the baseline for a two-point lead (22-20). Filkins and Larissa Nordyke sent back a Saraceno attempt and Filkins and Hauser delivered at the net on set-point for the win.

The Anteaters play their final home matches Nov. 21 and 22 against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly, respectively.