SANTA BARBARA, Calif.  — Cal State Fullerton women's volleyball fell to UC Santa Barbara in four sets (13-25, 23-25, 25-18, 24-26) Friday night in the Thunderdome. Fullerton moved to 7-19 overall and 2-11 in Big West play.Â
Zariah Crosby recorded nine kills with a .350 hitting percentage and six block assists, while
Kaia Herweg recorded 11 kills and three block assists.
Hannah Hass finished the match with five kills and sits seven kills away from 300 career kills.
Neeva Gaine and
Arianna Ellis joined Hass with five kills each. After recording a negative hitting percentage in the first set, the Titans finished the match with nine blocks, 41 kills and a .128 hitting percentage.Â
The Titans fell 25-13 to UC Santa Barbara in the first set. Fullerton hit negative .107 with six kills, compared with UC Santa Barbara's .368 hitting percentage and seven kills. The Gauchos posted four blocks against the Titans and powered to a 22-9 lead before a kill from
Bella Risling moved the Titans into double digits, 22-10. Herweg added two late kills to keep the Titans alive, but the Gauchos sealed the win on a Fullerton service error.Â
UC Santa Barbara won the second set, 25-23, for a 2-0 match lead. In the set, the Titans recorded 13 kills and a .212 hitting percentage. Fullerton used a 5-0 scoring run, featuring a kill and block assist from Hass, to even the set at 10-10. A big swing from
Parys Taylor gave the Titans a 13-12 lead, while Herweg added two kills for a 15-13 lead. The Gauchos answered with a 4-0 run to tie the set at 19-19. Herweg held the Gauchos to a 24-23 lead, but the Gauchos secured the win with a kill.Â
Fullerton extended the match to four sets after defeating the Gauchos in the third set, 25-18. The Titans recorded 10 kills, three blocks and a service ace. A kill from Ellis and two UC Santa Barbara attacking errors pushed the Titans to an 8-4 lead. The Gauchos answered with a 5-1 scoring run to tie the set at 9-9. The Titans took an 11-9 lead over the Gauchos following a kill and a solo block from Hass. Fullerton capitalized on three straight errors by the Gauchos for a 17-12 lead. Gaine contributed a late kill and solo block before closing the door on a block-assist with Crosby.Â
The Gauchos closed the match with a 26-24 win in the fourth set. An early 6-0 scoring run from the Titans gave Fullerton a 7-2 lead, while Herweg extended Fullerton's lead to 15-13 with her eighth kill of the match. The Gauchos later used a 4-0 scoring run to take a 20-18 lead. They then used a late rally to extend their lead to 23-20, but the Titans tied the set at 24-24 behind consecutive blocks from Crosby with Ellis and Taylor. The Gauchos put an end to Fullerton's success with a kill and a Titan attacking error.Â
The Titans are set to close the weekend on the road at Cal Poly on Saturday, Nov. 7. First serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
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