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Score: UC Davis 2, San Jose State 3 (25-16, 21-25, 23-25, 25-10, 12-15)
Location: San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Gym)
Records: UC Davis 9-10 (5-3), San Jose State 7-12 (2-6)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A career-high 22 kills from Ally Chandler led UC Davis volleyball in five sets against San Jose State on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Aggies dominated the first and fourth set but would ultimately fall in a hard fought battle with the Spartans.
FIRST SERVE
Chandler’s night marks the first time the senior collects 20+ kills in a match in her career.
It’s also the second time she’s surpassed her career-best this season, previously going for 18 against New Mexico at home.
She was also deadly on the defense, leading the team with six blocks.
40 assists from Mia Starr marks the ninth time this season she’s gone for 40 or more in a match.
Aces were aplenty for the Aggies tonight, going for a season-high 15 as a team.
Individually, Isabella Umpierre set a career-high on the line with four aces.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Davis won the opening set 25-16 and finished with 11 kills to San Jose St.’s nine.
Ximena Cordero Barr served the Aggies through a four-point stretch from 13-10 to 17-10, including back-to-back aces before kills by Umpierre and Chandler.
Umpierre led UC Davis with five kills, while Chandler added three kills and was part of four of UC Davis’ five block points.
San Jose St. won the set 25-21 and finished with a 17-11 edge in kills.
UC Davis led 18-15 before San Jose St. scored seven straight points to move in front 22-18.
Chandler paced the Aggies with four kills and one ace, Gianna Bogan added three kills, and Mia Starr had nine assists.
UC Davis served four aces, with Umpierre, Khloe Wong, Chandler and Cordero Barr each recording one.
San Jose St. won the set 25-23 and finished with seven team blocks to UC Davis’ two.
The Aggies totaled 12 kills to San Jose St.’s 11 and held a 3-1 edge in service aces, with Chandler and Umpierre posting five kills apiece and Umpierre adding two aces.
UC Davis scored four straight points with Cordero Barr serving to move from an 11-10 deficit to a 14-11 lead, with the stretch including Chandler block, an Umpierre kill and Chandler kill.
UC Davis won the fourth set 25-10 after scoring eight straight points from a 2-0 deficit to move ahead 8-2.
The Aggies finished the set with 13 kills and six service aces, while San Jose St. had seven kills.
Chandler led UC Davis with six kills and added two service aces; Ana Stojanovic added two kills and two aces.
UC Davis fell 15-12 in the fifth set after San Jose St. scored the final three points from a 12-12 tie.
Chandler led the Aggies in the set with four kills, while Stojanovic added two.
Starr assisted all six UC Davis kills and teamed with Chandler on a block.
San Jose St. finished with eight kills to the Aggies’ six and held a 3-0 edge in aces, with Lolo Fonua serving all three.
UP NEXT: The next series for Davis will be with their travel partner, Nevada, on Oct. 22 & 24. The home and away series begins in Reno on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6:00 pm PT. The match will be streamed live on MW+.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis Athletics represents one of the nation’s premier public universities on the NCAA Division I stage, with more than 650 student-athletes competing across 25 sports, including 16 programs in the Mountain West Conference. Located in California’s quintessential college town, UC Davis combines championship-level athletics with the academic excellence of the nation’s #8 public research university and is home to the nation’s No. 1 programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine and sustainability. With a growing national media presence, bold investments in facilities and the student-athlete experience, and a tradition of developing champions in competition, in the classroom and beyond, the Aggies are elevating UC Davis on a national stage.