Score: UC Davis 3, Long Beach State 1
Set Scores: (25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20)
Location: Davis, Calif. (University Credit Union Center)
Records: UC Davis 10-4 (6-0), Long Beach State 12-5 (5-1)
  
The short story: A seventh straight win from UC Davis volleyball gives the team the top spot in The Big West with a four-set victory over Long Beach State on Saturday, Oct. 11.
 
FIRST SERVE


A seventh straight victory from the Aggies marks the longest streak the team has had going back to last season, when they won nine straight.
Making the start for her team, Breeze Czapinski finished with a team-high 17 kills.
Jade Light and Brooke Hibino also finished with double-digit kills. Light also contributed 10 digs for a fifth double-double on the season.
Mia Starr also produced a double-double with 46 assists and a team-high 15 digs.
Four total players ended the day with 10 or more digs. Ximena Cordero Barr had 13, and Rachel Dunagan had 12.
Allie Caldwell tied a career-high with eight total blocks, with two solo and six assisted.

WHAT HEAD COACH DAN CONNERS HAD TO SAY

“I think the team is playing with a ton of tenacity and courage, and it’s been a ton of fun to watch them play. We’re still early in the season, and there are a lot of things to grow and get better at, but I really like the way we are approaching growth and change and the way we compete. We compete at a really high level, and I really appreciate the team and their effort in that.”

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 


Both teams went for blows to begin the first, with two straight kills from Czapinski giving Davis a 10-8 lead.
With Long Beach up 15-14 halfway through the set, Caldwell kicked off a 6-1 run to go up 20-16. 
A few points later, with the home team up 23-20, back-to-back kills from Ally Chandler and Hibino secured a 25-20 victory.
Set two started similarly to the first, with the score tied at 12 near the halfway point.
A 5-1 run from the Aggies gave them breathing room into the final stretch of the frame.
Up 23-18 a few points later, Davis wrapped up another set win with two kills from Hibino and Light, putting them up 2-0.
Down 5-8 at the start of the third, the Beach began to turn things around with a 10-1 run.
The Ags tried to get back in it with kills from Czapinski and Faith Rabb-Patterson, but Long Beach State would roll to a 25-21 win, extending the match to a fourth set.
The battle continued into the fourth, with both teams tied at 10 early on.
With the Beach up 18-17 late, a double block from Hibino and Caldwell sparked a 4-0 run to pull the Aggies ahead by three.
Two quick ones from the road team put them back within one. But the Aggies wrapped it up with another 4-0 scoring run, a service ace from Cordero Barr putting a bow on a 25-20 set four win and a 6-0 start to conference play.

UP NEXT: The Aggies head south for their next two matchups. They begin in Bakersfield for a contest against the Roadrunners on Friday, Oct. 17, at 10:30 a.m. PT before playing CSUN on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 6:00 p.m. PT. The matchup against Cal State Bakersfield will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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