The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team has signed two standout players to official National Letters of Intent, head coach Kathy Gregory announced on Wednesday.Joining the Gauchos, who are coming off a 19-12 overall record and 11-5 second-place finish in the Big West, will be outside hitter Alex Barbeau from Salinas High and setter/right side Jaylen Villanueva from Los Alamitos High."We're excited to bring two impact players into the program," Gregory said. "We expect them both to … [Read more...]
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Kathy Gregory and women’s volleyball team signs two standouts
Filed Under: College Volleyball, News, UCSB Tagged With: Alex Barbeau, Jaylen Villanueva, Kathy Gregory, UCSB Women's Volleyball
Schmidt’s All-American status matches Luedeke, Gehlke, Vargas
For the third straight season two UCSB women's volleyball players were named All-Americans, it was announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.Seniors Chelsey Lowe and Stacey Schmidt were named Honorable Mention All-Americans after turning in stellar seasons. The duo was honored last week as First Team All-West Region selections.For Schmidt, it marks the second straight season that she was named an All-American. The native of Huntington Beach is just the fourth UCSB … [Read more...]
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UCSB not one of 64 in NCAA Tournament
UCSB women's volleyball team did not receive an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday when the 64-team field was announced.The Gauchos won seven of their final eight regular season games and finished second in the Big West with an 11-5 conference record. UCSB was swept on Saturday night by TCU at the Turkey Time Tournament in San Diego, possibly bursting their bubble.Big West champion Long Beach State (23-6) opens against the University of San Diego (27-4) and would face the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Kara Sherrard, Kathy Gregory, Leah Sully, NCAA Tournament, NCAA women's volleyball tournament, Stacey Schmidt, ucsb gauchos, UCSB volleyball, UCSB Women's Volleyball
UCSB’s seventh straight comes over Aztecs
SAN DIEGO - The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team continued its push for a postseason berth, winning its seventh straight match with a 25-23, 22-25, 26-24, 25-19 victory over San Diego State on Friday night in the Turkey Time Tournament.Kara Sherrard led UCSB with 14 kills and was one of two players with double doubles as she also picked up 13 digs for the Gauchos (19-11 overall).Leah Sully, named to the All-Big West Honorable Mention team earlier this week, had 13 kills and a … [Read more...]
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UCSB gets Matadors in fifth game
NORTHRIDGE – UCSB needed just one lead in the final set. The Gauchos got it at the most opportune time.After allowing Cal State Northridge to rally and win games three and four on Friday night to force a deciding fifth set, UCSB watched as the Matadors led for the entire fifth game.But at 13-12, UCSB finished strong and strengthened its grip on second place in the Big West. Leah Sully had a pair of kills and Stacey Schmidt and Lily Lopez combined for a block to hold off the Matadors … [Read more...]
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Seniors secure sweep for Gauchos
UCSB topped the Cal Poly Mustangs in a brisk three-game match on Saturday night, earning their third straight win and furthering their chances at earning a berth in the NCAA tournament. The night's match was the last home appearance for outgoing seniors Stacey Schmidt, Chelsey Lowe, and Lily Lopez, and none failed to disappoint in front of their friends and family.Game scores were 25-15, 25-22, and 25-21. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 16-11 on the season with a 9-5 Big West tally. Cal … [Read more...]
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Gauchos make quick work of Anteaters
Easy as 1-2-3.Or, you could say the Gauchos said "Uno, dos, adios" to UC Irvine on Friday night.In other words the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team took the "three and flee" route when they routed the Anteaters 25-22, 25-21, 25-20 in a match that wasn't nearly as close as the scores would indicate. UCSB kept its spot in second place in the Big West, improving to 7-5 in conference and 14-11 overall.The Anteaters fell to 9-14 overall and 3-7.Leah Sully had an enormous night … [Read more...]
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Gauchos win at Pacific in five sets
Rebounding from a difficult defeat to UC Davis on Friday night, the UCSB women's volleyball team gutted out a big five-set victory over Pacific on Saturday at the Spanos Center.UCSB improves to 13-11 overall and 6-5 in the Big West, earning a tie for second place with Pacific and UC Davis, both of whom are also 6-5.Game scores for the match were: 25-23, 21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13.Chelsey Lowe, the Gauchos' libero, moved into 10th place all-time in career digs as she recorded 19 and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Chelsey Lowe, Kara Sherrard, Kathy Gregory, Leah Sully, Stacey Schmidt, UCSB Women's Volleyball
UC Davis narrowly defeats UCSB
Despite four players recording double figures in kills, including a career-high from All-American Stacey Schmidt, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team lost a close and hard-fought match on Friday night to UC Davis.After winning the first set 25-20, the Gauchos dropped the three subsequent sets 27-25, 25-23, 31-29, dropping to 12-11 overall and 5-5 in the Big West.The Aggies, who had to beat UCSB in the closest way possible in all three sets, improved to 19-6 overall and 5-5 in … [Read more...]
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Long Beach St. shuts down UCSB attack
Despite a balanced attack and a thrilling victory in the first set, the UC Santa Barbara women's team dropped a four-set match to Long Beach State on Saturday night in the Thunderdome.The 49ers, who dropped the Big West opener in September to the Gauchos, improved to 14-6 overall and 8-2 in the Big West with a firm grasp on first place. UCSB, meanwhile, sank to 12-10 overall and 5-4 in conference. Match scores were 22-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.Long Beach State middle blocker Haleigh … [Read more...]
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Gauchos wipe away Titans
The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team got past its first hurdle in an important conference weekend, wiping the floor with Cal State Fullerton in a convincing four-set victory on Friday night at the Thunderdome.While the scores – 25-19, 29-27, 23-25, 25-13 – indicate that the match was much closer than it truly was. UCSB won nearly every long rally, hit nearly 100 points better than the Titans and outserved the visitors to move to 12-9 overall and 5-3 in the Big West. The Gauchos … [Read more...]
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Gauchos fall short in a five-game thriller at Cal Poly
Brimming with hope following a thilling marathon fourth set victory and a furious comeback in the fifth set, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team ultimately lost to Cal Poly on Wednesday night.The Gauchos, who had been in first place in the Big West entering the match, fell 25-13, 17-25, 25-16, 29-31, 15-13 and fall to 11-8 overall and 4-2 in the Big West. Cal Poly remained undefeated in Mott Gym and improves to 8-11, 3-3.Four Cal Poly players finished with double-digit kills led … [Read more...]
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