LOS ANGELES – The UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team’s recent woes continued on Tuesday evening as it dropped it fourth consecutive match in a 3-1 loss at Loyola Marymount. The Lions defeated the Gauchos, 25-15, 17-25, 25-16, 25-22.
With tonight’s loss, the Gaucho record falls to 3-6 on the season while the Lions improve to 8-3 overall.
Outside hitters senior Lauren McLaughlin and sophomore Charlene DeHoog each tallied nine kills in the loss. DeHoog also posted two aces, six digs, and two blocks. McLaughlin was second on the team with a season-best 16 digs in the match and also posted two aces and two blocks. Freshman Whittany Radcliffe posted a career-best seven kills in the match and also tallied four blocks.
Sophomore setter Dana Vargas dished out 19 assists while Jessica Welch had 12. SeniorLeigh Stephenson led the squad with 19 digs.
Emily Day, who posted 20 kills and 15 digs, led the Lions in the win. Erin Downey was also solid, tallying 11 kills with a .588 clip (1e, 17att). Downey also had 10 block assists during the match. Setter Renee Horton dished out 39 assists and Whitney Leonard led Loyola Marymount with 17 digs.
The Gauchos will head to Malibu this weekend for the Pepperdine Asics Classic. UCSB will face No. 21 Pepperdine on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and will then take on Texas the following day at 1 p.m.
