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Score vs. Cal Poly
(Nov.
16, 2007) –UC Riverside dropped the match with #19 Cal
Poly three games to one (15-30, 17-30, 32-30, 24-30) in San
Luis Obispo Friday night. The Highlander’s fell to (6-20
Overall, 2-13 Big West) and the win gave the Mustangs (20-7
Overall, 14-1 Big West) the Big West Conference regular season
crown.
Freshman
Kelly Simpson led UCR with 11 kills and sophomore Kelley Quinn
hit a team-high .400 while producing seven kills. Senior Angie
Mitchell and junior Amy Read each added eight kills on the
night for the Highlanders. Junior libero Kimberly McNeal had
a team-high 17 digs and sophomore Brittney Murrey added 10
digs and lofted 33 sets in the match.
UCR
took a very tightly contested game three, 32-30, as both teams
exchanged leads 16 times throughout the game. The largest
lead came at the 15-12 mark and was held by the Highlanders.
UCR eventually went up 30-29, but Cal Poly took the next point
to even it at 30. Simpson earned the kill on the following
play to give the Highlanders a 31-30 advantage, which was
then followed by Quinn producing the game-winner on the next
point.
Game
four was a battle as well, the Highlanders opened up a 10-3and
later opened upan eight-point lead at 19-11. The Mustangs
looking to clinch the title on their home floor and continued
to pressure the Highlanders. Cal Poly did just that, turning
up the intensity to close out the game on a 19-5 run to pick
up the victory and clinch the Conference title.
The
Highlanders hit .146 (47-27-137) on a night that the Mustangs
were playing for something more than just another notch in
the win column. Ali Waller finished with a game-high 21 kills
as three Mustangs finished the match with double digits in
kills. Kristin Jackson produced a game-high 22 digs for Cal
Poly who hit .252 (68-28-159) in the four games.
UCR
closes out their season tomorrow night against UC Santa Barbara
at 7:00 p.m. up in Santa Barbara.
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