Box Score IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine snapped a six-match winning streak in a 3-0 loss (22-25, 20-25, 23-25) to No. 23 Cal Poly at the Bren Center Tuesday night.

"I was disappointed at the way we came out," UCI head coach Ashlie Hain reflected. "I think we had some nerves and it wasn't until the third set that we started playing through that. Cal Poly is a great team with great hitters, but I think we beat ourselves for sure tonight."

It was the first loss at home for UCI (8-1) as the Anteaters go to 18-3 overall and 6-2 in the Big West. Cal Poly improved its league-leading mark to 10-0 and is 20-2 overall with 15 consecutive wins.

Kills and digs were the difference as Cal Poly topped UCI 52-38 in kills and 55-43 in digs. Both teams had three aces and three blocks.

Middle blocker Idara Akpakpa led UCI, hitting .619 with 13 kills and no errors on 21 swings. Harlee Kekauoha followed with nine kills and 10 digs.  Haley DeSales had a team-high 12 digs to go with five kills.

Torrey Van Winden paced the Mustangs with 18 kills, while Adlee Van Winden had 11 kills. Jessica McRoskey had a match-high 13 digs.

UCI struggled offensively to start the match, watching Cal Poly jump out to an 8-3 lead. Trailing 24-17, UCI rallied on three kills by Idara Akpakpa and an ace by Haley DeSales to narrow the margin to 24-22. Following a Cal Poly timeout, Raeann Greisen put away a kill for the set winner, 25-22.

The Mustangs would use a 5-0 spurt to break open the second set 21-15 and go on to win 25-20 on a Torrey Van Winden kill.

UCI was once again playing catch-up in the third set as Cal Poly took an early 3-0 lead then a 10-4 advantage. With Cal Poly leading 23-20, UCI had a kill and block by Harlee Kekauoha to pull within 23-22. The teams would trade points before another kill by Gresien ended the set 25-23.

UCI will travel to CSUN Friday (Oct. 27) for a 7:00 p.m. match at the Matadome.