Saturday, November 19
Irvine, CA
5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine
18-10,11-7Big West
3
vs
0
Long Beach State
17-9,12-6Big West
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach St. | 18 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| UC Irvine | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Anteaters Roll Past Long Beach State On Senior Night
November 19, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine closed out the home schedule with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) victory over Black & Blue rival Long Beach State.
It is the 15th win all-time against The Beach and the second 3-0 sweep. The only other sweep came on Sept. 25, 1982 at a neutral site.
The Anteaters, who were 12-3 at the Bren Events Center this season, improved to 18-10 overall and 11-7 in the Big West.
UCI out-blocked LBSU, 9.5 to 5 and held a 4-1 advantage in aces. UCI out-hit Long Beach State .239-132.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>UCI was led by Joy Umeh with 17 kills, hitting .424. She also added two block assists
>Middle blocker Onye Ofoegbu had 11 kills and eight total blocks (1 solo, 7 assisted)
>Sophomore Marianna Bertolone added nine kills and seven digs
>Libero Campbell Jensen had a match-best 13 digs
>Setter Kelly Negron tallied 17 set assists, six digs and an ace
>UCI out-blocked LBSU, 9.5 to 5
>Morgan Chacon and Katie Kennedy each had 10 kills for The Beach (17-9, 12-6)
FIRST SET
>Long Beach State jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, two on UCI attack errors
>A 5-1 run by the Anteaters which included two kills by Joy Umeh and a block with Onye Ofoegbu moved UCI in front 5-4
>Two Marianna Bertolone kills and two blocks, both assisted by Ofoegbu highlighted a 6-0 Anteater run, 12-7
>The Beach would close to 18-17 before UCI had a kill by Bertolone and a LBSU attack error to force a timeout, 20-17
>A block by Umeh and Kiani Stanton was followed by two kills by Umeh for set point, 24-18
>A LBSU attack sailed wide giving UCI the 25-18 victory
>The Anteater block was key, rejecting four Beach attacks
SECOND SET
>Ofoegbu took over with two kills and two block assists to give UCI an 8-5 lead
>Three kills, a block and a UCI attack error would move LBSU to a 13-12 lead
>Two LBSU attack errors and a kill by Umeh helped UCI regain the lead, 17-15
>The Beach would tie the set at 19-19 before UCI answered with the next four including an ace by Sofia Skukan, 23-19
>Bertolone would hammer the set-winner, 25-21
THIRD SET
> Four Umeh kills, a solo block by Ofoegbu and a Beach attack error put the Anteaters up 7-2
>A 5-0 spurt, which included an Indy DeSmet ace, broke open the set, 20-15
>Another ace this one by Ofoegbu, plus a Bertolone kills set up match point 24-19
>After two LBSU points, Bertolone finished it off with a kill, 25-21
NOTES
>UCI honored Carrissa MacDonald, Bailey Darnell, Kelly Negron, Onye Ofoegbu, Sofia Skukan and Joy Umeh after the match
>It is the 10th win at home all-time against LBSU
UP NEXT
UCI will end the regular season on the road, traveling to Cal Poly Friday (Nov. 26) and CSU Bakersfield Saturday (Nov. 27)
It is the 15th win all-time against The Beach and the second 3-0 sweep. The only other sweep came on Sept. 25, 1982 at a neutral site.
The Anteaters, who were 12-3 at the Bren Events Center this season, improved to 18-10 overall and 11-7 in the Big West.
UCI out-blocked LBSU, 9.5 to 5 and held a 4-1 advantage in aces. UCI out-hit Long Beach State .239-132.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>UCI was led by Joy Umeh with 17 kills, hitting .424. She also added two block assists
>Middle blocker Onye Ofoegbu had 11 kills and eight total blocks (1 solo, 7 assisted)
>Sophomore Marianna Bertolone added nine kills and seven digs
>Libero Campbell Jensen had a match-best 13 digs
>Setter Kelly Negron tallied 17 set assists, six digs and an ace
>UCI out-blocked LBSU, 9.5 to 5
>Morgan Chacon and Katie Kennedy each had 10 kills for The Beach (17-9, 12-6)
FIRST SET
>Long Beach State jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, two on UCI attack errors
>A 5-1 run by the Anteaters which included two kills by Joy Umeh and a block with Onye Ofoegbu moved UCI in front 5-4
>Two Marianna Bertolone kills and two blocks, both assisted by Ofoegbu highlighted a 6-0 Anteater run, 12-7
>The Beach would close to 18-17 before UCI had a kill by Bertolone and a LBSU attack error to force a timeout, 20-17
>A block by Umeh and Kiani Stanton was followed by two kills by Umeh for set point, 24-18
>A LBSU attack sailed wide giving UCI the 25-18 victory
>The Anteater block was key, rejecting four Beach attacks
SECOND SET
>Ofoegbu took over with two kills and two block assists to give UCI an 8-5 lead
>Three kills, a block and a UCI attack error would move LBSU to a 13-12 lead
>Two LBSU attack errors and a kill by Umeh helped UCI regain the lead, 17-15
>The Beach would tie the set at 19-19 before UCI answered with the next four including an ace by Sofia Skukan, 23-19
>Bertolone would hammer the set-winner, 25-21
THIRD SET
> Four Umeh kills, a solo block by Ofoegbu and a Beach attack error put the Anteaters up 7-2
>A 5-0 spurt, which included an Indy DeSmet ace, broke open the set, 20-15
>Another ace this one by Ofoegbu, plus a Bertolone kills set up match point 24-19
>After two LBSU points, Bertolone finished it off with a kill, 25-21
NOTES
>UCI honored Carrissa MacDonald, Bailey Darnell, Kelly Negron, Onye Ofoegbu, Sofia Skukan and Joy Umeh after the match
>It is the 10th win at home all-time against LBSU
UP NEXT
UCI will end the regular season on the road, traveling to Cal Poly Friday (Nov. 26) and CSU Bakersfield Saturday (Nov. 27)
Team Stats
LBSU
Irvine
Kills
35
43
Errors
21
17
Attempts
106
109
Hitting %
.132
.239
Points
41
56.5
Assists
33
41
Aces
1
4
Blocks
5
9.5
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
8
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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