OGDEN, UT -- Middle blocker Ally Bolden had a career-day as UC Irvine out-lasted Nevada 3-2 (25-8, 11-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-7) on the final day of the Wildcat Invitational at Swenson Gym.

Bolden led the team with 12 kills, hitting .500 (12-1-22) with nine total blocks (1 solo).

Libero Campbell Jensen was also an integral part of holding Nevada to a .121 hitting percentage with a match-high 22 digs. She totaled six set assists and three aces in the win.

Nevada hit just .080 (16-12-50) over the final two sets, while UCI committed just five errors in 50 attempts over the final two frames, hitting .360 (23-5-50).

UCI (2-1) continued to control the net in 2025, out-blocking the Wolfpack 13-4. Besides Bolden, seven other Anteaters added at least one block, including four players with three block assists.

Setter Nicole Feliciano and outside hitter Kendra MacDonald earn All-Tournament honors.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>MacDonald had nine kills, eight digs, three block assists and two aces
>Outside hitter Madison Triplett posted six kills and nine digs
>Middle blocker Elizabeth Miller added a career-best five kills and three block assists
>Feliciano totaled 31 set assists, three block assists, four digs and an ace
>Freshman Lillian Lansing and senior Kendra Duffey each had five kills and recorded three and two block assists, respectively
>Hayley Brown topped Nevada with 18 kills

FIRST SET
>A 4-1 early spurt on a kill by Kendra Duffey, an ace by Campbell Jenen and kills by Lillian Lansing and Ally Bolden put the Anteaters up 4-2
>Eight in a row gave UCI some separation with two kills from Kendra MacDonald and a pair of blocks by Bolden and Nicole Feliciano, 12-3
>A kill and ace by MacDonald stretched the lead to 17-7 and forced a Wolfpack timeout
>Five more Nevada errors, kills by Bolden and Lansing and another ace by Jensen closed out the set, 25-8
>Nevada hit -.129 (4-8-31) as UCI totaled five blocks and Jensen scooped eight digs

SECOND SET
>Nevada would use three consecutive kills and a UCI attack error to move in front 4-2
>Following a kill by MacDonald, the Wolfpack had three more kills and a block to get to 8-3
>Three aces in a Nevada 10-0 run moved UN to a 19-7 lead
>Much like UCI in the first set, Nevada would roll to a 25-10 win

THIRD SET
>A pair of Nevada errors and a kill by Bolden gave UCI the 3-1 lead only to watch the Wolfpack score the next four, three on Anteater errors to move ahead 5-3
>Back-to-back kills by Bolden put the Anteaters back in front 6-5
>Nevada made a move on a 4-1 run, all on kills, to lead 13-10
>A block by Elizabeth Miller and Duffey closed the gap to 12-13
>A kill by Duffey and an ace by Jensen kept it close 14-15, then four consecutive UCI errors helped Nevada back to a 19-14 advantage
>Nevada held set point before UCI rallied on a kill by Miller, a Wolfpack attack error and an ace by Angelina Dellutri, 20-24
>Out of a timeout, an Anteater service error gave Nevada the 25-20 win

FOURTH SET
>UCI jumped out to a 5-2 lead on kills by Miller and Madison Triplett
>Another pair of kills by Bolden and Triplett make it 7-4
>Back-to-back aces by Nevada tied the set at 8-8
>Miller put down a kill then Bolden and Lillian Lansing had a block followed by a Wolfpack attack error giving UCI a 14-11 advantage
>The Anteaters created some distance on kills by Triplett and Jensen, an ace by Lansing and another attack error by Nevada, 18-13  
>Nevada made it interesting closing to 18-23, before a timeout stopped the momentum which led to a MacDonald kill and service ace to end the set 25-18 and force a fifth game

FIFTH SET
>After a block by Nevada, a Wolfpack service error was followed by a 4-1 UCI run which included a block by Bolden and Lansing and kills by Lansing and MacDonald, 5-2
>Three consecutive kills in a row from MacDonald, Lansing and Triplett plus a Nevada attack error made it 9-3
>Another Nevada attack error and a kill by Feliciano pushed the lead to 11-3 then Bolden took over with a pair of blocks, one solo and one with Triplett, 13-3
>Nevada would delay the win which ultimately was put down by Triplett, 25-14

NOTES
>Dellutri has recorded an ace in each of the first three matches
>UCI has out-blocked its opponent in all three matches

UP NEXT
UCI hosts the Anteater Classic Thurs.-Sun. (Sept. 4-7) at the Bren Events Center. The Anteaters make their home debut against Fresno State Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m.