Anteaters Cruise to Senior Night Victory over CSUB

Saturday, November 14

Irvine, Calif.

5:00 PM

UC Irvine

10-17,8-8Big West

Cal State Bakersfield

13-15,8-8Big West

Team	1	2	3	Final F
CSU Bakersfield	19	17	16	0
UC Irvine	25	25	25	3

Box Score (PDF)

Lois Hansen, Kendra MacDonald and Nicole Feliciano pose for a photo with framed jerseys during UC Irvine women's volleyball's Senior Night ceremony.

Photo by: Jake Hamlin

November 14, 2026 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine had one of its most dominant wins of the season, taking down Cal State Bakersfield, 25-19, 25-17, 25-16, on Senior Night. It was a sweet send off for the Anteaters' three seniors - Nicole Feliciano, Lois Hansen, and Kendra MacDonald - who were playing their final game at the Bren Events Center.

After CSUB (13-15, 8-8) went up 10-8 in the first set, the 'Eaters scored four unanswered and never looked back as they trailed only one more time the rest of the match.

UCI (10-17, 8-8 Big West) kept its postseason hopes alive, moving into a tie for sixth with CSUB and CSUN in the Big West standings.

The seniors played a big part in the victory, led by Feliciano's second-straight double-double. She recorded 15 assists and a season-high 19 digs to go along with four kills and three blocks. Hansen added six kills and four blocks, while MacDonald finished with six kills, two blocks, and two digs.

Junior Madison Triplett led all players with 10 kills. Junior Whitney Wallace tied Feliciano for the match high with 19 digs, and sophomore Angelina Dellutri contributed 10 assists and 10 digs for her seventh double-double of the year. Sophomore Abby Pekrul made an impact at the net with seven kills and six blocks.

The Anteaters outblocked the Roadrunners, 12.5-to-6.0 and owned a 65-53 advantage in digs. They held Bakersfield to -.059 hitting.

HOW IT HAPPENED: UC Irvine scored the first three points of the opening set, but Cal State Bakersfield came right back with three of its own. It proceeded to go back-and-forth with five more ties before the Anteaters went on a 10-4 run to pull ahead, 20-14. The 'Eaters kept their foot on the gas with a Hansen kill ending it at 25-19.

It was all UCI in set two as they took an 8-0 lead on a Hansen/Taylor Boice block. The Roadrunners sided out, but UC Irvine used a 9-4 stretch, capped by a Pekrul kill, for a commanding 18-5 advantage. The Anteaters stayed out front by double digits until CSUB held off three set points to cut the deficit to eight. A service error then gave the 'Eaters the 25-17 victory.

UCI once again had the early edge in the third frame, going up 5-2. The 'Runners scored the next three points, but after two more ties, UC Irvine got a kill from Triplett and Kaia Ciszewski followed with three-straight aces for an 11-7 margin. The Anteaters increased their cushion to 19-12 on back-to-back kills from MacDonald and cruised the rest of the way to the 25-16 win.

UP NEXT: UC Irvine will close out the regular season on the road next week, making the short trip to Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 20) and Long Beach State (Nov. 21).

NOTES
• Nicole Feliciano recorded her 55th career double-double.
• Whitney Wallace extended her double-digit dig streak to 24-straight matches.
• Madison Triplett had her sixth 10+ kill match of the season and first since Sept. 26.
• Kaia Ciszewski tied her season high with three aces, all of which came in one serving run.
• UCI swept the season series against Cal State Bakersfield.