
Cal Poly Falls to UC Davis in Three Sets
11/9/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly volleyball team lost in three sets to UC Davis in a Big West Conference volleyball match on Friday in San Luis Obispo. UC Davis won by set scores of 25-10, 25-23 and 29-27.
The Mustangs will return to the court on Saturday when the team will host Pacific in a conference match at 7pm.
Junior Holly Franks led the Mustangs with 13 kills while fellow junior Chelsea Hardin added 11 kills. Franks' kills came on 22 swings with just three hitting errors. Senior Molly Pon recorded nine kills in the loss.
Junior Megan McConnell led Cal Poly with 13 digs and one block assist.
UCD was led by Allison Whitson with 19 kills while Devon Damelio and Valerie Brain each added nine kills.
UCD outhit the Mustangs .385 to .222 and held the edge in assists, 49-43. UCD outblocked the Mustangs 6-3 with Cal Poly holding a 44-41 edge in digs.
The first set was all about UCD as the Aggies hit .517 in dominating Cal Poly, 25-10. UCD recorded 15 kills on 29 swings with no hitting errors.
The second set had three ties as the Aggies hit .279 as the teams battled to 25-23 UCD win.
The third set had 13 ties as the teams battled with Cal Poly outhitting UCD, .412 to .405 in the set. The difference in the 29-27 set came down to one more hitting error by the Mustangs and one more block by UC Davis.