Anteaters sweep Fullerton

The UC Irvine women’s volleyball team finished in a three-way tie for

second place in the Big West Conference after defeating visiting Cal

State Fullerton, 32-30, 30-28, 30-20, Saturday night at Crawford

Court.

Cal State Northridge, which had a two-game lead over UCI and Long

Beach State heading into the week, dropped both roads matches at

Idaho and Utah State to end in a tie for the second spot with the

aforementioned two schools.

The runner-up finish for the Anteaters (21-9, 12-6 in the Big

West) is the best in school history.

UCI outside hitter Kelly Wing nailed 25 of 46 kill attempts to

lead all players. The junior also recorded 17 digs for her 20th

double-double of the season.

Terbrie Taylor, UCI outside hitter, added 13 kills, while Brenda

Waterman had 15 digs to lead UCI defensively. The ‘Eaters won the

battle of digs against Cal State Fullerton, 71-47. Keegan

Featherstone (13 digs) and setter Ashlie Hain (11) were also solid on

the return end. Hain had 47 set assists.

Coach Charlie Brande’s Anteaters will participate in the Long

Beach State tournament Nov. 28-29 against San Jose State and

Texas-Christian, respectively, at the Pyramid.