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Olivia Gloecker & Evalyn Medaris against UCSB
Juan Diego Camarena
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Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB 7-7,3-0 Big West
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Utah Valley UVU 4-11,2-1 Big West
Winner
UC Santa Barbara UCSB
7-7,3-0 Big West
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Final
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Utah Valley UVU
4-11,2-1 Big West
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 25 25 26 (3)
Utah Valley UVU 20 19 24 (0)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Utah Valley Battles Before Falling to Conference-Leading Gauchos

OREM, Utah — UC Santa Barbara defeated Utah Valley 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 26-24) on Thursday night inside Lockhart Arena. The Gauchos (7-7, 3-0 Big West) were led by Auburn Tomkinson, who recorded 15 kills with no hitting errors. Gabi Martinez added 15 kills. Utah Valley (4-11, 2-1 Big West) was led by right-side hitter Olivia Gloeckner, who finished with 10 kills, her highest total since recording 14 against Radford.
 
Alyvia Watkins added seven kills and seven total blocks for the Wolverines. Evalyn Medaris posted 28 assists, six digs and a solo block as Utah Valley finished with 10 team blocks.
 
UC Santa Barbara rallied from an early deficit to claim the opening set, 25-20. Tomkinson led the Gauchos with six kills in the frame, while Martinez added five. Utah Valley's Miley Thunstrom recorded four kills to help the Wolverines build a 14-8 advantage following a 5-0 run. After a UCSB timeout, the Gauchos answered with a 5-0 run of their own to cut the deficit to 14-13 before using a 6-0 surge to take the lead. Gloeckner added four kills on seven attacks in the opening set.
 
The teams were tied 9-9 early in the second set before UC Santa Barbara won six of the next eight points to take a 13-9 lead. Utah Valley responded behind Gloeckner and Watkins, who contributed at the net on both offense and defense, helping the Wolverines even the score at 14-14. The Gauchos regained control by capitalizing on Utah Valley errors and adding two service aces to pull away for a 25-19 victory.
 
The third set followed a similar pattern, with the teams battling through a close start before UC Santa Barbara used a 4-1 run to move ahead 13-10. Utah Valley later erased the deficit with the help of three Gaucho errors, and a kill by Kenna McClure gave the Wolverines a 19-17 lead. Kills from Gloeckner and Brielle Rueckert helped Utah Valley maintain its advantage before a 4-0 UC Santa Barbara run swung momentum back to the visitors.
 
The Wolverines made one final push as Chloe Hansen and Gloeckner recorded kills to trim the deficit to 24-23. Utah Valley then benefited from a Sandrea Thomas attack error to tie the set at 24-24, but the Gauchos secured the final two points to complete the sweep.
 
UP NEXT
Utah Valley concludes its four-match homestand Saturday, Oct. 3, with a 1 p.m. MDT match against Cal Poly. The Mustangs represented the Big West in last season's NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16.
 
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Players Mentioned

Evalyn Medaris

#11 Evalyn Medaris

S
5' 10"
Senior
Utah Hive
Olivia Gloeckner

#17 Olivia Gloeckner

RS
6' 2"
Junior
Club V
Alyvia Watkins

#2 Alyvia Watkins

MB
6' 3"
Junior
Utah Hive
Kenna McClure

#12 Kenna McClure

DS/L
5' 8"
Sophomore
Idaho Crush
Miley Thunstrom

#4 Miley Thunstrom

OH
6' 1"
Sophomore
Forza1 Volleyball Club
Chloe Hansen

#5 Chloe Hansen

OH
6' 0"
Freshman
Idaho Crush
Brielle Rueckert

#18 Brielle Rueckert

MB
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Evalyn Medaris

#11 Evalyn Medaris

5' 10"
Senior
Utah Hive
S
Olivia Gloeckner

#17 Olivia Gloeckner

6' 2"
Junior
Club V
RS
Alyvia Watkins

#2 Alyvia Watkins

6' 3"
Junior
Utah Hive
MB
Kenna McClure

#12 Kenna McClure

5' 8"
Sophomore
Idaho Crush
DS/L
Miley Thunstrom

#4 Miley Thunstrom

6' 1"
Sophomore
Forza1 Volleyball Club
OH
Chloe Hansen

#5 Chloe Hansen

6' 0"
Freshman
Idaho Crush
OH
Brielle Rueckert

#18 Brielle Rueckert

6' 2"
Senior
MB

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