MONTEREY, Calif. - The 14th-ranked UC San Diego women's volleyball team hit .333 in a sweep 33-31, 30-23, 30-23 over Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday afternoon at the Kelp Bed.  The win improves the Tritons to 16-5, 8-4 CCAA while the Otters drop to 10-14, 2-11 CCAA.  Kimberly Carpenter tallied a match-high 16 kills and hit .424 with six digs.  Middle blockers Brianna Koche (9-1-17) and Rebecca Bailey (8-0-12) combined for a .552 attack percentage with eight blocks.  Kristin Halvorsen had 43 assists, three digs, two aces and two kills.

In game one, the Tritons opened up a 20-13 advantage after being knotted at 8-8.  UCSD looked to be cruising as they extended the advantage to 28-21 after an Otter service error.  CSUMB put together a fuious rally after trailing 29-24, tying the match at 29-29.  The teams would trade side outs and remain tied at 31-31.  CSUMB then commited an attack error, giving UCSD a chance to win the game.  Halvorsen set the ball for Nicole Courtney as she put down the kill and game one 33-31.

In game two, UCSD scored seven of the first 10 points, the last on a Bailey kill, giving UCSD the 7-3 lead.  CSUBM would cut the deficit to 13-11 after a Brittany Etchings kill.  UCSD would quickly go on a small run including kills by Carpenter, Koche and an ace by Laura Watkins, 17-12 UCSD.  Leading 26-22, UCSD would end the game on a 4-1 run, winning game two 30-23.

Both teams hit well in game three as the Otters' .278 average was outdone by the Tritons' blistering .375 game.  The Tritons again took an early lead at 11-4 after a Carpenter kill.  CSUMB cut the deficit to one point on several occasions and eventually tied the game at 14-14.  With the Tritons ahead 21-19, UCSD scored the next four points, the last two on Carpenter aces to put UCSD in front 25-19.  The Otters cut the lead down to 26-23 UCSD, but the Tritons were able to put one last run together by scoring the last four points of the game.  Nicole Courtney sent down the match-winning kill for UCSD at 30-23.

The UC San Diego is back in action on Friday October 28 against Cal State Stanislaus.  First serve is set for 7:00 pm in RIMAC Arena.