SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Santa Barbara City College Women’s Volleyball erased a two-set deficit at Cuesta, winning the fifth set 16-14, on Wednesday night for a 3-2 reverse-sweep conference victory. In total, three sets went to extra points.
Cuesta won the opening sets 27-25 and 25-20, putting the Vaqueros on upset watch. But the Vaqueros extended the match with a 26-24 victory in the third after trailing 20-17. Santa Barbara then controlled the fourth set 25-15 to force a fifth. They completed the comeback in the deciding set, winning the final two points after ties at 13-13 and 14-14.
Osby Judd-Wade was incredible, hitting .625 (16-1-24) with two blocks. Setter Brenna Owens tallied a whopping 62 assists (12.4 per set) and 15 digs.
Speaking of digs, Juliette Dekker (15 kills, 25 digs) and Morgane Breault (13 kills, 20 digs) each had at least 20 digs in their massive double-doubles. Libero Mayla Saldana also reached 20 digs. Pin hitter Aubrielle LaPointe had 17.
The victory snapped a three-match losing streak—all to top-15 opponents—and moved Santa Barbara to 9-14 overall, 4-5 in conference play and 4-5 on the road.
The Vaqueros return home Friday to host No. 13 Ventura at 6 p.m. at Rob Gym for Sophomore Night.