FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno Pacific outslugged UC Santa Cruz on Tuesday night in non-conference action for its first sweep of the season. Set scores were 25-19, 25-11 and 25-14 in favor of FPU.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 3, UC Santa Cruz 0
Records: FPU (5-10), UCSC (3-12)
Location:  Fresno, Calif. | Special Events Center
Series: The Sunbirds lead 8-0 against the Banana Slugs
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"We have been talking about how we need to come out and play our game and try and control the tempo from our side, and a lot of that has to do with our internal confidence. We did a good job of that tonight, and offensively I think we hit really well as a team which is good for our confidence moving forward."- head coach Tracy Ainger-Schulte  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Sunbirds set the tone early with a dominant set one victory. Hannah Miller served the Sunbirds to a 7-0 lead as FPU never looked back to go ahead in the match 1-0.
• In the second frame, the 'Birds used a 10-1 run in the middle of the set to take control and cruise to the victory.
• FPU then held the Banana Slugs to .074 hitting in the third set to take the match in straight sets.
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
• The Sunbirds hit a season-high .344 on the evening and held the Banana Slugs to a clip of .060.
• FPU received 12 kills (.556) from Kylei Dewar in the win, while Madison Pierce totaled nine and Malerie Crenshaw put down seven (.429).
• Tiff Wong headed up the Sunbirds' defense with 13 digs and Gabriela Macedo added 11.
• Greta Dobenecker dished out 20 assists for FPU and Christina Tran added 18.
• UCSC was led by Tatum Novitzky's seven kills.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• FPU picked up its first straight set victory of the season.
• The Sunbirds have won three of their last four games.
• The 'Birds hitting clip of .344 was their highest total of the year by nearly 90 points.
• Dewar was one kill of her career best and her fourth double-digit effort of the season.
 
UP NEXT:
• The Sunbirds return to PacWest play on Thursday, Sept. Oct. 5 against Holy Names. The game is slated for a 6 p.m.