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There weren’t many treats in the 49ers’ pillowcase on the 31st, as they were swept on the road in Santa Barbara, 23-25, 20-25 16-25. <\/span>The big swings in points and momentum all belonged to the home team as the ‘Niners took a hit in the Big West title race, as they fall to 7-3, a game and a half behind first place UC Davis, and a half-game behind the now 8-3 Gauchos. <\/span><\/p>\n Fortunately, there’s still plenty of time left in the season, with six matches left for the 49ers. <\/span>Though they’re no longer in the driver’s seat, as coach Brian Gimmillaro said after the team’s home-court defeat of Fullerton, “If we win [in Santa Barbara] it’s not the end, if we lose it’s not the end. Long Beach State started out quickly in the first set, taking a 4-1 lead and holding that edge through most of set. The 49ers would maintain a four point edge on the way to 19-15 lead, but UCSB scored four straight points to tie the set at 19-19 on a Lily Lopez kill, and after one more point the Gauchos took their first lead at 22-21 and won the set 25-23. Wild momentum shifts were the story in set two, as UC Santa Barbara immediately capitalized on their late run in the first set to take a 6-1 lead. Long Beach State rallied to cut the lead back to one on a block following a Caitlin Ledoux kill, but UCSB held on to the lead and extended their lead to seven points at 15-8 after back-to-back Stacey Schmidt aces. Long Beach State answered with its longest service stretch of the year, scoring ten straight points, taking an 18-15 lead. UCSB mirrored their first set comeback at that point, tying the set at 19-19 and taking a 22-19 lead on the way to a 25-20 win in the second set. On the heels of two big comebacks UC Santa Barbara didn\u2019t need a third, maintaining their solid play from the latter part of the second set. The Gauchos took a 9-2 lead and eventually stretched it out to 13-4 before Long Beach State began to pull UCSB back. The 49ers would get as close as 16-11, but after a Gaucho timeout, UC Santa Barbara closed out the match with at 25-16 win. Long Beach State returns home next week for two matches, hosting Pacific and UC Davis. The 49ers start with Pacific at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 6 before taking on the Aggies the following night at 7 p.m. Both matches will be held in the Walter Pyramid. 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