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Volleyball Squares Off With The Beach And The Titans To Conclude Season
11/17/2009 10:49:11 AM
The UC Riverside Women's Volleyball Team has two matches remaining on their 2009 docket. On Friday, the Highlanders travel to Long Beach State for a 7:00 pm match ( live stats), while on Saturday, UCR returns home for Senior Night against Cal State Fullerton at 7:00 pm.
Prior to Saturday's contest at the Student Rec Center, the Highlanders will honor six seniors for their contributions to the program in the last four years: Kelley Quinn, Brittney Murrey, Angela Pizzella, Dominique Cowling, Amanda Nilsson, and Tonbara Youpele. Live stats for Saturday's match may be found here.
Highlanders vs LBSU and CSF Match Capsules
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UC
Riverside
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Long Beach
State
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Cal State Fullerton
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2008 Record & stats
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8-23,
3-13 BWC
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26-6,
13-3 BWC |
17-15,
9-7 BWC
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2009 Record & stats
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6-19,
3-11 BWC
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17-7,
10-4 BWC |
16-11,
7-7 BWC
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2009
Schedule |
2009
Schedule |
2009
Schedule
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2009
Roster |
2009
Roster |
2009
Roster
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| Conference |
Big West
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| Current Streak |
L 2
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L 1
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W 1
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Most Recent Box Score
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L, 3-1 vs
UC Irvine
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L, 3-2 vs. CS Northridge
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W, 3-0 at CS Northridge
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| Next Opponent |
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11/27 vs. TCU
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11/28 vs. UNLV
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| Top Attacker |
Dominique
Cowling
Senior
346 K, 3.80 K/S, .195 Pct |
Naomi Washington
Senior
344 K, 4.05 K/S, .249 Pct
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Erin
Saddler
Junior
417 K, 4.39 K/S, .190 Pct |
Top Setter
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Brittney
Murrey
Senior
807 A, 9.07 A/S |
Ashley
Lee
Junior
942 A, 10.58 A/S |
Andrea
Ragan
Sophomore
1104 A, 11.62 A/S |
| Top Blocker |
Shannon Moyneur
Junior
2 BS, 39 BA, 1.21 B/S |
Michelle
Osunbor
Sophomore
13 BS, 77 BA, 1.01 B/S |
Kayla
Neto
Freshman
13 BS, 75 BA, 0.93 B/S
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| All-Time Record Against |
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7-30
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13-20-1
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| Current Streak Against |
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L 12 |
L 9
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| Highlanders Five Most Recent Results Against |
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L, 3-1
Nov. 12, 2009
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L, 3-0
Oct. 15, 2009
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L, 3-0
Nov. 13, 2008
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L, 3-0
Nov. 1, 2008
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L, 3-0
Oct. 17, 2008
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L, 3-2
Oct. 3, 2008
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L, 3-0
Oct. 27, 2007
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L, 3-1
Nov. 8, 2007
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L, 3-0
Sept. 28, 2007
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L, 3-2
Oct. 12, 2007
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GAME NOTES
MAY I ASSIST YOU PLEASE?
Senior setter Brittney Murrey tallied 41 assists in the Highlanders match vs. Long Beach State on Nov. 12, moving her into a tie for second place all-time in career assists. Needing just one more assist to take sole possession of the second slot, Murrey recorded 39 assists in the Highlanders next match against UC Irvine two nights later, surpassing Kym Murphy '04 with 3,446 total assists.
Career Assists
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Player |
Years |
A |
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Regina Carbajal |
1987-90 |
4,492 |
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Brittney Murrey |
2006-09 |
3,446 |
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Kym Murphy |
2002-04 |
3,407 |
31 FLAVORS
UC Riverside scored 31 points in the third set against Cal State Northridge on Nov. 6, the most points they have tallied since the 25-point rally format was initiated in 2008.
PARTY LIKE IT'S 2009
UCR posted back-to-back home victories on Nov. 6 and 7 in their matches against Cal State Northridge and CSU Bakersfield for the first time since the 2001 season. The Highlanders also won a set against Long Beach State on Nov. 12 -- a first since the 2003 season.
GIMME FIVE
Five of the six Highlanders wins during the 2009 season have been of the 3-2 variety: at Sac State on Sept. 5, at CSU Bakersfield on Oct. 9, against Cal Poly on Oct. 22, at Pacific on Oct. 30, and vs. Cal State Northridge on Nov. 6.
CONNECT FOUR
The Highlanders earned their first four-set victory of the 2009 season against CSU Bakersfield on Nov. 7. Prior to that win, UCR had won each of their matches in five sets.
SMACK THAT
Seniors Dominique Cowling and Tonbara Youpele recorded 22 and 20 kills respectively at CSUB on Oct. 9, and followed that up with 22 and 20 kill tallies in the Highlanders win over Cal Poly on Oct. 23. Prior to this season, the last time two UCR players posted over 20 kills each came on Nov. 6, 2004 as Valeria Bueno and Jamie DeKiewiet tallied 23 and 27 kills respectively.
KILLER ATTACK
Dominique Cowling surpassed Michelle Close '93 after her matches against UC Davis and Pacific on Oct. 2-3 to take hold of the 10th spot on the Highlanders career total attacks list. She then moved up to ninth place after the Highlanders match at Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 15 and is currently in eighth after tallying 50 attempts against Long Beach on Nov. 12.
| Career Total Attacks |
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Player |
Years |
TA |
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Jamie DeKiewiet |
2002-05 |
4,232 |
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Sheryl Benson |
1984, 86, 88-89 |
3,327 |
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Melanie Jones |
1984-87 |
3,136 |
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Valerie Bueno |
2002-05 |
3,084 |
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Shandi Bryd |
1990, 92-94 |
3,082 |
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Pam Hartman |
1999-01 |
2,868 |
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Leanne Clark |
1986-89 |
2,827 |
| 8 |
Dominique Cowling |
2006-09 |
2,774 |
| 9 |
Rosanna Parizek |
2000-03 |
2,706 |
| 10 |
Jamie Barrah |
1994-97 |
2,374 |
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