ASU Sheraton Invitational Up Next For UC Riverside Volleyball

Friday, September 10

Tempe, AZ

10:00 AM

UC Riverside

Utah Valley

Photo by: UCR Athletics Media Relations

ASU Sheraton Invitational Up Next For UC Riverside Volleyball

9/7/2010 9:28:19 AM | Women's Volleyball

Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Volleyball Team travels to Tempe, AZ this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10-11 for the ASU Sheraton Invitational hosted by Arizona State. Live Stats

The Highlanders square off against Utah Valley on Friday at 10 am followed by a match against High Point later that day at 5 pm.

The team concludes the weekend with a 1 pm match against the host Sun Devils on Saturday.

The Highlanders are facing off against Utah Valley and High Point for the first time in the history of the program.

UC Riverside is 1-3-1 against Arizona State with its last meeting coming a year ago at the Utah State Classic.

UCR is coming off an 0-3 weekend at the San Jose State / Saint Mary's Tournament. View the highlight video of the tournament.

Highlanders at ASU Sheraton Invitational Match Capsules
	UC Riverside	Utah Valley	High Point	Arizona State
2009 Record & Stats	6-21, 3-13	22-10, 10-2	17-17, 6-10	13-17, 3-15
2010 Record & Stats	0-6	2-5	2-5	2-4
	2010 Roster	2010 Roster	2010 Roster	2010 Roster
	2010 Schedule	2010 Schedule	2010 Schedule	2010 Schedule
	Big West	Great West	Big South	Pac-10
Current Streak	L 6	L 1	L 5	L 2
Most Recent Box Score	L, 3-0 at St. Mary's	L, 3-0 at Boise State	L, 3-2 vs Hofstra	L, 3-0 vs Utah State
Next Opponent	9/17 vs Utah Valley	9/16 vs NJIT	9/14 vs Campbell	9/17 vs Michigan
Top Attacker	Kelly Simpson Senior 55 K, 2.75 K/S, .163 Pct	Kayli Doxey Senior 112 K, 4.31 K/S, .233 Pct	Megan Smith Senior 97 K, 3.59 K/S, .164 Pct	Sarah Reaves Senior 86 K, 3.58 K/S, .188 Pct
Top Setter	Courtney Wypiszynski Sophomore 113 A, 7.53 A/S	Brookelyn Campbell Freshman 259 A, 9.96 A/S	Maddie Simpson Freshman 161 A, 7.32 A/S	Cat Highmark Junior 141 A, 10.07 A/S
Top Blocker	Bianca Endersby Sophomore 14 TB, 0.88 B/S	Dani Robison Senior 24 TB, 0.92 B/S	Anna Lott Senior 31 TB, 1.24 B/S	Erica Wilson Sophomore 13 TB, 0.54 B/S
Record vs. Utah Valley	0-0 First Meeting
Record vs. High Point	0-0 First Meeting
Record vs. Arizona State	1-3-1 (View All-Time Results)

GAME NOTES
ALL-TOURNAMENT I
UC Riverside senior Kelly Simpson was named to the Fresno State Classic All-Tournament Team following her play to open the 2010 season. She led the team with 33 kills, 3.00 kills per set, 32 digs, and 2.91 digs per set while playing in all 11 sets for the Highlanders.

On Aug. 27, Simpson recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs against the host Fresno State Bulldogs. She followed up that performance with a career-high 17 kills and tied her career-high with 12 digs against Santa Clara on Aug. 28.

ALL-TOURNAMENT II
UC Riverside sophomore Shelby LeDuff was named to the San Jose State / Saint Mary's College All-Tournament Team after her performance for the Highlanders against San Jose State, #14 UCLA, and Saint Mary's. For the weekend, she tallied 15 kills, second-most on the team, while averaging 1.67 kills per set. She also added 14 digs.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Highlanders 2010 schedule features seven matches against 2009 NCAA Tournament participants including three of the team's first six contests. In the AVCA Division I Coaches Poll, two of UCR's upcoming opponents are ranked among the top-25 in the country, while two more are receiving votes in the poll. The Highlanders got their first crack against a ranked opponent as they played No. 20 Oregon on Aug 28, then played No. 14 UCLA on Sept. 4.

YOUNG GUNS
UC Riverside welcomes back eight returning players from last year's squad and adds 10 newcomers in the form of four transfers and six freshmen. Of the 18 players on the team, 14 of them are underclassmen, the most of any team in the Big West Conference.

BLOCK THIS WAY
Senior Shannon Moyneur ended the 2009 season ranked first on UCR's career blocks per game list.

Career Blocks Per Game (min 75 blocks)
	Player	Years	B/G
1	Shannon Moyneur	2007-09	1.25
2	Allison Donald	2000-01	1.24
3	Jill Daniels	1986-89	1.1
	Regina Mead	1984-86	1.1
	Ann Maeva	1986-87	1.1
	Beth Cogan	1990-92	1.1

ALL-BIG WEST
Two members of the Highlanders were named to the Big West All-Conference team at the conclusion of the 2009 season as seniors Brittney Murrey and Dominique Cowling were each named Honorable Mention.

Murrey finished the year ranked first on the squad in assists and assists per set, second in total blocks, blocks per set, and service aces, and fourth in digs while ranking seventh in the conference in assists per set.

Cowling ranked fifth in the league in kills per set and finished first on the squad in kills, kills per set, points, points per set, service aces, and digs, fourth in assists, and fifth in blocks.