Friday, October 7
Davis, CA
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
at
UC Davis
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
UCR Heads To UC Davis And Pacific For League Matches This Weekend
10/3/2011 1:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Riverside—The UC Riverside volleyball team is looking to win its second match in a row this weekend as Big West Conference play continues at UC Davis and Pacific on Friday and Saturday respectively. Both matches are slated for 7:00 pm starts with live coverage available (UC Davis / Pacific).
UC Riverside owns a 31-11-2 series record against the Aggies, but UCD has won the last five straight.
The Highlanders have won just one game against the Tigers in the program's history—a 3-2 win on October 30, 2009.
The Highlanders are coming off a 1-1 weekend which saw them drop a 3-2 match to Cal State Fullerton on Friday but rally back to upset Long Beach State 3-2 on Saturday. Watch the video recap.
GAME NOTES
STREAK REMOVER
UCR upset Long Beach State by the score of 3-2 on October 1, snapping a 15-match skid against the 49ers in the process. The last time the Highlanders defeated the Beach was back on September 19, 2003, and at the time, LBSU was ranked 23rd in the country.
STREAK REMOVER II
The Highlanders win over the 49ers on October 1 ended a 20-match winless streak in Big West play, with the last victory coming on November 6, 2009.
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
UC Riverside has won four matches so far in 2011 which is the fastest it has reached that total since the 2008 season. It is also two more wins than the 2010 team recorded in the entire season.
KILLER INSTINCTS
UCR's Amanda Vialpando is averaging 3.76 kills per set. If she keeps that up, it would be the highest kills per set average for a member of the Highlanders since Jamie DeKiewiet averaged 4.93 in 2005. Vialpando is also ranked 74th in the country in that category.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
UC Riverside junior Amanda Vialpando was named the Big West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week on September 19 after leading the Highlanders to a 2-1 weekend at the Hilton Stockton Invitational. Vialpando is the first Highlanders player to earn this distinction since Angie Mitchell picked up the weekly award on October 8, 2007.
BACK-TO-BACK
The Highlanders defeated Loyola Marymount and CSU Bakersfield in back-to-back matches on September 16, marking the first time UCR recorded consecutive wins since November 6 and 7, 2009. It was also the first time UC Riverside swept consecutive matches since August 30, 2008.
LION TAMERS
UCR swept Loyola Marymount 3-0 on September 16—the first win over the Lions in UCR's Division I history.
BREAKING RECORDS
The UC Riverside volleyball team opened Big West Conference play on September 24 in front of a record crowd of 745 fans at the Student Recreation Center. The attendance shatters the previous UCR volleyball home attendance record of 625 set on October 27, 2001.
FIVE-SET THRILLERS
Over the past three seasons, UCR has a 7-4 record in matches that have gone five sets. In fact, in the Highlanders last 12 wins, seven of them have been of the five-set variety.
UC Riverside owns a 31-11-2 series record against the Aggies, but UCD has won the last five straight.
The Highlanders have won just one game against the Tigers in the program's history—a 3-2 win on October 30, 2009.
The Highlanders are coming off a 1-1 weekend which saw them drop a 3-2 match to Cal State Fullerton on Friday but rally back to upset Long Beach State 3-2 on Saturday. Watch the video recap.
| Highlanders at UC Davis and Pacific Match Capsules | |||
| UC Riverside |
UC Davis |
Pacific | |
|
2011 Record & Stats |
4-12, 1-2 | 16-13, 2-2 | 10-7, 1-3 |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Big West | |||
| Current Streak | W 1 | L 2 | L 2 |
|
Most Recent Box Score |
W, 3-2 vs. Long Beach St |
L, 3-2 at UCSB |
L, 3-0 at Cal Poly |
| Next Opponent |
10/13 vs. UC Irvine |
10/14 at Long Beach St |
10/14 at CS Fullerton |
|
Top Attacker |
 Vialpando Junior 237 K 3.76 K/S .234 Pct. |
 Whitson Junior 268 K 3.72 K/S .197 Pct. |
 Misa Senior 242 K 3.97 K/S .185 Pct. |
|
Top Setter |
 Meyers Senior 603 A 9.57 A/S |
 Woolway Sophomore 738 A 10.8 A/S |
 Clancy Junior 683 A 11.20 A/S |
| Top Blocker |
 Reza Freshman 31 TB 0.57 B/S |
 Sedlak Senior 79 TB 1.14 B/S |
 Sanders Sophomore 47 TB 0.80 B/S |
| Record vs. |
31-11-2 Results |
1-19-1 Results |
|
| Current Streak vs. | L 5 | L 2 | |
GAME NOTES
STREAK REMOVER
UCR upset Long Beach State by the score of 3-2 on October 1, snapping a 15-match skid against the 49ers in the process. The last time the Highlanders defeated the Beach was back on September 19, 2003, and at the time, LBSU was ranked 23rd in the country.
STREAK REMOVER II
The Highlanders win over the 49ers on October 1 ended a 20-match winless streak in Big West play, with the last victory coming on November 6, 2009.
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
UC Riverside has won four matches so far in 2011 which is the fastest it has reached that total since the 2008 season. It is also two more wins than the 2010 team recorded in the entire season.
KILLER INSTINCTS
UCR's Amanda Vialpando is averaging 3.76 kills per set. If she keeps that up, it would be the highest kills per set average for a member of the Highlanders since Jamie DeKiewiet averaged 4.93 in 2005. Vialpando is also ranked 74th in the country in that category.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
UC Riverside junior Amanda Vialpando was named the Big West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week on September 19 after leading the Highlanders to a 2-1 weekend at the Hilton Stockton Invitational. Vialpando is the first Highlanders player to earn this distinction since Angie Mitchell picked up the weekly award on October 8, 2007.
BACK-TO-BACK
The Highlanders defeated Loyola Marymount and CSU Bakersfield in back-to-back matches on September 16, marking the first time UCR recorded consecutive wins since November 6 and 7, 2009. It was also the first time UC Riverside swept consecutive matches since August 30, 2008.
LION TAMERS
UCR swept Loyola Marymount 3-0 on September 16—the first win over the Lions in UCR's Division I history.
BREAKING RECORDS
The UC Riverside volleyball team opened Big West Conference play on September 24 in front of a record crowd of 745 fans at the Student Recreation Center. The attendance shatters the previous UCR volleyball home attendance record of 625 set on October 27, 2001.
FIVE-SET THRILLERS
Over the past three seasons, UCR has a 7-4 record in matches that have gone five sets. In fact, in the Highlanders last 12 wins, seven of them have been of the five-set variety.
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