Wednesday, November 9
Irvine, CA
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
at
UC Irvine
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
UCR Volleyball Travels To UC Irvine Wednesday, Cal Poly Friday
11/7/2011 2:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Riverside—The UC Riverside volleyball team has four matches remaining on its 2011 docket beginning with a 7:00 pm contest at UC Irvine on Wednesday, November 9 (Live Stats). Two days later, the Highlanders travel to Cal Poly at 7:00 pm for their final road game of the season (Live Stats).
UC Riverside is coming off of a 1-1 weekend which saw them sweep UC Davis on November 5—the team's first conference sweep since Nov. 3, 2007 (recap / highlight video).
The Highlanders have a 3-9 league record and will look to make up ground in the Big West standings as both the Eaters and Mustangs are immediately ahead of them with 4-8 and 5-7 league records respectively.
UCI defeated the Highlanders back on October 13. Friday's match is the first meeting between UCR and Cal Poly this season.
GAME NOTES
ASSIST ME
UC Riverside setter Katie Meyers has recorded 957 assists this season—just five assists away from reaching the top-10 in UCR single-season history. With four matches remaining, Meyers will enter the records books and has a chance to move up into the middle of the pack.
BRING OUT THE BROOMS
The Highlanders 3-0 sweep of UC Davis on November 5 was the team's first conference sweep since November 3, 2007 at UC Davis.
ACES WILD
Katie Meyers recorded five service aces in the Highlanders 3-0 sweep of UC Davis on November 5—the most a Highlanders player has recorded since Dominique Cowling had six against Army on September 11, 2009.
STREAK REMOVERS
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.
Four games later, the Highlanders rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to win the final three sets and defeat UC Santa Barbara 3-2 on October 15. The win snapped a 29-match skid against the Gauchos and marked the first win over UCSB in the program's Division I history.
TAKING DOWN THE FAVORITES
In the 2011 Big West Volleyball Preseason Coaches poll, Long Beach State was picked to win the conference with UCSB ranking third. With victories against both these schools as highlighted above, the Highlanders have now defeated two of the top-3 Big West preseason favorites. The Highlanders will get their chance at second-ranked Cal Poly this week.
MEAT IN THE SEATS
The UCR volleyball team is averaging 302 fans per game through eight home contests in 2011. If they can keep that up with two remaining home matches, it would be the highest average since the 2001 season in which they averaged 359 fans.
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
UC Riverside has won six matches so far in 2011 which is four more wins than the 2010 team recorded in the entire season.
RECORD WITHIN REACH
With three Big West victories so far in 2011, UCR needs just one more to tie the school record. The 2003 and 2005 squads hold the Highlanders record with four league wins.
MORE COMPETITIVE
UC Riverside has won 15 sets during conference play so far in 2011—the most sets won since the 2004 squad won 21 sets in league play.
KILLER INSTINCTS
UCR's Amanda Vialpando is averaging 3.88 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 65th in the country in that category.
KILLER DUO
UCR's Vialpando and Shelby LeDuff are averaging 3.88 and 3.22 kills per set respectively. If they keep it up, it would be the first time since the 2004 season that two Highlanders players averaged at least 3.0 kills per set.
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.
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.
UC Riverside is coming off of a 1-1 weekend which saw them sweep UC Davis on November 5—the team's first conference sweep since Nov. 3, 2007 (recap / highlight video).
The Highlanders have a 3-9 league record and will look to make up ground in the Big West standings as both the Eaters and Mustangs are immediately ahead of them with 4-8 and 5-7 league records respectively.
UCI defeated the Highlanders back on October 13. Friday's match is the first meeting between UCR and Cal Poly this season.
| Highlanders at UC Irvine & Cal Poly Match Capsules | |||
| UC Riverside |
UC Irvine |
Cal Poly | |
|
2011 Record & Stats |
6-20, 3-9 | 10-14, 4-8 | 10-15, 5-7 |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Big West | |||
| Current Streak | W 1 | W 1 | L 3 |
|
Most Recent Box Score |
W, 3-0 vs. UC Davis |
W, 3-2 at Cal Poly |
L, 3-2 vs. UC Irvine |
| Next Opponent |
11/18 vs. Cal Poly |
11/18 at CS Fullerton |
11/12 at UCSB |
|
Top Attacker |
 Vialpando Junior 372 K 3.88 K/S .230 Pct. |
 Squires Sophomore 305 K 3.47 K/S .143 Pct. |
 Keddy Junior 375 K 3.91 K/S .335 Pct. |
|
Top Setter |
 Meyers Senior 957 A 9.97 A/S |
 Carls Sophomore 670 A 7.61 A/S |
 Walters Sophomore 543 A 10.25 A/S |
| Top Blocker |
 Reza Freshman 52 TB 0.60 B/S |
 Fleming Sophomore 91 TB 1.10 B/S |
Keddy Junior 114 TB 1.19 B/S |
| Record vs. |
12-27-2 Results |
8-14 Results |
|
| Current Streak vs. | L 11 | L 2 | |
GAME NOTES
ASSIST ME
UC Riverside setter Katie Meyers has recorded 957 assists this season—just five assists away from reaching the top-10 in UCR single-season history. With four matches remaining, Meyers will enter the records books and has a chance to move up into the middle of the pack.
| UCR Single-Season Records, Assists | ||
| 1348 | Regina Carbajal | 1990 |
| 1245 | Regina Carbajal | 1988 |
| 1150 | Regina Carbajal | 1989 |
| 1141 | Kim Murphy | 2003 |
| 1126 | Kim Murphy | 2005 |
| 1121 | Christi Karsten | 1993 |
| 1074 | Kym Murphy | 2004 |
| 1021 | Brittney Murrey | 2007 |
| 987 | Jena Magud | 1996 |
| 962 | Laura Ratto | 1998 |
BRING OUT THE BROOMS
The Highlanders 3-0 sweep of UC Davis on November 5 was the team's first conference sweep since November 3, 2007 at UC Davis.
ACES WILD
Katie Meyers recorded five service aces in the Highlanders 3-0 sweep of UC Davis on November 5—the most a Highlanders player has recorded since Dominique Cowling had six against Army on September 11, 2009.
STREAK REMOVERS
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.
Four games later, the Highlanders rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to win the final three sets and defeat UC Santa Barbara 3-2 on October 15. The win snapped a 29-match skid against the Gauchos and marked the first win over UCSB in the program's Division I history.
TAKING DOWN THE FAVORITES
In the 2011 Big West Volleyball Preseason Coaches poll, Long Beach State was picked to win the conference with UCSB ranking third. With victories against both these schools as highlighted above, the Highlanders have now defeated two of the top-3 Big West preseason favorites. The Highlanders will get their chance at second-ranked Cal Poly this week.
MEAT IN THE SEATS
The UCR volleyball team is averaging 302 fans per game through eight home contests in 2011. If they can keep that up with two remaining home matches, it would be the highest average since the 2001 season in which they averaged 359 fans.
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
UC Riverside has won six matches so far in 2011 which is four more wins than the 2010 team recorded in the entire season.
RECORD WITHIN REACH
With three Big West victories so far in 2011, UCR needs just one more to tie the school record. The 2003 and 2005 squads hold the Highlanders record with four league wins.
MORE COMPETITIVE
UC Riverside has won 15 sets during conference play so far in 2011—the most sets won since the 2004 squad won 21 sets in league play.
KILLER INSTINCTS
UCR's Amanda Vialpando is averaging 3.88 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 65th in the country in that category.
KILLER DUO
UCR's Vialpando and Shelby LeDuff are averaging 3.88 and 3.22 kills per set respectively. If they keep it up, it would be the first time since the 2004 season that two Highlanders players averaged at least 3.0 kills per set.
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.
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.
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