Friday, August 26
Berkeley, CA
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
at
California (#3)
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
UCR Volleyball Opens 2011 Season At Cal Molten Classic Friday
8/23/2011 9:36:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Riverside—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team opens the 2011 season with three matches at the Cal Molten Classic this Friday-Saturday, August 26-27 in Berkeley, CA.
The Highlanders face the host Bears, ranked third in the nation in the preseason AVCA poll, on Friday at 7 pm. On Saturday, UCR will play Florida International at 1 pm followed by a 5 pm match against Fairfield.
Live stats for all the games may be found at CalBears.com.
UC Riverside owns a 5-4 all-time record against California, but the teams have played each other just once since the mid-1980's with the Bears winning 3-0 on September 6, 2008.
The Highlanders defeated Florida International 2-0 in 1980—their lone meeting—while UCR will play Fairfield for the first time in program history on Saturday.
GAME NOTES
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Highlanders 2011 schedule features seven matches against 2010 NCAA Tournament participants including their season-opener against Cal—the NCAA runner ups. In the AVCA Division I Preseason Poll, three of UCR's upcoming opponents are ranked among the top-25 in the country, while one more is receiving votes in the poll.
2010 STRUGGLES
UCR posted a 2-30 record last season while going winless in Big West Conference play. Those marks tie the 2006 Highlanders team for the least amount of wins in the program's Division I history.
FRESH MEAT
UC Riverside welcomes six freshman to the team in 2011, along with a new assistant coach. The Highlanders return 13 letterwinners but have just one senior on the squad.
ALL-BIG WEST
Two members of the Highlanders were named to the Big West All-Conference team at the conclusion of the 2010 season as senior Kelly Simpson and sophomore Shelby LeDuff were each named Honorable Mention.
Simpson emerged as one of the top players on the Highlanders squad last season as she led the team in kills and service aces while finishing second in blocks and digs. The Modesto, CA native had seven double-doubles and tallied 10 or more kills 17 times.
Although LeDuff played just 61 sets before an injury ended her season, she led UCR with 2.90 kills per set, including a 3.19 average in league play. She tallied three double-doubles on the season and had nine matches with 10 or more kills, including six of her last seven.
The Highlanders face the host Bears, ranked third in the nation in the preseason AVCA poll, on Friday at 7 pm. On Saturday, UCR will play Florida International at 1 pm followed by a 5 pm match against Fairfield.
Live stats for all the games may be found at CalBears.com.
UC Riverside owns a 5-4 all-time record against California, but the teams have played each other just once since the mid-1980's with the Bears winning 3-0 on September 6, 2008.
The Highlanders defeated Florida International 2-0 in 1980—their lone meeting—while UCR will play Fairfield for the first time in program history on Saturday.
| Highlanders at Cal Molten Classic Match Capsules | ||||
| UC Riverside | Cal (#3) |
FIU | Fairfield |
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| 2010 Record & Stats |
2-30 | 30-4 | 20-11 | 13-20 |
| 2011 Record & Stats |
0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2011 Roster | 2011 Roster | 2011 Roster | 2011 Roster | |
| 2011 Schedule | 2011 Schedule | 2011 Schedule | 2011 Schedule | |
| Big West | Pac-12 | Sun Belt | MAAC | |
| Current Streak | L 16 | L 1 | L 1 | W 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
- | - | - | - |
| Next Opponent | 8/29 vs. UMBC | 9/2 vs. Long Island |
9/2 vs. Austin Peay |
9/2 vs. Princeton |
| Top Returning Attacker |
 LeDuff Junior 177 K 2.90 K/S .185 Pct |
 Tarrah Murrey Senior 617 K 5.23 K/S .314 Pct |
 Lakovic Senior 346 K 3.06 K/S .351 Pct |
 Dixion Junior 303 K 2.61 K/S .188 Pct |
| Top Returning Setter |
 Meyers Senior 582 A 7.37 A/S |
 Rostratter Junior 88 A 0.75 A/S |
 Araujo Junior 27 A 0.25 A/S |
 Romansky Sophomore 1105 A 9.21 A/S |
| Top Returning Blocker |
 Endersby Junior 92 TB 1.00 B/S |
 Brown Junior 151 TB 1.35 B/S |
Lakovic Senior 99 TB 0.88 B/S |
 Moyer Sophomore 68 TB 0.60 B/S |
| Record vs. Cal |
5-4 (View all-time results) |
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| Record vs. FIU |
1-0 (View all-time results) |
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| Record vs. Fairfield |
0-0 First Meeting |
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GAME NOTES
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Highlanders 2011 schedule features seven matches against 2010 NCAA Tournament participants including their season-opener against Cal—the NCAA runner ups. In the AVCA Division I Preseason Poll, three of UCR's upcoming opponents are ranked among the top-25 in the country, while one more is receiving votes in the poll.
2010 STRUGGLES
UCR posted a 2-30 record last season while going winless in Big West Conference play. Those marks tie the 2006 Highlanders team for the least amount of wins in the program's Division I history.
FRESH MEAT
UC Riverside welcomes six freshman to the team in 2011, along with a new assistant coach. The Highlanders return 13 letterwinners but have just one senior on the squad.
ALL-BIG WEST
Two members of the Highlanders were named to the Big West All-Conference team at the conclusion of the 2010 season as senior Kelly Simpson and sophomore Shelby LeDuff were each named Honorable Mention.
Simpson emerged as one of the top players on the Highlanders squad last season as she led the team in kills and service aces while finishing second in blocks and digs. The Modesto, CA native had seven double-doubles and tallied 10 or more kills 17 times.
Although LeDuff played just 61 sets before an injury ended her season, she led UCR with 2.90 kills per set, including a 3.19 average in league play. She tallied three double-doubles on the season and had nine matches with 10 or more kills, including six of her last seven.
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