Utah Invitational Up Next For UC Riverside Volleyball Starting Friday

Friday, September 9

Salt Lake City, UT

4:00 PM

UC Riverside

BYU

Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta

Utah Invitational Up Next For UC Riverside Volleyball Starting Friday

9/6/2011 9:40:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Riverside—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team travels to Salt Lake City, UT this weekend for three matches at the Utah Invitational.

The Highlanders open the tournament with a 4 pm match against BYU on Friday. The next day, UCR plays the host Utes at 11 am, and concludes the tournament with a 4 pm match against Eastern Michigan.

Live coverage of the matches, including live video for the UCR/Utah match, may be found at utahutes.com.

Highlanders at Utah invitational Match Capsules
	UC Riverside	BYU	Utah	Eastern Michigan
2011 Record & Stats	1-7	5-2	4-2	7-1
	Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster
	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
	Big West	WCC	Pac-12	MAC
Current Streak	L 4	W 4	W 1	W 7
Most Recent Box Score	L, 2-3 vs. Northeastern	W, 3-0 vs. Kansas State	W, 3-1 at Yale	W, 3-1 at Youngstown State
Next Opponent	9/16 vs. LMU	9/13 vs. Utah State	9/13 at Colorado	9/16 vs. Morgan State
Top Attacker	Amanda Vialpando Junior 86 K 3.31 K/S .240 Pct	Jennifer Hamson Sophomore 104 K 4.52 K/S .335 PCt	Morgan Odale Sophomore 74 K 3.70 K/S .274 Pct	Rachel Iaquaniello Junior 126 K 4.50 K/S .272 Pct
Top Setter	Katie Meyers Senior 216 A 8.31 A/S	Heather Hannemann Junior 238 A 10.35 A/S	McKenzie Odale Junior 204 A 10.20 A/S	Ashley Mason Senior 307 A 10.59 A/S
Top Blocker	Annishia McCoy Sophomore 11 TB 0.42 B/S	Nicole Warner Junior 36 TB 1.57 B/S	Erin Redd Sophomore 32 TB 1.60 B/S	Kristen Baker Junior 31 TB 1.07 B/S
Record vs.		0-3 Results	0-1 Results	0-0 First Meeting

GAME NOTES
STREAK REMOVER
The Highlanders 3-2 victory over Fairfield on August 27 stopped an 18-match skid which began on October 5 of last season.

ALL-TOURNAMENT
UC Riverside junior Amanda Vialpando was named to the Cal Molten Classic All-Tournament team on August 27 after leading the Highlanders with 50 kills and 4.55 kills per set over the weekend. She posted two double-doubles in three matches, including recording a career-high 26 kills in the final game.

Monique Holt was named to the USD Invitational All-Tournament on September 3 following the Highlanders three matches against Missouri State, San Diego, and Northeastern. Holt averaged 2.12 kills per set and 1.75 kills per set over the three matches while recording a career-high 14 kills against Northeastern.

FIVE-SET THRILLERS
Over the past three seasons, UCR has a 6-3 record in matches that have gone five sets. In fact, in the Highlanders last nine wins, six of them have been of the five-set variety.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Highlanders 2011 schedule features seven matches against 2010 NCAA Tournament participants. In the lastest AVCA Division I Poll, one of UCR's upcoming opponents is ranked among the top-25 in the country (Long Beach State). The Highlanders already squared off against two ranked opponents when they tangled with then #3 Cal on August 26 and then #20 San Diego on September 3.

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.

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.