Saturday, October 6
Riverside, CA
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
vs
Cal State Fullerton
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Riverside—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team continues Big West Conference action against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, October 6 beginning at 7 pm PT at the SRC Arena.
October is breast cancer awareness month, and the Highlanders are doing their part by hosting their annual Breast Cancer Awareness game during Saturday's match. The first 200 fans in attendance will receive a free breast cancer awareness t-shirt, and UC Riverside's The Well will be on site passing out pink ribbons and informational pamphlets.
Breast Cancer Awareness 365 will also be selling items at the match, and will donate part of their proceeds to the Pink Ribbon Place.
Additionally, the Highlanders will honor UCR volleyball alum Sandra Houston for her efforts in the fight against breast cancer.
UC Riverside is still searching for its first league win of the season, having dropped four straight to open conference play.
The Titans are coming off of a 3-2 win at UC Davis this past weekend, but dropped each of their three prior Big West matches.
Cal State Fullerton owns the all-time series record against UC Riverside, 25-13-1, including winning 14 straight matches.
| Highlanders vs Cal State Fullerton Match Capsule | ||
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UC Riverside |
Cal State Fullerton |
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| 2012 Record & Stats | 5-12, 0-4 | 7-10, 1-3 |
| Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | |
| Big West | ||
| Current Streak | L 4 | W 1 |
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Most Recent Box Score |
L, 3-0 at Pacific |
W, 3-2 at UC Davis |
| Next Opponent |
10/11 vs Long Beach State |
10/11 at UC Irvine |
| Top Attacker |
 Vialpando Sr. 196 K 3.38 K/S .230 Pct. |
 Neto Sr. 224 K 3.73 K/S .154 Pct. |
| Top Setter |
 Borges Fr. 616 A 10.44 A/S |
 Consani So. 433 A 7.87 A/S |
| Top Blocker |
 Reza So. 42 TB 0.86 B/S |
 Best Jr. 65 TB 1.00 B/S |
| Record vs. |
13-25-1 Results |
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| Current Streak vs. | L 14 | |
GAME NOTES
CONFERENCE LEADERS
Several Highlanders are ranked among the league's best in multiple statistical categories in conference-only matches: freshman setter Emily Borges leads all players averaging 11.06 assists per set; Megan Patterson is third in digs with 5.06; Megan Reza is third in aces with 0.46; and Ashley Cox and Amanda Vialpando are second and fourth respectively in kills.
IN THE BEGINNING ...
The Highlanders started the year with a 3-1 record, tying the program's Division I-era record for best start through four matches. The 2005 UCR squad went on to start the year 11-1.
NATIONALLY RANKED
UCR leads the conference and is ranked 33rd in the nation in service aces, averaging 1.51 per set.
CHIMNEY SWEEP
UC Riverside defeated Fairleigh Dickinson and Providence in straight sets to open the 2012 campaign. The last time the Highlanders swept non-conference opponents in back-to-back matches was against Loyola Marymount and CSU Bakersfield on September 16, 2011.
KILLER ATTACK
The Highlanders hit .375 as a team against Providence on August 25—the second-best hitting percentage in a single match in the team's Division I history.
| .406 | vs. Southern Illinois | Sept. 2, 2005 |
| .375 | vs. Providence | Aug. 25, 2012 |
| .365 | vs. Liberty | Setp. 3, 2005 |
TOURNEY TEAM
Amanda Vialpando was named to three All-Tournament Teams this season: the Hofstra Asics Invitational All-Tournament Team on August 25; the Gonzaga Invitational All-Tournament Team on September 1; and the ASU Sheraton Invitational All-Tournament Team on September 15.
RECORD SETTERS
The 2011 Highlanders won four Big West matches tying the school record originally set by the 2003 squad, and later tied by the 2005 version, after their 3-1 victory over UCI on November 9, 2011.
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
UC Riverside won seven matches in 2011 which is five more wins than the 2010 team recorded.
KILLER DUO
UCR's Vialpando and Shelby LeDuff averaged 3.87 and 3.23 kills per set respectively one year ago, marking the first time since the 2004 season that two Highlanders players averaged at least 3.00 kills per set. This year, the pair are averaging 3.26 and 3.04 kills per set.
MEAT IN THE SEATS
The UC Riverside volleyball team opened Big West Conference play last season in front of a record crowd of 745 fans at the SRC Arena. The attendance shattered the previous UCR volleyball home attendance record of 625 set on October 27, 2001.
ALL-CONFERENCE
Three UC Riverside players garnered All-Big West Conference accolades in 2011 as outside hitters Amanda Vialpando and Shelby LeDuff were each selected to the First-Team, while Megan Reza was selected to the All-Freshman Team.
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