Friday, November 16
Riverside, CA
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
vs
UC Santa Barbara
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
Final Two Home Matches On Tap For UCR Volleyball This Weekend; Senior Day Saturday
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Riverside, CA—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team hosts UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly this Friday and Saturday evening in the team's final two home matches of the 2012-13 season. Both matches begin at 7 pm PT at the SRC Arena, with Senior Night festivities scheduled for Saturday.
The Highlanders split their most recent matches over the weekend, earning a 3-1 win at UC Irvine (recap/box score) before falling in straight sets to Long Beach State (recap/box score). The win against the Anteaters was UCR's first in league play this season, and snapped a 15-match losing skid in conference play dating back to the end of 2011.
The Gauchos defeated the Highlanders in four sets back on October 20 (box score/recap), but since then, UCSB has gone 1-4. UC Santa Barbara owns the all-time series record against UCR, 37-3-2.
The Mustangs earned a 3-2 victory over UC Riverside on October 19 (box score/recap), but have gone 1-5 since. Cal Poly has won each of the last five meetings between the clubs, and has a 17-8 all-time record against the Highlanders.
| Highlanders vs UC Santa Barbara & Cal Poly Match Capsules | |||
| UC Riverside | UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly | |
| 2012 Record & Stats | 7-21, 1-13 | 13-16, 6-8 | 3-23, 2-12 |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Conference | Big West | ||
| Current Streak | L 1 | L 4 | L 5 |
| Most Recent Box Score | L, 3-0 at LBSU | L, 3-0 vs UC Davis | L, 3-2 vs Pacific |
| Next Opponent | 11/21 at CS Northridge | 11/23 vs LBSU | 11/23 vs UC Irvine |
| Top Attacker |
 345 K 3.56 K/S .166 Pct. |
 Sully Junior 459 K 3.99 K/S .182 Pct. |
 Franks Junior 268 K 2.88 K/S .182 Pct. |
| Top Setter |
 Freshman 1047 A 10.26 A/S |
 Santi Sophomore 896 A 8.53 A/S |
 Kuber Freshman 442 A 5.39 A/S |
| Top Blocker |
 Sophomore 69 TB 0.75 B/S |
 Wilson Junior 127 TB 1.10 B/S |
 McConnell Junior 69 TB 0.74 B/S |
| Record vs. | 3-37-2 Results | 8-17 Results | |
| Current Streak vs. | L 2 | L 5 | |
GAME NOTES
SNUFFING THE ANTEATERS
UCR picked up its first league victory of the 2012 season on November 8, defeating UC Irvine 3-1. The win also snapped a 15-match losing skid in Big West play dating back to the end of last season.
KILLER ATTACK
Freshman Ashley Cox recorded a career-high 28 kills in UC Riverside's win at UC Irvine on November 8—the most kills a member of the Highlanders has posted since Jamie DeKiewiet had 29 at Northeastern on September 13, 2005.
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
Even though UC Riverside is 1-13 in Big West play, they have taken opponents to four or five sets in eight of the 13 league matches so far this season.
SKID AVERTED
UCR snapped its 11-match losing streak on Friday, November 2 with a 3-1 victory over CSU Bakersfield.
WRONG WAY STREAK
The Highlanders dropped 12 straight matches to open Big West play this season—the most since the 2010 squad went without a win in conference play.
LET ME ASSIST YOU
Freshman setter Emily Borges is averaging 10.26 assists per set this season. If she maintains that pace, Borges will have just under 1200 assists on the year, putting her third on UCR's single-season list.
| UCR Single-Season Records, Assists | ||
| 1348 | Regina Carbajal | 1990 |
| 1245 | Regina Carbajal | 1988 |
| 1150 | Regina Carbajal | 1989 |
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| 1047 | Emily Borges | 2012 |
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.
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 | Sept. 3, 2005 |
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.
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
UC Riverside won seven matches in 2011 which is five more wins than the 2010 team recorded. The Highlanders have tied that mark with seven wins so far in 2012, with four matches remaining.
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 joined by Ashley Cox, and each of the three players are averaging above three kills per set.
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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