Friday, September 28
Davis, CA
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
at
UC Davis
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
Volleyball Looks For First League Win With Upcoming NorCal Roadtrip
9/24/2012 12:24:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
| Sept. 28 at UCD | Live Stats | Live Video | Purchase TIckets |
| Sept. 29 at PAC | Live Stats | Live Video | Purchase TIckets |
Riverside—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team continues Big West play this weekend with matches at UC Davis and Pacific on September 28 and 29 respectively.
UC Davis defeated Pacific 3-1 in both teams' Big West opener last Saturday evening.
The Highlanders won the previous meeting against the Aggies, 3-0, on November 5, 2011 (box score/recap/video), but UCD was victorious in the six prior matches.
UCR has won just one contest against the Tigers in the program's Division I history—a 3-2, come-from-behind victory on October 30, 2009 (box score/recap).
The Highlanders are coming off of a 3-0 loss to #7 Hawai'i (box score/recap) and a heart-wrenching 3-2 loss to Cal State Northridge (box score/recap) over the weekend. Watch the recap video from both matches.
The Wahine were picked to finish first in the Big West Conference this season, while the Matadors were selected to place third.
| Highlanders at UCD and PAC Match Capsules | |||
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UC Riverside |
UC Davis |
Pacific | |
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2012 Record & Stats |
5-10, 0-2 | 7-7, 1-0 | 11-2, 0-1 |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Big West | |||
| Current Streak | L 2 | W 1 | L 1 |
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Most Recent Box Score |
L, 3-2 vs CSUN |
W, 3-1 vs Pacific |
L, 3-1 at UC Davis |
| Next Opponent |
10/6 vs CS Fullerton |
10/5 at Long Beach |
10/5 at UC Irvine |
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Top Attacker |
 Vialpando Sr. 163 K 3.26 K/S .232 Pct. |
 Whitson Sr. 185 K 3.56 K/S .148 Pct. |
 Birch Jr. 197 K 3.94 K/S .240 Pct. |
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Top Setter |
 Borges Fr. 527 A 10.33 A/S |
 Woolway Jr. 397 A 7.63 A/S |
 Clancy Sr. 549 A 10.98 A/S |
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Top Blocker |
 Reza So. 37 TB 0.84 B/S |
 Lee So. 71 TB 1.39 B/S |
 Howard So. 57 TB 1.14 B/S |
| Record vs. |
32-12-2 Results |
1-21-1 Results |
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| Current Streak vs. | W 1 | L 4 | |
GAME NOTES
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 is second in the conference and is ranked 37th in the nation in service aces, averaging 1.53 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.
STREAK REMOVERS
UCR upset Long Beach State by the score of 3-2 on October 1, 2011, 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 matches 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, 2011. The win snapped a 29-match skid against the Gauchos and marked the first win over UCSB in the program's Division I history.
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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