Friday, September 7
Berkeley, CA
5:00 pm
UC Riverside
vs
Northern Arizona
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
Volleyball Preps For Molten Classic In Berkeley This Weekend
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Berkeley, CA—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team continues tournament play this Friday and Saturday at the Cal Molten Classic Presented by Hilton Garden Inn. The Highlanders open the weekend with a Friday contest against Northern Arizona at 5 pm PT, and play the host Golden Bears Saturday morning at 11 am before closing with Penn at 5 pm.
The Highlanders are 3-1 all-time against Northern Arizona, but the Lumberjacks bring a perfect 6-0 record into Friday's match.
UCR and Cal have split the all-time series dating back to 1974, 5-5, with the Golden Bears winning each of the last three matches. Cal most recently upended the newest member of the Big West Conference, and then-No. 6 ranked Hawai'i, 3-1, on September 2.
UC Riverside will face Penn for the first time in program history.
| Highlanders at Molten Classic Match Capsules | ||||
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UC Riverside |
Northern Arizona |
Cal | Penn | |
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2012 Record & Stats |
3-3 | 6-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Big West | Big Sky | Pac-12 | Ivy | |
| Current Streak | L 2 | W 6 | W 1 | W 2 |
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Most Recent Box Score |
L, 3-1 vs S. Dakota State |
W, 3-0 vs Cornell |
W, 3-1 at #6 Hawai'i |
W, 3-0 vs Villanova |
| Next Opponent |
9/14 vs Florida Atlantic |
9/14 at Idaho State |
9/14 vs Saint Mary's |
9/14 vs George Mason |
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Top Attacker |
 Vialpando Sr. 69 K 3.83 K/S .280 Pct. |
 Dallmann Sr. 85 K 3.86 K/S .275 Pct. |
 Gehan Jr. 67 K 19 K/S .169 Pct. |
 Etterbeek Jr. 31 K 2.82 K/S .085 Pct. |
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Top Setter |
 Borges Fr. 202 A 10.63 A/S |
 Kirby So. 250 A 11.36 A/S |
 Caloiro Jr. 162 A 8.10 A/S |
 Bither Fr. 113 A 10.27 A/S |
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Top Blocker |
 McKoy Jr. 16 TB 0.84 B/S |
 Kemper So. 24 TB 1.09 B/S |
 Brown Sr. 27 TB 1.29 B/S |
 Stuecheli Jr. 13 TB 1.30 B/S |
| Record vs. |
3-1 Results |
5-5 Results |
0-0 First Meeting |
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| Current Streak vs. | L 1 | L 3 | N/A | |
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.
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 the Hofstra Asics Invitational All-Tournament Team on August 25 after averaging 4.11 kills per set with a .350 hitting percentage in three matches. The senior outside hitter was then named to the Gonzaga Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 3.56 kills per set while hitting .216. She also averaged 2.00 digs per set and had five service aces in three matches.
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 season, the Highlanders have three players averaging above 3.00 kills per set: Vialpando (3.83), LeDuff (3.26), and freshman Ashley Cox (3.07).
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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