Volleyball Embarks On Final Road Trip Of Season At Cal Poly And UC Santa Barbara

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San Luis Obispo, CA—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team hits the road for the last time this season traveling to Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara this Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23 beginning at 7 pm PT.

With only three matches remaining in the 2013 season, the Highlanders are still searching for their first conference victory following a most recent four-set loss to Long Beach State on November 15. The 49ers outscored UC Riverside with the final three points in the fourth set to secure the win by the scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-17 and 26-24 (box score/recap).

UC Santa Barbara upset #21 Cal State Northridge last Saturday in a five-set thriller. The Gauchos are 15-9 overall record and currently sit second in the league standings at 10-2.

UCSB took the first match of the 2013 series against the Highlanders, 3-0, on October 25 of this year (box score/recap/video), and own the all-time series record, 39-3-2.

Cal Poly earned a 3-0 victory over UC Davis last Saturday following a most recent three-match skid. The Mustangs last win came against UC Riverside in a tightly contested contest, 25-23, 26-24, 25-17 on October 26 (box score/recap/video).

Cal Poly owns an overall record of 18-9 against UCR dating back to 1973.

Highlanders at Mustangs & Gauchos Match Capsules
	UC Riverside	Cal Poly	UC Santa Barbara
2013 Record & Stats	1-24, 0-13	11-14, 5-7	15-9, 10-2
	Roster	Roster	Roster
	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Conference	Big West
Current Streak	L 16	W 1	W 2
Most Recent Box Score	L, 3-1 vs Long Beach State	W, 3-0 at UC Davis	W, 3-2 vs #21 Cal State Northridge
Next Opponent	Nov. 29 vs Hawai'i	Nov. 29 at UC Irvine	Nov. 29 at Long Beach State
Top Attacker	Ashley Cox Sophomore 194 K, 3.08 K/S, .131 Pct.	Megan McConnell Senior 268 K, 2.98 K/S, .146 Pct.	Katey Thompson Senior 262 K, 3.36 K/S, .254 Pct.
Top Setter	Nae Bender Freshman 594 A, 7.71 A/S	Maddie Kuber Sophomore 616 A, 9.19 A/S	Hanna Nielson Sophomore 626 A, 6.88 A/S
Top Blocker	Tyler Dorsey Junior 43 TB, 0.55 B/S	Taylor Gruenewald Freshman 62 TB, 0.69 B/S	Phoebe Grunt Freshman 103 TB, 1.23 B/S
Record vs.		9-18 (results)	3-39-2 (results)
Current Streak vs.		L 1	L 4

GAME NOTES
BLUE AND GOLD DIGGER
Freshman Maddie Hubbell is ranked third in the Big West in digs per set with 3.88. It is the second-highest mark for a member of the Highlanders in six seasons (Megan Patterson, 4.21 in 2012).

TAKING HOME THE W
The Highlanders earned their first victory of the 2013 season on September 14 with a 3-1 win over Winthrop to conclude the Bankers Classic. The win snapped an eight-match skid to open the season and a 10-match losing streak dating back to the end of last year.

ROAD DIVAS
UCR played its first 13 matches on the road in 2013, tying Cal Poly for most road matches to start the season amongst the leagues' schools.

ACE OF SPADES
The Highlanders recorded a season-high 11 service aces against Winthrop on September 14, tying the most aces the team has served in a match since 2007. The last time a UC Riverside team recorded more than 11 service aces was against Texas Southern on Sept. 14, 2007 with 18 aces.

GENERAL PATTON
UC Riverside is in its first season under new head coach Michelle Patton. Patton comes to the Highlanders following five seasons at San Francisco State, where she took over a program that lay dormant for four years (2004-07). The Gators advanced to two NCAA Tournaments during Patton's tenure including a 21-9 mark in 2012 which included a program-record 16 conference victories.

ALL-TOURNAMENT
Ashley Cox was named to the Wildcat Invitational All-Tournament Team on August 31 after hitting .216 and averaging 3.82 kills per set in the Highlanders three matches against Seattle, Texas Tech and Weber State.

Maddie Hubbell was selected to the Sheraton Airport Lobo Classic All-Tournament Team on September 7 after recording a team-high 43 digs over the weekend for an average of 4.30. She also had eight assists in those matches including a career-best five against Idaho State.

Cristina Maietta earned Bankers Classic All-Tournament Team honors on September 14 following matches against Pacific, San Jose State, and Winthrop. The freshman led the Highlanders with 3.80 kills per set over the weekend including a career-high 19 in UCR's 3-1 win over Winthrop. The outside hitter also averaged 1.90 digs per set, hit .165, and recorded three services aces throughout the three matches.

FIVE-SET THRILLERS
UCR lost a five-set, 3-2 battle to Weber State on August 31. Last year, the blue and gold lost five matches of the five-set variety while winning two of them.

IN THE BEGINNING ...
The Highlanders started the 2012 season 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. So far in 2013, UC Riverside is 1-24.

ALL-CONFERENCE
Two UC Riverside players garnered All-Big West Conference accolades in 2012 as outside hitters Amanda Vialpando and Ashley Cox were each selected to the Honorable Mention Team, while Cox was also selected to the All-Freshman Team.

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