Volleyball Hosts CSUN Thursday On ESPN3, #18 LBSU Saturday For Senior Day

Thursday, November 20

Riverside, CA

7:00 pm

UC Riverside

Cal State Northridge

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Volleyball Hosts CSUN Thursday On ESPN3, #18 LBSU Saturday For Senior Day

11/17/2014 2:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Highlanders vs CSUN & LBSU
Thursday, November 20 vs CSUN	Saturday, November 22 vs LBSU
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Riverside, CA—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team has three matches remaining on its 2014 docket starting with a pair at home this Thursday and Saturday respectively. The CSUN Matadors come calling first on November 20 for a 7 pm PT contest that will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Two days later, league-leading and nationally ranked No. 18 Long Beach State heads to the IE for a 7 pm start. Prior to the match, the Highlanders will honor their three members of the class of 2015: Kecia Ambers, Tyler Dorsey, and Megan Reza.

CSUN has won its last two straight and sports a record of 16-8 overall and 7-5 in conference action. UC Riverside took the Matadors to four sets back on October 25 before falling, 3-1 (box score/recap).

Long Beach State is first in the Big West with a 22-4 overall record and a 12-0 mark in league contests. The 49ers defeated the Highlanders earlier this season by the scores of 25-13, 25-14 and 25-15 (box score/recap).

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Highlanders vs CSUN & LBSU
	UC Riverside	CSUN	#18 Long Beach State
2014 Record & Stats	2-23, 0-13	16-8, 7-5	22-4, 12-0
	Roster	Roster	Roster
	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Conference	Big West
Current Streak	L 19	W 2	W 12
Most Recent Box Score	L, 3-0 vs. Cal State Fullerton	W, 3-0 vs Cal Poly	W, 3-0 vs UC Santa Barbara
Next Opponent	Nov. 28 at Hawai'i	Nov. 22 at UC Davis	Nov. 26 vs. UC Irvine
Top Attacker	Bri Holmes Sophomore 204 K, 2.68 K/S, .154 Pct.	Cieana Stinson Junior 280 K, 3.21 K/S .252 Pct.	Bre Mackie Senior 265 K, 2.82 K/S .297 Pct.
Top Setter	Amanda Press Freshman 579 A, 7.93 A/S	Steffi Miller Junior 679 A, 10.13 A/S	Jenelle Hudson Junior 958 A, 10.19 A/S
Top Blocker	Meg Graham Freshman 63 TB, 0.81 B/S	Casey Hinger Junior 72 TB, 0.85 B/S	Bre Mackie Senior 110 TB, 1.17 B/S
Record vs.		20-56 (results)	8-39 (results)
Current Streak vs.		L 9	L 6

GAME NOTES
ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE
The Highlanders recorded 10 service aces against Cal State Fullerton on October 18 (box score/recap)—the most since UCR had 11 against Winthrop on September 14, 2013 (box score/recap).

(ALMOST) OVER THE RAINBOW
UC Riverside nearly pulled off an upset in the second set over #25 Hawai'i on September 27. The Rainbow Wahine eventually won, 29-27, but it was the first time the Highlanders forced a set past the regular winning mark of 25 against UH in program history. Had UCR escaped with the second set victory, it would have been the first over the 'Bows since the 1980's—a span of six matches.

SWEPT UP
The Highlanders three-set win over Savannah State on September 6 (box score/recap) is the first sweep for UC Riverside since a 3-0 victory over Villanova on September 15, 2012 (box score/recap).

FOURTH AND FIFTH
The Highlanders have played to four or five sets in 12 of 25 matches this season, already surpassing the total from last season. The 2004, 2007 and 2012 squads all played 15 matches to four or five sets to claim the UCR DI mark.

ALL-TOURNAMENT
Senior Tyler Dorsey was named to the UNLV Invitational All-Tournament Team on August 31 after recording a career-high of 15 kills against the Rebels on August 30, and posting a 2.67 K/S mark during those three contests (story).

Freshman Alex Gresham and senior Megan Reza earned all-tournament honors at the SUU Tournament on September 6 after leading UCR to a pair of wins (story).

Gresham earned her second straight all-tournament nod after being named to the Lumberjack Classic All-Tournament Team on September 13 (story). She averaged 2.77 kills per set while hitting a team-best .310 during the Highlanders three matches.

Bri Holmes was named to the La Quinta Inn & Suites Invitational All-Tournament Team on September 20 after leading the Highlanders with 3.55 kills per set while posting back-to-back matches with double-figure kills, including a career-high 23 against Idaho State (story).

BLUE AND GOLD DIGGER
Sophomore Maddie Hubbell ranked fourth in the Big West in digs per set last season with 3.93. After 12 weeks of action in 2014, the libero is averaging a team-best 3.58 D/S—good enough for ninth in the league.

SWITZERLAND
UCR is 0-12 in road matches this season, but 2-5 in neutral site contests.

LET THERE BE HEIGHT!
Of the seven newcomers to the Highlanders 2014 squad, three are taller than 6-feet, pushing UCR's roster to seven women above 5-10.

GENERAL PATTON
UC Riverside is in its second 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.

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. This year, the Highlanders were away from the SRC Arena for their first 12 matches.