Friday, September 12
Flagstaff, AZ
9:00 am
UC Riverside
vs
Albany
Photo by: UCR Athletics Media Relations
Lumberjack Classic Up Next For Volleyball On Friday And Saturday In Flagstaff, Arizona
9/10/2014 1:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
| Lumberjack Classic | ||
| vs. Albany | at Northern Arizona | vs. Grand Canyon |
| Sept. 12 at 9:00 am | Sept. 12 at 5:30 pm | Sept. 13 at 10:00 am |
| Live Stats | Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Click To Purchase Tickets             Tournament Website | ||
Flagstaff, AZ—After winning two of three matches at the Southern Utah Tournament last weekend, the UC Riverside Volleyball Team will look to keep its momentum going traveling to the Lumberjack Classic for three matches on September 12-13. First up for the Highlanders are two contests on Friday, facing off against Albany at 9 am PT, then playing host Northern Arizona at 5:30 pm. The following day, UCR concludes the tournament with a 10 am match against Grand Canyon.
Albany enters the weekend with a 1-5 mark, picking up its first win of the season against Boston College in a five-set match this past week. Friday's match marks the first between UC Riverside and the Great Danes in program history.Â
Northern Arizona brings its unbeaten record into the tournament following six straight wins, four of them in four sets, and two in three sets. The Highlanders are 3-2 all-time against the Lumberjacks, but have dropped the last two including a September 7, 2012 three-set loss (box score/recap).
Grand Canyon sports a 5-1 mark this season with its only loss coming at Gonzaga on September 5. UCR is 8-5 against the 'Lopes all-time, but the squads haven't played since 1999 when the Highlanders began the transition to NCAA Division I.Â
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| Highlanders at Lumberjack Classic Match Capsules | ||||
| UC Riverside | Albany | Northern Arizona | Grand Canyon | |
| 2014 Record & Stats | 2-4 | 1-5 | 6-0 | 5-1 |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Conference | Big West | AEC | Big Sky | WAC |
| Current Streak | W 1 | L 2 | W 6 | W 2 |
| Most Recent Box Score | W, 3-0 vs. Savannah State | L, 0-3 at #18 Minnesota | W, 3-0 at Texas-Pan American | W, 3-2 vs. Canisius |
| Next Opponent | Sept. 19 vs. Portland | Sept. 20 at Syracuse | Sept. 19 at Hawai'i | Sept. 17 vs. Southern Utah |
| Top Attacker |  Fabiana RosasSophomore 40 K, 2.50 K/S, .145 Pct. |  Laini LeindeckerSophomore 63 K, 2.62 K/S, .065 Pct. |  Sydney KemperSenior 75 K, 3.41 K/S, .299 Pct. |  Shannon DuganSenior 96 K, 4.17 K/S, .204 Pct. |
Top Setter |  Haili HoeftFreshman 116 A, 6.82 A/S |  Mikala McCauleySophomore 122 A, 5.08 A/S |  Jensen BartonSophomore 244 A, 11.09 A/S |  Michelle SteagallSophomore 115 A, 9.58 A/S |
| Top Blocker |  Megan RezaSenior 12 TB, 0.67 B/S |  Tatum JungstenJunior 26 TB, 1.08 B/S |  Payton BockJunior 21 TB, 1.31 B/S |  Hannah HankinsSophomore 16 TB, 0.70 B/S |
| Record vs. | 0-0 | 3-2 (results) | 8-5 (results) | |
| Current Streak vs. | First Meeting | L 2 | L 3 | |
GAME NOTES
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).
ALREADY THERE
UC Riverside's two wins so far in 2014 already match its win total from all of 2013.
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).
BLUE AND GOLD DIGGER
Sophomore Maddie Hubbell ranked fourth in the Big West in digs per set last season with 3.93. After the first two weeks of action in 2014, the libero is averaging a team-best 4.35 D/S—good enough for second in the league, and 85th in the nation.
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 girls above 5-10.
KILLER INSTINCT
Junior Ashley Cox finished the 2013 season ranked eighth in the Big West Conference in kills per set at 3.07.
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 are away from the SRC Arena for their first 12 matches.
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