Volleyball Back At Home For Matches Against UC Davis and Irvine

Highlanders In Week Nine

vs UC Davis

Friday, October 23 at 7:00 pm

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vs UC Irvine

Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 pm

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Riverside, CA—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team returns home this week for matches against UC Davis on Friday, October 23, and UC Irvine on Saturday, October 24. Both matches begin at 7 pm PT.

The Highlanders (6-14, 1-6) dropped a decision 3-1 at Santa Barbara (box score/recap), and fell 3-0 at Cal Poly (box score/recap) last week.

Maddie Hubbell continues to lead the conference in digs per set (4.78), and Chelsea Doyle is fifth in the Big West in assists per set (7.93). Helena Peric leads the team in kills per set at 2.78, followed by Alexis Urbach (2.43), Fabiana Rosas (2.28) and Alex Gresham (1.92).

UC Davis (9-12, 4-3) is coming off a 3-0 loss at Hawai'i, and is currently fourth in the Big West conference.

The Aggies' Kaylin Squyres leads the Big West in kills at 4.45 per set and is also third in total digs (271), while Malia Balko ranks third in the conference in digs per set at 4.04. Defensively, UC Davis is led by Aima Eiche (1.19) and Kelechi Ohiri (1.04), who rank third and fourth in the conference in blocks per set.

UC Riverside is 32-19-2 all-time against UC Davis. The Aggies have won each of the last seven meetings between the clubs.

UC Irvine (8-11, 2-5) is also coming off a loss against Hawai'i (3-1). The Anteaters play at Cal State Fullerton on Friday, October 23 before meeting The Highlanders.

The Anteaters have a quartet of players in the top five of the conference in key statistical categories, Ella Rosenfeld is third in hitting percentage (.338), Shelley Anderson is fourth in assists per set (8.64), Harlee Kekauoha is fifth in the conference with 231 total kills, and Luna Tsujimoto is also fifth in the Big West at 3.72 digs per set.

The Highlanders are 14-33-2 all-time against the Anteaters, and have lost the last five matches.

Highlanders vs. Aggies and Anteaters
	UC Riverside		UC Davis	UC Irvine
2015 Record & Stats	6-14, 1-6		9-12, 4-3	8-11, 2-5
	Roster		Roster	Roster
	Schedule & Results		Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results
Conference	Big West		Big West	Big West
Current Streak	L 6		L 1	L 1
Most Recent Box Score	L, 3-0 at Cal Poly		L, 3-0 at Hawai'i	L, 3-1 vs Hawai'i
Next Opponent	October 30 at Hawai'i		October 24 at Cal State Fullerton	October 29 vs Long Beach State
Top Attacker		Helena Paric Junior 171 K, 2.80 K/S, .177 Pct.	Kaylin Squyres Senior 338 K, 4.45 K/S, .199 Pct.	Harlee Kekauoha Freshman 231 K, 3.21 K/S, .315 Pct.
Top Setter		Chelsea Doyle Freshman 578 A, 7.81 A/S	Sophie Mar Junior 552 A, 7.36 A/S	Shelley Anderson Junior 475 A, 8.64 A/S
Top Blocker		Meg Graham Sophomore 54 TB, 0.74 B/S	Aima Eichie Junior 74 TB, 1.19 B/S	Ella Rosenfeld Senior 64 TB, 0.89 B/S
Record vs.			32-19-2 (results)	14-33-2 (results)
Current Streak vs.			L 7	L 5

GAME NOTES

TWO YEARS IN ONE
The Highlanders surpassed their combined win total from the past two seasons in just the 11th match of the year (5-6 in 2015, 2-26 in 2014, 2-26 in 2013).

THE COMEBACK KIDS
UC Riverside trailed two sets to one at San Jose State on August 28, but battled back to win the match, three sets to two. That marked the first time the Highlanders had come back from that kind of deficit to win since September 14, 2012 vs. Florida Atlantic.

On September 25, the Highlanders again roared back from a two-sets-to-one deficit, but this time they also trailed in the fourth vs. Cal State Fullerton, 19-12. They took the fourth set 31-29 and won the fifth, 15-10.

GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
The Highlanders won their first Big West Conference match of the season for the first time since 2005 with a 3-2 victory over Cal State Fullerton on September 25. The 2002 and 2003 UCR squads also won their first conference matches of the year, but the Highlanders have never begun Big West play with victories in their first two matches.

INDY 500
The Highlanders 3-2 victory over Cal State Fullerton on September 25 was witnessed by 510 rabid UC Riverside fans—the ninth highest attended match in the Division I history of the program ... or rather the 10th highest, as 629 fans attended the team's match against #10 Hawai'i on October 3.

Date	Opponent	Attendance
September 24, 2011	CSUN	745
September 27, 2014	#25 Hawai'i	731
October 3, 2015	#10 Hawai'i	629
October 27, 2001	Long Beach State	625
September 21, 2012	#7 Hawai'i	594
October 4, 2002	Long Beach State	586
October 26, 2001	UC Irvine	575
September 3, 2008	#6 UCLA	535
November 17, 2001	Cal State Fullerton	513
September 25, 2015	Cal State Fullerton	510

FRESHMAN SENSATION
Alex Gresham was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team in 2014, becoming the fifth Highlander to be so honored (Ashley Cox, 2012; Megan Reza, 2011; Jamie DeKiewiet, 2002; Shannon Burmaster, 2001)

BLUE AND GOLD DIGGER
Sophomore Maddie Hubbell ranked eighth in the Big West in digs per set last season with 3.59. She currently leads the conference in total digs (349) and in digs per set (4.78). Should Hubbell maintain her digs per set average she will rank fourth in single-season digs per set in the program's Division I history.

She was named Big West Defensive Player of the Week for her performance from August 31-September 6. She is the first Highlander to receive a weekly award since Amanda Vialpando in 2011.

Digs Per Set (min. 100)
Sheryl Benson	5.7	1988
Leanna Clark	5.1	1988
Melanie Jones	5.0	1987
Maddie Hubbell	4.78	2015
Janna Stern	4.5	1998

ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS
The Highlanders recorded five All-Tournament caliber performances during the non-conference portion of their schedule. Chelsea Doyle, Alex Greshman and Fabiana Rosas opened the season by being named to the San Jose State All-Tournament Team (story). Maddie Hubbell earned All-Tournament honors at the Bulldog Showdown (story). Helena Peric was named to the Grand Canyon Invitational All-Tournament Team (story).

SWEPT UP
The Highlanders three-set win over Savannah State on September 6, 2014 (box score/recap) was the first sweep for UC Riverside since a 3-0 victory over Villanova on September 15, 2012 (box score/recap).

PLEADING THE FOURTH AND FIFTH
The Highlanders played to four or five sets in 13 of 28 matches last season. The 2004, 2007 and 2012 squads all played 15 matches to four or five sets to claim the UCR Division I mark.

This season, UC Riverside has played to four or five sets in 10 out of its first 20 matches.

LET THERE BE HEIGHT!
Of the eight newcomers to the Highlanders 2015 squad, five are taller than 6-0, giving UC Riverside eight 6-footers overall, and its highest percentage of 6-footers in the Division I history of the program.

(ALMOST) OVER THE RAINBOW
UC Riverside took the first set from nationally-ranked Hawai'i in the last match of the 2014 season, 25-19. It marked the first time the Highlanders had won a set against the Rainbow Wahine since 1984, spanning 20 sets. UCR also nearly topped Hawai'i in the second set of their September 27 meeting, but the Rainbow Wahine eked out a 29-27 victory.

GENERAL PATTON-(COLEMAN)
UC Riverside is in its third season under new head coach Michelle Patton-Coleman. Patton-Coleman came 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 her tenure including a 21-9 mark in 2012 which included a program-record 16 conference victories.