Volleyball Hosts CSUN, Visits Cal State Fullerton

Highlanders In Week Eleven

vs CSUN

Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00 pm

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at Cal State Fullerton

Saturday, November 7 at 7:00 pm

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Riverside, CA—The UC Riverside Volleyball Team plays two matches this week—Tuesday, November 3 at home against CSUN, and Saturday, November 7, at Cal State Fullerton. Both matches begin at 7 pm PT.

The Highlanders (7-16, 2-8) dropped a 3-1 decision Friday at #6 Hawai'i in their only match of the week (box score/recap).

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 (8.24). Helena Peric leads the team in kills per set at 2.77, followed by, Fabiana Rosas (2.55), Alexis Urbach (2.35) and Alex Gresham (1.98).

CSUN (5-17, 4-6) is coming off a pair of road losses—a five-setter at UC Davis, and a 3-0 decision at UC Irvine.

The Matadors Cieana Stinson is fourth in the Big West in kills at 3.58 per set, while Aeryn Owens is second on the team at 2.74. Maddie Leiphardt directs the attack, averaging 6.28 assists per set, and Katie Sato leads the defense with 3.77 digs per set.

UC Riverside is 20-57 all-time against CSUN. The Matadors have won the last ten meetings.

Cal State Fullerton (0-21, 0-9) is still looking for its first victory of the season, and they almost had it on September 25th. On that day, the Titans led the Highlanders two sets to one, but were unable to hold on for the win, as UC Riverside mounted a furious comeback for its first Big West victory of the year.

The Titans played just one match last week, when they also traveled to Hawai'i, but were swept 3-0 by the Rainbow Wahine. Cal State Fullerton hosts Long Beach Wednesday, November 4, before welcoming the Highlanders on Saturday.

The Titans are led by Kyra Hill (2.78 kills/set) and Summer Kerins (2.03 kills/set) on the attack, while Paige Reed (3.92 digs/set) and Kyra Smith (0.93 block/ set) anchor the defense.

The Highlanders are 14-31-1 all-time against the Titans, and had lost 20 straight before winning their meeting in September.

Highlanders vs. Matadors and Titans
	UC Riverside		CSUN	Cal State Fullerton
2015 Record & Stats	6-14, 1-6		5-17, 4-6	0-21, 0-9
	Roster		Roster	Roster
	Schedule & Results		Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results
Conference	Big West		Big West	Big West
Current Streak	L 2		L 2	L 21
Most Recent Box Score	L, 3-1 at Hawai'i		L, 3-0 at UC Irvine	L, 3-0 at Hawai'i
Next Opponent	November 13 vs Cal Poly		November 7 vs. Hawai'i	November 10 at CSUN
Top Attacker		Helena Paric Junior 197 K, 2.77 K/S, .162 Pct.	Cieana Stinson Senior 283 K, 3.58 K/S, .236 Pct.	Kyra Hill Sophomore 162 K, 2.52 K/S, .120 Pct.
Top Setter		Chelsea Doyle Freshman 700 A, 8.24 A/S	Maddie Leiphardt Junior 333 A, 6.28 A/S	Mackenzie Olsen Senior 576 A, 7.68 A/S
Top Blocker		Meg Graham Sophomore 61 TB, 0.73 B/S	Stephanie Serna Arreola Junior 32 TB, 0.57 B/S	Kyra Smith Freshman 65 TB, 0.92 B/S
Record vs.			32-19-2 (results)	14-31-1 (results)
Current Streak vs.			L 10	W 1

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 (406) 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 12 out of its 23 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.

The Highlanders took the third set from #6 ranked Hawai'i 25-18, and narrowly lost the decisive fourth set 25-23.

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.