2015 LMU Volleyball Notes - Week 7

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LMU VOLLEYBALL NOTES Gersten Pavilion | One LMU Drive | Los Angeles, CA 90045 | www.LMULions.com | @LMULions @LMU_Volleyball | WVB Contact: Tyler Geivett | tgeivett@lmu.edu | (310) 338-7638

LMU (10-6, 1-3 WCC) | GONZAGA (11-6, 2-2 WCC) | PORTLAND (11-5, 1-3 WCC) October 8-10, 2015 | Spokane, Wash./Portland, Ore. | Match 17-18 | Away 7-8

QUICK HITS ◊ LMU snapped a three-match losing streak with a victory over Saint Mary’s on 10/3 ... owns an RPI of 57 entering this week ... is ranked 34th in the nation (4th in WCC) in assists/per set (13.74) ... has played 5 five-set matches this year (2-3 record) after playing 6 such matches last season ... has not been swept in a match this year ... has won 13 of 16 first sets this year (7-6 in those matches), but is 3-0 when the opponent wins the first set ... made its 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament last year, and its second trip in the last three years (dropped the First Round match to Michigan State) ... finished 5th in the WCC (23-8 overall | 11-7 WCC) and was one of four WCC teams in the NCAA Tournament (LMU, BYU, USD, SCU) ... BYU played in the National Championship match ... had five players awarded with All-Conference honors last year, including three first-team selections (DeWitt, Keil, Tedrow) and two All-Freshman selections (Sponcil, Castellanos) ... the three first-team selections were the most since LMU earned three in 1996 ... earned a National Ranking last year for the first time since 2004 ... reached 20 wins for the first time since 2003 (26-7) ... is 289-153 (.654) at home since 1982. ◊ TOM BLACK has posted 94 victories as LMU’s head coach. ◊ JAMIE LEA led the Lions with 19 kills in each of the first two matches this year ... is averaging 3.80 kills per set (8th in WCC). ◊ SARAH SPONCIL was named Lumberjack Classic All-Tournament ... recorded a triple-double vs. Virginia on 8/28 (13 K | 28 A | 17 D) - the first for LMU since Heather Hughes had 19 K, 11 A, 11 D vs. Gonzaga on 11/1/07 ... has managed at least a double-double in all but five matches this year ... was named a preseason All-WCC selection. ◊ RACHELLE SUAAVA was named Lumberjack Classic All-Tournament ... is hitting .265 (162-70/347) with a team-best 66 block assists and 5 block solos (1.15 per set) ... ranks 3rd in WCC in total blocks (71). ◊ HANNAH TEDROW is averaging 11.50 assists per set (1st in WCC | 13th in nation) ... was named a preseason All-WCC selection. ◊ KEKAI WHITFORD was named Lumberjack Classic All-Tournament.

2015 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 10-6 | WCC: 1-3 | H: 4-3 | A: 3-3 | N: 3-0 Date Day Opponent Time/Result 8/28 Fri. Virginia L, 3-1 8/30 Sun. at #20 UCLA W, 3-0 Lumberjack Classic (Northern Arizona) 9/4 Fri. vs. Liberty 9/5 Sat. vs. Houston Baptist 9/5 Sat. at Northern Arizona

W, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 3-2

LBSU/LMU Mizuno Invitational 9/10 Thu. Long Beach State 9/11 Fri. Central Arkansas 9/12 Sat. Oakland 9/12 Sat. Stony Brook

L, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0

THIS WEEK The Lions will continue West Coast Conference play on the road this week, traveling to Gonzaga and Portland for a pair of matches this week ... Thursday’s match at Gonzaga is scheduled for 6 pm, while Saturday’s clash at Portland will begin at Noon ... live stats and video links for both matches can be found at LMULions.com.

Cal Poly/UCSB Invite 9/18 Fri. at UC Santa Barbara 9/19 Sat. at Cal Poly

W, 3-2 W, 3-1

LET’S SETTLE THIS ON NEUTRAL GROUND With Inauguration Day for new LMU President Timothy Law Snyder scheduled for October 6, LMU had to play its 10/3 match against Saint Mary’s at Pepperdine ... LMU has historically been extremely impressive in matches played at neutral sites, in which neither team is playing on their home court ... with the victory over the Gaels, the Lions are currently 3-0 in neutral matches this year after finishing last year 4-1 in neutral matches ... LMU was 1-1 in neutral contests in 2013 after finishing 2-3 in 2012 ... 2011 saw the Lions go 4-2 in neutral matches, while they were 6-2 in 2010 ... overall, LMU is 121-58 (.676) in neutral contests since the 1983 season, including having posted perfect neutral records in eight of those 33 seasons ... over that span, LMU has had only five seasons with losing records in neutral matches.

9/20 9/26 9/29 10/1 10/3 10/8 10/10 10/15 10/17 10/22 10/24 10/29 10/31 11/5 11/7 11/12 11/14 11/21 11/24

LION TRACKS LMU went 1-2 over three matches last week, dropping decision to #15 BYU and Pacific before collecting its first WCC victory against Saint Mary’s in three sets ... sophomore Sarah Sponcil collected 42 kills (3.82 per set) and 27 digs (2.45 per set) over the three matches ... In LMU’s victory over Saint Mary’s, Sponcil collected a match-high tying 14 kills while hitting .464 and notching a pair of aces ... the native of Phoenix, Ariz. posted a double-double in a loss to Pacific on Thursday, teaming 17 kills with 11 digs. DiG PiNK For the ninth consecutive year, LMU volleyball will help raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer through the Side-Out Foundation DiG PiNK campaign ... LMU’s DiG PiNK event will be played on October 22 versus San Diego ... fans are encouraged to wear pink and can donate at the match ... LMU will hold a pre-match tailgate and barbeque in addition to a silent auction, with items including an autographed LMU volleyball, LMU volleyball team jersey and the opportunity to sit on the bench at an upcoming home match ... all proceeds from the auction will go to the Side-Out Foundation ... to donate before, during, or after the event, please visit: http://bit.ly/1GcN1hc WATCH IT LIVE ONLINE LMU Athletics will video stream all home volleyball matches this year through the LMU Sports Network and theW.tv ... the video stream is free of charge, and will be accompanied by an audio play-by-play broadcast ... to watch any and all home matches this year, please visit: lmulions. com/multimedia/LMUSportsNetwork-WVB.html

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San Diego State at Pepperdine * at #15 BYU * Pacific * vs. Saint Mary’s * at Gonzaga * at Portland * San Francisco * Santa Clara * San Diego * BYU * at Saint Mary’s * at Pacific * Portland * Gonzaga * at Santa Clara * at San Francisco * Pepperdine * at San Diego *

W, 3-0 L, 3-2 L, 3-1 L, 3-1 W, 3-0 6:00 PM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM 6:00 PM

* - WCC Match | DiG PiNK - DiG PiNK Match

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2015 WCC STANDINGS

WCC OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT Santa Clara 4 1 .800 13 4 .765 BYU 3 1 .750 13 2 .867 San Diego 3 1 .750 9 6 .600 Pacific 3 2 .600 12 4 .750 Gonzaga 2 2 .500 11 6 .647 Pepperdine 2 2 .500 11 6 .647 San Francisco 2 3 .400 15 3 .833 Portland 1 3 .250 11 5 .688 LMU 1 3 .250 10 6 .625 Saint Mary’s 1 4 .200 6 9 .400

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Rewards WCC PRESEASON POLL

NO. SCHOOL (1ST-PLACE VOTES) 1 BYU (7) 2 Santa Clara (3) 3 San Diego 4 Gonzaga 5 LMU 6 Pacific 7 Pepperdine 8t Saint Mary’s 8t San Francisco 10 Portland

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POINTS 79 69 58 57 52 51 31 22 22 10

AHEAD IN THE WCC

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 LMU at Gonzaga Pepperdine at Portland San Diego at Saint Mary’s BYU at Pacific FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Santa Clara at San Francisco SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Pepperdine at Gonzaga LMU at Portland San Diego at Pacific BYU at Saint Mary’s

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