2015 LMU Volleyball Notes - Week 9

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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 (14-6, 5-3 WCC) | SAN DIEGO (14-6, 7-1 WCC) | #12 BYU (17-2, 7-1 WCC) October 22-24, 2015 | Gersten Pavilion | Match 21-22 | Home 10-11

QUICK HITS ◊ LMU snapped a three-match losing streak with a victory over Saint Mary’s on 10/3 ... has now won five straight matches ... owns an RPI of 31 entering this week ... is ranked 19th in the nation (2nd in WCC) in assists/per set (13.32) and 40th in the nation (1st in WCC) in kills (1,101) ... has played 7 five-set matches this year (4-3 record) after playing 6 such matches last season ... has not been swept in a match this year ... has won 15 of 20 first sets this year (9-6 in those matches), but is 5-0 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) ... 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 291-153 (.655) at home since 1982. ◊ TOM BLACK has posted 98 victories as LMU’s head coach. ◊ JAMIE LEA has managed double-digit kills in all but three matches this year ... collected 25 kills against Santa Clara on 10/17 - the most for a Lion since 2012 (Kat Luft) ... is averaging a team-best 3.72 kills per set (7th 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 eight matches this year ... was named a preseason All-WCC selection. ◊ RACHELLE SUAAVA was named Lumberjack Classic All-Tournament ... is hitting .286 (217-85/462) with a team-best 86 block assists and 6 block solos (1.18 per set) ... ranks 2nd in WCC in total blocks (92) and 4th in blocks per set. ◊ HANNAH TEDROW took home WCC Player of the Week on 10/19 (guided LMU to a 2-0 week | averaged 14.62 assists per set) ... posted 77 assists against Santa Clara on 10/17 - tied for sixth-most in LMU history for a single match, and the most since 2005 ... is averaging 11.67 assists per set (1st in WCC | 8th in nation) ... was named a preseason All-WCC selection. ◊ KEKAI WHITFORD was named Lumberjack Classic All-Tournament. THIS WEEK Carrying a five-match win streak, the Lions will continue West Coast Conference play at home this week, hosting the top of the WCC in San Diego and #12 BYU in a pair of matches this week ... Thursday’s match against San Diego is scheduled for 7 pm and is LMU’s DiG PiNK match benefitting the fight against breast cancer, while Saturday’s clash against BYU will begin at Noon ... live stats and video links for both matches can be found at LMULions.com. LION TRACKS LMU won a pair of West Coast Conference matches at home last week, sweeping San Francisco before recording a come-from-behind five-set victory over Santa Clara ... Hannah Tedrow helped guide the Lions to the 2-0 week, averaging 14.62 assists per set in the two matches, including 40 in the win against USF before posting 77 in the victory over Santa Clara ... the 77 assists are tied for sixth-most in LMU history for a single match, and the most since K.C. Walsh had 77 against San Jose State on September 17, 2005 ... the Lions hit .359 as a team last week receiving sets from Tedrow, including hitting .387 against USF and .346 vs. the Broncos. IT’S JUST A NUMBER With a victory over No. 24 Pepperdine on November 8, 2012, LMU snapped a streak of 36 straight losses to ranked opponents (last victory: 10/5/06 at #12 Santa Clara) ... LMU finished that year 1-5 against ranked foes before going 0-4 in such matches in 2013 ... the 2014 season went much better when the Lions were pit against Top-25 squads, as LMU went 2-2 on the year ... so far this season, LMU is 1-1 after sweeping thenNo. 20 UCLA on the road on 8/30 and falling in four to then-No. 15 BYU on 9/29. 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

2015 WCC STANDINGS

WCC OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT #12 BYU 7 1 .875 17 2 .895 San Diego 7 1 .875 14 6 .700 Santa Clara 6 2 .750 15 5 .750 LMU 5 3 .625 15 6 .714 Pacific 4 4 .500 13 6 .684 Pepperdine 4 4 .500 13 8 .619 Gonzaga 3 5 .375 12 9 .571 San Francisco 2 6 .250 15 6 .714 Portland 1 7 .125 11 9 .550 Saint Mary’s 1 7 .125 6 12 .333

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

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

W, 3-2 W, 3-1

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

Sun. Sat. Tue. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Tue.

San Diego State at Pepperdine * at #15 BYU * Pacific * vs. Saint Mary’s * at Gonzaga * at Portland * San Francisco * Santa Clara * San Diego * DiG PiNK #12 BYU * at Saint Mary’s * at Pacific * Portland * Gonzaga * at Santa Clara * at San Francisco * Pepperdine * at San Diego *

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

W, 3-0 L, 3-2 L, 3-1 L, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 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

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2015 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 14-6 | WCC: 5-3 | H: 6-3 | A: 5-3 | N: 3-0 Date Day Opponent Time/Result 8/28 Fri. Virginia L, 3-1 8/30 Sun. at #20 UCLA W, 3-0

AHEAD IN THE WCC

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 Pacific at Santa Clara San Diego at LMU BYU at Pepperdine Saint Mary’s at San Francisco SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Portland at Gonzaga BYU at LMU Saint Mary’s at Santa Clara San Diego at Pepperdine Pacific at San Francisco

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