2017 LMU Volleyball Notes - WK 2

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2017 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 (1-2) | NORTHERN ILLINOIS (0-4) | #14 OREGON (1-1) | UTRGV (1-2) September 1-2, 2017 | Eugene, Ore. | Match 4-6 | Neutral 1-2 | Away 1

QUICK HITS ◊ LMU dropped the season opener this year (USC) for just the fourth time in the last 21 seasons (17-4) ◊ LMU allowed a .400 hitting percentage in the loss to USC on 8/25 - the first time allowing a .400+ mark since 11/20/10 vs. San Diego (.437) ◊ Savannah Slattery earned a spot on the 2017 Preseason All-WCC team ◊ Megan Rice leads all West Coast Conference players in aces (7) ◊ Kristen Castellanos and Sara Kovac were named to the USC/LMU Invitational All-Tournament team ◊ The Lions are picked to finish eighth in the WCC Volleyball Preseason Poll ◊ LMU made its 13th NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015, and has reached the Tournament in three of the last five years (2012, 2014, 2015) ◊ LMU returns three starters plus the libero from last year, including All-Freshman team member, Savannah Slattery ◊ The Lions went 19-11 overall last year, including 10-8 in the WCC to claim a share of third place in the conference standings ◊ LMU fell a win short of 20 last year, but recorded back-to-back 20+ win seasons the previous two years for the first time since 1999-00 ◊ The Lions have posted 10+ WCC wins in three straight years for the first time since 1995-97 ◊ LMU won the first set in 24 of 30 matches last year, but went 0-6 in five-set matches ◊ The Lions are 304-162 (.652) at home since 1982 THIS WEEK LMU will continue the 2017 season this Friday and Saturday, traveling to Eugene, Ore. for the Oregon Classic hosted by the University of Oregon ... the Lions will open play against Northern Illinois on Friday at 11 a.m. before meeting #14 Oregon at 8 p.m. Friday night ... tournament play concludes on Saturday with a 2 p.m. match against UTRGV ... the match against the Ducks on Saturday night will feature a live video stream that can be found at LMULions.com. FIFTH SET WINS PROVED ELUSIVE The five-set heartbreaking loss to #10 BYU to finish the 2016 season proved to be a fitting summary of the luck LMU had in five-set contests last season, as the Lions went 0-6 in such contests, including 0-4 at home ... as if the losses weren't enough, LMU won the first two sets in three of those six setbacks (9/27 vs. #6 San Diego; 10/27 vs. Pacific; 11/22 vs. #10 BYU) ... in addition, LMU was up 2-1 in two of the other three losses ... all six of the five-set losses came in WCC play, with two each coming against Pacific and BYU. THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME One of Southern California’s premier athletic facilities, Albert Gersten Pavilion is in its 36th year as home of the Loyola Marymount volleyball in 2017 ... since opening night, the Pavilion has become one of toughest places to play in the West Coast Conference ... the volleyball Lions first moved into the facility in 1982, and recorded 14 wins in Gersten’s inaugural season ... since 1982, the Lions have posted an overall record of 304-162 (.652) in the friendly confines of the Pavilion ... LMU, which went 8-6 last year at home, went 10-4 at home in 2015 ... in conference play, the record is even more impressive with a 155-76 (.671) home record in WCC action ... in 34 years, the 1996 (WCC volleyball championship team and Sweet Sixteen participant) and 2003 (NCAA second round appearance) squads have been the most successful with 14-1 marks, for .933 winning percentages. WATCH IT LIVE ONLINE LMU Athletics will video stream all non-televised home volleyball matches this year through the LMU Sports Network and the W.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 or TheW.tv. READY FOR THE BRIGHT LIGHTS The West Coast Conference unveiled its 2017 broadcast schedule for volleyball, and the Lions are scheduled to play a trio of nationally-televised matches ... the Lions will visit UCLA on September 13 for a 4:30 p.m. match that will air live on the Pac-12 Network ... LMU will then travel to San Diego for a 6 p.m. match that will air on ESPNU/Watch ESPN on September 26 ... finally, the Lions will host a televised match against Santa Clara on October 12 with first serve set for 8 p.m. PICKED BEFORE THE SERVE The West Coast Conference released its preseason All-WCC selections, and LMU’s Savannah Slattery was honored ... Slattery finished second on the team in kills as a freshman in 2016, totaling 330 to average 3.27 per set ... she also managed 16 aces, 114 digs and 32 blocks, including four solos and 28 block assists ... the native of Malibu, Calif. contributed double-digit kills in 18 of her 29 matches played, including a season-best 24 at BYU on 10/22 in which she also collected 14 digs for one of two double-doubles on the season ... no fewer than eight programs placed at least one student-athlete on the preseason All-West Coast Conference Team ... BYU and San Diego led the way with a pair of preseason selections.

2017 WCC STANDINGS

WCC OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT #10 BYU 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 Portland 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 Pepperdine 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 #17 San Diego 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 Santa Clara 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 LMU 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Pacific 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 San Francisco 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Saint Mary's 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 Gonzaga 0 0 .000 0 3 .000

WCC PRESEASON POLL

NO. SCHOOL (1ST-PLACE VOTES) 1. BYU (9) 2. San Diego (1) 3. Portland 4. Pacific 5. Santa Clara 6. Pepperdine 7. Saint Mary's 8. LMU 9. Gonzaga 10. San Francisco

POINTS 81 72 58 50 48 47 35 28 21 14

2017 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 1-2 | WCC: 0-0 | H: 1-2 | A: 0-0 | N: 0-0 Date Day Opponent Time/Result LMU/USC Tournament Aug. 25 Fri. USC L, 3-1 Aug. 25 Fri. Albany W, 3-0 Aug. 26 Sat. #16 Michigan L, 3-0 Oregon Classic Sep. 1 Fri. vs. Northern Illinois Sep. 1 Fri. at #14 Oregon Sep. 2 Sat. vs. UTRGV

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Sep. 7 Sep. 8 Sep. 13 Sep. 15 Sep. 16 Sep. 23 Sep. 26 Sep. 28 Sep. 30 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 21

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Long Beach State at San Diego State at UCLA at North Carolina at Duke Pepperdine * at San Diego * Saint Mary’s * Pacific * at Portland * at Gonzaga * Santa Clara * San Francisco * San Diego * BYU * DiG PiNK at Pacific * at Saint Mary’s * Gonzaga * Portland * at San Francisco * at Santa Clara * at Pepperdine * at BYU *

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AHEAD IN THE WCC

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 Pacific at Sacramento State THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 BYU at Boise State Northeastern at Pepperdine FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Saint Mary's vs. Oral Roberts San Francisco vs. Northern Colorado San Francisco vs. Florida A&M Georgia Tech at San Diego Fresno State at Portland Saint Mary's vs. Maryland-BC BYU vs. Mizzou Pacific at Utah State Santa Clara at Washington Pepperdine at CSUN Arizona State at Gonzaga

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