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 LIONS (7-6, 0-2 WCC) vs. SAINT MARY'S GAELS (5-8, 1-2 WCC) September 28, 2017 | Gersten Pavilion | Match 14 | Home 6
QUICK HITS ◊ The Lions have dropped consecutive matches for the first time this year ◊ Five of LMU's six losses this year have come to a team currently in the AVCA Top-25 (USC, Michigan, Oregon, UCLA, San Diego) ◊ Savannah Slattery earned a spot on the 2017 Preseason All-WCC team ... along with Emma Johnson, she was also named to the Oregon Classic All-Tournament Team ... was tabbed JLABS Challenge All-Tournament and WCC Player of the Week on 9/11 after guiding LMU to a pair of sweeps over Long Beach State and San Diego State ◊ Kristen Castellanos currently sits third on LMU's all-time digs list (1,361) ... along with Sara Kovac, she was also named to the USC/ LMU Invitational All-Tournament team ◊ LMU snapped a string of nine losses to ranked opponents and seven straight five-set losses with the win over #24 North Carolina on 9/15 ◊ LMU dropped the season opener this year (USC) for just the fourth time in the last 21 seasons (17-4) ◊ The Lions rank third in the WCC in aces (79) and second in aces per set (1.65) ... served up a season-best 11 aces vs. Northern Illinois on 8/25 and added 10 more vs. Pepperdine on 9/23 ◊ LMU ranks third in the WCC in assists per set (12.96) and kills per set (13.71) ◊ 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) ◊ The Lions were 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) ◊ 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 305-163 (.652) at home since 1982 THIS WEEK LMU will look to capture its first win in West Coast Conference play this week, returning home to host Saint Mary's on Thursday at 7 p.m. before finishing the week by welcoming Pacific to Gersten Pavilion on Saturday at Noon ... the Lions dropped a match to #17 San Diego on Tuesday of this week ... both matches will feature live stats and video, with links available at LMULions.com and TheW.tv. 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 were scheduled to play a trio of nationally-televised matches ... the Lions dropped a 9/13 match at #13 UCLA that aired live on the Pac-12 Network ... LMU then fell in three sets to #17 San Diego during a September 26 match that aired on ESPNU ... finally, the Lions will host a televised match against Santa Clara on October 12 with first serve set for 8 p.m. WINNING THE SERVING BATTLE LMU has developed a name for itself as one of the tougher serving teams in the WCC over the last few years, and the trend has certainly continued in 2017 ... the Lions are not only serving up the third-most aces in the conference (79), they are also winning the overall receiving battle against its opponents, allowing just 39 aces on the other side of the net (+40) ... last year LMU served up 154 aces while allowing just 99 (+55) ... the Lions were just +2 in serving in 2009 (131-129), but have been +40 in each year since, including +63 in 2012 (162-99) and +62 in 2013 (166-104).
2017 WCC STANDINGS
(AS OF 9/27)
WCC OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT #9 BYU 3 0 1.000 14 1 .933 #17 San Diego 3 0 1.000 10 3 .769 Gonzaga 2 0 1.000 7 7 .500 Pacific 2 1 .667 7 7 .500 Portland 1 1 .500 10 4 .714 Pepperdine 1 1 .500 9 6 .600 Saint Mary's 1 2 .333 5 8 .385 LMU 0 2 .000 7 6 .538 Santa Clara 0 3 .000 7 8 .467 San Francisco 0 3 .000 3 13 .188
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: 7-6 | WCC: 0-2 | H: 2-3 | A: 3-3 | N: 2-0 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 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
Thu. Fri. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sat. Tue. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Tue.
Long Beach State at San Diego State at #13 UCLA at #24 North Carolina at Duke Pepperdine * at #17 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 *
W, 3-1 L, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 L, 3-1 L, 3-0 7:00 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 1:00 pm 7:00 pm 12:00 pm 7:00 pm 1:00 pm 12:00 pm 6:00 pm
* - WCC Match | DiG PiNK - DiG PiNK Match
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AHEAD IN THE WCC
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Gonzaga at Santa Clara Pacific at Pepperdine Portland at San Francisco Saint Mary's at LMU
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 BYU at San Diego Gonzaga at San Francisco Pacific at LMU Saint Mary's at Pepperdine Portland at Santa Clara
12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.