2017 LMU Volleyball Notes - WK 7b

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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 LIONS (10-6, 3-2 WCC) at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (10-7, 5-0 WCC) October 7, 2017 | Spokane, Wash. | Match 17 | Away 8

QUICK HITS ◊ After dropping consecutive matches for the first time this year, LMU has now won a season-best three straight contests in WCC play ◊ Tess Reid had five aces in the five-set victory over Saint Mary's on 9/28 ... was the most for a Lion since Kristen Castellanos had six vs. Niagara on 8/27/16 ◊ 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 (1,406) ... 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 (101) and first in aces per set (1.71) ... served up a season-best 12 aces vs. Saint Mary's on 9/28 ... had 11 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 (12.92) and kills per set (13.66) ◊ 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 307-163 (.653) at home since 1982 THIS WEEK LMU will look to finish a two-match road trip to the Pacific Northwest on a high note, traveling to WCC unbeaten Gonzaga on Saturday at Noon ... the Bulldogs currently sit in a tie for first place, while LMU sits tied for fourth ... Saturday's match 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 (101), including posting the best aces per set mark (1.71), they are also winning the overall receiving battle against its opponents, allowing just 50 aces on the other side of the net (+51) ... 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 10/5)

WCC OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT #8 BYU 5 0 1.000 16 1 .941 Gonzaga 5 0 1.000 10 7 .588 #19 San Diego 4 1 .800 11 4 .733 Pepperdine 3 2 .600 11 7 .611 LMU 3 2 .600 10 6 .625 Portland 3 2 .600 12 5 .706 Pacific 2 4 .333 7 10 .412 Saint Mary's 1 5 .167 6 10 .375 Santa Clara 0 5 .000 7 10 .412 San Francisco 0 5 .000 3 15 .167

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: 10-6 | WCC: 3-2 | H: 4-3 | A: 4-3 | 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 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 San Francisco at Santa Clara SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 BYU at Pacific LMU at Gonzaga Pepperdine at Portland San Diego at Saint Mary's

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