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 (12-8, 5-4 WCC) vs. #8 BYU COUGARS (20-1, 9-0 WCC) October 21, 2017 | Gersten Pavilion | Match 21 | Home 11 | DiG PiNK Match
QUICK HITS ◊ After dropping consecutive matches for the first time this year on 9/23 and 9/26, LMU won a season-best three straight from 9/28-10/5 ◊ 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 ◊ LMU dropped its first Thursday match of the year vs. #18 USD on 10/19 ... is now 4-1 in Thursday matches ... the loss also snapped a four-match home win streak ◊ Six of LMU's eight losses have come to a team currently receiving votes in AVCA poll (USC, Michigan, Oregon, UCLA, San Diego) ◊ Savannah Slattery notched 16 kills while hitting .652 in LMU's sweep over San Francisco on 10/14 ... 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 second on LMU's all-time digs list (1,456) ... 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 second in the WCC in aces (122) and first in aces per set (1.67) ... 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 (12.81) and kills per set (13.59) ◊ 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 309-164 (.653) at home since 1982 THIS WEEK LMU will face the top of the West Coast Conference this Saturday, welcoming WCC-leading #8 BYU at Noon ... Saturday's match will be the first against the Cougars and will complete the first half of WCC play ... the 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. For the 11th 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 is scheduled for October 21 versus BYU ... fans will have the opportunity to donate at the match and bid on silent auction items, with the proceeds from the auction going to the Side-Out Foundation ... fans can donate before, during and after the match by visiting: lmulions.com/digpink 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 second-most aces in the conference (122), including posting the best aces per set mark (1.67), they are also winning the overall receiving battle against its opponents, allowing just 63 aces on the other side of the net (+59) ... 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 10/20)
WCC OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT #8 BYU 9 0 1.000 20 1 .952 #18 San Diego 8 1 .889 15 4 .789 Gonzaga 6 2 .750 11 9 .550 LMU 5 4 .556 12 8 .600 Portland 4 4 .500 13 7 .650 Pepperdine 4 5 .444 12 10 .545 Pacific 4 5 .444 9 11 .450 Santa Clara 2 7 .222 9 12 .429 Saint Mary's 2 7 .222 6 13 .316 San Francisco 0 9 .000 3 19 .136
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: 12-8 | WCC: 5-4 | H: 6-4 | A: 4-4 | 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 * #18 San Diego * #8 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 L, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 L, 3-0 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
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 BYU at LMU Pacific at San Francisco San Diego at Pepperdine Gonzaga at Portland Saint Mary's at Santa Clara
12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 San Francisco at Gonzaga LMU at Pacific Pepperdine at Saint Mary's Santa Clara at Portland
6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.