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2014 GAME NOTES
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#24 LMU LIONS (17-2, 5-2 WCC) | SANTA CLARA BRONCOS (14-6, 4-3 WCC)
GERSTEN PAVILION | OCTOBER 18 QUICK HITS
2014 SCHEDULE
Overall: 17-2 | WCC: 5-2 | H: 7-0 | A: 6-2 | N: 4-0
Date Day Opponent Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic Aug. 29 Fri. LIU Brooklyn Aug. 30 Sat. Binghamton Aug. 30 Sat. UCLA
Time/Result W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0
Sacramento State Invitational Sep. 5 Fri. vs. UC Santa Barbara Sep. 6 Sat. Sacramento State Sep. 6 Sat. vs. Fresno State
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1
LMU/Long Beach State Invitational Sep. 11 Thu. Long Beach State Sep. 12 Fri. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sep. 13 Sat. Northern Colorado
W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-0
Washington State Cougar Challenge Sep. 18 Thu. vs. Portland State Sep. 19 Fri. vs. Idaho Sep. 19 Fri. Washington State
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1
Sep. 25 Sep. 27 Sep. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 25
Thu. Sat. Tue. Thu. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Tue.
Pacific * Saint Mary’s * #23 San Diego * ROAR Portland * Gonzaga * Pepperdine * San Francisco * DiG PiNK Santa Clara * BYU * San Diego * Gonzaga * Portland * Pepperdine * ROAR Santa Clara * San Francisco * Saint Mary’s * Pacific * BYU *
L, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
BOLD – Home Match in Gersten Pavilion | * - WCC Match ROAR - Roar Match | DiG PiNK - DiG PiNK Match
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◊ LMU is ranked #24 in the nation in the latest AVCA Poll, marking the fifth straight week of being ranked ... prior to this year, had not been ranked since 2004 ... continues West Coast Conference play on Saturday when it hosts Santa Clara at 12 p.m. ... live stats and video for the match can be found at LMULions.com ... began the year at 12-0, posting eight sweeps along the way before falling in five sets to Pacific on 9/25 … 12-0 mark was the best record to start season in program history (previous: 10-0 | 2003), and the current 17-2 mark is tied for the best through 19 matches (16-2 | 1996 & 2003) … is 7-0 at home this year, the best home start since 2003 (12-0) ... went 11-4 (.733) at home last year, the best home mark since 2004 (12-4 | .750) ... owns the 11th-best team attack % in the nation (.285) and is 5th in kills per set (14.60) and assists per set (13.74) ... opened the year with 5 straight sweeps (last: 1997) ... is 281-147 (.657) at home since 1982 ... has now won 16 of its last 18 season-openers ... was picked to finish 5th in the WCC this year ... finished 6th in the WCC in 2013 (14-14 | 8-10) ... had the 24th-best recruiting class in the nation according to PrepVolleyball.com ... eleven of LMU’s 14 victories last year came in sweeps ... five of LMU’s 10 WCC losses last year came in five sets ... will video stream every home match this year, and is scheduled to play six matches that will be aired live on TheW.tv ... ◊ KRISTEN CASTELLANOS earned All-Tournament honors at Washington State Cougar Challenge (42 digs | 4.20 D/S | 4 SA) ... ◊ CAITLIN DeWITT was named Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic MVP (31 K | 3.44 K/S | .347 % | 72 TA | 4 SA | 4 BLK) ... earned Sacramento State Invitational MVP (.482 % | 49 K | 4.90 K/S | 83 TA | 18 D | 8 BA) ... took home WCC Player of the Week on 9/8 ... has registered double-digit kills in all but four matches this year ... ◊ LITARA KEIL was named preseason All-WCC ... garnered Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic All-Tournament honors ... posted a double-double of 10 kills and 10 blocks while hitting .471 to guide LMU to a victory over #23 San Diego on 9/30 ... currently ranks 2nd in LMU history in block assists (332), 3rd in blocks (381), 5th in blocks/set (.98) and 9th in kills (1,180) ... ◊ AMBER MIRABELLO has collected at least one block in all but one match this year (multiple in all but four) ... ◊ SARAH SPONCIL was named to Sac State Invitational All-Tournament team (32 K | 3.20 K/S | .406 % | 69 TA | 5 SA | 22 D | 4 BA) ... earned All-Tournament honors at the Washington State Cougar Challenge (34 K | 3.40 K/S | 86 TA | .291 % | 23 D | 4 BA) ... posted season-best 21 kills at Saint Mary’s on 9/27 and at Gonzaga on 10/4 ... ◊ HANNAH TEDROW was named MVP of Washington State Cougar Challenge (119 assists | 11.90 A/S | 2 SA | 31 D | 3.10 D/S | 2 BS | 3 BA) ... also earned WCC Player of the Week on 9/22 for her efforts at Washington State ... garnered Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic All-Tournament honors (94 A | 10.44 A/S | 5 SA) ... earned Sacramento State Invitational All-Tournament honors (126 assists | 12.60 A/S | 7 K | 17 D | 8 BLK - 2 BS/6 BA) ... put up 50+ assists in three straight matches from 9/6 to 9/12 ... has posted 30+ assists in all but two matches this year, including 16 straight ... leads the team with seven double-doubles ... leads the WCC in total assists (808) and entered the week 1st in the nation in assists per set (11.98) ... 4th all-time at LMU in assists (2,871) and 5th in assists per set (10.11) ...
SERIES HISTORY VS. SANTA CLARA
Overall | at LMU | at Santa Clara | Neutral:............................................................ 34-31 | 17-14 | 15-16 | 2-1 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 4-1 | 6-4 Last Meeting:.................................................November 21, 2013 at Santa Clara | Santa Clara Victory, 3-1 Last LMU Win:.......................................................................September 21, 2013 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-2 First Meeting:.............................................................. September 8, 1983 at LMU | Santa Clara Victory, 3-1 Notable:......................................................... LMU has won four straight home matches over Santa Clara
THIS WEEK
#24 LMU (17-2, 5-2 WCC) will continue West Coast Conference play on Saturday when it hosts Santa Clara (14-6, 4-3 WCC) in a match at 12 p.m…live stats and video for the match can be found at LMULions.com…after the match with the Broncos, LMU will hit the road and travel to #9 BYU on Thursday of next week for a match at 6 p.m…
OFF TO A GOOD START
The LMU volleyball program entered the AVCA National Rankings for the first time since 2004 on September 15 (#23), and currently holds the #24 ranking in the latest poll…LMU began the year at 12-0, the best record to start a year in program history (previous: 10-0 | 2003)…despite a pair of setbacks in WCC play, LMU still shares the best record in program history (17-2) through the first 19 matches (also 17-2 | 1996 & 2003)...prior to entering the polls this season, LMU last sat in the polls 10 years ago, sporting a #20 ranking on September 13, 2004…this week marks the 110th time that LMU has been included in the Top-25…LMU is also 7-0 at home this year, the best mark over the first seven home matches since the 2003 squad went 12-0 at home en route to a 14-1 record in Gersten that year… the Lions have posted a number of big victories this year, including defeating then-No 23 San Diego, UCLA (currently ranked #19 in the nation), UCSB and Long Beach State, who all received votes in the preseason poll…the Lions are 2-0 against the perennially-powerful Pac-12, defeating Washington State to go along with the victory over UCLA…LMU is one of two West Coast Conference teams in this week’s poll, as BYU sits at #9…LMU, which has posted 11 sweeps this year, opened the season with five straight sweeps, meeting that standard for the first time since 1997 (five straight sweeps)…
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