2014 LMU Volleyball Release - WSU

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VOLLEYBALL L o y o l a

M a r y m o u n t

VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: TYLER GEIVETT (310) 338-7638 | TGEIVETT@LMU.EDU

U n i v e r s i t y

2014 GAME NOTES

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#23 LMU (9-0) | PORTLAND STATE (2-8) | IDAHO (4-6) | WASHINGTON STATE (7-2)

WASHINGTON STATE INVITATIONAL | SEPTEMBER 18-19 QUICK HITS

2014 SCHEDULE

Overall: 9-0 | WCC: 0-0 | H: 5-0 | A: 2-0 | N: 2-0

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 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 * San Diego * ROAR Portland * Gonzaga * Pepperdine * San Francisco * Santa Clara * DiG PiNK BYU * San Diego * Gonzaga * Portland * Pepperdine * ROAR Santa Clara * San Francisco * Saint Mary’s * Pacific * BYU *

4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 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 #23 in the nation in the latest AVCA Poll, marking the first ranking for the program since 2004 ... continues the 2014 season on Thursday when it travels to Washington State for matches against Portland State, Idaho and Washington State at the Cougar Challenge ... live stats for all three matches can be found at LMULions.com ... has started the year at 9-0, posting six sweeps along the way … 9-0 mark is the best record to start season since the 2003 squad set a program record at 10-0 … opened the year with 5 straight sweeps (last: 1997) ... 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) ... welcomes five newcomers to the team in 2014, including four freshmen ... had the 24th-best recruiting class in the nation according to PrepVolleyball.com ... went 11-4 (.733) at home last year, the best home mark since 2004 (12-4 | .750) ... 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 will play six matches that will be aired live on TheW.tv ... is 279-147 (.655) at home since 1982 ... ◊ 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 one match this year ... ◊ LITARA KEIL was named preseason All-WCC ... garnered Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic All-Tournament honors ... ◊ SARAH SPONCIL named to Sac State Invitational All-Tournament team (32 K | 3.20 K/S | .406 % | 69 TA | 5 SA | 22 D | 4 BA) ... ◊ AMBER MIRABELLO has collected at least one block in every match this year (multiple in all but one) ... ◊ HANNAH TEDROW 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 ... has recorded a double-double in three straight matches ...

SERIES HISTORY VS. PORTLAND STATE

Overall | at LMU | at Portland State | Neutral:.................................................................... 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 2-2 | 2-2 Last Meeting:.................................................September 12, 1997 at UC Santa Barbara | LMU Victory, 3-0 Last Portland State Win:.................... November 12, 1989 at Portland State | Portland State Victory, 3-0 First Meeting:................................................September 11, 1982 at UC Davis | Portland State Victory, 2-0 Notable:............................................................ Three of four matches between teams have been sweeps

SERIES HISTORY VS. IDAHO

Overall | at LMU | at Idaho | Neutral:................................................................................... 3-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 3-1 | 3-1 Last Meeting:........................................................................September 4, 2009 at UNLV | Idaho Victory, 3-2 Last LMU Win:.........................................................................September 3, 2005 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-1 First Meeting:...........................................................................September 8, 1983 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-2 Notable:............................................................. LMU won the first three matches between the two teams

SERIES HISTORY VS. WASHINGTON STATE

Overall | at LMU | at Washington State | Neutral:............................................................. 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 1-3 | 1-3 Last Meeting:.........................................................................September 11, 2004 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-1 Last Washington State Win:........................September 13, 2003 at Washington State | WSU Victory, 3-1 First Meeting:........................................................August 30, 1991 at Washington State | WSU Victory, 3-0 Notable:......LMU is winless at Washington State; WSU won the first three matches in all-time series

THIS WEEK

#23 LMU, which owns a national ranking for the first time since 2004, will carry a 9-0 record into the Washington State Cougar Challenge this week, competing against Portland State (2-8), Idaho (4-6) and host Washington State (7-2)…the Lions will square-off against the Vikings on Thursday at 4 PM before playing the Vandals (1 PM) and Cougars (7 PM) on Friday…live stats for all three matches can be found at LMULions.com…

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