2014 LMU Volleyball Release - SMC

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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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LMU LIONS (22-5, 10-5 WCC) | SAINT MARY’S GAELS (9-16, 5-10 WCC)

GERSTEN PAVILION | NOVEMBER 20

2014 SCHEDULE

Overall: 22-5 | WCC: 10-5 | H: 10-1 | A: 8-4 | 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 * #12 BYU * San Diego * Gonzaga * Portland * Pepperdine * ROAR #25 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 L, 3-2 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 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

QUICK HITS ◊ LMU is receiving votes in the AVCA Poll this week ... is ranked #34 in the NCAA RPI ... sits in a tie for second place in the WCC ... has not finished in the top-three in the WCC since 2003 (3rd) and has not finished in the top-two since 1996 (1st) ... earned a National Ranking this year for the first time since 2004 ... has reached 20-wins for the first time since 2003 (26-7) ... has won five straight matches after dropping the previous three straight ... had not dropped consecutive matches all year prior to that point ... continues West Coast Conference play on Thursday when it hosts Saint Mary’s at 7 p.m. to open a regular-season ending three-match home stand ... 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) ... current 22-5 mark is the best through 27 games since 2003 (22-5) ... is 10-1 at home this year ... went 11-4 (.733) at home last year, the best home mark since 2004 (12-4 | .750) ... entered the week owning the 16th-best team attack % in the nation (.268) and was 9th in assists per set (13.41) and 14th in kills per set (14.22) ... opened the year with 5 straight sweeps (last: 1997) ... is 284-148 (.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 seven 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 seven matches she has played this year ... ◊ LITARA KEIL holds the LMU record for block assists at 362 (previous: 349 | Tiana Newsome | 2000-03) ... 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 ... has managed 75 kills (4.17 per set) while hitting .415 with 2 block solos, 23 block assists (1.39 blocks per set) and six aces over last five matches ... currently ranks 2nd all-time at LMU in blocks (413), 5th in blocks/ set (.99) and 7th in kills (1,295) ... ◊ AMBER MIRABELLO has collected at least one block in all but two matches this year ... ◊ 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 ... has collected 6 double-doubles this year ... ◊ 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 24 straight ... leads the team with eight double-doubles ... second in the WCC in total assists (1,132) and entered the week third in the nation in assists per set (11.67) ... 4th all-time at LMU in assists (3,195) and 5th in assists per set (10.21) ...

SERIES HISTORY VS. SAINT MARY’S

Overall | at LMU | at Saint Mary’s | Neutral:............................................................. 39-19 | 22-6 | 16-13 | 1-0 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 3-2 | 5-5 Last Meeting:........................................................... September 27, 2014 at Saint Mary’s | LMU Victory, 3-0 Last SMC Win:.................................................. October 9, 2013 at Saint Mary’s | Saint Mary’s Victory, 3-2 First Meeting:................................................................. September 11, 1982 at UC Davis | LMU Victory, 2-0 Notable:.............................. LMU has won 2 straight after dropping previous 2; LMU has won 5 of last 7

THIS WEEK

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LMU (22-5, 10-5 WCC) will look to stretch its win streak to six matches on Thursday when it opens a three-match homestand to close out the 2014 regular season…LMU sits in a tie for second place, trailing only #12 BYU…the Lions will host Saint Mary’s (9-16, 5-10 WCC) at 7 p.m. on Thursday…LMU swept Saint Mary’s earlier this year…live video and stats for the match can be found at LMULions. com…

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