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2014 GAME NOTES
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LMU LIONS (21-5, 9-5 WCC) | SAN FRANCISCO DONS (12-15, 5-10 WCC)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. | NOVEMBER 15 QUICK HITS
2014 SCHEDULE
Overall: 21-5 | WCC: 9-5 | H: 10-1 | A: 7-4 | 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 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 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 four 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 Saturday when it travels to San Francisco for a match at 1 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) ... 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 19th-best team attack % in the nation (.268) and was 9th in assists per set (13.41) and 15th in kills per set (14.23) ... 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 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 seven matches she has played this year ... ◊ LITARA KEIL holds the LMU record for block assists at 356 (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 60 kills (4.29 per set) while hitting .398 with 2 block solos, 17 block assists (1.36 blocks per set) and six aces over last four matches ... currently ranks 2nd all-time at LMU in blocks (407), 5th in blocks/set (.98) and 7th in kills (1,280) ... ◊ 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 5 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 23 straight ... leads the team with eight double-doubles ... leads the WCC in total assists (1,092) and entered the week 4th in the nation in assists per set (11.69) ... 4th all-time at LMU in assists (3,155) and 5th in assists per set (10.21) ...
SERIES HISTORY VS. SAN FRANCISCO
Overall | at LMU | at San Francisco | Neutral:.......................................................... 43-16 | 24-6 | 19-10 | 0-0 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 2-3 | 4-6 Last Meeting:.............................................................................. October 16, 2014 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-2 Last USF Win:........................................................................... November 23, 2013 at USF | USF Victory, 3-0 First Meeting:.........................................................................September 28, 1985 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-1 Notable:.............................................. USF has won 5 of the last 7 meetings, but LMU has won 2 of last 3
THIS WEEK
LMU (21-5, 9-5 WCC) will look to stretch its win streak to five matches on Saturday when it visits San Francisco (12-15, 5-10 WCC) at 1 p.m…LMU beat San Francisco in five sets earlier this year…live video and stats for the match can be found at LMULions.com…
OFF TO A GOOD START
The LMU volleyball program entered the AVCA National Rankings for the first time since 2004 on September 15 (#23)…LMU began the year at 12-0, the best record to start a year in program history (previous: 10-0 | 2003)…despite four setbacks in WCC play, LMU still held the third-best mark (17-4) through the first 21 matches (19-2 in 1996; 18-3 in 2003; 17-4 in 1995)...LMU has reached 20 wins for the first time since 2003 (26-7)…the current 21-5 mark is the best through 26 games since 2003 (22-4)… prior to entering the polls this season, LMU last sat in the polls 10 years ago, sporting a #20 ranking on September 13, 2004…LMU has been listed in the Top-25 110 times…LMU also started the year 7-0 at home, 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…LMU’s 10-1 record at home is the best home start since starting 11-1 in 2004…the Lions have posted a number of big victories this year, including defeating then-No. 23 San Diego, UCLA (currently ranked #18 in the nation), UCSB and Long Beach State (currently ranked #20 in the nation), 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
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