2014 LMU Volleyball Release - USD

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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 (17-4, 5-4 WCC) | SAN DIEGO TOREROS (14-7, 7-2 WCC)

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. | OCTOBER 25 QUICK HITS

2014 SCHEDULE

Overall: 17-4 | WCC: 5-4 | H: 7-1 | A: 6-3 | 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 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 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 receiving votes in the latest AVCA Poll ... prior to this year, had not been ranked since 2004 ... has lost consecutive matches for the first time this year ... continues West Coast Conference play on Saturday when it travels to San Diego at Noon ... 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 17-4 mark is tied for the third-best mark through 21 matches … is 7-1 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 10th-best team attack % in the nation (.289) and was 5th in assists per set (13.68) and 8th in kills per set (14.53) ... opened the year with 5 straight sweeps (last: 1997) ... is 281-148 (.655) 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 she has played 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 (336), 3rd in blocks (385), 5th in blocks/set (.97) and 9th in kills (1,209) ... ◊ 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 ... ◊ 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 18 straight ... leads the team with eight double-doubles ... leads the WCC in total assists (897) and entered the week 2nd in the nation in assists per set (11.85) ... 4th all-time at LMU in assists (2,960) and 5th in assists per set (10.14) ...

SERIES HISTORY VS. SAN DIEGO

Overall | at LMU | at San Diego | Neutral:............................................................... 35-30 | 18-15 | 17-15 | 0-0 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 1-4 | 1-9 Last Meeting:.........................................................................September 30, 2014 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-0 Last San Diego Win:......................................................November 2, 2013 at LMU | San Diego Victory, 3-1 First Meeting:.............................................................................. October 15, 1982 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-0 Notable:........ LMU’s win this year snapped a 16-match skid to the Toreros; USD has won 19 of last 21

THIS WEEK

LMU (17-4, 5-4 WCC) will look to end a season-high two-match losing streak on Saturday, traveling to San Diego (14-7, 7-2 WCC) for a match at Noon…the Lions swept the Toreros earlier this year at home…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), and is currently receiving votes 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 four setbacks in WCC play, LMU still holds the third-best mark (17-4) through the first 21 matches (19-2 in 1996; 18-3 in 2003; 17-4 in 1995)...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…the Lions have posted a number of big victories this year, including defeating then-No 23 San Diego, UCLA (currently ranked #17 in the nation), UCSB and Long Beach State (currently ranked #23 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 victory over UCLA…LMU is one of four West Coast Conference teams this week to be either listed or receiving votes for the Top-25…BYU is #12, while the Lions, San Diego and Santa Clara are all receiving votes…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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