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2014 GAME NOTES
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#21 LMU LIONS (12-0) | PACIFIC TIGERS (11-2)
STOCKTON, CALIF. | SEPTEMBER 25 QUICK HITS
2014 SCHEDULE
Overall: 12-0 | WCC: 0-0 | H: 5-0 | A: 3-0 | 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 * 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 *
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
◊ LMU is ranked #21 in the nation in the latest AVCA Poll, marking the second straight week of being ranked ... prior to the last two weeks, had not been ranked since 2004 ... opens West Coast Conference play on Thursday when it travels to Pacific for a match at 7 pm ... will then travel to Saint Mary’s for a match at 1 pm on Saturday ... live stats and video for the matches can be found at LMULions.com ... has started the year at 12-0, posting eight sweeps along the way … 12-0 mark is the best record to start season in program history (previous: 10-0 in 2003) … 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 ... ◊ KRISTEN CASTELLANOS earned All-Tournament honors at the 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 one match this year ... ◊ LITARA KEIL was named preseason All-WCC ... garnered Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic All-Tournament honors ... ◊ AMBER MIRABELLO has collected at least one block in every match this year (multiple in all but two) ... ◊ 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) ... ◊ 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 ... leads the team with four double-doubles ...
SERIES HISTORY VS. PACIFIC
Overall | at LMU | at Pacific | Neutral:................................................................................. 1-4 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 1-4 | 1-4 Last Meeting:............................................................................November 7, 2013 at LMU | LMU Victory, 3-0 Last Pacific Win:................................................................ October 12, 2013 at Pacific | Pacific Victory, 3-1 First Meeting:.................................................................September 13, 2007 at Pacific | Pacific Victory, 3-1 Notable:................................ Pacific won each of the first four matches; LMU has never won at Pacific
THIS WEEK
#21 LMU, which entered the national rankings for the first time since 2004 last week (#23), will carry a 12-0 record into West Coast Conference play this week, traveling to Pacific (11-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. before playing at Saint Mary’s (4-6) on Saturday at 1 p.m…live stats and video for the matches 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 last week (#23), and currently holds the #21 ranking in the latest poll…LMU is 12-0 on the season, the best record to start a year in program history (previous: 10-0 | 2003)…prior to last week, LMU last sat in the polls 10 year ago, sporting a #20 ranking on September 13, 2004…this week marks the 107th time that LMU has been included in the Top-25…the Lions have posted a number of big victories this year, including defeating UCLA (currently ranked #20 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 three West Coast Conference teams in this week’s poll, as BYU sits at #11 and San Diego owns a #24 ranking…LMU, which has posted eight 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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LMU remained unbeaten last week, earning victories over Portland State, Idaho and Washington State to win the 2014 Washington State Cougar Challenge…after conclusion of play, LMU was rewarded with three All-Tournament selections, including Hannah Tedrow (Tournament MVP), Sarah Sponcil and Kristen Castellanos…over the three matches played, Tedrow collected 119 assists (11.90 per set) while managing a pair of aces and 31 digs (3.10 per set)…the native of Foothill Ranch, Calif.
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