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League teams have dedicated a match in October to fighting breast cancer.
C-USA holds the top four spots in the Midwest Region.
IRVING, Texas - If the second week of Conference USA volleyball action is any indication of what the rest of the season has in store then the next two months will be interesting. Out of the 28 league matches played, only 11 have been decided in straight sets.
In the most recent RichKern.com RKPI/AVCA Regional Rankings (Sept. 28), Conference USA volleyball programs own the top-four rankings and six out of the Top 10. Continuing to headline the Midwest Region is Tulane, followed by Marshall at No. 2 and SMU and Rice at No. 3 and 4, respectively. Nine of the league's 12 teams appear among the Top 20.
In this week's NCAA rankings the league saw movement from Rice as the Owls climbed to the No. 5 spot for most assists per set, averaging a C-USA best 13.53. The program also ranks No. 6 in digs (17.76) and No. 7 in kills per set (14.41).
Tulsa appears at No. 18 in APS with 13.07 assists, while Tulane moved from No. 44 to No. 38 in the category.
With a solid week of competition, the league witnessed numerous players improve upon last week's numbers, including a 10-spot jump for Tyler Henderson of Tulsa. Henderson now ranks 21st in the nation with 4.15 kills per set, followed by C-USA foe Visnja Djurdjevic of Tulane who ranks No. 24 with 4.21 KPS. Djurdjevic also ranks 24th in points per set with an average of 4.81.
Tulsa's Hannah Stout moved up from No. 10 to No. 8 with a .417 hitting efficiency.
In addition, Rice setter Meredith Schamun climbed up to No. 8 with a league-best 11.55 APS average.
UPCOMING MATCHES (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Tue., Oct. 6 Central Arkansas at Memphis 7 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 7 *Rice at Houston 7 p.m. *Southern Miss at Tulane 7 p.m.
Fri. , Oct. 9 *SMU at Houston 7 p.m. *East Carolina at Memphis 7 p.m. *Tulsa at Rice 7 p.m. *Marshall at UAB 7 p.m. *UCF at UTEP 8 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 10 *Marshall at Memphis 7 p.m. *SMU at Rice 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 11 *Tulsa at Houston 1 p.m. *UCF at Tulane 1 p.m. *East Carolina at UAB 1 p.m. *Southern Miss at UTEP 1 p.m.
2009 CONFERENCE USA VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ASHLEY MELL, SOUTHERN MISS 6-3, So., OH (Yorba Linda, Calif.) Mell averaged 4.29 kills and 3.57 digs per set while accounting for 4.71 points per set in a pair of C-USA home wins for Southern Miss. She recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 23 kills and 11 digs against Memphis. The sophomore also produced a .426 hitting percentage (23K-3E-47TA) against the Tigers. Two days later against UAB, Mell tallied seven kills and 14 digs. For the week, she totaled 30 kills, 25 digs and established a .328 hitting efficiency. This is Mell¡¦s second career C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honor.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK MAIA IVANOVA, SOUTHERN MISS 5-10, Sr., L (Sofia, Bulgaria) Ivanova posted back-to-back 20-dig performances in a pair of C-USA home wins over Memphis and UAB. She registered 40 digs for a 5.71 dig per set average. The two 20-digs performances improve her total to seven matches with 20-or-more digs. This is Ivanova¡¦s second career C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honor.
SETTER OF THE WEEK KELSEA SEYMOUR, SOUTHERN MISS 5-9, So., S (Long Beach, Calif.) Seymour helped to orchestrate two C-USA wins for the Golden Eagles, tallying 87 assists for a 12.43 per set average. She also recorded 14 digs and four kills, while hitting .308 with no attack errors. Seymour had 45 assists and 10 digs against Memphis to post her C-USA best 13th double-double of the season. She totaled 42 assists, three blocks and one ace in a three-set win against UAB. This is Seymour¡¦s second career C-USA Setter of the Week honor.
2009 C-USA VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE A31 Elizabeth Herman, Marshall S8 Hannah Stout, Tulsa S14 Dana Powell, SMU S21 Ashley Mell, Southern Miss S28 Visnja Djurdjevic, Tulane O5 Ashley Mell, Southern Miss
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NEC Player of the Week Alyssa Bennett, Robert Morris
So., S, Ramona, CA/Ramona
Bennett earns the NEC Player of the Week selection for recording 43 kills (2.69 per set) in the four matches. She led the Colonials to a 2-0 NEC record with 3-0 wins over Saint Francis (PA) and Quinnipiac. The senior captain tied for first on the team with 15 kills and led the team with a .560 hitting percentage. She was first on the team with 60 assists and tied for first with seven blocks. Against SFPA the Ramona, CA native led the match with nine kills, a season-high, and a .500 hitting percentage with 30 assists. Against Quinnipiac she was the only player to record a double-double from 30 assists and 10 digs. She also led the match with four blocks and a .667 hitting percentage, a season-high. This is Bennett’s first weekly honor in 2009.
NEC Rookie of the Week
Emily Cochran, Central Connecticut State
Fr., OH, Adel, IA/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn
Cochran earns her second NEC Rookie of the Week honor in a row for leading CCSU with 18 kills in a 2-0 week. The freshman tallied nine kills in the Blue Devils' sweep over Hartford on Wednesday and Friday's sweep of Bryant on the road. Cochran also totaled seven and four digs in the two matches, respectively. She recorded a hitting percentage of .265 for the week and tallied three aces for the week. Her consistency helped win her the selection for the second time this season.
Around The League:
Making History: CCSU Junior Kaitlin Petrella (Stratford, CT/Bunnell) led Central with 17 digs against Bryant. She leads CCSU with 249 digs this season and now has 1,209 for her career. The libero needs six more digs to tie and seven more to break the school record for digs in a career. Sacred Heart sophomore Ashlyn Trimble (Temecula, CA/Temecula Valley)recorded a career-high 17 kills in SHU’s win over FDU. RMU sophomore Alyssa Bennett(Ramona, CA/Ramona)recorded a season-high .667 hitting percentage in win over Quinnipiac. Fun Facts: LIU’s Martina Racic (Pula, Croatia/School of Arts) placed herself in the NEC match-high list with a .647 attack percentage against Quinnipiac on Oct. 1. The RMU Colonials snapped a 12-game losing streak with back-to-back wins against league foes Saint Francis (PA) and Quinnipiac. SFNY juniorLiliana Rodriguez(Linden/Linden, NJ), who is third in the league in digs per game (4.51), is just seven shy of 1,000 career digs. Tournament Time: The 2009 NEC Women’s Volleyball Championship will be held on November 22 & 22 at the home of the high seed. The top four teams in the regular season will advance to the single elimination tournament. The winner of the NEC Championship will receive the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Team-by-Team Notes:
Bryant (5-12, 0-1 NEC)
The Bulldogs stumbled in their Northeast Conference opener falling to CCSU 3-0 at home Friday night. Senior Julie Geonnotti (Eden Prairie, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret’s) led the team with nine kills and collecting nine digs. Junior libero Robyn Gardner (Longwood, FL/Lake Brantley)recorded 15 digs to pace Bryant defensively while freshman Samantha Whitham (South Weymouth, MA/Notre Dame Academy) had a career day with 14 assists while appearing in all three sets. BU will travel to Providence tomorrow for a 7:00 p.m. start time in one of two more non-conference matchups.
Central Connecticut (8-8, 3-0 NEC)
The CCSU volleyball team made it back to .500 this week with two sweeps. The Blue Devils swept Hartford at home on Wednesday and Bryant on the road on Friday to improve to 8-8 overall and stay undefeated at 3-0 in Northeast Conference play. Senior captain Jamie Baumert(Elkhorn, NE/Elkhorn) finished the week with 16 kills on .516 hitting percentage without recording one hitting error. She recorded six kills with no errors on .500 hitting percentage in the sweep of Hartford. Baumert then tallied a team high 10 kills with no errors on a .526 hitting percentage in Friday’s sweep of Bryant. The Elkhorn, NE native also tallied four digs in each match of the week.Emily Cochran(Adel, IA/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn) led CCSU with 18 kills in the 2-0 week. The freshman tallied nine kills in both of the Blue Devils’ sweeps. Cochran also totaled seven and four digs in the two matches, respectively. She recorded a hitting percentage of .265 and tallied three aces for the week. Junior Kaitlin Petrella (Stratford, CT/Bunnell) led Central with 17 digs against Bryant. She leads CCSU with 249 digs this season and now has 1,209 for her career. The libero needs six more digs to tie and seven more to break the school record for digs in a career. Jennifer Moshier is the current record holder, recording 1,215 from 1992-95. Next up for CCSU is Columbia on Oct. 7 for a road match and their last non-conference one of the season.
Fairleigh Dickinson (3-14, 0-1 NEC)
FDU went 0-2 this week falling to Saint Peter’s on Wednesday 3-1. Freshman Meaghan Wheeler (Chatsworth, CA/Chaminade College Prep) led the Knights with 22 kills, 25 digs and four service aces. Sophomore Sarah Willey (Abingdon, MD/Bel Air) dished out 35 assists and added 16 digs. Sophomore Kelsey Semler(Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) recorded a team-high 31 digs. FDU opened conference play with a 3-1 loss to Sacred Heart. Wheeler led the Knights with 13 kills, while Willey dished out 27 assists. Semler had a team-high 18 digs, while Willey added 14 and Wheeler recorded 10. Sophomore Sarah Berkland (Newton, MA/Newton North) had seven block assists, while Willey recorded five. The Knights are back in action Oct. 9 when they play at Long Island University. FDU is participating in Dig Pink to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness.
Long Island (6-12, 3-0 NEC)
After dropping its first match of the week to Stony Brook 0-3, the Blackbirds responded with three straight sweeps of Northeast Conference foes beginning with a pair of home wins on Oct. 1. Long Island defeated Quinnipiac 3-0 before downing St. Francis (NY) 3-0. On Oct. 3, the Blackbirds visited the Terriers, taking away the same result, a 3-0 sweep. For the week, seniors Svetlana Simic (Klek, Serbia/Commercial School) and Martina Racic (Pula, Croatia/School of Arts) led the team with 46 and 44 kills, respectively. Long Island will return to play this weekend with three more home NEC contests against Fairleigh Dickinson, Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart.
Quinnipiac (1-17, 1-5 NEC)
Quinnipiac went 0-3 in three NEC road matches this week. They fell in consecutive 3-0 losses Thursday at Long Island and Saturday at Robert Morris before a 3-1 loss at Saint Francis (PA).Kelby Carey (Surfside, CA/Los Alamitos) led the Bobcats with 28 kills on the week while compiling her fifth double-double of the season at Saint Francis. Logan Riker (Bowling Green, OH/Bowling Green) had 44 digs in the three matches, including a career-high 24 at SFPA. Alyssa Naylor (San Diego, CA/Scripps Ranch) had a team-high nine blocks, including five of the Bobcats' season-high 11 blocks against the Red Flash. Kayla Lawler (Richmond, IN/Centerville)had a team-high 74 assists on the week. Chelsey Pachoud (Riverview, FL/Riverview) had five service aces to lead theBobcats without committing a single service error. The Bobcats play two NEC matches in Brooklyn this weekend. They'll face St. Francis (NY) Friday at 7 p.m. before a Saturday afternoon pairing with LIU.
Robert Morris (5-13, 2-0 NEC)
The Colonials snapped a 12-game losing streak with back-to-back wins against league foes Saint Francis (PA) and Quinnipiac. RMU’s win against Quinnipiac marked its 12th consecutive win all-time. Sophomore Alyssa Bennett(Ramona, CA/Ramona) led the Colonials with nine kills on a .500 hitting percentage and 30 assists in RMU’s win over the Red Flash. Against Quinnipiac, she was the only player to record a double-double with 10 digs and 30 assists. Her nine kills against the Red Flash is a season-high and her .667 hitting percentage against the Bobcats was also a season-high. In RMU’s win over Quinnipiac, middles Amanda Graham (Melbourne, FL/Eau Gallie) andHannah Veith(Columbus, OH/Worthington) recorded zero errors with seven and six kills, respectively. Graham hit a .467 and added three blocks, and Veith registered a .500 hitting percentage and three blocks. Freshman Amanda Craig (Houston, TX/St. Agnes Academy) tallied a team high nine kills against the Bobcats and junior Corinne Moser(Meyersdale, PA/Meyersdale)tallied a match-high 17 digs. Robert Morris returns to action on Tuesday, Oct. 6 to take on cross-town rival Duquesne in their last non-conference matchup.
Sacred Heart (10-6, 1-0 NEC)
The Pioneers picked up their 10th win of the season with a 3-1win at Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday; their only match of the week. Five players registered double digit dig totals led by sophomore Jessica Colberg (Long Beach, CA/Long Beach Poly) with 23. Sophomores Ashlyn Trimble (Temecula, CA/Temecula Valley) and Brittany Best (Norco, CA/Norco) had double-doubles where Trimble had 17 kills and 14 assists, and Best had 18 kills and 14 digs. SophomoreMaile Hetherington (Thousand Oaks, CA/Thousand Oaks) also had 14 digs. Junior Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek (Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara) had 15 digs to go along with 45 assists. Freshman Elise Sage (Greenwood Village, CO/Cherry Creek) continues to lead the Pioneers in hitting percentage at .286 after recording eight kills with just three errors against FDU. The Pioneers conclude a 12-game swing away from home this weekend with matches at St. Francis (NY) and LIU.
St. Francis (NY) (1-12, 0-3 NEC)
St. Francis (NY) went 0-3 last week and is now 1-12 on the season. The Terriers gave Providence a difficult time on Wednesday before falling in four sets. SFNY, who hit an impressive .304 for the match, won the opening game against the Friars but then dropped the next three sets, all by narrow margins. Senior Detelina Dimitrova(Sofia, Bulgaria/Jacksonville University) recorded a season-high 19 kills and junior Anisa Lila (Thessaloniki, Greece/Palm Beach CC) added a double-double of 16 kills and 17 digs in the defeat. The Terriers were swept by Long Island in matchups on Thursday and Saturday. Lila and senior Ana Lucena(Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Florida Memorial University) each had 7 kills against the Blackbirds on Thursday at LIU. The Terriers were much more competitive in their home match against LIU on Saturday, but still fell in straight sets. Lila had 10 kills and 13 digs and freshman Linnea Wannemacher (Hampton, NJ/North Hunterdon)recorded a season-high six blocks. Junior Liliana Rodriguez(Linden/Linden, NJ), who is third in the league in digs per game (4.51), is just seven shy of 1,000 career digs. The Terriers will host Quinnipiac (10/9), Sacred Heart (10/10) and FDU (10/11) this week.
Saint Francis (PA) (4-14, 1-1 NEC)
SFPA went 2-1 last week including getting their first conference win of the season against Quinnipiac on Sunday. The Flash will play five straight matches at home, starting Oct. 4 vs. Quinnipiac, after playing 16 of their first 17 matches on the road. Senior Shirley Miller(Fairless Hills, PA/Pennsbury) needs just 22 more kills to reach fourth-place all-time in kills (rally scoring era) at Saint Francis. SFPA hosts Central Connecticut State and Bryant this weekend. Saturday’s match against CCSU will be a special “Dig Pink” match in which the Red Flash will wear pink uniforms to be auctioned off in the next week. “Dig Pink” is used to raise awareness of Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the profits from the jersey auctions will be donated for breast cancer research.
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Week 7: Missouri Valley Conference Women's Volleyball News
MVC Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Top-Five Teams Square Off This Weekend
One-third of the way through the Missouri Valley Conference volleyball regular-season, Missouri State and UNI remain unbeaten in league matches, while Southern Illinois, Wichita State and Evansville all sit at 3-2 following last weekend's matches. Creighton posts an even 3-3 record, while Drake and Illinois State are both one match behind at 2-4. This weekend's conference slate will pit four of the Valley's top-five teams, as the Salukis and Purple Aces will challenge both the Bears and Shockers. In other action around the Valley, Illinois State and Indiana State will host Bradley and UNI, while Creighton heads to Des Moines, Iowa, to challenge Drake.
In this week's AVCA Coaches' Poll, Wichita State fell out of the rankings for the first time this season, following a setback at Creighton last weekend. The Shockers, Panthers and Bears all hold down a position among this week's "others receiving votes." Northern Iowa, who tallied league wins over Evansville and Southern Illinois last weekend, garnered 9 points in the poll.
This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week is Missouri State's Kelley Michnowicz, the Defensive Player of the Week is Bethany Fuller of Missouri State and the Freshman of the Week is Creighton's Megan Bober.
Highlights from last week's MVC matches include Creighton's first-ever win over a ranked opponent, as the Bluejays knocked off No. 25 Wichita State, 3-1, winning their first match over a ranked team in 36 tries. Creighton junior libero Nayka Benitez also became the first player in school history to post 30 or more digs in back-to-back matches, tallying a career-high 36 in the win over the Shockers and 30 in the previous match against Illinois State.
Evansville's 3-2 victory over Illinois State last Saturday night marked just the second time in UE history the Purple Aces topped the Redbirds. Evansville junior Julie Sylvester and sophomore setter Ellen Sawin also moved into the top-10 in school history in digs and assists, respectively, following last weekend's performances.
Missouri State, now winners of five-straight, had performances from two student-athletes that were worthy of those leading the nation. Junior Cara Hackmann averaged 7.33 digs per set in two matches, besting the national lead of 6.77, and Bethany Fuller's 2.67 per set blocking average was more than a block per set above the 1.62 average of the nation's best blocker.
En route to its current 12 consecutive wins, UNI's 5-0 league start is its best in Valley action since the Panthers won their first eight MVC matches in 2003.
In Wichita State's sweep of Drake last Saturday, junior middle blocker Sarah McGee set the Shocker school record for hitting percentage in a match, tallying 10 kills on 12 swings for a .833 hitting percentage. The previous record was .818 held by Elizabeth Meyers and Carrie Gerth. Meyers (9-0-11) hit .818 against South Florida on Sept. 3, 2005, while Gerth (10-1-11) hit .818 against New Mexico on Sept. 5, 1999.
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Central Arkansas Wins School Record 15th Consecutive Match
From September 4 to the present, Central Arkansas has been nearly perfect winning its last 15 matches, setting a new school record.
Of those 15 matches, 10 have been sweeps giving UCA 11 on the year, three shy of the team record of 14 set in 2007 and again in 2008.
The Sugar Bears currently have a 45-5 sets win-loss total through their last 15 matches, the most set wins of any league team during that span.
Central Arkansas leads the Southland in three league categories. As a team, the Sugar Bears are hitting .260 with 14.21 kills and 13.08 assists per set. Their .164 opponent hitting percentage and 1.66 service aces per set ranks third and second respectively and a 15.21 digs per set rank fourth and 1.84 blocks rank sixth.
Individually, UCA is the only league team with three players in the top 10 in hitting percentage as the Sugar Bears hold three of the top seven spots in hitting percentage. Senior Evaree Franklin is second (.341), junior Chloe Smith is sixth (.309) and freshman Taylor Hammonds is seventh (.322). Smith leads the league and if eligible for NCAA rankings would be fifth in the nation with 4.82 kills per set.
Senior Robyn Smith, who has led the Southland in assists in each of the last two seasons, is the current league leader with 11.51 per set and has the most overall with 633 on the year. If eligible, Robyn Smith would currently rank 15th in the NCAA in assists per set. Sophomore Cristin Curl leads the conference with 4.6 digs per set and is second overall with 284.
Lamar Wins Four Straight
After dropping three consecutive matches the Lamar Lady Cardinals have turned around to regain control of their season winning their last four matches with a combined 12-1 score.
Three of the Lamar’s wins have come against league opponents giving the Lady Cardinals a 3-1 league record tying them for the West Division lead with rival Sam Houston State.
During Lamar’s four match win streak senior Lauren Holdorff ranks third in the league with a .384 hitting percentage in addition to 57 kills ranking ninth. Senior Adrianne Meengs ranks sixth with 9.62 assists per set with 154 overall ranking ninth. Sophomore Bailey Smith ranks fifth in digs per set with 3.88 and is eighth overall with 62 digs.
Carli Kolbe Leads League With 12 Double-doubles
Sam Houston State sophomore Carli Kolbe leads the Southland with 12 double-doubles. The league’s current kills leader (295), Kolbe has recorded a double-double against eight different opponents this season with two coming against Lamar in conference play. In those nine matches, Kolbe has 199 kills and 147 digs for a 16.58 kills and 12.25 digs average. Kolbe’s 28 kills vs. Texas State are the most by a player in a conference match this season.
Sam Houston State Sweeps First Player of the Week Awards
For the first time in Southland history, Sam Houston State has swept the conference volleyball player of the week awards as sophomore Carli Kolbe and freshman Kaylee Hawkins were named the offensive and defensive players of the week respectively by vote of the league’s sports information directors. The Southland volleyball player of the week award began in the 1987 season with one award given to the most outstanding student-athlete. But in the 2000 season, league head coaches voted to recognize the offensive and defensive efforts of its players and began to award two players of the week. Both Kolbe and Hawkins’ awards are their first and team’s first of the season.
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Colorado State and Utah remain tied atop the league standings at 4-0 after sweeping Wyoming and UNLV, respectively, last week. TCU took sole possession of third place with wins over Air Force and San Diego State, while BYU sits in fourth after beating UNLV in its only action of the week. New Mexico jumped into fifth place after a 2-0 league mark last week, while UNLV dropped to sixth in the standings. San Diego State, Wyoming and Air Force round out the Conference standings in seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.
WEEK SEVEN PREVIEW
Conference play begins on Thursday and is highlighted by the Wyoming at Air Force contest which will be shown live nationally on The Mtn. at 7:30 p.m. MT. Other action on Thursday pits Colorado State at San Diego State, TCU at Utah and BYU hosting New Mexico in a match that will be broadcast live on BYU-TV. Saturday’s slate of league match-ups features TCU at BYU (BYU-TV), Colorado State at Air Force, New Mexico at Utah and Wyoming at San Diego State. UNLV is idle from Conference play this week and will host Seattle University in a non-conference affair on Saturday. In other non-conference action, Utah will host Weber State on Tuesday night.
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While the WASHINGTON Huskies have efficiently rolled out to a perfect 14-0 mark, sweeping every match along the way, their cross-state rival WASHINGTON STATE Cougars are right on their heels with a record of 3-1 in Pac-10 play, 14-1 over-
all. The Cougars, who won just three matches in league play all last season, are off to their best start through 15 matches since 1997, when they opened the season with 16 straight wins... A record eight Pac-10 teams are ranked in this week’s AVCA Top 25. For the fifth straight week at least seven Pac-10 teams are ranked among the AVCA Top 25 - No. 3 WASHINGTON, No. 7 STANFORD, No. 11 OREGON, No. 13 USC, No. 15 CALIFORNIA, No. 16 UCLA, No. 22 ARIZONA and No. 25 WASHINGTON STATE. Also receiving votes was OREGON STATE (No. 28)... This week’s FSN televised match features No. 3 Washington at No. 7 Stanford.
PAC-10 NOTES
• Around the League... ARIZONA seeks for a little relief when it returns home to McKale Center after dropping two Pac-10 matches on the road. The Wildcats have not won on the road in Pac-10 play since Oct. 4, 2007 at Washington State, a string of 17 league matches. Senior MB Jacy Nortonneeds six blocks to become the sixth Wildcat all-time to post 400 total blocks... ARIZONA STATE junior OH Sarah Reaves has posted double digit kills in 13 straight matches, and in 15 of 16 matches this season. She’s posted four matches with 20 or more kills, including a season-high 26 kills in her last match at Washington State.... CALIFORNIA senior MH Mindi Wiley has had the hot hand of late, hitting .432 over the last four matches with 53 kills (3.12 kps) and 23 blocks (1.35 bps). She was even more impressive on the road last weekend where she hit .491 with 34 kills (3.78 kps) at USC and UCLA... OREGON STATE set an attendance record when 3,576 fans showed up for the upset win over No. 7 OREGON. OSU senior OH Rachel Rourke and Oregon junior OH Heather Meyers went toe-to-toe in the five-set match. Rourke tallied 29 kills (5.80 kps), hit .359, with 11 digs (2.20 dps) and six blocks (1.20 bps), while Meyers posted 20 kills (4.00 kps), hit .400, with three aces, 14 digs (2.80 dps) and four blocks (0.80 bps). The Beavers are 3-1 against ranked opponents this season. It is believed to be the first time OSU has knocked off three ranked teams in a season since 1995... Oregon’s Meyers leads the Pac-10 in service aces with 28 (0.76 saps), which is four more than she posted all of last season... STANFORD is now 18-0 (17-0 in Pac-10) against UCLA under ninth-year head coach John Dunning. Cardinal junior L Gabi Ailes tallied 30 digs at USC, one shy of her career high. She has 1,236 career digs, ranking seventh on the school’s all-time list. Another 30, and she’ll find herself in the top five... UCLA senior OH Kaitlin Sather needs 46 digs to reach 1,000 for her career. She would become the 12th player in school history to post 1,000 kills/1,000 digs in a career... USC is 45-5 in Galen Center with three of those losses coming to Stanford, the other two have come against top-10 ranked teams Washington and Hawaii... WASHINGTON has now won 42 consective sets to start the season, a program record. The Huskies have served tough in the early going of Pac-10 play, posting 2.42 saps in four matches. Husky junior OH Kindra Carlson has posted 13 or more kills in each of the four league matches, averaging 4.58 kps, while hitting at a .323 clip... At 3-1, WASHINGTON STATE has equaled last year’s Pac-10 win total. Before the Oct. 2 sweep of No. 18 Arizona, the last time WSU defeated a ranked team in Pac-10 action was in November 2004 (3-2 win over No. 6 USC in Pullman). WSU freshman L Oceana Bush set a school record with 39 digs in the five-set win over Arizona State. She wiped out the school record of 35 digs (Jalen Pendon, 2005) and is now averaging 6.0 dps in four Pac-10 matches and 4.85 dps for the season...
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