'EATERS CLOSE OUT SEASON WITH LOSS: UC Irvine concluded the season with its fifth consecutive loss, falling to Central Michigan, 3-1, in a non-conference match at Crawford Court.

The team was led by Aly Squires (Santa Ynez/Santa Ynez Valley Union HS), who put away 17 kills while Lauren Allen (Redondo Beach/Concordia) made her first career start at setter and posted a double-double of 15 assists and 10 digs. Kristin Winkler (Los Altos/St. Francis HS) led the team with 18 digs while Pauline Acres (Manhattan Beach/New Hampshire) put away 10 kills. Shannon Fleming (Saratoga/Archbishop Mitty HS) and Arielle Manz (Redondo Beach/Redondo Union HS) put up eight kills and six block assists apiece.

TEAM NOTES

• UCI recorded a season-high 13 aces against Central Michigan.
• Shannon Fleming posted a career-high four aces to lead the team while Pauline Acres and Kristin Winkler totaled three apiece.
• The Anteaters also recorded 24 block assists for their sixth match of at least 20 block assists.
• UCI is 88th in the country in blocks per set (2.24) and digs per set (16.02)

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Aly Squires led the team with 372 kills and a 3.41 average
o All-Big West honorable mention
o Seventh in the Big West in kill average
o Eighth in the conference in point average at 3.93
o Set a UCI single-match record of 92 attempts against Portland State
o Finished fifth in the UCI single-season records with 1,284 attack attempts

Kristin Winkler had a team-high 573 digs and was second with 26 aces.
o Ranked 39th in the nation in digs per set at 5.19
o Finished second in the Big West in dig average
o Became the second Anteater to reach 1500 career digs and has 1,584
o Second in the UCI single-season record with 573 digs
o Set a UCI match record with 34 digs against Portland State
o Can be found in the single-match top 10 eight times

Shannon Fleming led the team with 110 total blocks this year.
o Ranked 114th in the country in blocks per set at 1.06.
o Sixth in the Big West in blocking
o Seventh in the UCI season annals in block assists
o Tied for second in the single-match record with 11 block assists against Portland State
o Third on the team in kills with 163

Alexandra Hauser led all players with 33 aces.
o Ranked 94th in the nation in ace average at .34
o Second on the team in blocks with 74
o Ends her career at UCI seventh in the career records with 242 block assists

Mary Carls handed out 735 assists to lead the team.
o Moved to 10th in the UCI career records with 1,182 assists
o Third on the team in digs with 209
o Career-high 51 assists against Utah State and 17 digs against Cal State Fullerton

Shaina Olsen was second on the team in kills with 230.
o Averaged kills 2.58 per set
o Added 148 digs and 11 aces
o Career-high 19 kills against UC Davis
o Personal-best 23 digs against Cal Poly

Arielle Manz registered 84 kills and 44 blocks for UCI this year.
o Career-high 13 kills against Cal Poly
o Personal-best six block assists against Central Michigan
o Hit a career-best .440 against Utah State (12-1-20)

Marissa Alvarez was second on the team with 298 assists and a 4.66 average.
o Season-high 34 assists against CS Fullerton
o Picked up 10 digs against Portland State for a season-best

Taylor Smith recorded 89 kills and 31 blocks for the team in 2011.
o Season-high 10 kills against New Mexico.
o Had five block assists against UC Riverside for a single-match high this year.

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