Match 24: at UC Riverside
Nov. 14 - 7:00 PM
Riverside, Calif. 

Match 25: at Cal State Fullerton
Nov. 15 - 7:00 PM
Fullerton, Calif.

 

• UCI, 12-13 overall (3-8 Big West), treks to UC Riverside Thursday and Cal State Fullerton Friday in the team's final road-trip.
• The Anteaters look to sweep the season series against the Highlanders (0-11) and enter the week deadlocked with the Titans (3-8).
• UCI remains the conference leader in aces with  a 1.51 average.

 FLEMING FILLS No. 2 SPOT

• Shannon Fleming claimed the second spot in the UCI career records in block assists and now has 342 over her four-year career.
• Fleming combined for 17 kills and five block assists in the two matches last week.
• With a team-leading 38 aces, Fleming is currently 13th in the season records and needs just three to break into the UCI top 10.

 MANZ REACHES NEW HEIGHTS IN KILLS, BLOCK ASSISTS

• Arielle Manz led UCI to a 22-4 advantage in block assists with a career-best nine against the Aggies.
• She also put away six kills and posted four service aces.
• The redshirt junior led all players with six block assists against the Matadors and hit .300 against CSUN with nine kills in 20 attempts.
• Manz edges teammate Shannon Fleming in total blocks with 105 and owns a 1.14 blocking average and is second in the conference. \

PICKRELL POSTS CAREER-HIGH IN KILLS

• Freshman Cassidy Pickrell also had a career-high, recording 17 kills in the come-back win against the Aggies.
• She also posted a .556 hitting percentage, committing just two errors in 27 attempts to go along with six block assists.
• Pickrell is third on the team with 177 kills and a 2.19 average.

ABOUT THE HIGHLANDERS

• UC Riverside is 1-22 overall and 0-11 in the Big West.
• Cristina Maietta leads the team with 191 kills while Tyler Dorsey has a team-high 40 blocks.
• UCI is 27-12 overall in the series after beating the Highlanders 3-1 earlier this season.

ABOUT THE TITANS

• Cal State Fullerton is 10-13 overall and 3-8 in the Big West.
• Alyse Hensley holds the team-high in kills with 260.
• The team is averaging 18.07 digs per set and is led by McKenna Painton's 317.
• UCI posted a sweep of the Titans this year at home to improve to 42-28 in the series.

 

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