Anteaters Host No. 8 Hawai'i, UC Davis on ESPN3
November 16, 2015 | Women's Volleyball
- UC Irvine, 12-13 overall and 6-7 in the Big West, will take on eight-ranked Hawai'i Tuesday, Nov. 17.
- Following the match-up against the Rainbow Wahine, UCI will host UC Davis this Sat. (Nov. 21).
- Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN3 with first-serve scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Bren Events Center.
ABOUT HAWAI'I
- The Rainbow Wahine are ranked eighth in the country and are 23-1 overall and 13-0 in the Big West.
- Hawai'i is the top blocking team in the nation, averaging 3.37 per set.
- Olivia Magill, Emily Maglio and Nikki Taylor hold the top three spots in conference blocking with Magill sitting fifth in the nation at 1.59.
- Taylor tops the team with 346 kills and averages 4.27 per set.
- She is also the Big West leader in aces at .43 and has 35 on the year.
- In UCI's last meeting at Hawai'i, the Anteaters fell 3-1, taking the third set from the Wahine.
- The Anteaters have never toppled Hawai'i in 31 meetings.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
- UC Davis is fourth in the Big West at 13-15 overall and 8-6 in conference action.
- The Aggies are second in blocking at 2.29 and third in opponent hitting percentage at .211
- Kaylin Squires is the Big West leader in kills with an average of 4.35 and has 457 on the year.
- UCI lost 3-1 earlier this year to UC Davis, despite capturing the first set to fall to 14-9 in the all-time series records.
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CAREER-BEST FOR ANDERSON
- Shelley Anderson recorded a career-high 61 assists in a five-game effort against Cal Poly last week.
- The junior had a solid match, chipping in 10 digs, a solo block and a block assist on the defensive end.
- Offensively, Anderson converted on four of eight attempts with no errors to hit .500.
- She returned the next night and spearheaded a 3-1 win over UC Santa Barbara with 48 assists and 12 digs for her fourth double-double match of the year.
- Anderson is currently fourth in the UCI career records with 2,933 and needs 53 assists to tie Teri Zartman (1997-2000), who posted 2,986 for the No. 3 spot.
BUBICA BLASTS SEASON-BEST
- Marisa Bubica logged a season-high 19 kills to pace UCI against UCSB.
- The outside hitter totaled a .341 hitting percentage, registering five miscues in 41 attempts for her second-best mark this year.
- Bubica was one of four Anteaters to reach double-digit kills against Cal Poly and was second with 15 kills.
- She is averaging 3.00 kills per set.
TSUJIMOTO LEADS TEAM IN 70-DIG MATCHES
- UCI's back row talents were on display last week as the Anteaters posted back-to-back matches of at least 70 digs for the first time this year.
- Luna Tsujimoto led all players with 20 digs against the Mustangs.
- The sophomore then paced UCI to a 72-53 advantage against UCSB with 21 scoops, her second match-high of the week.
- Tsujimoto is averaging 3.99 digs per set and has 379 on the year.
- She is second on the team with 20 aces.
CAREER-HIGH FOR HAKIM
- Chloe Hakim continues to be a key defensive figure for the Anteaters.
- Also a sophomore, Hakim picked up a career-high 17 digs against UCSB after notching 15 against Cal Poly.
- Hakim's 17-dig effort edged her previous best of 16, posted against Hawai'i.
- Hakim has reached the double-digit mark in seven of the last eight matches.
LATOUR WITH PERSONAL-BEST
- Lena Latour had one of her best efforts against Cal Poly, hitting .348 for a career-high.
- The opposite had just one error in 23 attempts and knocked down nine kills to hit over .300 for the third time this season.
- Latour also limited herself to one error against UCSB while putting away seven kills in 26 swings to go along with a pair of block assists.
- Latour has registered at least one block assists in four consecutive matches.
EVEN DOZEN FOR DENNIS
- Victoria Dennis put away 12 kills against Cal Poly, reaching the double-digit mark for the first time since totaling 11 kills against UC Riverside.
- Dennis was efficient, hitting .391 against the Mustangs, to kick off an impressive weekend.
- Dennis then blasted a .400 clip against UCSB with seven kills with one error.
- Dennis averages 2.92 kills and is second on the team with 260.
- She leads the team with 15 solo stuffs and is third with a .53 blocking average.
ROSENFELD HAS HOT HAND AGAINST MUSTANGS
- Ella Rosenfeld blasted a team-leading .455 hitting percentage against Cal Poly to lead the Anteaters.
- The middle blocker had a lone error in 22 attempts while posting 11 kills.
- She then chipped in seven kills against UCSB.
- On the defensive front, the senior had five block assists over the two matches and leads the team with 77 total blocks and an .81 blocking average.
WRIGHT JUST MISSES DOUBLE-DOUBLE
- Sydney Wright had a personal-high eight digs against UCSB, falling two shy of a double-double.
- The junior had 10 kills in the effort while firing a service winner.
- Wright's eight digs surpasses her previous effort of six, recorded against Cal State Fullerton in 2012.
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