UC Irvine Hosts Gauchos In Season Finale, Senior Day Tuesday

  • UC Irvine ends the regular season Tues., Nov. 23 against UC Santa Barbara.
  • The Anteaters will honor seniors Sydney Wright, Marisa Bubica and Ella Rosenfeld in a pregame ceremony.
  • UCI recorded a single-match best 80 digs against UC Davis last week.
  • The team is 12-15 overall and 6-9 in the Big West and is sixth in the conference standings.


TRIO TO BE HONORED ON SENIOR DAY

  • Sydney Wright, an academic senior, Marisa Bubica and Ella Rosenfeld will take center court Tuesday to be recognized for their contributions to the women's volleyball program.
  • Wright will graduate with degrees in anthropology and political science.
  • Bubica will receive degrees in sociology and anthropology while Rosenfeld will complete a journalism degree with minors in international studies and political science.


ANDERSON MOVES TO THIRD IN RECORDS

  • Shelley Anderson averaged 10.00 assists and handed out 80 assists last week to move to third in the UCI record books.
  • Anderson passes Teri Zartman, who held the No. 3 spot since 2000 after finishing a four-year career with 2,986 assists.
  • The junior now sits behind Taryn Robertson, who was a 2008 All-West Region honoree and totaled 4,900 assists from 2006-09.
  • Anderson recorded a double-double in the effort against UC Davis, handing out 50 assists and tying a season-high 12 digs.
  • Anderson also was five for eight in attempts to hit .625.
  • She is fourth in the Big West Conference with a 9.39 assist average.


ROSENFELD REACHES TOP 10

  • Rosenfeld led UCI with eight blocks last week, totaling a pair of solo blocks and eight block assist.
  • With the performance, Rosenfeld is now 10th in the UCI record books with 250 block assists to share the spot with Arielle Manz, who logged her total from 2009-14.
  • Rosenfeld leads the offense with a .331 hitting percentage and is fourth in the conference.
  • She put away 11 kills against UC Davis with two errors in 25 attempts to hit .360.  
  • CAREER-HIGH FOR BUBICA
  • Marisa Bubica notched her first double-double this season after posting 11 kills and a personal-best 15 digs.
  • The outside hitter also had three block assists in two contests last week.
  • Bubica is second on the team with a 2.90 kill average and has 148 kills in 51 sets.


PERSONAL-BESTS FOR DENNIS

  • Victoria Dennis stepped up against eight-ranked Hawai'i, with a career-high .429 hitting percentage.
  • The outside hitter had eight kills in 14 swings with two errors for the personal-best.
  • She also had four digs against the Aggies for a career-high.
  • Dennis chipped in eight kills against UC Davis and tied a career-high with five block assists.
  • Dennis is ninth in the Big West with a 2.85 kill average.
  • She is second on the team with 276 kills and third with 54 total blocks.
  • The 6-3 talent paces the Anteaters with 16 solo blocks.


TSUJIMOTO HAS EIGHTH 20-DIG MATCH

  • Sophomore Luna Tsujimoto led all players with 22 digs last week against the Aggies.
  • The effort led the Anteaters to a single-match high this year of 80 digs with four players reaching double-figures for UCI.
  • The libero has recorded 20 or more digs eight times this year.
  • Tsujimoto also scooped up 15 digs against Hawai'i and she is fourth in the Big West with a 4.04 dig average.


DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR KEKAUOHA

  • Harlee Kekauoha had a double-double against UC Davis, her seventh of the year.
  • Kekauoha knocked down a team-high 15 kills and tied a personal-high with 15 digs.
  • The freshman also fired an ace in each match last week and has registered a service winner in eight of the last nine matches.
  • The opposite is ranked sixth in the Big West Conference in kills (3.33), fourth in aces (.31) and ninth in hitting percentage (.304).
  • She led the way with 26 kills in two matches last week, knocking down 3.25 per set.
  • Kekauoha is second on the team with 199 digs and tops the Anteaters with 31 aces.


ABOUT THE GAUCHOS

  • UC Santa Barbara is 7-19 overall and 3-12 in conference action.
  • The Gauchos, eighth in the Big West, suffered a pair of losses last week against UC Riverside and Hawai'i.
  • The team is led by Ali Barbeau's 239 kills and 2.69 average.
  • Phoebe Grunt is third in the conference with a .336 hitting percentage and is the team leader in blocks with 92 and a .96 average.
  • Emilia Petrachi is second among the Big West leaders with a 4.67 dig average.
  • UCI grabbed a 3-1 win over the Gauchos at the Thunderdome earlier this season to improve to 11-68 in the series records.

 

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