UC Irvine Hosts Hawaii Saturday On Prime Ticket
November 15, 2017 | Women's Volleyball
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Hawaii at UC Irvine
Saturday, Nov. 18 | 8:00 PM | Bren Events Center
Live Stats
TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket
UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine
Tuesday, Nov. 21 | 7:00 PM | Bren Events Center
Live Stats Video
UCI will close out the regular season with two home matches, entertaining Hawaii Saturday (Nov. 18) at 8:00 p.m. then UC Santa Barbara Tuesday (Nov. 21) at 7:00 p.m. Both matches will be at the Bren Events Center.
Saturday's match will be televised by Fox Sports PrimeTicket.
Tuesday's match will be senior night with a ceremony for Chloe Hakim, Brianna Montgomery and Luna Tsujimoto following the match.
ABOUT THE RAINBOW WAHINE
Hawaii is 18-7 overall and 12-2 in the Big West, good for second place.
UH's only two conference losses were in five sets against Cal Poly.
The Rainbow Wahine, who enter the week with a three-match winning streak, will visit UC Davis on Thursday before heading to Irvine.
Hawaii and UCI met on the opening night of the Big West schedule with the Rainbow Wahine taking a 3-1 victory.
Haley DeSales led three Anteaters in double figure kills with a match-high 17, while adding 11 digs. Luna Tsujimoto anchored the defensive effort, racking up a season-high 23 digs.
Hawaii was led by Emily Maglio's 13 kills and seven total blocks. UH out-blocked UCI 11-5.
Both Ashlie Hain and Robyn Ah-Mow are coaching at their alma maters. Both were setters for their respective teams with Hain leading the Anteaters to the NCAA Championships in 2003 and 2004 and Ah-Mow guiding the Rainbow Wahine to the NCAA title match in 1996.
ABOUT THE GAUCHOS
UCSB is 7-18 overall and 6-7 in the Big West.
The Gauchos will face UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton this weekend before heading to Irvine.
Sophomore outside hitter Lindsey Ruddins leads the nation in kill average at 5.78 per game and is the reigning Big West Player of the Week.
Ruddins posted 32 kills against UCI last week, recording nine kills in the fifth set, the most by an NCAA player this season in a 15-point fifth set.
NEWS & NOTES
UCI is 21-6 overall and 9-5 in the Big West.
The 21 wins are tied for third most in program history and the most since UCI went 22-8 in 2009.
The last time UCI had nine conference wins was 2014 when the club ended the year 9-7.
The Anteaters rank 23rd nationally in aces with a 1.61 average.
UCI ranks second in the Big West in kills (13.54), assists (12.60) and aces. The Anteaters are third in hitting percentage (.247) and fourth in opponents hitting percentage (.197).
Junior Harlee Kekauoha ranks first in the Big West and 29th nationally in aces with a 0.43 mark. The opposite ranks fifth in the UCI career record books with 123. Kekauoha tied her career-high with five versus Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 4.
Kekauoha leads the squad in kills with a 3.34 average.
Junior Haley DeSales is second on the team in kills (3.23), aces (32) and digs (2.48)
The middle blockers have carried the Anteaters over the last three matches. Junior Idara Akpakpa has averaged 3.27 kills over the last 11 sets, while sophomore Makayla Wolfe follows with 2.82 kills. Akpakpa hit .391 and averaged 0.82 blocks and
Wolfe hit .383.and average 0.73 blocks in that span.
On the season, Akpakpa averages 2.54 kills and is third in the Big West with a .382 hitting percentage.
Setter Ali Koumelis averages 10.26 set assists per game and ranks third in the Big West , while libero Luna Tsuijimoto owns a 4.06 dig average and ranks third.
UCI dropped a pair of matches on the road last week, falling to UCSB 3-2 and Cal Poly 3-0. The Anteaters hit just .163 (94-52-258) over the two matches compared to the opponents .303.
Hawaii at UC Irvine
Saturday, Nov. 18 | 8:00 PM | Bren Events Center
Live Stats
TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket
UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine
Tuesday, Nov. 21 | 7:00 PM | Bren Events Center
Live Stats Video
UCI will close out the regular season with two home matches, entertaining Hawaii Saturday (Nov. 18) at 8:00 p.m. then UC Santa Barbara Tuesday (Nov. 21) at 7:00 p.m. Both matches will be at the Bren Events Center.
Saturday's match will be televised by Fox Sports PrimeTicket.
Tuesday's match will be senior night with a ceremony for Chloe Hakim, Brianna Montgomery and Luna Tsujimoto following the match.
ABOUT THE RAINBOW WAHINE
Hawaii is 18-7 overall and 12-2 in the Big West, good for second place.
UH's only two conference losses were in five sets against Cal Poly.
The Rainbow Wahine, who enter the week with a three-match winning streak, will visit UC Davis on Thursday before heading to Irvine.
Hawaii and UCI met on the opening night of the Big West schedule with the Rainbow Wahine taking a 3-1 victory.
Haley DeSales led three Anteaters in double figure kills with a match-high 17, while adding 11 digs. Luna Tsujimoto anchored the defensive effort, racking up a season-high 23 digs.
Hawaii was led by Emily Maglio's 13 kills and seven total blocks. UH out-blocked UCI 11-5.
Both Ashlie Hain and Robyn Ah-Mow are coaching at their alma maters. Both were setters for their respective teams with Hain leading the Anteaters to the NCAA Championships in 2003 and 2004 and Ah-Mow guiding the Rainbow Wahine to the NCAA title match in 1996.
ABOUT THE GAUCHOS
UCSB is 7-18 overall and 6-7 in the Big West.
The Gauchos will face UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton this weekend before heading to Irvine.
Sophomore outside hitter Lindsey Ruddins leads the nation in kill average at 5.78 per game and is the reigning Big West Player of the Week.
Ruddins posted 32 kills against UCI last week, recording nine kills in the fifth set, the most by an NCAA player this season in a 15-point fifth set.
NEWS & NOTES
UCI is 21-6 overall and 9-5 in the Big West.
The 21 wins are tied for third most in program history and the most since UCI went 22-8 in 2009.
The last time UCI had nine conference wins was 2014 when the club ended the year 9-7.
The Anteaters rank 23rd nationally in aces with a 1.61 average.
UCI ranks second in the Big West in kills (13.54), assists (12.60) and aces. The Anteaters are third in hitting percentage (.247) and fourth in opponents hitting percentage (.197).
Junior Harlee Kekauoha ranks first in the Big West and 29th nationally in aces with a 0.43 mark. The opposite ranks fifth in the UCI career record books with 123. Kekauoha tied her career-high with five versus Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 4.
Kekauoha leads the squad in kills with a 3.34 average.
Junior Haley DeSales is second on the team in kills (3.23), aces (32) and digs (2.48)
The middle blockers have carried the Anteaters over the last three matches. Junior Idara Akpakpa has averaged 3.27 kills over the last 11 sets, while sophomore Makayla Wolfe follows with 2.82 kills. Akpakpa hit .391 and averaged 0.82 blocks and
Wolfe hit .383.and average 0.73 blocks in that span.
On the season, Akpakpa averages 2.54 kills and is third in the Big West with a .382 hitting percentage.
Setter Ali Koumelis averages 10.26 set assists per game and ranks third in the Big West , while libero Luna Tsuijimoto owns a 4.06 dig average and ranks third.
UCI dropped a pair of matches on the road last week, falling to UCSB 3-2 and Cal Poly 3-0. The Anteaters hit just .163 (94-52-258) over the two matches compared to the opponents .303.
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