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UC Irvine at UC Davis 
Thursday, Nov. 2 | 6:00 PM | University Credit Union Center
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UC Irvine at UC Riverside
Saturday, Nov. 4 | 4:00 PM | SRC Arena
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FIRST SERVE
UCI will head to UC Davis Thursday (Nov. 2) for a 6:00 p.m. match at the University Credit Union Center then to UC Riverside Saturday (Nov. 4) for a 4:00 p.m. first serve from the SRC Arena.
 
STORYLINES
With just six matches remaining in the regular season, this week is pivotal for not only qualifying for, but seeding for the Big West Championship that starts Nov. 22 at The Walter Pyramid.
 
The Anteaters are 7-16 overall.
 
UCI currently sits just below UC Davis in seventh place with a 5-7 league mark.
 
UC Irvine is coming off a 1-1 week where they stunned No. 25 UC Santa Barbara, 3-1 before falling short against Cal Poly 2-3.
 
It is the first win over a ranked opponent since UCI toppled No. 11 Hawaii on the road, 3-2 on Oct. 4, 2019.
 
The win over the league-leading Gauchos was UCSB's first Big West loss and just the third of the season.
 
In the win, four Anteaters recorded double-figure kills led by outside hitter Marianna Bertolone with 15 kills to go with six digs and two blocks. Middle blocker Isabella Scarlett followed with 14 kills on 22 attempts and no errors (.636). Middle blocker Ella Gardiner was one shy of a career-best, putting away 13 kills with five total blocks (2 solo, 3 assisted), while opposite Hunter Riedl posted 12 kills.
 
Riedl was impressive in the loss to the Mustangs with a career-best 23 kills, hitting hit .429 (23-5-42).
 
UCI had a two-set lead on UC Davis at the Bren Center only to watch the Aggies win the final three for the reverse sweep.
 
UC Davis had 18 blocks, the most by a Big West team this season.
 
Reidl led UCI with 18 kills in the first meeting, while Olivia Utterback led the Aggies with a match-high 17 kills plus 12 digs and five block assists.

The Anteaters held a 9-1 ace advantage.
 
UC Davis is 11-11 overall and 6-6 in the Big West.
 
UCD is still looking for a win at home this season, going 0-5.

Last week, the Aggies were swept by UC San Diego and dropped a 3-1 loss to LBSU.

The Highlanders are 4-20 overall and 3-9 in the Big West.
 
UCR will also be looking for its first win at home (0-8) when it entertains Cal State Fullerton on Thursday.
 
UCR enters the week on an eight-match losing streak, going to five sets with both UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego during that span.
 
The Anteaters have won the last three outings against the Highlanders taking a 3-0 victory to open the Big West schedule this year.
 
Bertolone once again paced UCI with 11 kills, hitting .391. The junior also added eight digs in the win over UCR.
 
Delaney Tate topped the Highlanders with eight kills.
 
FAMILIAR FACE
Middle blocker Isabella Scarlett graduated from UC Riverside after playing for the Highlanders from 2019-2022.
 
She is currently a grad student in UCI's Masters of Innovation and Entrepreneurship program.
 
Scarlett is fourth in the Big West in hitting percentage (.317). The middle blocker is averaging 2.00 kills and 0.67 blocks per set.
 
FAB FRESHMAN
Nicole Feliciano earned her second Big West Freshman of the Week honor after guiding the Anteaters to an upset of then-No. 25 UC Santa Barbara.
 
She posted her 11th double-double of the season in the win over the Gauchos with a career-high 46 set assists and a career-best 19 digs. She also had a career-high five block assists plus four kills, two block assists and an ace in the win.
 
Against Cal Poly, she had 45 set assists and nine digs, while hitting .625 with six kills on eight swings and just one error. The Anteaters hit .333 versus the Mustangs, the second highest percentage of the season.
 
Last week, the freshman averaged 10.11 set assists, 3.11 digs and 1.11 kills.

Feliciano, who won the award back on Sept. 4, is fourth in the Big West in set assists at 7.70 per set and 15^th in digs (2.59).

She also averages 0.94 kills and is second on the team with 18 aces.

DIGGING MACHINE
Libero Campbell Jensen was impressive in UCI's upset of UCSB with a match-high 21 digs and three aces to go with five set assists.

Versus Cal Poly, the sophomore totaled 15 digs, three more aces and seven set assists.

She was also perfect in serve receive in 20 attempts.

Jensen is second in the Big West in dig average with a 4.18 mark. She has recorded double-figure digs in all but three matches this season and has a streak of eight consecutive double-digit performances.

The libero ranks 13th in the Big West in aces at 0.32. She has recorded an ace in each of the last five matches.