Wednesday, September 19
Los Angeles, CA
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Senior Kyra Rogers hit .419 in two matches against USC last season.
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No. 17 UCLA Opens Pac-12 Play at No. 14 USC and No. 23 Utah
September 18, 2018 | Women's Volleyball
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Wednesday, September 19
8 p.m.
No. 17 UCLA at No. 14 USC
Galen Center
TV: ESPNU
Free Live Audio
Live Stats
Friday, September 21
6 p.m. PT
No. 17 UCLA at No. 23 Utah
Jon M. Huntsman Center
TV: Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles
Live Stats
NO. 17 UCLA OPENS PAC-12 PLAY AT USC AND UTAH
The 17th-ranked Bruins begin Pac-12 Conference action this week, traveling to No. 14 USC on Wednesday at 8 p.m. and to No. 23 Utah on Friday at 6 p.m. PT. Wednesday's match at USC will be televised live on ESPNU and will also feature a free live audio broadcast on UCLABruins.com, while Friday's contest at Utah will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles. Live stats links will be available on the women's volleyball schedule page at UCLABruins.com.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins are back on the road for Pac-12 play next week, heading to the Bay Area to play No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. and California on Friday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Both matches will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The Bruins fell one spot to 17th in this week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. UCLA is one of seven Pac-12 teams ranked in the Top 25 (No. 2 Stanford, No. 12 Oregon, No. 13 Washington, No. 14 USC, No. 22 Washington State and No. 23 Utah), with Oregon State, Colorado and Arizona also receiving votes. In addition, No. 15 Cal Poly, No. 19 Baylor and No. 24 San Diego are also on the Bruins' schedule.
NEWS AND NOTES
Senior Zana Muno has moved into 10th place in UCLA history in digs, as she is one dig shy of 1,200 for her career. Next up on the list are Jenny Johnson (9th, 1,214), Jenny Evans (8th, 1,234) and Ashley Bowles (7th, 1,269) ... the Bruins had 22 blocks in the Sept. 2 victory at then-No. 19 San Diego, their highest total since Nov. 8, 2007 against Oregon State. This century, UCLA has five matches with at least 20 blocks, with the 22 at USD ranking third on that list ... senior Kyra Rogers, who is second on the team with eight block solos, has at least one in all seven matches, producing at least four blocks in six of seven contests. Offensively, Rogers has at least six kills in all but one match, posting zero or one hitting error in three of those contests ... freshman Hawley Harrer has started each of the last four matches, recording a season-best 10 kills at Long Beach State last Thursday. She also posted seven kills each at both San Diego and in the first match at Cal Poly (Sept. 6), combining for five aces in those two contests ... sophomore Jenny Mosser has double figures in kills in all seven matches, recording a season-best 19 against Gonzaga on Aug. 26. She has five double-doubles to her credit, with her career high in digs (20) coming in a match on Aug. 31 against Baylor ... freshman Devon Chang has double-doubles in four of the last five contests, having started the last four matches at setter. She also had exactly one kill in each of her first six contests ... Muno posted the fifth double-figure digs contest of the season and 63rd of her career at LBSU when she had 15. Her first three double-figure digs matches each went over 20, giving her 25 such contests in her career ... junior Savvy Simo has double figures in digs in four matches in a row, going for at least 20 in three of those. After tying personal bests with 20 digs in back-to-back contests at San Diego and Cal Poly, Simo set a new career high with 25 on Sept. 7 at Cal Poly ... sophomore Mac May tallied the first double-double of her career at Long Beach, going for 17 kills and a personal-best 11 digs. She has double figures in kills in six of seven matches, giving her 18 career contests with at least 10 kills ... junior Madeleine Gates has at least eight kills in all of her matches, including double figures in four of them. She has just 13 hitting errors in seven matches, swinging .300 or better in five of those contests. Defensively, Gates has at least five blocks in four matches, including a career-high 11 at San Diego.
SCOUTING THE USC TROJANS
Since losing three of four matches, USC (8-3) has won three in a row, including a sweep at then-No. 23 San Diego last Friday. The Trojans, who are 4-2 against ranked teams, are averaging 13.86 kills, 1.62 aces, 15.88 digs and 2.01 blocks per set, hitting .258 as a team. Leading the offensive attack for USC is sophomore Brooke Botkin, who is first with 4.43 kills per set. Junior Khalia Lanier is second at 4.10 kps and first with 15 service aces, while junior Emily Baptista is third with 2.62 kps. Freshman Raquel Lazaro handles the setting duties and is posting 11.21 assists per set. Senior Victoria Garrick is tops on the team with 4.76 digs per set, while junior Jasmine Gross leads the squad with 1.36 blocks per set.
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. USC
UCLA has won four matches in a row at the Galen Center and leads the all-time series, 64-57. The current four-match win streak at USC is the longest for the Bruins since a nine-match stretch from 1988 to 1996. UCLA has a 25-21 record in matches at USC. Overall in the series, since the Trojans won six of eight from 2010 to 2013, the Bruins have claimed six of the last eight matchups (2014-2017).
SCOUTING THE UTAH UTES
Utah (8-3), which travels to Colorado on Wednesday, has won three of its last four, with the only loss coming in a sweep at No. 1 BYU last Thursday. The Utes are averaging 14.21 kills, 1.58 aces, 14.09 digs and 2.09 blocks per set, hitting .276 as a team. Sophomore Dani Drews and senior Lauga Gauta lead the way offensively with 3.90 and 3.61 kills per set, respectively, with Drews adding a team-best 21 aces. Junior Bailey Choy quarterbacks the offense and is averaging 9.88 assists per set. Junior Brianna Doehrmann is tops on the squad with 3.49 digs per set, while redshirt freshman Phoebe Grace is first at 1.23 blocks per set.
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. UTAH
UCLA leads the all-time series with Utah, 17-5, but the Utes won both contests a year ago in four sets. Prior to that, the Bruins had claimed four in a row against Utah. UCLA is 5-3 all-time in Salt Lake City. Since the Utes joined the Pac-12 in 2011, the Bruins hold a 9-4 advantage in the series.
Wednesday, September 19
8 p.m.
No. 17 UCLA at No. 14 USC
Galen Center
TV: ESPNU
Free Live Audio
Live Stats
Friday, September 21
6 p.m. PT
No. 17 UCLA at No. 23 Utah
Jon M. Huntsman Center
TV: Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles
Live Stats
NO. 17 UCLA OPENS PAC-12 PLAY AT USC AND UTAH
The 17th-ranked Bruins begin Pac-12 Conference action this week, traveling to No. 14 USC on Wednesday at 8 p.m. and to No. 23 Utah on Friday at 6 p.m. PT. Wednesday's match at USC will be televised live on ESPNU and will also feature a free live audio broadcast on UCLABruins.com, while Friday's contest at Utah will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles. Live stats links will be available on the women's volleyball schedule page at UCLABruins.com.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins are back on the road for Pac-12 play next week, heading to the Bay Area to play No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. and California on Friday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Both matches will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The Bruins fell one spot to 17th in this week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. UCLA is one of seven Pac-12 teams ranked in the Top 25 (No. 2 Stanford, No. 12 Oregon, No. 13 Washington, No. 14 USC, No. 22 Washington State and No. 23 Utah), with Oregon State, Colorado and Arizona also receiving votes. In addition, No. 15 Cal Poly, No. 19 Baylor and No. 24 San Diego are also on the Bruins' schedule.
NEWS AND NOTES
Senior Zana Muno has moved into 10th place in UCLA history in digs, as she is one dig shy of 1,200 for her career. Next up on the list are Jenny Johnson (9th, 1,214), Jenny Evans (8th, 1,234) and Ashley Bowles (7th, 1,269) ... the Bruins had 22 blocks in the Sept. 2 victory at then-No. 19 San Diego, their highest total since Nov. 8, 2007 against Oregon State. This century, UCLA has five matches with at least 20 blocks, with the 22 at USD ranking third on that list ... senior Kyra Rogers, who is second on the team with eight block solos, has at least one in all seven matches, producing at least four blocks in six of seven contests. Offensively, Rogers has at least six kills in all but one match, posting zero or one hitting error in three of those contests ... freshman Hawley Harrer has started each of the last four matches, recording a season-best 10 kills at Long Beach State last Thursday. She also posted seven kills each at both San Diego and in the first match at Cal Poly (Sept. 6), combining for five aces in those two contests ... sophomore Jenny Mosser has double figures in kills in all seven matches, recording a season-best 19 against Gonzaga on Aug. 26. She has five double-doubles to her credit, with her career high in digs (20) coming in a match on Aug. 31 against Baylor ... freshman Devon Chang has double-doubles in four of the last five contests, having started the last four matches at setter. She also had exactly one kill in each of her first six contests ... Muno posted the fifth double-figure digs contest of the season and 63rd of her career at LBSU when she had 15. Her first three double-figure digs matches each went over 20, giving her 25 such contests in her career ... junior Savvy Simo has double figures in digs in four matches in a row, going for at least 20 in three of those. After tying personal bests with 20 digs in back-to-back contests at San Diego and Cal Poly, Simo set a new career high with 25 on Sept. 7 at Cal Poly ... sophomore Mac May tallied the first double-double of her career at Long Beach, going for 17 kills and a personal-best 11 digs. She has double figures in kills in six of seven matches, giving her 18 career contests with at least 10 kills ... junior Madeleine Gates has at least eight kills in all of her matches, including double figures in four of them. She has just 13 hitting errors in seven matches, swinging .300 or better in five of those contests. Defensively, Gates has at least five blocks in four matches, including a career-high 11 at San Diego.
SCOUTING THE USC TROJANS
Since losing three of four matches, USC (8-3) has won three in a row, including a sweep at then-No. 23 San Diego last Friday. The Trojans, who are 4-2 against ranked teams, are averaging 13.86 kills, 1.62 aces, 15.88 digs and 2.01 blocks per set, hitting .258 as a team. Leading the offensive attack for USC is sophomore Brooke Botkin, who is first with 4.43 kills per set. Junior Khalia Lanier is second at 4.10 kps and first with 15 service aces, while junior Emily Baptista is third with 2.62 kps. Freshman Raquel Lazaro handles the setting duties and is posting 11.21 assists per set. Senior Victoria Garrick is tops on the team with 4.76 digs per set, while junior Jasmine Gross leads the squad with 1.36 blocks per set.
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. USC
UCLA has won four matches in a row at the Galen Center and leads the all-time series, 64-57. The current four-match win streak at USC is the longest for the Bruins since a nine-match stretch from 1988 to 1996. UCLA has a 25-21 record in matches at USC. Overall in the series, since the Trojans won six of eight from 2010 to 2013, the Bruins have claimed six of the last eight matchups (2014-2017).
SCOUTING THE UTAH UTES
Utah (8-3), which travels to Colorado on Wednesday, has won three of its last four, with the only loss coming in a sweep at No. 1 BYU last Thursday. The Utes are averaging 14.21 kills, 1.58 aces, 14.09 digs and 2.09 blocks per set, hitting .276 as a team. Sophomore Dani Drews and senior Lauga Gauta lead the way offensively with 3.90 and 3.61 kills per set, respectively, with Drews adding a team-best 21 aces. Junior Bailey Choy quarterbacks the offense and is averaging 9.88 assists per set. Junior Brianna Doehrmann is tops on the squad with 3.49 digs per set, while redshirt freshman Phoebe Grace is first at 1.23 blocks per set.
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. UTAH
UCLA leads the all-time series with Utah, 17-5, but the Utes won both contests a year ago in four sets. Prior to that, the Bruins had claimed four in a row against Utah. UCLA is 5-3 all-time in Salt Lake City. Since the Utes joined the Pac-12 in 2011, the Bruins hold a 9-4 advantage in the series.
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