Thursday, November 7
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
UCLA
vs
Colorado
Redshirt sophomore Sabrina Smith has four service aces this season.
Photo by: Han Duong (herewegobru.com)
No. 23 Bruins Host Colorado, No. 16 Utah
November 05, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
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Match 22
Thursday, November 7
Colorado at No. 23 UCLA
7 p.m.
Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Match 23
Saturday, November 9
No. 16 Utah at No. 23 UCLA
5 p.m.
John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Live Stats
NO. 23 UCLA HOSTS COLORADO, NO. 16 UTAH
The 23rd-ranked Bruins host a rare Thursday-Saturday series at two different sites on campus this week. UCLA entertains Colorado on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom and No. 16 Utah on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the John Wooden Center. Neither match will be televised, but both will feature a free video stream at UCLABruins.com.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins travel to Northern California next weekend, taking on No. 20 California on Friday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and No. 5 Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 12 p.m. The UCLA-Cal match will feature a free video stream on UCLABruins.com, while the UCLA-Stanford contest will be televised on Pac-12 Network.
BRUINS IN THE RANKINGS
Junior Mac May is 12th in the nation in points per set (5.24), 15th in kills per set (4.67) and 36th in attacks per set (11.22). As a team, the Bruins are 24th in the country in assists per set (13.01) and 28th in kps (13.83). Among Pac-12 teams, UCLA ranks second in aps (13.01) and kps (13.83), and third in digs per set (15.19). May is second in pps and aces per set (0.32), and third in kps (4.67), sophomore Kelli Barry is seventh in dps (3.70) and redshirt sophomore Emily Ryan is 10th in blocks per set (1.03). Ryan also leads all conference players with a .400 hitting percentage during Pac-12 action.
TEAM NOTES
Ten of UCLA's 13 victories have been by sweep ... the Bruins were the last undefeated team in Pac-12 play, starting at 3-0, which marked their first such start since 2007 ... UCLA had eight aces in consecutive matches against USC (Sept. 25) and Arizona State (Sept. 29). It marked the first time since October 2012 that UCLA had at least eight aces in back-to-back contests ... Michael Sealy won his 200th career contest as a head coach on Sept. 6 against Texas State
PLAYER NOTES
**On the milestone alert, junior Mac May is 23 kills away from becoming the 29th Bruin to reach 1,000-career kills and 11 aces away from becoming the 19th to reach 100 aces.
**Senior Savvy Simo is 52 digs away from becoming the 25th member of the 1,000-dig club.
**May reached the 20-kill mark for the seventh time in her career and the fourth time this season when she produced 20 in last Friday's win at then-No. 22 Washington State. She posted her team-best seventh double-double of 2019 on Oct. 25 versus then-No. 2 Stanford, adding 21 kills two days later against then-No. 15 California. May is tops on the squad with 18 double-figure kills matches, setting a new career high with 29 against Washington on Oct. 6. She also leads the team with 22 service aces, having posted at least one in 10 of her last 12 matches and multiple aces five times on the season.
**Simo produced a season-best 20 digs at Washington State, the fifth time in her career she has reached the 20-dig plateau. In her last five contests, she has at least nine digs every time, averaging 3.72 per set. Simo has 12 double-figure digs matches, 10 double-figure kills contests and six double-doubles. The senior, who set a new career high in kills (19) in the home match against Washington, also has six aces in her last six contests.
**A good barometer of the result of a match is the hitting percentage, and the Bruins have hit at least .280 in six of their last seven wins behind the setting of senior Cali Thompson and sophomore Devon Chang. Thompson has five double-doubles and has at least one ace in seven of her 12 Pac-12 matches. Chang notched her second double-double of the year at Oregon State on Oct. 20.
**Redshirt freshman Lexi Hadrych has double figures in kills in four of her last five, recording nine in the one match she didn't, averaging 3.11 kills per set during this stretch. Hadrych posted a career-best 15 kills at Oregon State. She has hit at least .368 in three of her last five contests.
**Redshirt sophomore Emily Ryan produced 11 kills in three matches in a row against OSU, Stanford and Cal, recording just three errors in 53 attempts for a .566 hitting percentage. She was error-free against Oregon State in 20 swings. Over the last five contests, Ryan has tallied at least five blocks three times, including tying a personal best with seven versus OSU. **Sophomore Kelli Barry posted the first double-double of her Bruin career with 17 digs and 10 assists against California. She has double figures in digs in five of her last six, averaging 3.67 digs per set during that span, giving her 15 double-figure digs matches this season. Barry also has an ace in five of her last seven.
**Junior Jenny Mosser notched her third double-figure kills match of the season with 10 against Cal. Her season high in kills is 14 versus Washington State (Oct. 4). Mosser tied a career high with four aces on Oct. 18 at Oregon.
SCOUTING THE COLORADO BUFFALOES
Colorado (10-12, 2-10 Pac-12) got off the schneid last weekend, defeating Arizona in five sets last Friday and Arizona State in three on Sunday. The Buffaloes are averaging 12.15 kills, 1.04 aces, 12.82 digs and 2.33 blocks per set, hitting .220 as a team. Senior Justine Spann leads the team with 3.74 kills per set, while freshman Sterling Parker is second at 2.27 kps. Sophomore Jenna Ewert handles the setting duties and is posting 9.58 assists per set. Senior Rachel Whipple is tops with 3.81 digs per set, while redshirt sophomore Meegan Hart is first with 0.99 blocks per set.
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. COLORADO
The Bruins improved to 14-4 overall against Colorado with a sweep in Boulder on Oct. 13. Mac May led UCLA with 18 kills, while Cali Thompson added a double-double with 24 assists and 11 digs. The Bruins have won seven of the last nine against the Buffaloes, but Colorado won in Westwood last season. UCLA is 6-2 at home against CU.
SCOUTING THE UTAH UTES
Utah (16-7, 8-4 Pac-12), which is at USC on Thursday, won a pair of five-set matches last weekend against Arizona State and Arizona. The Utes are averaging 13.82 kills, 1.20 aces, 14.21 digs and 2.62 blocks per set, hitting .257 as a team. Junior Dani Drews is first on the team with 4.49 kills per set, while junior Kenzie Koerber is second with 3.04 kps. Sophomore Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres quarterbacks the offense and is posting 11.18 assists per set. Senior Brianna Doehrmann is first with 3.66 digs per set, while redshirt sophomore Phoebe Grace (1.24) and redshirt senior Berkeley Oblad (1.16) are both averaging over one block per set.ย
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. UTAH
The Bruins lead the all-time series against Utah, 18-5, but the Utes won in three in Salt Lake City on Oct. 11. UCLA is 6-2 at home against Utah.
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Match 22
Thursday, November 7
Colorado at No. 23 UCLA
7 p.m.
Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Los Angeles, Calif.
Live Video
Live Audio
Live Stats
Match 23
Saturday, November 9
No. 16 Utah at No. 23 UCLA
5 p.m.
John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, Calif.
Live Video
Live Audio
Live Stats
NO. 23 UCLA HOSTS COLORADO, NO. 16 UTAH
The 23rd-ranked Bruins host a rare Thursday-Saturday series at two different sites on campus this week. UCLA entertains Colorado on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom and No. 16 Utah on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the John Wooden Center. Neither match will be televised, but both will feature a free video stream at UCLABruins.com.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins travel to Northern California next weekend, taking on No. 20 California on Friday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and No. 5 Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 12 p.m. The UCLA-Cal match will feature a free video stream on UCLABruins.com, while the UCLA-Stanford contest will be televised on Pac-12 Network.
BRUINS IN THE RANKINGS
Junior Mac May is 12th in the nation in points per set (5.24), 15th in kills per set (4.67) and 36th in attacks per set (11.22). As a team, the Bruins are 24th in the country in assists per set (13.01) and 28th in kps (13.83). Among Pac-12 teams, UCLA ranks second in aps (13.01) and kps (13.83), and third in digs per set (15.19). May is second in pps and aces per set (0.32), and third in kps (4.67), sophomore Kelli Barry is seventh in dps (3.70) and redshirt sophomore Emily Ryan is 10th in blocks per set (1.03). Ryan also leads all conference players with a .400 hitting percentage during Pac-12 action.
TEAM NOTES
Ten of UCLA's 13 victories have been by sweep ... the Bruins were the last undefeated team in Pac-12 play, starting at 3-0, which marked their first such start since 2007 ... UCLA had eight aces in consecutive matches against USC (Sept. 25) and Arizona State (Sept. 29). It marked the first time since October 2012 that UCLA had at least eight aces in back-to-back contests ... Michael Sealy won his 200th career contest as a head coach on Sept. 6 against Texas State
PLAYER NOTES
**On the milestone alert, junior Mac May is 23 kills away from becoming the 29th Bruin to reach 1,000-career kills and 11 aces away from becoming the 19th to reach 100 aces.
**Senior Savvy Simo is 52 digs away from becoming the 25th member of the 1,000-dig club.
**May reached the 20-kill mark for the seventh time in her career and the fourth time this season when she produced 20 in last Friday's win at then-No. 22 Washington State. She posted her team-best seventh double-double of 2019 on Oct. 25 versus then-No. 2 Stanford, adding 21 kills two days later against then-No. 15 California. May is tops on the squad with 18 double-figure kills matches, setting a new career high with 29 against Washington on Oct. 6. She also leads the team with 22 service aces, having posted at least one in 10 of her last 12 matches and multiple aces five times on the season.
**Simo produced a season-best 20 digs at Washington State, the fifth time in her career she has reached the 20-dig plateau. In her last five contests, she has at least nine digs every time, averaging 3.72 per set. Simo has 12 double-figure digs matches, 10 double-figure kills contests and six double-doubles. The senior, who set a new career high in kills (19) in the home match against Washington, also has six aces in her last six contests.
**A good barometer of the result of a match is the hitting percentage, and the Bruins have hit at least .280 in six of their last seven wins behind the setting of senior Cali Thompson and sophomore Devon Chang. Thompson has five double-doubles and has at least one ace in seven of her 12 Pac-12 matches. Chang notched her second double-double of the year at Oregon State on Oct. 20.
**Redshirt freshman Lexi Hadrych has double figures in kills in four of her last five, recording nine in the one match she didn't, averaging 3.11 kills per set during this stretch. Hadrych posted a career-best 15 kills at Oregon State. She has hit at least .368 in three of her last five contests.
**Redshirt sophomore Emily Ryan produced 11 kills in three matches in a row against OSU, Stanford and Cal, recording just three errors in 53 attempts for a .566 hitting percentage. She was error-free against Oregon State in 20 swings. Over the last five contests, Ryan has tallied at least five blocks three times, including tying a personal best with seven versus OSU. **Sophomore Kelli Barry posted the first double-double of her Bruin career with 17 digs and 10 assists against California. She has double figures in digs in five of her last six, averaging 3.67 digs per set during that span, giving her 15 double-figure digs matches this season. Barry also has an ace in five of her last seven.
**Junior Jenny Mosser notched her third double-figure kills match of the season with 10 against Cal. Her season high in kills is 14 versus Washington State (Oct. 4). Mosser tied a career high with four aces on Oct. 18 at Oregon.
SCOUTING THE COLORADO BUFFALOES
Colorado (10-12, 2-10 Pac-12) got off the schneid last weekend, defeating Arizona in five sets last Friday and Arizona State in three on Sunday. The Buffaloes are averaging 12.15 kills, 1.04 aces, 12.82 digs and 2.33 blocks per set, hitting .220 as a team. Senior Justine Spann leads the team with 3.74 kills per set, while freshman Sterling Parker is second at 2.27 kps. Sophomore Jenna Ewert handles the setting duties and is posting 9.58 assists per set. Senior Rachel Whipple is tops with 3.81 digs per set, while redshirt sophomore Meegan Hart is first with 0.99 blocks per set.
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. COLORADO
The Bruins improved to 14-4 overall against Colorado with a sweep in Boulder on Oct. 13. Mac May led UCLA with 18 kills, while Cali Thompson added a double-double with 24 assists and 11 digs. The Bruins have won seven of the last nine against the Buffaloes, but Colorado won in Westwood last season. UCLA is 6-2 at home against CU.
SCOUTING THE UTAH UTES
Utah (16-7, 8-4 Pac-12), which is at USC on Thursday, won a pair of five-set matches last weekend against Arizona State and Arizona. The Utes are averaging 13.82 kills, 1.20 aces, 14.21 digs and 2.62 blocks per set, hitting .257 as a team. Junior Dani Drews is first on the team with 4.49 kills per set, while junior Kenzie Koerber is second with 3.04 kps. Sophomore Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres quarterbacks the offense and is posting 11.18 assists per set. Senior Brianna Doehrmann is first with 3.66 digs per set, while redshirt sophomore Phoebe Grace (1.24) and redshirt senior Berkeley Oblad (1.16) are both averaging over one block per set.ย
THE SERIES: UCLA VS. UTAH
The Bruins lead the all-time series against Utah, 18-5, but the Utes won in three in Salt Lake City on Oct. 11. UCLA is 6-2 at home against Utah.
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