Friday, August 30
Lincoln, NE
2:30 PM
UCLA
vs
Baylor
Freshman Mari Hinkle
Photo by: Han Duong (herewegobru.com)
Bruins Open 2019 Season in Nebraska
August 28, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
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Match 1
Friday, August 30
RV UCLA vs. No. 20 Baylor
2:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. CT
Bob Devaney Sports Center
Lincoln, Neb.
Live Stats
Match 2
Saturday, August 31
RV UCLA at No. 2 Nebraska
5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT
Bob Devaney Sports Center
Lincoln, Neb.
Live Stats
Live Video ($)
BRUINS OPEN 2019 SEASON IN NEBRASKA
The UCLA women's volleyball team opens its 2019 season at the Husker Invitational, facing a pair of ranked teams at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. The Bruins take on No. 20 Baylor on Friday at 2:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. CT and No. 2 Nebraska on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT. Live stats will be available for both matches, while live video (for a fee) will be available for the UCLA-Nebraska contest, with links on the women's volleyball schedule page at UCLABruins.com.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins are back in Southern California next week for three matches in as many days at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. UCLA will face Georgia on Thursday, Sept. 5 (6 p.m.), Texas State on Friday, Sept. 6 (5 p.m.) and host LBSU on Saturday, Sept. 7 (7 p.m.) as part of the Long Beach State Mizuno Classic.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The Bruins received the 35th-most votes in the preseason AVCA Coaches poll, earning seven points. Eight of the Top 25 teams are on UCLA's schedule (No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Nebraska, No. 11 Oregon, No. 13 Washington, No. 14 USC, No. 20 Baylor, No. 22 Washington State and No. 24 Arizona), while four others are also receiving votes (Utah, Hawaii, Texas State, Colorado). The Bruins were ranked seventh in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches poll.
NEWS AND NOTES
Michael Sealy is two wins away from 200 for his head coaching career ... the Bruins have won 20-straight season openers dating back to 1999 ... UCLA will celebrate its first 100 years with a year-long, university-wide Centennial Celebration. UCLA Athletics has several Centennial Celebration plans and giveaways in store for designated home events, including a set of 13 Centennial pins highlighting each sport, as well as a souvenir mosaic poster that features personal photos submitted by UCLA fans. The fall sport Centennial events are: Football - Sept. 7 vs. San Diego State; Men's Soccer - Sept. 26 vs. UC Irvine; Women's Soccer - Sept. 27 vs. California; Men's Water Polo - Oct. 4 vs. Long Beach State; Women's Volleyball - Oct. 25 vs. Stanford.
SCOUTING THE BAYLOR BEARS
Baylor is coming off its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance after going 20-9 last year and advancing to the Second Round of the postseason. The Bears return 12 letterwinners and five starters, led by senior Shelly Stafford and juniors Hannah Lockin and Yossiana Pressley. Stafford led Baylor with 1.16 blocks per set a year ago and was second at 3.14 kills per set, Lockin averaged a team-best 8.91 assists per set and Pressley was tops on the squad with 4.70 kps. The Bruins lead the all-time series with Baylor, 4-1, having won the last two matchups. The teams met last season in San Diego, with UCLA prevailing in five sets. Mac May led the Bruins with 21 kills, Devon Chang recorded 31 assists and 16 digs and Jenny Mosser posted 12 kills and 20 digs. Last year's matchup was the first time the teams met at a neutral site.
SCOUTING THE NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
Nebraska went 29-7 a year ago, reaching the National Championship match before falling in five sets to Stanford. The Huskers return 10 letterwinners from last year's squad. Junior Lexi Sun was second on the 2018 team with 3.11 kills per set, sophomore Nicklin Hames averaged 10.49 assists per set and sophomore Callie Schwarzenbach posted a team-high 1.33 blocks per set. The Bruins will look to snap a three-match losing streak to the Huskers, who lead the all-time series, 12-4. UCLA traveled to Lincoln for back-to-back matches in September 2017, falling in three in both contests. The Bruins' last win against Nebraska came on the road on Sept. 13, 2009 (3-2). UCLA is 3-6 all-time in Lincoln.
SEASON PREVIEW
The Bruins bring back 13 letterwinners and greet four newcomers for the 2019 season, which gets underway on Friday in Nebraska.
UCLA returns its top two players in kills per set from last year in juniors Mac May and Jenny Mosser. May was a VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA All-Pacific South Region Honorable Mention and All-Pac-12 Conference First Team selection after leading the team with 3.69 kps and 34 service aces. She also led the Bruins with eight double-doubles and 21 double-figure kills matches, surpassing the 20-kill mark in three contests. May was selected to the 2019 Pac-12 All-Preseason Team.
Mosser was second on the team with 2.44 kps, 22 aces and seven double-doubles, adding 2.27 digs and 0.58 blocks per set. She had 12 double-figure kills contests, leading the team in kills in five matches, while posting an ace in 16 of 27 contests.ย
Fresh off winning her second-straight NCAA title on the beach, senior Savvy Simo will use some of her hitting talents on the sand to move from the back-row to a six-rotation player. Simo has recorded 20 kills in her three years, with eight of them coming in an NCAA Second Round match in 2017 against Cal Poly. Simo has 726 career digs, ranking second on the team with 3.00 dps last season.
Adding to the depth at the outside hitting position will be redshirt sophomore Alexis Light, sophomore Hawley Harrer and redshirt freshman Lexi Hadrych. Light averaged 1.72 kills and 0.69 digs in 22 matches and 68 sets a year ago, posting three double-figure kills contests. Harrer, who can also play the setter position, appeared in 14 matches and 36 sets as a freshman, recording 1.28 kills and 0.78 digs per set. Hadrych redshirted in 2018 after earning AVCA/Under Armour Second Team All-American honors in her final year at Vista Murrieta High School.
A quartet of players will battle for the two middle blocker spots, redshirt sophomores Emily Ryan and Sabrina Smith, redshirt freshman Tristin Savage and freshman Anna Dodson. Ryan played in 11 of the Bruins' last 12 sets of the 2018 campaign, registering 25 kills, a .340 hitting percentage, nine blocks and five aces. Smith redshirted in 2018 after playing in six matches and 16 sets in 2017, totaling 15 kills and 14 blocks as a freshman. Savage also sat out last season after spending four years at Dallas High School in Oregon, where she was All-League twice. Dodson prepped at Rocky Mountain High School as a junior and senior, and she was recognized as the Front Range Conference Player of the Year and a No. 47 PrepVolleyball Senior Ace.
The setting duties will fall at the hands of senior transfer Cali Thompson, sophomore Devon Chang and Harrer. Chang played in 14 matches and 40 sets as a freshman, averaging 8.75 assists and 2.70 digs per set. She notched five double-doubles, which ranked third on the team. Thompson comes to Westwood after spending the last three seasons at the University of Portland. She ranks fourth in program history in assists and 10th in aces, as she didn't miss a set in her three-year career.
The fivesome battling for playing time in the back-row will be sophomores Sawyer Aigner-Swesey, Kelli Barry, Kelsey Campeau and Kaitlin Kao and freshman Mari Hinkle. Aigner-Swesey averaged 1.30 dps in 18 matches and 50 sets in 2018, adding two service aces. Barry comes to UCLA after spending her freshman year at the University of San Diego, where she played in 29 matches and 99 sets, recording 3.62 dps, 17 double-figure digs contests, five 20-dig matches and 11 aces. Campeau played in five sets and two matches, notching 11 digs, with 10 of them coming in the season finale versus USC, while Kao did not play in 2018. Hinkle prepped at Rosemount HS in Minnesota, where she was a Third Team All-American as a senior. Hinkle was named a PrepVolleyball Senior Ace No. 28 and the second-ranked libero.
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Match 1
Friday, August 30
RV UCLA vs. No. 20 Baylor
2:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. CT
Bob Devaney Sports Center
Lincoln, Neb.
Live Stats
Match 2
Saturday, August 31
RV UCLA at No. 2 Nebraska
5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT
Bob Devaney Sports Center
Lincoln, Neb.
Live Stats
Live Video ($)
BRUINS OPEN 2019 SEASON IN NEBRASKA
The UCLA women's volleyball team opens its 2019 season at the Husker Invitational, facing a pair of ranked teams at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. The Bruins take on No. 20 Baylor on Friday at 2:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. CT and No. 2 Nebraska on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT. Live stats will be available for both matches, while live video (for a fee) will be available for the UCLA-Nebraska contest, with links on the women's volleyball schedule page at UCLABruins.com.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins are back in Southern California next week for three matches in as many days at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. UCLA will face Georgia on Thursday, Sept. 5 (6 p.m.), Texas State on Friday, Sept. 6 (5 p.m.) and host LBSU on Saturday, Sept. 7 (7 p.m.) as part of the Long Beach State Mizuno Classic.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The Bruins received the 35th-most votes in the preseason AVCA Coaches poll, earning seven points. Eight of the Top 25 teams are on UCLA's schedule (No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Nebraska, No. 11 Oregon, No. 13 Washington, No. 14 USC, No. 20 Baylor, No. 22 Washington State and No. 24 Arizona), while four others are also receiving votes (Utah, Hawaii, Texas State, Colorado). The Bruins were ranked seventh in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches poll.
NEWS AND NOTES
Michael Sealy is two wins away from 200 for his head coaching career ... the Bruins have won 20-straight season openers dating back to 1999 ... UCLA will celebrate its first 100 years with a year-long, university-wide Centennial Celebration. UCLA Athletics has several Centennial Celebration plans and giveaways in store for designated home events, including a set of 13 Centennial pins highlighting each sport, as well as a souvenir mosaic poster that features personal photos submitted by UCLA fans. The fall sport Centennial events are: Football - Sept. 7 vs. San Diego State; Men's Soccer - Sept. 26 vs. UC Irvine; Women's Soccer - Sept. 27 vs. California; Men's Water Polo - Oct. 4 vs. Long Beach State; Women's Volleyball - Oct. 25 vs. Stanford.
SCOUTING THE BAYLOR BEARS
Baylor is coming off its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance after going 20-9 last year and advancing to the Second Round of the postseason. The Bears return 12 letterwinners and five starters, led by senior Shelly Stafford and juniors Hannah Lockin and Yossiana Pressley. Stafford led Baylor with 1.16 blocks per set a year ago and was second at 3.14 kills per set, Lockin averaged a team-best 8.91 assists per set and Pressley was tops on the squad with 4.70 kps. The Bruins lead the all-time series with Baylor, 4-1, having won the last two matchups. The teams met last season in San Diego, with UCLA prevailing in five sets. Mac May led the Bruins with 21 kills, Devon Chang recorded 31 assists and 16 digs and Jenny Mosser posted 12 kills and 20 digs. Last year's matchup was the first time the teams met at a neutral site.
SCOUTING THE NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
Nebraska went 29-7 a year ago, reaching the National Championship match before falling in five sets to Stanford. The Huskers return 10 letterwinners from last year's squad. Junior Lexi Sun was second on the 2018 team with 3.11 kills per set, sophomore Nicklin Hames averaged 10.49 assists per set and sophomore Callie Schwarzenbach posted a team-high 1.33 blocks per set. The Bruins will look to snap a three-match losing streak to the Huskers, who lead the all-time series, 12-4. UCLA traveled to Lincoln for back-to-back matches in September 2017, falling in three in both contests. The Bruins' last win against Nebraska came on the road on Sept. 13, 2009 (3-2). UCLA is 3-6 all-time in Lincoln.
SEASON PREVIEW
The Bruins bring back 13 letterwinners and greet four newcomers for the 2019 season, which gets underway on Friday in Nebraska.
UCLA returns its top two players in kills per set from last year in juniors Mac May and Jenny Mosser. May was a VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA All-Pacific South Region Honorable Mention and All-Pac-12 Conference First Team selection after leading the team with 3.69 kps and 34 service aces. She also led the Bruins with eight double-doubles and 21 double-figure kills matches, surpassing the 20-kill mark in three contests. May was selected to the 2019 Pac-12 All-Preseason Team.
Mosser was second on the team with 2.44 kps, 22 aces and seven double-doubles, adding 2.27 digs and 0.58 blocks per set. She had 12 double-figure kills contests, leading the team in kills in five matches, while posting an ace in 16 of 27 contests.ย
Fresh off winning her second-straight NCAA title on the beach, senior Savvy Simo will use some of her hitting talents on the sand to move from the back-row to a six-rotation player. Simo has recorded 20 kills in her three years, with eight of them coming in an NCAA Second Round match in 2017 against Cal Poly. Simo has 726 career digs, ranking second on the team with 3.00 dps last season.
Adding to the depth at the outside hitting position will be redshirt sophomore Alexis Light, sophomore Hawley Harrer and redshirt freshman Lexi Hadrych. Light averaged 1.72 kills and 0.69 digs in 22 matches and 68 sets a year ago, posting three double-figure kills contests. Harrer, who can also play the setter position, appeared in 14 matches and 36 sets as a freshman, recording 1.28 kills and 0.78 digs per set. Hadrych redshirted in 2018 after earning AVCA/Under Armour Second Team All-American honors in her final year at Vista Murrieta High School.
A quartet of players will battle for the two middle blocker spots, redshirt sophomores Emily Ryan and Sabrina Smith, redshirt freshman Tristin Savage and freshman Anna Dodson. Ryan played in 11 of the Bruins' last 12 sets of the 2018 campaign, registering 25 kills, a .340 hitting percentage, nine blocks and five aces. Smith redshirted in 2018 after playing in six matches and 16 sets in 2017, totaling 15 kills and 14 blocks as a freshman. Savage also sat out last season after spending four years at Dallas High School in Oregon, where she was All-League twice. Dodson prepped at Rocky Mountain High School as a junior and senior, and she was recognized as the Front Range Conference Player of the Year and a No. 47 PrepVolleyball Senior Ace.
The setting duties will fall at the hands of senior transfer Cali Thompson, sophomore Devon Chang and Harrer. Chang played in 14 matches and 40 sets as a freshman, averaging 8.75 assists and 2.70 digs per set. She notched five double-doubles, which ranked third on the team. Thompson comes to Westwood after spending the last three seasons at the University of Portland. She ranks fourth in program history in assists and 10th in aces, as she didn't miss a set in her three-year career.
The fivesome battling for playing time in the back-row will be sophomores Sawyer Aigner-Swesey, Kelli Barry, Kelsey Campeau and Kaitlin Kao and freshman Mari Hinkle. Aigner-Swesey averaged 1.30 dps in 18 matches and 50 sets in 2018, adding two service aces. Barry comes to UCLA after spending her freshman year at the University of San Diego, where she played in 29 matches and 99 sets, recording 3.62 dps, 17 double-figure digs contests, five 20-dig matches and 11 aces. Campeau played in five sets and two matches, notching 11 digs, with 10 of them coming in the season finale versus USC, while Kao did not play in 2018. Hinkle prepped at Rosemount HS in Minnesota, where she was a Third Team All-American as a senior. Hinkle was named a PrepVolleyball Senior Ace No. 28 and the second-ranked libero.
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