Thursday, September 12
Fort Worth, TX
8:00 AM
UCLA
vs
Prairie View A&M
Bruins Prepare for Three Matches at Fight in the Fort
September 10, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
LOS ANGELES - The UCLA women's volleyball team gears up for a stretch of three matches in two days when it travels to Fort Worth, Tex. for the Fight in the Fort hosted byย No. 25 TCU. On Sept. 12, The Bruins will face off against Prairie View A&M for an early morning contest at 8 a.m. (PT) and return to the court for another match against Texas A&M-Commerce at 2 p.m. (PT). The final match of the week will take place against the host Horned Frogs on Sept. 13 at 4:30 p.m. (PT) inside Schollmaier Arena.
SERIES HISTORY
UCLA will meet three unique opponents at the Fight in the Fort hosted by No. 25 TCU. The Bruins will play a doubleheader on the first day of the event, taking on Prairie View A&M and Texas A&M-Commerce.ย The week will conclude with a Friday night matchup against TCU, a team that recently cracked the AVCA national poll for the first time in program history after defeating No. 18 Minnesota during last week's action.
FINDING HER GROOVE
Junior outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette has enjoyed an excellent start to her junior season, pacing the Bruins' prolific attack. She leads UCLA in points-per-set (4.14) and kills (48) while hitting an extremely efficient .380. Leverette has finished in double figures in all four matches to this point, hitting over the .300 mark three times including a career-best .500 in the sweep over Long Island.
THE FACILITATOR
Graduate setter Audrey Pak has been one of UCLA's most reliable pieces, handing out 120 assists through the first two weeks of the season. She has tallied 30 or more assists in thee of the four contests with a pair of double-doubles, highlighting her outstanding work on the defensive end. Pak has been involved in the attack herself, putting down a career-high five kills against No. 17 Tennessee.
LOCKING IT IN
Freshman outside hitter Kiki Horne continued to impress, but hit withย much more efficiency in the second week of the season. Horne reached double-digit kills for the third consecutive game against No. 17 Tennessee, hitting .205. In the sweep over Long Island, she hit a season-high .333 while racking up eight kills.
DUECK MAKES HISTORY
Senior libero Peyton Dueck etched her name in the record books with her 1,000th career dig in the first set of UCLA's match against No. 17 Tennessee. She racked up 467 digs during her one season at Cal Poly and has now tallied 548 during her three years as a Bruin to bring her total to 1,015. Dueck snuffed out nine digs and dished out three assists in the match.
SWAPPING SPOTS
UCLA dropped out of the AVCA national ranking after suffering its first defeat of the season, but still received 74 votes from the committee. TCU now occupies the 25th spot previously held by the Bruins. The Horned Frogs are 2-2 on the year, defeating Oklahoma and No. 18 Minnesota with their only losses coming at the hands of No. 2 Nebraska and No. 6 Wisconsin. UCLA and TCU will compete in the final match of the Fight at the Forth on Friday night inside Schollmaier Arena.
UCLA PICKED EIGHTH
UCLA was picked to finish eighth out of 18 teams in its first-ever Big Ten Volleyball Preseason Poll, it was announced by the conference office Aug. 1. The Bruins were slotted to finish behind fellow conference newcomers Oregon (6th) and USC (7th). UCLA is coming off a sixth-place finish in the Pac-12 a year ago after a second straight season with a 10-10 conference record. In its history, UCLA has won 10 conference crowns with seven coming as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, two as a member of the Western Collegiate Athletic Association (WCAA) and one as a member of the Southern California Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCWIAC). The Bruins' last conference championship was in 1999 when they posted a 17-1 record.
DODSON PRESEASON ALL-BIG-TEN
Graduate Anna Dodson was one of three middle blockers to be named to the 18-member Big Ten Volleyball Preseason All-Conference Team. Dodson received the first AVCA All-American recognition of her career in 2023, being named honorable mention. The Bruins' star middle blocker was also named to the All-Pac-12 Team for the third time in her career. Dodson recorded 322.0 points (3.04 PPS) off 233 kills and 131 blocks (1.24 BPS). She led UCLA and ranked third in the Pac-12 with a .374 hitting percentage.
WHAT'S NEW, BRU?
Reft welcomes a group of seven newcomers to his second-year squad. Joining the Bruins are graduate transfers Leilani Dodson (MH, Northwestern), Kate Reilly (DS/L, Stanford) and Sofia Victoria (OH, Florida) and freshmen Kate Duffey (Ventura, Calif.), Kiki Horne (Raleigh, N.C.), Zoë Humphrey (Houston, Texas) and Anastasija Ivkovic (Belgrade, Serbia).
Notes on the Transfers
โข Leilani Dodson is the second former Northwestern middle blocker to make her way to Westwood, following in the footsteps of Desiree Becker who started every match for the Bruins a year ago. The pair of Dodson and Becker played together and were coached by current UCLA associate head coach Amir Lugo-Rodriguez. In her three-year Wildcat career, Dodson averaged 1.91 kills per set and 0.85 blocks per set while recording a .300+ hitting percentage in each season of competition (92 matches, 350 sets). Prior to Northwestern, Dodson was named to the West Coast Conference (WCC) All-Freshman Team in her lone season at BYU in Spring 2021.
โข Sofia Victoria was a starter on two NCAA Tournament squads at Florida in 2022 and 2023. She averaged 2.56 kills per set for a .210 hitting percentage over her four-year career for the Gators (91 matches, 228 sets). Victoria was named AVCA Southeast All-Region Honorable Mention in her junior 2022 season after ranking third on the team with 286 kills (.223%) and sixth with 35 blocks. The Puerto Rican helped Florida win the SEC Championship and earned a spot in the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
โข Kate Reilly enjoyed a stellar beach career at Stanford where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mechanical Engineering. She finished her four-year Cardinal career as the winningest player in program history with an individual 97-45 record following a 29-5 mark her senior year. The 29 wins were the most on the Stanford squad in Spring 2024. In her sophomore 2022 season, Reilly was awarded AVCA Collegiate Beach Second Team All-American and All-Pac-12 Second Team honors after logging a 24-10 record for the fewest losses of any 2022 Cardinal team member playing 20-plus matches.
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SERIES HISTORY
UCLA will meet three unique opponents at the Fight in the Fort hosted by No. 25 TCU. The Bruins will play a doubleheader on the first day of the event, taking on Prairie View A&M and Texas A&M-Commerce.ย The week will conclude with a Friday night matchup against TCU, a team that recently cracked the AVCA national poll for the first time in program history after defeating No. 18 Minnesota during last week's action.
FINDING HER GROOVE
Junior outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette has enjoyed an excellent start to her junior season, pacing the Bruins' prolific attack. She leads UCLA in points-per-set (4.14) and kills (48) while hitting an extremely efficient .380. Leverette has finished in double figures in all four matches to this point, hitting over the .300 mark three times including a career-best .500 in the sweep over Long Island.
THE FACILITATOR
Graduate setter Audrey Pak has been one of UCLA's most reliable pieces, handing out 120 assists through the first two weeks of the season. She has tallied 30 or more assists in thee of the four contests with a pair of double-doubles, highlighting her outstanding work on the defensive end. Pak has been involved in the attack herself, putting down a career-high five kills against No. 17 Tennessee.
LOCKING IT IN
Freshman outside hitter Kiki Horne continued to impress, but hit withย much more efficiency in the second week of the season. Horne reached double-digit kills for the third consecutive game against No. 17 Tennessee, hitting .205. In the sweep over Long Island, she hit a season-high .333 while racking up eight kills.
DUECK MAKES HISTORY
Senior libero Peyton Dueck etched her name in the record books with her 1,000th career dig in the first set of UCLA's match against No. 17 Tennessee. She racked up 467 digs during her one season at Cal Poly and has now tallied 548 during her three years as a Bruin to bring her total to 1,015. Dueck snuffed out nine digs and dished out three assists in the match.
SWAPPING SPOTS
UCLA dropped out of the AVCA national ranking after suffering its first defeat of the season, but still received 74 votes from the committee. TCU now occupies the 25th spot previously held by the Bruins. The Horned Frogs are 2-2 on the year, defeating Oklahoma and No. 18 Minnesota with their only losses coming at the hands of No. 2 Nebraska and No. 6 Wisconsin. UCLA and TCU will compete in the final match of the Fight at the Forth on Friday night inside Schollmaier Arena.
UCLA PICKED EIGHTH
UCLA was picked to finish eighth out of 18 teams in its first-ever Big Ten Volleyball Preseason Poll, it was announced by the conference office Aug. 1. The Bruins were slotted to finish behind fellow conference newcomers Oregon (6th) and USC (7th). UCLA is coming off a sixth-place finish in the Pac-12 a year ago after a second straight season with a 10-10 conference record. In its history, UCLA has won 10 conference crowns with seven coming as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, two as a member of the Western Collegiate Athletic Association (WCAA) and one as a member of the Southern California Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCWIAC). The Bruins' last conference championship was in 1999 when they posted a 17-1 record.
DODSON PRESEASON ALL-BIG-TEN
Graduate Anna Dodson was one of three middle blockers to be named to the 18-member Big Ten Volleyball Preseason All-Conference Team. Dodson received the first AVCA All-American recognition of her career in 2023, being named honorable mention. The Bruins' star middle blocker was also named to the All-Pac-12 Team for the third time in her career. Dodson recorded 322.0 points (3.04 PPS) off 233 kills and 131 blocks (1.24 BPS). She led UCLA and ranked third in the Pac-12 with a .374 hitting percentage.
WHAT'S NEW, BRU?
Reft welcomes a group of seven newcomers to his second-year squad. Joining the Bruins are graduate transfers Leilani Dodson (MH, Northwestern), Kate Reilly (DS/L, Stanford) and Sofia Victoria (OH, Florida) and freshmen Kate Duffey (Ventura, Calif.), Kiki Horne (Raleigh, N.C.), Zoë Humphrey (Houston, Texas) and Anastasija Ivkovic (Belgrade, Serbia).
Notes on the Transfers
โข Leilani Dodson is the second former Northwestern middle blocker to make her way to Westwood, following in the footsteps of Desiree Becker who started every match for the Bruins a year ago. The pair of Dodson and Becker played together and were coached by current UCLA associate head coach Amir Lugo-Rodriguez. In her three-year Wildcat career, Dodson averaged 1.91 kills per set and 0.85 blocks per set while recording a .300+ hitting percentage in each season of competition (92 matches, 350 sets). Prior to Northwestern, Dodson was named to the West Coast Conference (WCC) All-Freshman Team in her lone season at BYU in Spring 2021.
โข Sofia Victoria was a starter on two NCAA Tournament squads at Florida in 2022 and 2023. She averaged 2.56 kills per set for a .210 hitting percentage over her four-year career for the Gators (91 matches, 228 sets). Victoria was named AVCA Southeast All-Region Honorable Mention in her junior 2022 season after ranking third on the team with 286 kills (.223%) and sixth with 35 blocks. The Puerto Rican helped Florida win the SEC Championship and earned a spot in the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
โข Kate Reilly enjoyed a stellar beach career at Stanford where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mechanical Engineering. She finished her four-year Cardinal career as the winningest player in program history with an individual 97-45 record following a 29-5 mark her senior year. The 29 wins were the most on the Stanford squad in Spring 2024. In her sophomore 2022 season, Reilly was awarded AVCA Collegiate Beach Second Team All-American and All-Pac-12 Second Team honors after logging a 24-10 record for the fewest losses of any 2022 Cardinal team member playing 20-plus matches.
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