The University of San Francisco women's volleyball team will make its long-awaited home debut this week when they host Loyola Marymount for two matches on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Both matches will be streamed online with Pat Olson calling the action courtside.  Tuesday's match will begin at 6:00 p.m. with Wednesday's match starting at 5:00 p.m.
 
MATCH 3 INFORMATION
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 2 – 6:00 p.m.
Opponent: Loyola Marymount Lions (1-1, 1-1 WCC)
Site: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center
Stream:  WCC Network
Talent: Pat Olson
Live Stats: USFDons.com
 
MATCH 4 INFORMATION
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 3 – 5:00 p.m.
Opponent: Loyola Marymount Lions (1-1, 1-1 WCC)
Site: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center
Stream:  WCC Network
Talent: Pat Olson
Live Stats: USFDons.com

USF AT A GLANCE
LAST TIME OUT
The Dons dropped both matches at Pepperdine last week, falling 3-0 on Tuesday and 3-1 on Wednesday.  In both contests the Dons' attack started slow but gained momentum.  In Wednesday's match the Don's played a much more competitive game, winning the first set, leading for the second and battled in the third and fourth.  Newcomers Aylen Ayub and Greta Corti had strong debuts as did returners McKenna Marshall, Valeria Alegrias Cambindo, and Anna Dalla Vecchia.
 
SOLID DEBUT
Two newcomers had a big impact in week one: outside hitter Greta Corti and setter Aylen Ayub.  Corti finished the week with 24 kills and 20 digs, averaging 3.43 kills per set and 2.86 digs per set.  She recorded her first career double-double in the second match of the season.  Ayub ran the show as the primary setter. Under her guidance the Dons' attack improved every set over the opening week. She finished with double-doubles in both contests after averaging 9.71 assists per set and 3.29 digs per set. 
 
THREE HEADED MONSTER
It's early, but the Dons show balance not see in over a decade on the attack.  After two matches, USF boasts three players averaging better than 3.0 kills per set.  Marshal leads the team, averaging 3.86 kills per set, followed by Corti who averages 3.43, Cambindo is third at 3.00.
 
945 AND COUNTING
Last week, Anna Dalla Vecchia recorded 40 digs, for her career she now has 945 which ranks 11^th all-time. Dalla Vecchia is 31 shy of tying Denis Pardoen (1985-88) for 10^th all-time with 976.  With 55 more digs she will become just the eighth player in program history to record 1,000 career digs.  
 
SCOUTING REPORT: LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
The Lions come to the Hilltop with a 1-1 overall record after splitting with Saint Mary's last week in Los Angeles.  The Lions took the first match 3-1 before falling the Gaels in five last Wednesday. As a team, the Lions are averaging 13.0 kills per set and hitting .252. Leading the team in kills is freshman outside hitter Kari Geissberger with 4.78 kills per set.  In her debut she tallied 13 kills hitting .684, she followed that up by smashing 30 kills while hitting .409. Fellow freshman Isabella Bareford leads the team with 8.78 assists per set, she is second on the squad with 2.44 assists per set.  
 
SERIES VS. THE LIONS
Tuesday will be the 71^st time the Dons and Lions have faced each other.  The series dates back to September 25, 1985 with the Lions owning a 53-17 advantage in the series.  At War Memorial at the Sobrato Center the Dons are 11-24 against the Lions.  Last season the teams split the season series with the home team coming out on top both times.  Last time out, the Dons defeated the Lions 3-1 on Thursday, November 21, 2019.  Three Dons finished in double figures in kills with former Don Kathya Garcia leading the team with 15 kills.