SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Coming off of back-to-back victories last week to earn their first wins in WCC play, the University of San Francisco women's volleyball team (9-10, 2-6 WCC) is looking to continue their success going into this week's matchups. The Dons will face Saint Mary's (6-10, 3-5 WCC) at home court on Thursday night before hitting the road to take on Pacific (11-9, 3-5 WCC) in Stockton on Saturday afternoon.
 
MATCH 20 INFORMATION:
Date: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm PT
Opponent: Saint Mary's (6-10, 3-5 WCC)
Location: San Francisco, Calif. / War Memorial at the Sobrato Center
Watch: WCC Network
Live Statistics: Statbroadcast
Tickets: Purchase Here
 
MATCH 21 INFORMATION:
Date: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022
Time: 3:00 pm PT
Opponent: Pacific (11-9, 3-5 WCC)
Location: Stockton, Calif. / Alex G. Spanos Center
Watch: WCC Network 
Live Statistics: SIDEARM Stats

DONS AT A GLANCE:

• In their last two outings, the Dons put together solid performances as USF took down Gonzaga in a straight set sweep on Thursday, Oct. 13 before closing out a thrilling five-set victory over Portland on Saturday, Oct. 15. 
• Coming out strong against Gonzaga, senior Orsula Staka recorded a season-high of 12 kills in addition to tallying 15 points for a new personal-best on the season. 
• Showing off offensively, Aylen Ayub recorded 30 assists against Gonzaga only to surpass that number in the next game against Portland as the sophomore tallied a season-high 43 assists in USF's win over the Pilots. 

• Despite winning their first three games of conference play, the Gaels have fallen short in their past four matches, most recently losing a battle against USD. 
• Leading the Gaels offensively, Hawley Harrer has recorded 189 kills to go along with 213.5 points this season. She is also one of three players on the team to have played all 56 sets in their last 16 games. 
• As a team, Saint Mary's has recorded 588 assists on the season with 407 of those assists coming from junior setter Ella Sandt. Impressively, Sandt has logged at least 15 assists in every game so far, averaging 7.27 assists per set. 

• In their last game, Pacific upset #12 BYU in a five-set battle as the Tigers led the Cougars in both kills (57-51) and assists (56-51) to secure their 3-2 victory. 
• The Tigers have been solid across the board so far this season as UOP currently ranks first in the WCC as a team in kills, assists and digs. With 998 kills, 992 assists and 1015 digs, the Tigers lead the conference on both sides of the ball. 
• A dangerous attacker for the Tigers, junior Alexa Edwards currently leads her team with 295 kills, ranking her second in the WCC. Additionally, Edwards also sits in third in kills per set as she averages 3.83 per set for Pacific. 

TRACK THE ACTION:
Both of this weekend's matches will be broadcasted live through the WCC Network and are available via the team's schedule page. Live statistics will also be available through StatBroadcast and can be found through the team's schedule page.

FOLLOW US:
For more information and updates on the University of San Francisco volleyball program, be sure to follow the Dons on Twitter @USFDonsVB, @USFDonsVB on Instagram and @USFDonsVball on Facebook.

SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.