SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Continuing their road stretch for two more games, the University of San Francisco women's volleyball team (11-10, 4-6 WCC) will head down to Southern California this week as they take on LMU (13-6, 8-2 WCC) on Thursday evening at Gersten Pavilion followed by a matchup against No.22 Pepperdine (15-6, 6-4 WCC) on Saturday afternoon at Firestone Fieldhouse. 
 
MATCH 22 INFORMATION:
Date: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm PT
Opponent: LMU (13-6, 8-2 WCC) 
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. / Gersten Pavilion
Watch: WCC Network
Live Statistics: Statbroadcast
 
MATCH 23 INFORMATION:
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm PT
Opponent: No.22 Pepperdine (15-6, 6-4 WCC) 
Location: Malibu, Calif. / Firestone Fieldhouse
Watch: WCC Network 
Live Statistics: Statbroadcast
 
DONS AT A GLANCE:

• After last week's back to back wins against Saint Mary's and Pacific, the Dons have stretched their winning streak to four straight games. They are now one of four teams in WCC to hold a 4-6 record in conference play, standing them in fifth place. 
• Against Saint Mary's on Thursday Oct. 20, the Dons had three players record double digits in kills to lead them to their 3-1 victory. Shiya Richardsons recorded 15 kills, Maria Petkova also recorded 15 kills as well one serving ace and Claire Crijns recorded 13 kills in addition to three serving aces. Notably, this is the 11th time Crijns has reached double digits in kills. 
• On the defensive side of the ball, Abby Wadas recorded 19 digs against Pacific on Saturday Oct. 22, her 15th time recording double digits. The freshman now has 300 digs on the season, leading the Dons and holding her place in the top five in the WCC as she is currently ranked third in digs. 

SCOUTING THE LIONS:

• After losing their first two games of conference play, the Lions came back to go on an eight game long winning streak as they are 8-2 at the halfway point in WCC play this season. 
• In their last outing against Portland on Saturday Oct. 22, LMU battled to win a five set game outplaying their opponent in kills 69-53, in assists 65-47, in blocks 11-7 and in hitting percentage .373 - .226. 
• Sophomore Isabella Bareford has been a key asset in the Lions offense as she leads the team in assists with 726, recording more than 20 assists in every game she appeared in. In WCC rankings, she is second in assists per set with a 10.52 average.  

SCOUTING THE WAVES:

• In their last outing, #22 Pepperdine lost to Gonzaga over five sets on Saturday Oct. 22 despite leading the bulldogs in kills with 64-50 and in digs with 64-46.
• Senior Isabel Zelaya was able to match her season high of 55 assists in the game against Gonzaga adding to her total of 740 assists on the season with an average of 10.14 assists per set.   
• Defensively, Riley Patterson leads the Waves in digs as she has recorded 321 on the season ranking her second in the WCC as she averages 4.06 digs per set. 

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.