SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco volleyball team (10-16, 4-10) returns home to host its final conference matches against Santa Clara (11-15, 3-11) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 and Pepperdine (18-6, 14-0) at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 for senior day at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

MATCH 27 INFORMATION:
Date: Thursday, Nov. 16
Time: 7 p.m.
Opponent: Santa Clara
Location: San Francisco, Calif. / War Memorial at The Sobrato Center
Watch: ESPN+
Live Statistics: StatBroadcast

MATCH 28 INFORMATION:
Date: Saturday, Nov. 18
Time: 1 p.m.
Opponent: Pepperdine
Location: San Francisco, Calif. / War Memorial at The Sobrato Center
Watch: ESPN+
Live Statistics: StatBroadcast

DONS AT A GLANCE:

• As the Dons head into their last week of play, they continue to be led by outside hitter Maria Petkova on the offensive front with 222 kills and 2.64 kills per set over the 2023 season. 
• Leading the team defensively, Abby Wadas has recorded 357 digs and 3.57 digs per set this season. Wadas adds to her career digs, totaling 771 digs over her two seasons with the green and gold.
• The team will honor five team members, two seniors, Sara Denham and Jessica Eanes, alongside three graduate students, Karolina Nova, Ezgi Ozkan, and Kennedy Muckelroy, in the final match against Pepperdine.

SCOUTING THE BRONCOS:

• Santa Clara faced Pepperdine on their home court in their last match, falling to the Waves in three sets.
• Elena Radeff adds to the Broncos' attacking front, as she ranks fifth in the WCC for kills with 138 kills over 42 sets and an average of 3.29 per set.
• Setting up the offensive front in Nive Tuileta, who ranks fourth in the WCC for assists with 456 assists and an average of 8.44 assists per set over 54 sets.

SCOUTING THE WAVES:

• Pepperdine secured a win against San Diego on their home court in their last match last Saturday, securing the WCC regular season title.
• As a team, the Waves lead the WCC in kills with 650 over 45 sets, an average of 14.44 kills per set. Grace Chillingworth leads her team on this offensive front with 195 kills and an average of 4.33 per set.
• Defensively, Riley Patterson leads the Waves with 168 digs, averaging 3.73 digs per set.\ 

TRACK THE ACTION:
San Francisco conference matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+ at game time. Live streaming and live statistics links are available above and via the team's schedule page.

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Nike - 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.