SERVICE!: After saluting their seniors with a stout effort against one of the nation's top programs last week, the UC Davis women's volleyball team kicks off a season-ending three-match run on the road in Orange County beginning this weekend, traveling to Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine. The Aggies and Titans kick things off on Friday (Nov. 15), before squaring off against the Anteaters 24 hours later on Saturday (Nov. 16). Both matches are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

THIS WEEK…
WHO: UC Davis (14-12, 6-7 Big West) at Cal State Fullerton (11-12, 3-9 Big West)
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 at 7 p.m. PT
WHERE: Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.
STREAMING VIDEO: Big West TV
LIVE STATS: FullertonTitans.com

WHO: UC Davis (14-12, 6-7 Big West) at UC Irvine (4-20, 1-11 Big West)
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 at 7 p.m. PT
WHERE: Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif.
STREAMING VIDEO: Big West TV
LIVE STATS: UCIrvineSports.com

COACHES CORNER: Dan Conners (UCLA '01) is in his sixth season at UC Davis (90-82 Overall, .523)… Ashley Preston (Morgan State '08) is in her fifth season at Cal State Fullerton… Ashlie Hain (UC Irvine '04) is in her fifth season at her alma mater.

SERIES NOTES
UC Davis vs. Cal State Fullerton
UC Davis leads, 17-13 (since 2004)
Last Meeting: Nov. 5, 2019 - at UC Davis, 3-1
Current Streak: Won 12
at Titan Gym (Streak): UC Davis leads, 8-7 (since 2004) (UC Davis, Won 5)

UC Davis vs. UC Irvine
UC Irvine leads, 16-14 (since 2004)
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2019 - at UC Davis, 3-2
Current Streak: Won 2
at Bren Events Center: UC Irvine leads, 11-4 (since 2004) (UC Irvine, Won 2)

IN THE POLLS: Neither UC Davis, Cal State Fullerton, nor UC Irvine, are ranked in the latest AVCA poll released on Nov. 11… As of Nov. 10, UC Davis holds the fourth-highest RPI in the Big West Conference at No. 123 (up 14 spots from the previous week), trailing Hawai'i (No. 11), UC Santa Barbara (No. 28), and Cal Poly (No. 33)… Cal State Fullerton is seventh in the league with an RPI of No. 205, while UC Irvine is ninth at No. 265.

SCOUTING THE TITANS: Cal State Fullerton enters the weekend with an 11-12 overall record and a 3-9 mark in Big West Conference play… The Titans have lost their last three dating back to a 3-1 win over UC Irvine on Nov. 2, and are just 1-5 at home this year, losing their last two… Freshman Julia Crawford leads the way offensively, averaging 3.79 kills per set and hitting .202 on the year to go with 3.00 digs per set… Junior libero Savahna Costello leads the Titans with 474 digs (5.45 per set), while sophomore middle blocker Nicole Shuhandler leads the team with 71 blocks (0.85 per set).

SCOUTING THE ANTEATERS: UC Irvine enters the week with a 4-20 overall record and a 1-11 mark in Big West play, having lost its last eight and posting just a 1-8 mark at home… The Anteaters host UC Riverside on Friday before welcoming the Aggies… Sophomore Abby Marjama leads UCI offensively, averaging 2.77 kills per set (244 overall) to go along with 2.51 digs per set (221 overall)… Junior Chloe Owens is one of three 'Eaters with 200-plus digs on the year, posting a team-high 251 (2.89 per set), while Makayla Wolfe leads the way at the net with 67 blocks (0.75 per set).

NINE KILLS? NINE… KILLS: Thanks for the reminder Mr. Rooney. Following her performances against Cal State Fullerton (24) and Hawai'i (13) last week, senior outside hitter Lauren Matias stands just nine kills away from becoming only the 11th Aggie to reach 1,000 for her career — and the first since Emily Allen (1,014) did so last year. Her 360 kills this year are a new single-season career-high for the Santa Cruz, Calif., native, surpassing the 292 kills during her freshman year — while also setting career highs in kills per set (3.67), hitting percentage (.227), service aces (27), and digs (234).

AGGIE CUT SHOTS…
• With two wins this weekend, the Aggies will match the mark for the most wins during the Dan Conners era, while a sweep of their final three contests of 2019 would give UC Davis its highest win total since 2012 (17-14)
• One victory this weekend would clinch the Aggies' third consecutive winning season
• Two more conference wins would match the total for each of the last two years, while three wins would give UC Davis its highest Big West win total since 2015 (10-6) at 9-7
• The 1,378 fans in attendance on "Senior Night" against Hawai'i was the largest crowd of the season and the largest for an Aggie volleyball match since they drew 2,012 against Long Beach State on Sept. 27, 2008 — which stands as the second-largest crowd in school history (2,326 vs. CSUN on Oct. 12, 2007)
• Sophomore Josephine Ough is hitting a team-best .358 on the year — which would rank as the third-highest single-season percentage in school history (minimum 100 kills) behind only Victoria Lee (.403 in 2013) and Betsy Sedlak (.395 in 2010)
• With three matches remaining in the regular season, Seslar's 958 assists are the most by an Aggie since Jenny Woolway finished with 1,201 in 2013 — the fifth-highest single-season total in the history of the program
• The Aggies have served up 140 aces this season — standing just three shy of last year's total — and with eight more in the final three matches, would post the highest team total since they finished with 155 in 2015
• Senior Lauren Matias has posted double-digit kills in each of her last 10 matches, averaging 3.81 kills per set in that stretch
• Ough's 91 blocks are the most since Kelechi Ohiri finished with 106 in 2017
• Freshman Shira Lahav's 25 digs against Cal State Fullerton last week were a career high, surpassing the 24 scoops she had against Wyoming earlier in the year
• The seven points allowed in the fourth set against the Titans were the fewest since they surrendered seven in the fifth set of a win over UC Irvine on Oct. 20 of last season
• Matias' 24 kills against Fullerton marked the senior's fourth 20-kill performance of the year, falling just three short of her season high set against Wyoming
• The Aggies return eight letter winners and a pair of starters off of last season's team that finished in a tie for fifth in the Big West Conference standings
• UC Davis features seven newcomers (six true freshmen and a junior college transfer) as well as wecloming back a pair of redshirts (Demari Webb and Mahalia White)
• The six true freshmen are the most since the 2017 squad had six, while the seven newcomers are the most since the 2015 Aggies featured eight new faces in Head Coach Dan Conners' second season at the helm
• UC Davis was picked to finish sixth in the race for the Big West Conference title according to a vote of head coaches. Cal Poly (5 first-place votes) and Hawai'i (4 first-place votes) were separated by a single point at the top, followed by UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, and the Aggies. CSUN, UC Riverside, and Cal State Fullerton, round out the poll.

DIBS ON DOUBLE-DIGITS
Double-Digit Kills Performances (High)
Lauren Matias - 20 (27 vs. Wyoming)
Mahalia White - 14 (21 vs. Wyoming)
Leonie Strehl - 6 (17 vs. CSUN)
Josephine Ough - 5 (14 vs. Wyoming)
Demari Webb - 4 (15 vs. Sacramento State)
Alexa Rockas - 2 (13 vs. CSUN)

Double-Digit Digs Performances (High)
Shira Lahav - 15 (25 vs. Cal State Fullerton)
Lauren Matias - 12 (17 vs. Wyoming)
Jane Seslar - 9 (14 vs. Sacramento State & at Long Beach State)
Ally Reyes - 4 (19 vs. Sacramento State)
Perri Starkey - 1 (10 vs. Wyoming)

Double-Digit Blocks Performances
Josephine Ough - 2 (10 at Cal Poly & at Long Beach State)

Double-Digit Points Performances (High)
Lauren Matias - 22 (30 vs. Wyoming)
Mahalia White - 15 (22 vs. Wyoming)
Leonie Strehl - 7 (18.5 vs. CSUN)
Josephine Ough - 6 (18.5 at Cal Poly)
Demari Webb - 5 (16 vs. Sacramento State)
Alexa Rockas - 5 (14.5 vs. CSUN)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Lauren Matias - 10 (Kills-Digs)
Jane Seslar - 9 (Assists-Digs)
Josephine Ough - 2 (Kills-Blocks)

2019 HONOR ROLL
Lauren Matias - Big West Conference Player of the Week (Oct. 14)
Shira Lahav - Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
Mahalia White - Aggie Invitational MVP; UVU Wolverine Invitational All-Tournament Team; Roadrunner Classic All-Tournament Team
Demari Webb - Aggie Invitational All-Tournament Team
Jane Seslar - Aggie Invitational All-Tournament Team
Josephine Ough - South Dakota Classic All-Tournament Team
Alexa Rockas - Roadrunner Classic MVP
 

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