DAVIS, Calif. — Now up to nine wins in a row, UC Davis volleyball looks to continue their win streak at home on Thursday, Oct. 23, against UC Santa Barbara at 6:00 p.m. PT. The Aggies will then hit the road on Saturday, Oct. 25, to take on Cal Poly at 1:00 p.m. PT.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Oct. 23  — vs. UC Santa Barbara | ESPN+ | Live Stats | Parking Info | @ucdaviswvb (X/Instagram)

Oct. 25  — at Cal Poly | ESPN+ | Live Stats | @ucdaviswvb (X/Instagram)


GAME NOTES

• Season Record: The Aggies are 12-4 on the season and 8-0 in conference play. Last weekend, the team secured back-to-back sweeps against Cal State Bakersfield and CSUN to win their ninth straight contest of the season.
• Among The Best In The Nation: Off to their best start in conference play, UC Davis has climbed the NCAA RPI rankings, now sitting at 64th in the nation, up from 68th last weekend. 
• Gunning Towards Aggie History: Cal Aggie Hall of Famer Kathy DeYoung set the precedent for UC Davis volleyball with 169 career victories, a program record that has stood for nearly 40 years. Now, head coach Dan Conners is closing in on that milestone, currently at 163 career wins — just 7 shy of becoming the winningest coach in program history. 
• Big West Standings: With a 8-0 start to conference play, the Aggies sit alone at the top of the Big West standings. After a five-set win over UC San Diego on Thursday, Oct. 9, the team got off to its best-ever start in conference history. 
• Weekly Awards: For the third week in a row, the Aggies have claimed a Big West Player of the Week award, with Jade Light being named the conference's Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career. In a three-set win at Bakersfield on Friday, Light led the way on the offensive end with 14 kills, also posting seven digs and four total blocks. Against CSUN the next day, her great play continued after nearly posting her sixth double-double of the year with 13 kills and nine digs.
• Road to 1,000 Kills: All-Big West Preseason attacker Jade Light has had another high-powered season after being named to the All-Big West Second Team in 2024. Currently, she leads the Aggies with 239 kills and 4.12 kills per set, also leading the Big West in the latter category. Now up to 975 kills in her career, Light looks to become just the 13th player in program history to hit 1,000 kills this season.
• Block Party: Middle Blockers Ally Chandler and Allie Caldwell have set the Aggies up for success on the defensive side of the net, with Chandler leading the team in total blocks with 60 and Caldwell ranking second with 59. Each player also ranks in the top ten in the conference in blocks per set, with Caldwell sitting in first and Chandler ranking seventh.
• Super Setter: Senior Haden Bones has taken a step up at the setter position in 2025, leading the Aggies with 24 service aces on the season, also ranking third in the conference in aces per set (0.41)
• A Starr On The Court: After being named an All-Big West Honorable Mention a year ago, Mia Starr continues to impress in her junior season, already putting up 589 assists. Among Big West setters, she ranks first with 10.16 assists per set.
• Breakout Season: After spending last season battling injuries, third-year player Brooke Hibino has started to shine for the Aggies, currently ranking fourth on the team with 117 kills on the year. Against Hawai'i on Sept. 27, she set a new career-high with 15 kills, leading all players on the court in Davis' second-ever win on the Islands.
• 2024 Recap: UC Davis went 19-10 and finished third in the Big West.
• 2025 Poll: Aggies were picked third in the Big West preseason coaches' poll, receiving 75 points.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

• UC Santa Barbara is 14-6 on the season and 6-2 in conference, sweeping Cal State Fullerton on Friday before winning in four against UC Irvine on Saturday.
• Offensively, the Gauchos are led by Eva Travis with 275 kills. The team runs a balanced offensive with six players putting up 100+ kills.
• With a hitting percentage of .449, Layanna Green sits at the top in the conference in hitting efficiency, also ranking third on the team with 165 kills.
• The Aggies are 14-24 all-time against the Gauchos, winning both matchups last season in four and five sets.
• Cal Poly is 15-5 and 6-2 on the season. The Mustangs are coming off of sweeps of UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton last weekend. They will play UC Riverside on Thursday before taking on the Aggies.
• The offense is led by kill leaders Emma Fredrick (229) and Kendall Beshear (212). Cal Poly is one of only two Big West clubs with two players at 200+ kills.
• With a team-high 188 digs, Fredrick also leads the backline for the Mustangs. She also ranks fourth on her team with 30 total blocks.
• UC Davis is 13-27 all-time against Cal Poly, winning last season's matchup in San Luis Obispo before losing in five in the regular-season finale in Davis.

SEASON NOTES

• 2025 marks the 12th season for UC Davis head coach Dan Conners.
• Conners' 2024 was one of historic significance, leading the Aggies to a career high 19 wins and a program best 13 conference wins. His 163 career wins put him in second place on the all-time Aggie wins list.
• The staff features two new assistants: Prima Glorioso, a former assistant at Menlo College and founder of Core Volleyball in Sacramento, serves as the team's director of operations, and Lana Radakovic, a former professional and collegiate player under Conners, coaches the team's middle blockers.
• Returning from last season is assistant coach Danielle (Dee) Davis, who leads recruiting while also serving as a mental performance coach.
• The roster blends a strong returning core of players, including Ally Chandler, Jade Light, Allie Caldwell, Mia Starr, and Ximena Cordero Barr.
• In addition, the 2025 squad includes three new players for the Aggies. Maike Bertens Deckart, a former NJCAA national champion, joins the team for her graduate season after two seasons with the Manhattan Jaspers. Freshmen Laela Burgess and Faith Rabb-Patterson also come to the Aggies after successful high school careers.
• This is UC Davis' final season in the Big West before joining the Mountain West in 2026, and the goal remains to qualify for the Big West Tournament and play Aggie volleyball into December.