DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis volleyball wraps up its regular season road slate with a pair of matchups against Long Beach State and UC San Diego this weekend. The action begins against the Beach on Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. PT and wraps up the next day versus the Tritons at 7:00 p.m. PT.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Nov. 14  — at Long Beach State | ESPN+ | Live Stats | @ucdaviswvb (X/Instagram)

Nov. 15  — at UC San Diego | ESPN+ | Live Stats | @ucdaviswvb (X/Instagram)


GAME NOTES

• Season Record: The Aggies are 17-5 on the season and 13-1 in conference play. Last weekend, the club became the first team in the Big West Conference to secure a spot in the postseason tournament after securing a sweep over UC Irvine on Friday and beating Cal State Fullerton in four on Saturday.
• Among The Best In The Nation: Now up to 13 conference wins, the Aggies have continually climbed the NCAA RPI rankings throughout the season. Davis enters the week at #54 in the nation, maintaining their ranking from 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 168 career wins — just two shy of becoming the winningest coach in program history. 
• Conference Record: In last Saturday's win against Cal State Fullerton, UC Davis tied a program record with 13 conference wins, a mark that was previously set in the record-breaking 2024 season. With four games remaining on the docket, the Aggies have a chance to break that record this Friday when they travel to Long Beach.
• Big West Standings: At 13-1 in Big West play, the Aggies continue to outpace Cal Poly at 12-2 in the standings to hold the top spot in the conference. With Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara each at 10-4, the Aggies are guaranteed a top-four spot in the Big West Tournament.
• Big West Player of the Week Awards: After entering the season with no Big West weekly honors, attacker Jade Light secured her third Big West Player of the Week award last Monday after leading the offense with 31 kills across two matches last week. At UC Irvine, she grabbed a season-high 20 digs to go along with 13 kills for her eighth double-double of the year before securing 18 more kills against the Titans the next day.
• Block Party: Middle Blockers Ally Chandler and Allie Caldwell have set the Aggies up for success on the defensive side of the net, with Caldwell sitting in first place with 86 blocks and Chandler close behind with 85. Each player also ranks in the top ten in the conference in blocks per set, with Caldwell sitting in first (1.28) and Chandler ranking seventh (1.05). With four regular-season games remaining, the duo looks to become the first pair of Aggies to have 100 or more blocks in a season since 2014.
• Super Setter: Senior Haden Bones has taken a step up as a defensive specialist in 2025, leading the Aggies with 29 service aces on the season, also ranking third in the conference in aces per set (0.36)
• Leading Libero: In her first season as the Aggies libero, Ximena Cordero Barr has been a difference maker for the defense, protecting the backcourt with 362 digs on the season. The former All-Freshman also ranks second in the Big West Conference with 4.47 digs per set.
• 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, putting up 839 assists and surpassing 2,500 assists in her career earlier this season. Among Big West setters, she ranks first with 10.36 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 167 kills on the year. Against Santa Barbara earlier this season, she set a new career-high with 18 kills in a five-set comeback win.
• National Rankings: With productive seasons under their belts, Ally Chandler and Mia Starr both rank in the top 25 in national categories this year. Chandler ranks 18th in the country with a hitting percentage of .416, while Starr is 22nd in assists per set at 10.36.
• 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

• Long Beach State enters the weekend at 17-8 with a 10-4 mark in conference play. The Beach hosts UC Riverside on Thursday night before playing the Aggies.
• Redshirt freshman Logan King earned her fifth Big West Freshman of the Week award after another productive week against CSUN and Cal State Bakersfield. King matched a career high with 21 kills on .581 hitting against CSUN, and then had a double-double against the Runners with 17 kills and 17 digs.
• Middle Blocker Nieko Thomas is another weekly award winner, selected following a 2-0 week for the Beach on October 20, where she averaged 2.0 blocks per set in wins over UC San Diego and Hawai'i, including matching a career-high with 10 blocks against the Tritons.
• The Aggies are 7-32 in the all-time series against the Beach, winning the previous matchup in Davis 3-1 on Oct. 11.
• UC San Diego is 6-20 and 4-10 on the season. The team will play UC Riverside Friday night before hosting the Aggies.
• Sophomore opposite Molly McCluskey ranks first in the Big West in total points (402.5), total kills (350), and second in total attacks (931).
• Setters Mika Rome and Maija Nepszy rank fifth and sixth in the conference, respectively, in assists per set. 
• This marks the second time this season the Aggies and Tritons have faced off, with Davis prevailing in a five-set thriller in a matchup on Oct. 9.

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 168 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.