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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara volleyball plays its final two home matches of the 2015 season Thursday against LMU and Saturday against Pepperdine in the Leavey Center. The Broncos will honor their three seniors — GiGi Cresto, Lacey Maas and Danielle Rottman — prior to Saturday's contest.
The Broncos have won six consecutive home matches and are 9-1 in the Leavey Center this season. They trail co-West Coast Conference leaders BYU and San Diego by one match with five contests remaining.
SANTA CLARA (19-6, 10-3 WCC) vs. Loyola Marymount (19-7, 10-4)
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 • 6 p.m. PST
Game #26 • Home Game #11 • Santa Clara, Calif.
Live Stats: http://www.santaclara.statbroadcast.com
Video: TheW.tv
Series: LMU Leads 37-32
Previous Meeting: Oct. 17, 2015 in Los Angeles — LMU won 3-2
Last Season: Oct. 18, 2014 Los Angeles — Santa Clara won 3-2
Nov. 13, 2014 in Santa Clara — LMU won 3-0
SANTA CLARA (19-6, 10-3 WCC) vs. Pepperdine (16-11, 7-7)
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 • 1 p.m. PST
Game #27 • Home Game #12 • Santa Clara, Calif.
Live Stats: http://www.santaclara.statbroadcast.com
Video: TheW.tv
Series: Pepperdine Leads 39-29
Previous Meeting: Oct. 15, 2015 in Malibu — Santa Clara won 3-0
Last Season: Oct. 16, 2014 in Malibu — Santa Clara won 3-1
Nov. 15, 2014 in Santa Clara — Pepperdine won 3-1
THE BRONCOS
Santa Clara swept San Francisco for the second time in as many matches this season 25-19, 25-12, 25-14 Thursday night in the Leavey Center. The Broncos used an early run in all three sets to take command of the West Coast Conference match en route to their sixth straight win at home.
Clayton ranks first in the WCC with 0.48 aces/set and Rottman ranks first in the WCC with 4.88 digs/set.
THE SENIORS
GiGi Cresto has played in 75 matches and 212 sets in her three years with Santa Clara volleyball. She has appeared in all 27 matches of the 2015 season. The San Diego native has a service ace in seven different matches this year, and led all players with 27 assists in a sweep of Cal State Fullerton on September 5th.
In 2013, Cresto finished second on the team with 121 assists. She was named to the West Coast Conference's All-Academic First Team in 2014. Her match-clinching aces capped off Bronco sweeps of Gonzaga and San Francisco last season.
Lacey Maas has played in 69 matches and 178 sets in four seasons with the Broncos. This season, she is tied for second in the West Coast Conference with 1.3 blocks/set and ranks second on Santa Clara with 83 blocks overall.
Danielle Rottman has played in 100 matches and 320 sets in four years with the Broncos. She has appeared in all of Santa Clara's 57 matches over the last two years and played in 202 of the team's 205 sets during her junior and senior seasons. Rottman played in her 100th career match November 5th against San Francisco.
Rottman's 527 digs and 4.71 digs/set average in 2014 were both the second-best marks in program history for a single season.
THE LIONS
LMU has won five straight matches and 10 of its last 11 contests overall. The Lions are one of four WCC teams (BYU, San Diego, Santa Clara) to reach the double-digit win mark in WCC action this season. LMU defeated the Broncos 3-2 earlier this year in Los Angeles, and is 7-3 in five-set matches this season.
LMU Category Leaders in the WCC's Top 10
Kills — Jamie Lea 3.72/s (7th)
Assists — Hannah Tedrow 11.69/s (1st)
Blocks — Rachelle Suaava 1.17/s (4th)
THE WAVES
Pepperdine has won three of its last four matches (at Pacific, at Saint Mary's, vs. Gonzaga), and suffered a five-set defeat against Portland in its final home contest of the season. The Waves rank fifth in the WCC with a 7-7 conference record. Earlier this season, Santa Clara swept Pepperdine to go on a six-match winning streak, its longest since 2007.
Pepperdine Category Leaders in the WCC's Top 10
Hitting Percentage — Tarah Wylie .338 (2nd)
Assists — Becca Strehlow 10.22/s (9th)
Aces — Lara Dykstra 0.29/s (9th)
Blocks — Tarah Wylie 1.08/s (9th)
Digs — Dykstra 4.31/s (3rd)
GO BRONCOS!