Posted: Nov 16, 2021
THE MATCHUP
Santa Clara (10-14, 6-8) at Loyola Marymount (15-10, 6-9)
MATCH INFORMATION
Thursday, Nov. 18 • 7 p.m. (Gersten Pavilion)
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NOTES
- Santa Clara, seeking its third straight win, finished off its home schedule last Thursday with a convincing 3-0 victory over Gonzaga. That ended up being the team's final home match as Saturday's contest against Portland was canceled.
- LMU, which has dropped five in a row, won the first meeting with the Broncos this season, coming away with a 3-1 victory on Sept. 23.
- Julia Sangiacomo recorded her 1,000th kill in the opening set of last week's win against Gonzaga.
- Six of Santa Clara's losses have come against top 25 foes (Oregon, Pepperdine, BYU - twice, San Diego- twice). Three of the program's setbacks in WCC play occurred in five sets - to Pepperdine at home (Sept. 25), at Saint Mary's (Sept. 28) and at home vs. the Gaels (Oct. 23).
- The Broncos rank fifth in kills per set (12.33) in the WCC, fifth in hitting percentage (.224) and third in service aces per set (1.73).
- Sangiacomo (3.69), Michelle Shaffer (3.25) and Sophia Tulino (3.11) and rank fifith, ninth and 10th, respectively, in the conference in kills per set.
- Kat Georgiadis is second in the league at 4.18 digs per set.
- Shaffer (0.38) and Anna Stucchi (0.38) rank third and fourth, respectively, in the WCC in service aces per set.
- Nive Tuileta (9.67) ranks fourth in the league in assists per set.
SERIES HISTORY
- Loyola Marymount holds a 44-36 all-time lead in the series. The Lions have won the last three meetings.
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