SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara volleyball is back on the road for two West Coast Conference matchups at LMU. The Broncos head to Los Angeles to face the Lions on Sunday and Monday. First serve at Gersten Pavilion is set for 3 p.m. for both matches.

The Broncos (4-6, 4-6 WCC) continue another busy stretch, this time featuring four matches in five days. They fell in four sets at Saint Mary's on Thursday before defeating the Gaels in four sets at home on Friday. Santa Clara has split four straight series (Pacific, Portland, Gonzaga, Saint Mary's).

THE BRONCOS

• This Season (Spring 2021): 4-6 (4-6 WCC, 3-3 Home, 1-3 Away) | Last Season (2019): 21-12 (10-8 WCC), NIVC Second Round

Julia Sangiacomo has at least 12 kills in all 10 matches on the season and has posted 20 or more kills twice in the last five matches. She had 19 kills on .341 hitting and added 14 digs for a double-double in Santa Clara's win over Saint Mary's on Friday. Sangiacomo's career-high 27 kills on March 8 against Portland were the most by a Bronco since Nov. 1, 2012, when Megan Anders registered 28 kills in a five-set victory at San Francisco. Sangiacomo ranks second in the WCC with 4.19 kills/set and 4.76 points/set.

Sophia Tulino has at least 11 kills in all 10 matches this season. She ranks seventh in the WCC with 4.26 points/set and eighth with 3.61 kills/set. The freshman outside hitter also leads the WCC with 0.47 aces/set (42^nd NCAA), and has posted multiple aces four times, including four aces in each of Santa Clara's first two matches against then-No. 18 San Diego.

Alex Anthony ranks second in the WCC with 1.14 blocks/set. She has multiple blocks in each of her last nine matches. The junior middle blocker posted a career-best 12 total blocks in a five-set match Feb. 23 at Pacific. As a team, Santa Clara is outblocking opponents 91-59 on the year.

Liliana Light had a season-high 49 assists in the win over Saint Mary's. That figure marked her second-most in a single match as a Bronco in her 60^th match with the team. Light's career-high 52 assists came in her third match at SCU as a freshman, a five-setter against Grand Canyon on Aug. 25, 2018.

Elena Radeff made her first collegiate start and hit .364 with five kills and three blocks in Santa Clara's win over the Gaels. Radeff had played in only one set in the team's first nine matches.

Michelle Shaffer posted a 32 assist, 12-dig, 11-kill triple-double in a five-set win at Gonzaga on March 12. Shaffer has two career triple-doubles and is tied for Santa Clara's all-time lead in that category, alongside Stacey MacDonough (1985-88), Jennifer Guigliano (1990-93) and Becky Potter (2000-03). Shaffer is one of only two Broncos all-time to record a triple-double with kills, assists and digs. She and Kathryn Decker achieved that feat last season.

THE LIONS

• This Season (Spring 2021): 5-9 (5-9 WCC, 4-3 Home, 1-6 Away) | Last Season (2019): 15-15 (9-9 WCC)
• Picked to finish 5^th of 10 in 2021 WCC Spring preseason poll
• All-time series: LMU leads 42-36 (first meeting 1979)
• 2019: 9/26 LMU won 3-0 @ LMU, 11/23 SCU won 3-1 @ SCU

LMU will also be playing four matches in five days. The Lions lost in three sets at Pepperdine on Thursday and in four sets at home against the Waves on Friday. Last week, LMU defeated San Diego in five sets at home to hand the Toreros their first loss in 12 matches of the Spring 2021 season.

Kari Geissberger is hitting .298 for the season and leads the Lion offense with 3.7 kills/set; she has double-digit kills in six straight matches. The Lions are hitting .236 as a team and allowing a .235 hitting percentage.

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