SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara volleyball wraps up the Spring 2021 season with a second-straight West Coast Conference matchup against a ranked opponent. The Broncos host No. 20 Pepperdine on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. in Leavey Center.

The Broncos (5-11, 5-11 WCC) dropped a pair of three-set matches at No. 14 BYU on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Santa Clara has won its last three home matches (Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco).

Due to current guidelines in California, spectators are not permitted inside Leavey Center. In addition, only essential personnel is allowed on campus. The general public is allowed only to 'pass through' campus, such as on a walk, but no lingering, gathering, lounging, etc. is permitted.

HOW TO WATCH ON WCC NETWORK

Santa Clara home matches and West Coast Conference matches are streamed live on WCC Network. All events are available at WCCSports.com/watch. Match-specific broadcast links will be posted on the schedule page and on Twitter (@SCUVolleyball).

Anthony Passarelli is the play-by-play announcer on Friday and Kevin Danna is the play-by-play announcer on Saturday.

THE BRONCOS

• This Season (Spring 2021): 5-11 (5-11 WCC, 4-3 Home, 1-8 Away) | Last Season (2019): 21-12 (10-8 WCC), NIVC Second Round

The Broncos enter the week at 29^th in the NCAA and first in the WCC with 1.76 aces/set. Individually, Sohpia Tulino leads the conference with 0.44 aces/set. Santa Clara has posted 10 or more aces three times on the season and is averaging 2.27 aces/set in Leavey Center.

Julia Sangiacomo ranks third in the WCC with 4.21 kills/set and second with 4.78 points/set. She had at least 10 kills in each of the first 13 matches of the season and produced 15 kills in the first matchup at BYU. Earlier this season, she recorded a career-high 27 kills in a five-set match against Portland on March 8.

Tulino has at least 11 kills in 13 of 16 matches this season and posted 11 kills in her first 10 collegiate contests to start the season. She ranks seventh in the WCC with 4.16 points/set and ninth with 3.54 kills/set. The freshman outside hitter has posted multiple aces six times, including four aces in each of Santa Clara's first two matches against then-No. 18 San Diego.

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.

Entering the week, Gretchen Reinert has taken the court for all 182 sets over the last two seasons. She has recorded 10 or more digs in all but two matches this season and reached the 20-dig mark eight times in her career.

The Broncos are hitting .197 on the season and outblocking opponents 113-99.

THE WAVES

• This Season (Spring 2021): 14-3 (14-2 WCC, 8-1 Home, 6-2 Away, 2-0 Neutral) | Last Season (2019): 18-11 (14-4 WCC)
• Picked to finish 3^rd of 10 in 2021 WCC Spring preseason poll
• All-time series: Pepperdine leads 44-33 (first meeting 1982)
• 2019: 10/12 BYU won 3-0 @ BYU, 11/7 BYU won 3-1 @ SCU
• Pepperdine has won four straight matchups in the series

The Waves enter the week following a two-match split on the road against San Diego. Pepperdine won Friday's match in four sets before San Diego took Saturday's match in four sets. The team's victory over the Toreros marked its seventh-straight win. Pepperdine's only losses this season are to No. 9 Baylor, No. 14 BYU and No. 21 San Diego.

Pepperdine ranks second in the conference with a .183 opponent hitting percentage, third with a .256 hitting percentage (35^th NCAA) and third with 2.04 blocks/set.

Individually, Isabel Zelaya leads the WCC and ranks 11^th in the NCAA with 11.17 assists/set. Rachel Ahrens leads the conference in kills/set (4.33, 27^th NCAA) and points/set (4.98, 21^st NCAA). She is also second in the WCC with 0.41 aces/set.

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