Saturday, October 26
Portland, OR
12:00 PM
Gonzaga University
at
University of Portland
Photo by: Mike Wootton
Bulldogs Travel to Portland Saturday
10/24/2019 12:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Zags in search of first conference win
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga volleyball team hits the road for its third-straight road match at Portland at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
GONZAGA (6-14, 0-8 WCC) at PORTLAND (10-9, 2-6 WCC)
Oct. 26 | 12 p.m. | Portland, Ore. | Chiles Center
Live Video | Live Stats
SERIES REVIEW
Overall: 46-21 | Home: 25-8 | Away: 21-12 | Streak: Gonzaga, Won 1
Gonzaga has dominated the series as of late, winning 12 of the last 14 matches including a 10-match win streak from 2013-2017. The longest win streak for the Zags throughout the series was a 13-match win streak from 1991-1997. The Bulldogs' lone loss in the last six seasons came at home during the 2018 season.
SCOUTING THE PILOTS:
- Portland carries a 10-9 overall record so far this season with a 2-6 mark in WCC play.
- The Pilots have picked up wins against Pacific and at San Francisco during the first half of conference play; both matches went to five sets.
- Portland averages 12.42 kills per set hitting .181 to go along with 11.6 assists per set. Defensively, the Pilots average 14.7 digs and 1.7 blocks per set.
- Liz Reich leads the offensive attack with 3.47 kills per set hitting .174. Shayla Hoeft also averages over three kills a set with 3.10 hitting .262. Hoeft also ranks second on the team in blocks per set with 0.79.
- Defensively, Portland is led by Carey Williams with 4.50 digs per set; both Emma Scanlan and Grace Zilbert add 2.28 digs per set. Katie Barker leads the Pilots with 0.82 blocks per set.
CAREER-HIGHS SHATTERED IN FIVE-SET BATTLE
- In Gonzaga's five-set loss at San Francisco, multiple Zags set new career highs. Kennedy Croft led the attack with a career-high 20 kills off 68 swings with just four errors to hit .235. The sophomore from Tumwater, Wash., added 16 digs, just shy of her career-high of 17. Croft also moved into the program's top 10 in single season aces with her second aces of the set; she now has 28 aces on the season.
- Sarah Penner smashed her previous career-high in digs, registering 27 on the day, eight more than her previous career-high of 18.
- Julia Talarico also reached a new career-high in digs, finishing with 27.
- Jenna Kuehn also shattered a previous career-high, finishing with 49 assists on the day; the senior now ranks fifth all-time in program history in career assists with 1,772.
- As a squad, the Zags finished the five-set match with 115 digs, one dig shy of tying the program record for digs in a single match. The 115 digs are the most digs since finishing with 78 digs at UCLA on Aug. 26, 2018.
- The Zags' 57 assists are the most in a single match this season. Their 59 kills also marked a season high.
GONZAGA (6-14, 0-8 WCC) at PORTLAND (10-9, 2-6 WCC)
Oct. 26 | 12 p.m. | Portland, Ore. | Chiles Center
Live Video | Live Stats
SERIES REVIEW
Overall: 46-21 | Home: 25-8 | Away: 21-12 | Streak: Gonzaga, Won 1
Gonzaga has dominated the series as of late, winning 12 of the last 14 matches including a 10-match win streak from 2013-2017. The longest win streak for the Zags throughout the series was a 13-match win streak from 1991-1997. The Bulldogs' lone loss in the last six seasons came at home during the 2018 season.
SCOUTING THE PILOTS:
- Portland carries a 10-9 overall record so far this season with a 2-6 mark in WCC play.
- The Pilots have picked up wins against Pacific and at San Francisco during the first half of conference play; both matches went to five sets.
- Portland averages 12.42 kills per set hitting .181 to go along with 11.6 assists per set. Defensively, the Pilots average 14.7 digs and 1.7 blocks per set.
- Liz Reich leads the offensive attack with 3.47 kills per set hitting .174. Shayla Hoeft also averages over three kills a set with 3.10 hitting .262. Hoeft also ranks second on the team in blocks per set with 0.79.
- Defensively, Portland is led by Carey Williams with 4.50 digs per set; both Emma Scanlan and Grace Zilbert add 2.28 digs per set. Katie Barker leads the Pilots with 0.82 blocks per set.
CAREER-HIGHS SHATTERED IN FIVE-SET BATTLE
- In Gonzaga's five-set loss at San Francisco, multiple Zags set new career highs. Kennedy Croft led the attack with a career-high 20 kills off 68 swings with just four errors to hit .235. The sophomore from Tumwater, Wash., added 16 digs, just shy of her career-high of 17. Croft also moved into the program's top 10 in single season aces with her second aces of the set; she now has 28 aces on the season.
- Sarah Penner smashed her previous career-high in digs, registering 27 on the day, eight more than her previous career-high of 18.
- Julia Talarico also reached a new career-high in digs, finishing with 27.
- Jenna Kuehn also shattered a previous career-high, finishing with 49 assists on the day; the senior now ranks fifth all-time in program history in career assists with 1,772.
- As a squad, the Zags finished the five-set match with 115 digs, one dig shy of tying the program record for digs in a single match. The 115 digs are the most digs since finishing with 78 digs at UCLA on Aug. 26, 2018.
- The Zags' 57 assists are the most in a single match this season. Their 59 kills also marked a season high.
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