LOS ANGELES – The UCLA women’s volleyball team hosts No. 15 Arizona State and Arizona at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom this week. The Bruins (13-9, 5-7) play the Sun Devils Friday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. (PT) in a contest available for viewing on the UCLA Live Stream. UCLA closes out the weekend against the Wildcats Sunday, Nov. 5 at 12 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.
The Bruins are coming off two victories critical to their NCAA Tournament hopes, defeating Utah, 3-1, last Friday and Colorado, 3-0, last Sunday.
UCLA (13-9, 5-7) vs. No. 15 Arizona State (21-3, 9-3)
Date: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 – 7 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom)
Watch: UCLA Live Stream
Talent: Jonah Malkin
Live Stats: uclalivestats.com
UCLA (13-9, 5-7) vs. Arizona (6-17, 1-11)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 – 12 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom)
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
Talent: Jim Watson
Live Stats: uclalivestats.com
Listen: ucla.leanplayer.com
Talent: Darren Preston
First Serve
· UCLA is led by Alfee Reft who was announced as the program’s fourth head coach on Dec. 19, 2022.
· UCLA enters this weekend ranked No. 44 in the latest ratings percentage index (RPI) and sixth in the Pac-12 Conference standings.
· Outside hitter Iman Ndiaye leads UCLA in kills (258), kills per set (3.07), points (307.5) and points per set (3.66).
· Ndiaye has reached double-digit kills in 15 out of 22 matches this year and leads UCLA’s pin hitters with a .279 hitting percentage.
· Middle blockers Desiree Becker and Anna Dodson rank third and fifth in blocks in the Pac-12 with 93 and 88, respectively.
· Dodson owns a team-high .379 hitting percentage and ranks fourth on the squad with 2.98 points per set.
· Dodson is tied for the Pac-12 lead in solo blocks with 20 and ranks third in hitting percentgae
· Setter Audrey Pak put forth the top two assist and blocking performances of her career last weekend. At Utah, she recorded career highs in assists (44) and blocks (6). She added 37 assists and five blocks at Colorado on Sunday.
· UCLA has won three out of its last five Pac-12 matches for its best stretch in conference play.
Last Time Out
UCLA hit above a .300 hitting percentage clip in each of its two wins over Utah (W, 3-1) and Colorado (W, 3-0) last week….
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