UCLA Closes Season Series with Oregon Schools

LOS ANGELES – The UCLA women’s volleyball team ends its regular season with a four-match road stand, beginning with a trip north to No. 12 Oregon and Oregon State. The Bruins (14-11, 8-8 Pac-12) open the weekend in Eugene, Ore. with a matchup versus the Ducks (19-5, 13-3 Pac-12) on Friday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. (PT) in Matthew Knight Arena. UCLA will then look to sweep the season series against the Beavers (7-19, 2-14 Pac-12) on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 12 p.m. (PT).
 
UCLA at No 12 Oregon
Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 – 7 p.m. PT
Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena)
Watch: Pac-12 Network
Talent: Rich Burk
Live Stats: uclalivestats.com
 
UCLA at Oregon State
Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 – 12 p.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum)
Watch: Pac-12 Network
Talent: Rich Burk
Live Stats: uclalivestats.com
 
Weekend Recap
UCLA split its final home matches of the season last weekend with a five-set win over California and three-set loss to No. 8 Stanford.
• Despite a career hitting night by Golden Bear outside Lydia Grote (28 K), the Bruins were able to pull off the reverse sweep thanks to yet another double-digit kill performance by middle blocker Anna Dodson (14 K, .379). élan McCall scored a team-high 17 kills.
• Dodson led UCLA with a game-high-tying 14 kills an four blocks in the Bruins’ sweep loss to No. 8 Stanford. She had eight kills in the first set alone. The Cardinal hit .277 compared to UCLA’s .182.

Noting the Bruins

• The Bruins are hitting .231 (13.52 KPS) while their opponents are hitting .195 (12.06 KPS).

• Charitie Luper leads the Bruins with 3.32 kills per set at a .248 clip.

• McCall leads the Bruins with 256 total kills on the season while ranking second on the squad in digs with 223.

• Libero Mackenzie Cole leads UCLA with 3.70 digs per set (333 total digs).

• Setter Matti McKissock leads UCLA with 10.46 assists per set. She currently has 4,992 career assists including her four seasons at Georgia Tech (4,103 AST) and 889 assists so far this season.

Postseason Outlook

UCLA must win at least one out of its next four contests to be eligible for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

 

Last Time Against the Ducks & Beavers

The Bruins split its home stand against the Oregon schools in mid-October earlier this season, sweeping the Beavers and losing in five sets to then-No. 17 Oregon.

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