UCLA Plays Two at California, No. 3 Stanford

LOS ANGELES – The UCLA women’s volleyball team looks to snap its losing skid in the Bay Area this week with two matches at California and No. 3 Stanford. The Bruins (9-7, 1-5) face the Golden Bears (12-5, 1-5) Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. (PT) and the Cardinal (13-2, 6-0) Sunday, Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. (PT). Both matches will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with broadcaster Greg Mescall on the call.
 
UCLA (9-7, 1-5) at California (12-5, 1-5)
Date: Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 – 7 p.m. (PT)
Location: Berkeley, Calif. (Haas Pavilion)
Television: Pac-12 Network
Talent: Greg Mescall
Live Stats: uclalivestats.com
 
UCLA (9-7, 1-5) at No. 3 Stanford (13-2, 6-0)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 – 12 p.m. (PT)
Location: Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)
Television: Pac-12 Network
Talent: Greg Mescall
Live Stats: uclalivestats.com
 
First Serve
· UCLA is led by first-year head coach Alfee Reft who was announced as the program’s fourth head coach on Dec. 19, 2022.
· The Bruins played all 10 of their non-conference matches on the road and flew approximately 10,800 miles through the air.
· Outside hitter Iman Ndiaye leads UCLA in kills (188), kills per set (2.98), points (223.0) and points per set (3.54). Ndiaye has reached double-digit kills in 11 out of 16 matches this year and leads UCLA’s pin hitters with a .295 hitting percentage.
· Middle blockers Desiree Becker and Anna Dodson rank fifth and sixth in blocks in the Pac-12 with 74.0 and 73.0, respectively.
· Dodson owns a team-high .377 hitting percentage and ranks fourth on the squad with 2.98 points per set.
· UCLA finished the preseason with an 8-2 record.
 
Last Time Out
UCLA dropped two matches to Arizona (L, 3-1) and No. 23 Arizona State (L, 0-3) last week. Anna Dodson was the Bruins’ star of the weekend with 18 total kills at a .500 hitting percentage and a team-high 11.0 blocks. Setters Audrey Pak and Ashley Mullen split reps again, tallying 33 and 28, respectively. Sophomore Mokihana Tufono made her first career starts at libero and recorded 28 digs across the two matches.
 
Dodson Domination
Dodson is putting together another All-Pac-12 caliber season with a team-leading .377 hitting percentage and 1.22 blocks per set. Both marks are currently career highs for the Fort Collins, Colo. native. Last weekend at Arizona, Dodson recorded a season high 13…