AT A GLANCE
SAN FRANCISCO - The Dons are still on the hunt of their first West Coast Conference win and this weekend, their search will take them to Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Both opponents were ranked in the bottom half of the WCC preseason poll, but are doing better than anticipated. The Waves and Lion are currently ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, with identical 3-3 WCC records in conference standings. Â
Pepperdine ranks second in the conference in kills per sets (13.86), blocks (2.62 per set) and digs (15.90 per set). Jasmine Gross leads the Waves with a .343 attack percentage, ranking fourth in the WCC. Gross leads the conference in blocks with 107 in conference play. Hannah Frohling is also an offensive threat with 264 total kills amassed so far.Â
The Waves also register third in the West Coast group in hitting percentage (.224). Loyola Marymount tops the charts in service aces and comes in fourth in three categories (assists, kills, blocks, digs). Emma Johnson is at the helm of the Lions attack with her .323 attack percentage (seventh in the conference). Alexis Morrow joins her in top-10 rankings with a .307 percentage.Â
COACH'S MINUTE
QUICK HITS
- The Dons starting setter Erin Anthony is ranked fifth in the WCC for total assists with 583, 8.45 per set. She has the highest attack percentage on the squad, registering a .243 on 46 kills.
- Marjolijn Oskam is ninth in the conference with 65 blocks. She is tops on the USF roster with 12 solo blocks and 53 block assists.Â
- Freshman Erica Ronda leads the Dons in kills with 204, while Carly Lowry adds 176 to the Dons offense.Â
- Ronda also leads in aces, amassing 21 this year.Â
- Senior Nora Buvarp-Lavik has a .213 attack percentage with 132 kills.Â
- Sabrina Blackwell is in charge of the defensive effort, tallying 200 digs in 70 sets.
MATCH DETAILS
Keep up with the Dons action on social media and also following online. The first match against Pepperdine will be broadcast
live and will also have a
stats stream.Â
