USF Begins Final Home Stand Against Santa Clara

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Back at home to open their final home stand of the regular season, the University of San Francisco volleyball team (0-20, 0-12) is set to welcome Santa Clara (8-14, 4-8) to War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Friday evening.

GAME 21 INFORMATION:
Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 5- 7:00 p.m.
Opponent: Santa Clara (8-14, 4-8)
Site: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

DONS AT A GLANCE:

Last time out, the Dons dropped two matches on the road to two top 25 programs, falling to No. 7 BYU, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 28 and to No. 20 San Diego, 3-0, on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Heading into Saturday's match, Orsula Staka currently sits fifth in the WCC in hitting percentage with a .342 clip while Letizia Aquilino is fifth in digs per set with 3.19.
Looking ahead, the Dons will host Portland next Thursda, Nov. 11 before closing out their home schedule with Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 13 against Gonzaga.

SCOUTING THE BRONCOS:

In their last time on the court, the Broncos played a reverse schedule to USF, falling to No. 20 San Diego, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 28 followed by a 3-0 loss to No. 7 BYU on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Coming into their matchup with USF, Santa Clara currently has multiple athletes ranked in the top five in the conference in multiple statistical categories: Kat Georgiadis (352 total digs/second), Georgiadis (4.19 digs per set/second), Michelle Shaffer (0.39 service aces per set/tied for third), Nive Tuleta (9.55 assists per set/fourth), Julia Sangiacomo (299 total kills/fourth), Sangiacomo (3.65 kills per set/fifth).
Overall, the Broncos will battle the Dons in their final of three straight road contests before returning home to the Leavey Center to battle Gonzaga and Portland next weekend.

SERIES HISTORY:

Santa Clara currently leads the all-time series, 70-17, but the Dons have won four of the last seven meetings between the two. During the shortened 2020 spring season, the two teams split a pair of meetings, but the Broncos topped USF 3-0 at home last month.

TALE OF THE TAPE:

Santa Clara (8-14, 4-8)		San Francisco (0-20, 0-12)
1,026	Kills	658
940	Assists	574
139	Aces	70
1,129	Digs	807
140.0	Blocks	86.0
.220	Kill Percentage	.128
12.21	Kills Per Set	9.7
11.19	Assists Per Set	8.4
1.65	Aces Per Set	1.0
13.44	Digs Per Set	11.9

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