Big West Women's Volleyball: Composite Schedule || Standings || Stats 

Tuesday, Nov. 16
Cal Poly at CSU Bakersfield, 5 p.m. E+

Friday, Nov. 19
Hawai’i at CSU Bakersfield, 5 p.m. E+
UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara, 6 p.m.
UC Riverside at CSUN, 7 p.m. E+
Cal State Fullerton at UC Irvine, 7 p.m. E+
Long Beach State at UC San Diego, 7 p.m. E+

Saturday, Nov. 20
UC Davis at CSUN, 5 p.m. E+
UC San Diego at Cal State Fullerton, 5 p.m. E+
Long Beach State at UC Irvine, 7 p.m. E+
UC Riverside at UC Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.
Hawai’i at Cal Poly, 8 p.m.

All times Pacific; E+ - Streamed on ESPN PLUS

Tuesday, Nov. 9
UC San Diego 1, at UC Irvine 3

Friday, Nov. 12
UC Riverside 1, at CSU Bakersfield 3
UC Davis 1, at Cal Poly 3
UC Santa Barbara 3, at Cal State Fullerton 0
CSUN 1, at Long Beach State 3
UC Irvine 0, at Hawai’i 3

Saturday, Nov. 13
UC Riverside 1, at Cal Poly 3
UC Davis 3, at CSU Bakersfield 2
CSUN 1, at Cal State Fullerton 3
UC Santa Barbara 1, at Long Beach State 3

Sunday, Nov. 14
UC San Diego 0, at Hawai’i 3

Big West victories in bold

What 2 Watch 4
Last week, Hawai’i extended the lead at the top of the table, as the Rainbow Wahine recorded a pair of home sweeps over UC Irvine and UC San Diego to up their winning streak to seven matches. UC Santa Barbara fell another game back after the Gauchos split their road trip and fell 3-1 at the hands of Long Beach State.  Cal Poly’s grip on third in The Big West tightened as the Mustangs beat UC Davis and UC Riverside at home. CSU Bakersfield and UC Irvine complete the top five after both the Roadrunners and Anteaters saw a split decision on the weekend. The top five all hold a .500 or better record in conference games with two weekends remaining in the regular season.

This week’s matches to watch include Hawai’i at Cal Poly as all three weekly winners will be on the court in the marquee matchup. Cal Poly heads into the weekend riding a three-match streak as freshman Tommi Stockham is hitting her stride to lead the offense and Peyton Dueck has been holding down the defense. For the Rainbow Wahine, Amber Igeide has been a force of late, trading in last week’s defensive honor for this week’s offensive acclaim as the trio meet up on the court at Cal Poly on Saturday.

Other hosts this week include CSU Bakersfield, UC Santa Barbara, CSUN, UC Irvine and San Diego. Eight matches are slated for broadcast on ESPN+ - head to bit.ly/BWonEplus for all the conference listings.

Weekly Winners
Familiar faces needed weekly awards, as last week’s top defensive vote-getter turned the tables to pick up Offensive Player of the Week. Hawai’i middle blocker Amber Igiede hit a combined .592 hitting percentage with a team-high 30 kills and 15 blocks in two sweeps for the Rainbow Wahine. Playing big at the net, the sophomore has denied at least one attack attempt in 50-straight matches. The Cal Poly duo of Peyton Dueck and Tommi Stockham nabbed the other two weekly awards. Dueck averaged 5.00 digs per set and added four aces in wins over UC Riverside and UC Davis to scoop up her third Defensive Player of the Week award of the year. An outside hitter for the Mustangs, Stockham was a repeat winner of Freshman of the Week after averaging 3.88 kills per set, 3.75 digs per set to go along with a pair of double-double performances. 

Statistically Speaking
Cal State Fullerton remains the NCAA Division I leader in attacks per set (42.79) and digs per set (19.75). UC Santa Barbara’s 13.58 assists per set rates third with 14.44 kills per set coming in fifth in the NCAA, and tops in The Big West. The Gauchos also lead The Big West in hitting percentage (.262), with Hawai’i right behind at .243. Playing big at the net, the Rainbow Wahine is the No. 1 conference team in blocks per set (2.62) and opponent hitting percentage (.180). CSU Bakersfield is The Big West service line leader, averaging 1.60 aces per set.
 

League Leaders
Individually, Rowan Ennis (UC Santa Barbara) is ninth nationally in hitting percentage (.427). Kashauna Williams of Long Beach State is averaging 4.04 kills per set, with Hawai’i setter Kate Lang assisting on a Big West best 10.48 plays per set, narrowly edging Cal State Fullerton’s Elizabeth Schuster’s 10.44 assists per set. Josephine Ough of UC Davis is leading the league in blocking with 1.36 per set as Amber Igiede of Hawai’i is up to second in the Big West averaging 1.33 blocks per set. Cal Poly’s Peyton Dueck is all aces at the service line, averaging 0.41 per set to pace the conference. The Big West’s leading point-getter remains Brooke Van Sickle of Hawai’i, averaging 4.56 per set.

Home, Sweet Home
Home teams were tops yet again in the eighth week of play across The Big West, earning victories in nine of 11 matches on the home hardwood. The exceptions to the pattern were UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis, who split their road trips over the weekend.

Week 1: Road teams won 8 of 11 matches
Week 2: Home teams won 8 of 11
Week 3: Road teams won 9 of 11
Week 4: Home teams won 8 of 11
Week 5: Home teams won 7 of 11
Week 6: Home teams won 8 of 11
Week 7: Road teams won 6 of 11
Week 8: Home teams won 9 of 11

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