Cal State Fullerton enters the week in a three-way tie for fourth in the Big West Conference standings with UC Davis and Long Beach State. The Titans will host UC Riverside (6-18, 0-11 Big West) at 7 p.m., Saturday at Titan Gym.
Fullerton finished last weekend with a record of 1-1, suffering a four-set loss to UC Davis on Friday, before rebounding with a five-set victory over Pacific on Saturday.
VIDEO STREAMS
Cal State Fullerton's match vs. UC Riverside on Saturday will be broadcast for free on BigWest.TV. The link is available on the CSF Volleyball schedule page.
AUDIO
Cal State Fullerton's match this week will have online audio available. The link is available on the CSF Volleyball schedule page.
LIVE STATS
Live stats for Fullerton's match this week will be provided. The link will be posted on the CSF Volleyball schedule page when it becomes available.
PROMOTIONS
Saturday is Police, Fire and Public Safety Night at Titan Gym as the Titans will offer up to two free tickets for any police, fire, or public safety officer.
CSF (12-12, 6-5) VS. UC RIVERSIDE (6-18, 0-11)
Overall Record: 22-4
Home Record: 12-1
Away Record: 10-3
Overall Conference Record: 20-3
Big West Record: 20-3
Current Streak: Won15
Inside the Numbers: Cal State Fullerton has won its last 15 matches against UC Riverside - the longest winning streak the Titans hold against a Big West opponent...along with UC Davis, UC Riverside is the only other school in the Big West Conference that the Titans hold advantages in all-time overall and conference wins...UC Riverside is winless in Big West play, and the Highlanders visit Titan Gym on an 11-match losing streak...the Highlanders have won just once at Titan Gym, a five-set victory on Oct. 28, 2004, and that was also the last time UCR defeated Fullerton...the Highlanders' 1.34 service aces per set rank second in the Big West...the Titans have swept the season series with UCR for seven consecutive years.
Last Meeting
• Cal State Fullerton 3, UC Riverside 1
(Oct. 6, 2012 • SRC Arena • Riverside, Calif.)
Cal State Fullerton won its second match in a row, needing just four sets to overpower UC Riverside, 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22), at SRC Arena.
For the Titans, it was their second straight Big West Conference victory on the road as reigning Conference Player of the Week Kayla Neto provided a 21-kill, 14-dig performance. Bre Moreland added 14 digs, 10 kills and two service aces, while Leah Best fell just one shy of matching her career high with 11 kills while hitting at a clip of .556. The Titan offense attacked at a season-best clip of .306, while Julie Consani (28 assists) and Kaylynne Taeatafa (17 assists) combined to run the attack. Gabrielle Dewberry led the CSF defense with 16 digs, while Devin Ulmer chipped in 13. UC Riverside hit at a clip of .242 led by Ashley Cox's match-high 23 kills and Emily Borges' 52 assists.
NOTES FROM LAST WEEK
• Against Pacific last Saturday, Cal State Fullerton won the first two sets in a match for the first time since Sept. 14 vs. Brown…in 2012, Fullerton is an undefeated 6-0 after winning the first two sets…Cal State Fullerton is 4-4 in five-set matches this season.
• Kayla Neto has now recorded 12 straight double-doubles (15 overall)…Bre Moreland has also totaled 15 double-doubles in 2012…Neto has now totaled nine matches in 2012 with at least 20 kills…sophomore Julie Consani recorded a career-high 54 assists in CSF's five-set victory over Pacific last Saturday…senior Gabrielle Dewberry produced her fifth match of 2012 with at least 30 kills against Pacific…on Saturday, senior Torrie Brown made her first appearance for the Titans since suffering an injury on Sept. 14 vs. San Diego State.
TITANS IN THE BIG WEST & NATION
Cal State Fullerton's 1.38 service aces per set top the Big West...Kayla Neto's 4.33 kills per set rank second in the league and 23rd in the nation, while Bre Moreland's 3.28 average ranks 10th in the league...Julie Consani's 7.57 assists per set rank ninth in the conference...two Titans rank in the Big West's top-10 for service aces: Bre Moreland (1st; 0.41/s; 29th nation), Kayla Neto (6th, 0.29/s)...Gabrielle Dewberry's 4.85 digs per set rank fourth in the Big West.
RECORD BREAKERS
Senior Kayla Neto has totaled 1,507 kills during her career at Cal State Fullerton, a number that ranks third all-time. She would need to total 28 more kills to pass the top mark of 1,534, currently shared by Brittany Moore and Susan Herman...Neto's 94 career service aces rank eighth all-time...Neto's 54 career solo blocks rank eighth in Titan all-time history, while her 238 block assists rank fifth...Neto's mark of 292 total blocks rates sixth all-time...in addition, Neto has accumulated 1,774.0 points at CSF, a total that ranks third all-time at Fullerton...Neto's 426 sets played is tied for fifth all-time...Gabrielle Dewberry's total of 1,139 digs ranks sixth all-time at CSF.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Julie Consani: 46 assists, 13 digs at Nevada (Sept. 6, 2012)
Julie Consani: 41 assists, 12 digs vs. Santa Clara (Sept. 15, 2012)
Julie Consani: 48 assists, 17 digs at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 19, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 18 kills, 15 digs vs. SMU (Aug. 25, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 16 kills, 12 digs at Nevada (Sept. 6, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 20 kills, 12 digs vs. Washington State (Sept. 7, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 10 kills, 17 digs vs. Brown (Sept. 14, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 13 kills, 13 digs vs. Santa Clara (Sept. 15, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 17 kills, 13 digs vs. Cal State Northridge (Sept. 21, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 14 kills, 13 digs vs. Hawai'i (Sept. 22, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 13 kills, 15 digs at Pacific (Sept. 28, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 15 kills, 15 digs at UC Davis (Sept. 29, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 14 kills, 10 digs at UC Riverside (Oct. 6, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 12 kills, 16 digs vs. Long Beach State (Oct. 13, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 13 kills, 21 digs at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 19, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 15 kills, 16 digs at Cal Poly (Oct. 20, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 10 kills, 15 digs vs. UC Davis (Oct. 26, 2012)
Bre Moreland: 13 kills, 18 digs vs. Pacific Oct. 27, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 10 kills, 10 digs at Pepperdine (Sept. 1, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 11 kills, 11 digs vs. Sacred Heart (Sept. 2, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 12 kills, 10 digs vs. Brown (Sept. 14, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 12 kills, 13 digs vs. Oregon State (Sept. 15, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 13 kills, 12 digs vs. Cal State Northridge (Sept. 21, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 14 kills, 13 digs vs. Hawai'i (Sept. 22, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 16 kills, 21 digs at Pacific (Sept. 28, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 27 kills, 16 digs at UC Davis (Sept. 29, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 21 kills, 14 digs at UC Riverside (Oct. 6, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 27 kills, 19 digs vs. UC Irvine (Oct. 11, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 17 kills, 22 digs vs. Long Beach State (Oct. 13, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 35 kills, 20 digs at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 19, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 27 kills, 16 digs at Cal Poly (Oct. 20, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 20 kills, 13 digs vs. UC Davis (Oct. 26, 2012)
Kayla Neto: 22 kills, 18 digs vs. Pacific (Oct. 27, 2012)
Kaylynne Taeatafa: 32 assists, 14 digs vs. Cal State Northridge (Sept. 21, 2012)
Kaylynne Taeatafa: 41 assists, 17 digs at Pacific (Sept. 28, 2012)
Kaylynne Taeatafa: 57 assists, 19 digs at UC Davis (Sept. 29, 2012)
Kaylynne Taeatafa: 61 assists, 16 digs vs. UC Irvine (Oct. 11, 2012)