The Titans take on CSUN for the first time this season at the Matadome in a Tuesday affair and then return to Titan Gym to host UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly on ESPN3.
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CATCH ALL THE ACTION:
Television: None
Streaming Video: A live video stream for Tuesday's match at CSUN will be available through BigWest.tv. Friday and Saturday night's games at Titan Gym will be broadcast on ESPN3. Links are available at FullertonTitans.com.
Audio Webcast: A live audio broadcast will be available for both of Fullerton's home matches this week. Links at FullertonTitans.com
Live Stats: Live in-game stats for all three matches this week will be available. Links at FullertonTitans.com.
TICKETS:
Tickets for all Titans home games can be purchased online at FullertonTitans.com, or at the Cal State Fullerton Athletics Ticket Office, located in the Titan House on campus off of Gymnasium Drive on the northeast side of Titan Gym. Game day sales and will call tickets will open an hour prior to the scheduled time at the specific venue. All Cal State Fullerton students with a school ID get free admission.
CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?:
Following Saturday night's match against Cal Poly, the team will hold its second and final autograph session of the season.
TUESDAY, NOV 10 AT CSUN
(THE MATADOME), 7 P.M.
Cal State Fullerton at CSUN
Series Record: CSUN leads 29-11
First Meeting: Lost, Nov. 16, 1980, 11-15, 12-15, 9-15
Last Meeting: Lost, Nov. 26, 2014, 11-25, 12-25, 21-25
Current Streak: Lost 8
Last 10 Meetings: 2-8
CSUN NOTES:
The Matadors go into Tuesday night's meeting having lost four consecutive matches, the most recent a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the No. 6 ranked Rainbow Wahine. Senior Cieana Stinson led the Matadors with 13 kills and Erin Indermill registered 21 assists.
-TEAM LEADERS: Stinson currently leads the team with 324 kills on the season and a 3.72 per set average in 87 sets played. She also leads the team with 38 blocks, tied with Stephanie Serna Arreola. Katie Sato leads the defense with 268 digs on the year and 3.62 per set average.
-TOP 100: Along with leading the team, Stinson is ranked 91st in the nation with a 3.74 kills per set average. In the Big West, Stinson ranks fifth in kills per set average as well as overall kills (324).
-MORE CONFERENCE RANKS: Katie Sato currently ranks 11th in the Big West Conference with 268 digs and her 3.62 per set average is good for seventh in the conference. As a team, the Matadors rank first in the conference with 57 solo blocks.
FRIDAY, NOV. 13 VS. UC SANTA BARBARA on ESPN3
(TITAN GYM), 4:30 P.M.
Cal State Fullerton vs. UC Santa Barbara
Series Record: UC Santa Barbara leads 62-8
First Meeting: Lost, Oct. 1, 1982, 1-15, 6-15, 12-15
Last Meeting: Lost, Oct. 17, 2015, 25-20, 12-25, 19-25, 10-25
Current Streak: Lost 6
Last 10 Meetings: 3-7
FIRST MEETING VS UC SANTA BARBARA:
Cal State Fullerton dropped its 18th straight match of the season in a four-set loss to UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 17 at the Thunderdome.
Kyra Hill led the Titans with 11 kills to go along with seven digs and Summer Kerins added seven kills. Mackenzie Olsen dished out 16 assists with four digs and two blocks while J'Nai Higgins recorded her first career double-double with 10 assists and 11 digs. Megann Delgado set a new career high with 14 digs to lead the team with Paige Reed adding 13 for the Titans.
For the Gauchos, Jaylen Villanueva led the way with 15 kills and 10 digs with Phoebe Grunt and Britton Taylor pitching in with 13 kills apiece. Annie Hasselmann dished out 30 assists and Hanna Nieson added 20 helpers with nine digs. Emilia Petrachi led the defense with 23 digs.
UC SANTA BARBARA NOTES:
The Gauchos have lost five consecutive matches going into Friday's tilt at Cal State Fullerton. They dropped a four-set match to UC Irvine at home in their last match on Saturday. The Gauchos last win came against the Titans on Oct. 17 after they defeated UC Riverside the night before. The Gauchos take on the Highlanders on Saturday night after their match with Fullerton on Friday this week.
-THE 100 CLUB: Ali Barbeau leads the Gauchos this season with 227 kills and a 2.77 kills per set average on the year. Britton Taylor is second on the squad with 166 kills (2.00 p/s) and Phoebe Grunt is third with 141 (1.78 p/s). Elizabeth Sheffield and Jaylen Villanueva are the other two players on the squad with triple-digit kills, having posted 141 apiece.
-CO-DISTRIBUTORS: Annie Hasselmann and Hanna Nielson have shared the setting duties this season for the Gauchos. In 23 sets, Hasselman has dished out 449 assists while Nielson has passed out 413 helpers in 21 sets played. Nielson holds the slight edge in assists per set, averaging 5.29 while Hasselmann's average is at 5.22.
-HOLDING DOWN THE DEFENSE: Emilia Petrachi leads the Gauchos this season with 359 digs in 79 sets played, good for a 4.54 average. Villanueva is the next closest with 177 digs in 79 sets, good for a 2.24 average.
SATURDAY, NOV. 14 VS. CAL POLY on ESPN3
(TITAN GYM), 7 P.M.
Cal State Fullerton vs. Cal Poly
Series Record: Cal Poly leads 49-10
First Meeting: Lost, Sept. 17, 1981, 4-15, 4-15
Last Meeting: Lost, Oct. 16, 2015, 11-25, 15-25, 21-25
Current Streak: Lost 3
Last 10 Meetings: 4-6
LAST MEETING VS CAL POLY:
The Mustangs swept the Titans on Oct. 16. Summer Kerins led Fullerton with eight kills, Kyra Hill added five kills and Kyra Smith had four. Fullerton did tally 14 blocks against the Mustangs, seven coming from freshman Megann Delgado to set a new career high. Kandace Thomas added four swats and Smith had three. Paige Reed led the team with 12 digs.
CAL POLY NOTES:
-HOT START: Cal Poly's 17-6 start is the best 23-match opening to a schedule since 2010.
-NELSON SETS NEW BEST: Taylor Nelson posted 61 assists in a five-set win over UC Irvine on Nov. 6, surpassing her previous best of 58 set on Sept. 27, 2014.
-FRESHMAN SENSATION: During her first 23 collegiate matches, Cal Poly freshman outside hitter Adlee Van Winden has amassed 350 kills, which includes seven matches with at least 20 kills. The true freshman has already been named the Big West Conference Freshman Player of the Week seven times this season, including this week, and her kill total is good for third among all Big West attackers. Van Winden's 4.02 kills per set place also place her third in the conference entering the week. The true freshman has compiled double-digit kill totals in 20 of her initial 23 collegiate matches, including a career-best 22 last Friday against UC Irvine. Van Winden is currently No. 8 in single-season program history with her 4.02 kills per set.
HILL SETS CAREER BESTS LAST WEEK:
Kyra Hill posted 12 digs on Nov. 7 in the TItans loss to UC Riverside, surpassing her previous career best of 10 digs. She also tallied 16 kills against Long Beach State on Nov. 4, tying her career high. It was the third time this season Hill has recorded 16 kills, the last coming in the Titans first meeting against UC Riverside on Sept. 25.
OUT OF COMMISSION:
Kyra Smith has missed the Titans last three matches with a hand injury. Smith has racked up 22 solo blocks this season, which leads the Big West Conference.
STILL LOOKING FOR THE FIRST ONE:
Fullerton has lost its first 23 matches of the season for the second time since 1980 and first since 1994. It is the third worst start in program history. The Titans went 1-28 after losing the first 26 matches of the season in 1994 and dropped 25 straight to start 1992.
