University of the Pacific

Tigers Head North For Matches at Portland, Gonzaga

10/9/2019 8:58:00 PM

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific women's volleyball team travels to the Pacific Northwest for hits matches against Portland and Gonzaga.

GAMEDAY DETAILS

Opponent: Portland
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Chiles Center (Portland, Ore.)

Opponent: Gonzaga
Date: Saturday, October 12, 2019
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Martin Centre

VS. PORTLAND

Pacific leads the all-time series, 12-2, which includes a 6-1 record on the road.
Last Season the Tigers split its series with the Pilots, winning in straight sets on Nov. 10, 2019 at the Chiles Center.

VS. GONZAGA

The Tigers have controlled their series with Gonzaga, compiling an overall record of 11-3, which includes a series sweep against the Bulldogs in 2018.
Pacific is a perfect 7-0 at the Martin Centre in Spokane, Wash.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TIGERS

Pacific opened its 2019 campaign with a 10-6 overall record, which includes a 2-2 West Coast Conference record. The Tigers opened conference play with road victories at Saint Mary's and San Francisco, before falling to nationally-ranked BYU and San Diego (RV) at the Alex G. Spanos Center last weekend.
As a team, Pacific tops their opponents in digs per set (14.4), kills per set (13.2), assists per set (12.2) and service aces per set (1.6)
Riley Patterson leads the Tigers offense with 3.92 points and 3.45 kills per set, while also contributing a team-leading 18 service aces.
Gabby Leo dishes out a team-high 6.09 assists per set, while libber Jadyn Tubbs averages 4.33 digs per set.

SCOUTING PORTLAND

Portland wrapped up non-conference play with an 8-3 record. The Pilots have moved closer to .500 (8-7) after dropping its first four matches of WCC play. They have been out-scored by their conference foes, 12-1 in sets played.
The Pilots serving has been stellar this season, averaging 1.98 per set, which currently ranks fifth in the NCAA.
Liz Reich (3.40) and Shayla Hoeft (3.24) each average over 3.00 kills per set to lead the Pilots offensive efforts.
Libero Carey Williams averages a whopping 4.55 digs per set, while Katie Barker has totaled a team-best 48 blocks (0.87 per set).

SCOUTING GONZAGA

Gonzaga enters the weekend with a 6-10 record, including an 0-4 record against its WCC foes. The Bulldogs finished non-conference play with a 6-6 record before dropping its matches against BYU, San Diego, LMU, and Pepperdine over the last two weeks.
Sarah Penner returns as one of the Bulldogs top hitters, leading her squad with 3.11 kills per set and 3.84 points per set.

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