Waves Volleyball Prepares for UCSB, LMU
11/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 1, 2004
MALIBU, Calif. -
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The Pepperdine women's volleyball team face another top 20 team on short rest as it heads to Santa Barbara, Calif., for a Tuesday-night tilt against the 19th-ranked Gauchos and will return home to face cross-town rival Loyola Marymount Friday night, both matches are slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. (PST).
Pepperdine's (7-12, 4-5 WCC) Christina Hinds is having a memorable senior campaign and is on the brink of breaking a pair of school records and moving into the West Coast Conference (WCC) record books. Having set school records for digs in a season her first two seasons, Hinds is on pace to pull the trifecta needing just 38 digs to eclipse last year's total of 443. With 24 more digs, the Beverly Hills, Calif., native will move to 10th on the WCC all-time list passing Santa Clara's Ynez Carrasco who recorded 1,278 during the 1997-00 seasons. With 118 more digs Hinds will become the school's all-time leader.
Santa Barbara (16-3, 11-2 Big West) is riding a six-match win streak and has not lost a match since Oct. 9. During their streak, the Gauchos have won posted a 18-2 games record including four sweeps. Janine Sandall is averaging 4.27 kills-per-game to lead UCSB, while the team has recorded 131 service aces.
The 2003 WCC Freshman of the year Sophia Milo is hitting .243 on the season and leads the Waves in blocks averaging 1.34 per-game, while junior Katy Daly leads the team with 4.11 kills-per-game.
