LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's volleyball will play host to both Cal State Bakersfield and CSUN this weekend in LionTree Arena.
 
The Tritons (15-9, 7-5 Big West) will face off with the Roadrunners (6-18, 2-10 Big West) on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Karen E. Reis Memorial Match and take on the Matadors (5-18, 3-9 Big West) on Saturday at 7 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
DETAILS
Match 25
UC San Diego (15-9, 7-5) vs Cal State Bakersfield (6-18, 2-10)
Friday, Nov. 3 | 7 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 21-15 (3-2 in D-I)
Last meeting: UCSD 3, CSUB 1 (Oct. 7, 2023)
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Match 26
UC San Diego vs CSUN (5-18, 3-9)
Saturday, Nov. 4 | 7 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 5-10 (5-0 in D-I)
Last meeting: UCSD 3, CSUN 0 (Oct. 6, 2023)
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 

ABOUT THE TRITONS	ABOUT BAKERSFIELD	ABOUT CSUN
Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 15-9	Overall: 6-18	Overall: 5-18
Big West: 7-5	Big West: 2-10	Big West: 3-9
Home: 3-6	Home: 4-6	Home: 3-5
Away: 8-2	Away: 1-7	Away: 1-9
Neutral: 4-1	Neutral: 1-5	Neutral: 1-4
Vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W4	Streak: L4	Streak: L1

 
KAREN E. REIS MEMORIAL MATCH
Friday's match against Cal State Bakersfield will be the ninth annual Karen E. Reis Memorial Match (previously known as the Reis Cup). Established in 2013, the event is named in remembrance of former Triton volleyball player Karen Reis (2006-09), who passed away tragically in 2012. Reis was a native of Bakersfield, Calif. and attended Garces Memorial High School.
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will travel to take on Cal Poly on Friday, Nov. 10 and (RV) UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov. 11. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons earned a pair of road sweeps over the weekend, defeating UC Davis, 3-0, and UC Riverside, 3-0. For her performance, Ava McInnes was named UCU Athlete of the Week.
 
UC San Diego 3, UC Davis 0
Set scores: 25-12, 25-14, 25-20
Top performers: McInnes (15 kills, 4 blocks); McDaniel (7 kills, 3 blocks); Karacaova (7 kills, 15 digs); Knowles (15 assists, 10 digs)
Notables: Nevada Knowles recorded her fourth double-double; the Tritons held UC Davis to its lowest hitting percentage of the season (.029).
 
UC San Diego 3, UC Riverside 0
Set scores: 25-21, 25-15, 25-14
Top performers: McInnes (9 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces); Karacaova (9 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces); Rapp (6 kills, 4 blocks); McDaniel (5 blocks); Knowles (18 assists); Repetti (20 digs)
Notables: The Triton hitters were not blocked once in the contest—it's the first time UC San Diego has not allowed an opponent block in the Division I era and first time since Nov. 14, 2015 at Cal State Los Angeles.
 
AWARD WINNERS
UCU Athlete of the Week: Ava McInnes (Oct. 30)
Big West Defensive Player of the Week: Jasmine Saran (Oct. 23)
Big West Freshman of the Week: Lauren Brooker (Oct. 23)
UCU Athlete of the Week: Jasmine Saran (Oct. 23)
UCU Athlete of the Week: Nevada Knowles (Oct. 9)
Big West Offensive Player of the Week: Ava McInnes (Sept. 18)
Big West Freshman of the Week: Lauren Brooker (Sept. 18)
UCU Athlete of the Week: Ava McInnes (Sept. 18)
TSU/Belmont Invitational MVP: Ava McInnes (Sept. 15)
TSU/Belmont Invitational All-Tournament Team: Lauren Brooker, Ava McInnes, Jasmine Saran (Sept. 15)
UC San Diego Invitational All-Tournament Team: Lauren Brooker (Sept. 9)
UCU Athlete of the Week: Emily McDaniel (Sept. 4)
Gonzaga Tournament All-Tournament Team: Emily McDaniel (Sept. 2)
Big West Defensive Player of the Week: Emily McDaniel (Aug. 28)
Big West Freshman of the Week: Lauren Brooker (Aug. 28)
Bulldog Brawl All-Tournament Team: Ava McInnes, Emily McDaniel (Aug. 26)
 
McINNES NAMED UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (OCT. 30)
Ava McInnes was efficient for the Tritons, hitting .431 with just two errors on 51 swings to help UC San Diego earn a pair of road sweeps over the weekend. The junior outside hitter averaged 4.00 kills per set and totaled 24 kills in two matches, adding 13 digs, five blocks and three aces. In Thursday's 3-0 victory at UC Davis, McInnes recorded her 18th match with double-figure kills this season, leading the team in both kills (15) and blocks (4) and totaling 18.5 points. During the match, she also moved into sixth all-time in the UC San Diego record books for career kills (1,133). On Saturday, McInnes tallied nine kills on 20 swings with zero errors (.450) and added 11 digs in the contest. This marks the second time during the 2023-24 athletic year that McInnes has been selected as an Athlete of the Week.
 
McINNES CHASING RECORDS
Junior outside hitter Ava McInnes had a standout season in 2022, leading The Big West in both kills (3.81 k/s) and points (4.35 p/s). McInnes set the Tritons' Division I season record for kills with 469, which also ranks second in the all-time record book. She also set the all-time season record for attacks with 1,374 and tied the all-time single match kills record with 31 against Long Beach State (Oct. 14, 2022).
 
In her third season of competition, McInnes has 1,133 career kills and 3,270 attack attempts. She recorded her career 1,000th career kill on Sept. 23 against Cal Poly and her 3,000th attack attempt on Oct. 6 at CSUN. At UC Davis, McInnes moved into sixth place all-time in career kills for UC San Diego and is 39 kills away from moving into fifth (1,172). McInnes is currently fourth all-time in attack attempts and is 44 away from moving into third all-time (3,314).
 

ALL-TIME KILLS			ALL-TIME ATTACK ATTEMPTS
1.	1,524	Danielle Dahle (2012-15)	1.	4,636	Danielle Dahle (2012-15)
2.	1,364	Rebecca Bailey (2005-08)	2.	3,336	Rebecca Bailey (2005-08)
3.	1,212	Sylvia Schmidt (2006-09)	3.	3,314	Stacy Dunsmore (2001-04)
4.	1,182	Stacy Dunsmore (2001-04)	4.	3,270	Ava McInnes (2021-Present)
5.	1,172	Diana Klintworth (1986-89)	5.	3,204	Katie Condon (2008-11)
6.	1,133	Ava McInnes (2021-Present)	6.	3,026	Diana Klintworth (1986-89)
7.	1,116	Bonnie Wilson (2002-04)	7.	2,952	Sylvia Schmidt (2006-09)
8.	1,049	Kristin Kilbourn (1981-84)	8.	2,887	Hillary Williamson (2008-11)
9.	1,025	Hillary Williamson (2008-11)
10.	1,014	Molly Wheatley (1981-84)

 
STACKING UP AGAINST THE BIG WEST
After nine weeks of competition in the books, UC San Diego is currently in fifth place in the Big West. The Tritons rank second in team blocks (2.46 per set) and in service aces (1.74).
 

• Ava McInnes ranks first in kills (3.81 per set), second in points (4.57 per set), sixth in aces (0.36 per set) and 13th in hitting percentage (.265).
• Emily McDaniel ranks second in blocks (1.36 per set), 11th in hitting percentage (.283) and 15th in points (3.03).
• Nevada Knowles ranks eighth in assists (6.55 per set).
• Jasmine Saran ranks fifth in hitting percentage (.302) and 10th in blocks (1.00 per set).
• Natalie Repetti ranks seventh in digs (3.49 per set) and 11th in aces (0.32 per set).

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.