LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's volleyball will return to La Jolla for a pair of matches in LionTree Arena, playing host to UC Riverside on Friday and UC Davis on Saturday.
 
The Tritons (10-8, 2-4 Big West) will take on the Highlanders (4-14, 3-3 Big West) on Friday at 7 p.m. UC San Diego will host the Aggies (9-7, 4-2 Big West) on Saturday at 7 p.m. for their annual Pink Match for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The first 250 fans will receive a free pink UC San Diego hat. 
 
Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
DETAILS
Match 19
UC San Diego (10-8, 2-4) vs UC Riverside (4-14, 3-3)
Friday, Oct. 13 | 7 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 8-14 (3-1 in D-I)
Last meeting: UCSD 3, UCR 0 (Nov. 5, 2022)
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Match 20
UC San Diego vs UC Davis (9-7, 4-2)
Saturday, Oct. 14 | 7 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 12-9 (1-3 in D-I) 
Last meeting: UCSD 0, UCD 3 (Nov. 4, 2022)
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 

ABOUT THE TRITONS	ABOUT UC RIVERSIDE	ABOUT UC DAVIS
Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 10-8	Overall: 4-14	Overall: 9-7
Big West: 2-4	Big West: 3-3	Big West: 4-2
Home: 1-5	Home: 0-5	Home: 0-2
Away: 5-2	Away: 3-4	Away: 6-4
Neutral: 4-1	Neutral: 1-5	Neutral: 3-1
Vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: W2	Streak: L2	Streak: L2

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will travel to face Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 19 and return to La Jolla to host UC Irvine for Homecoming on Oct. 21. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons finished the weekend on the road, 2-0, sweeping CSUN in three sets and defeating Cal State Bakersfield, 3-1. For her performance, Nevada Knowles was named UCU Athlete of the Week.
 
UC San Diego 3, CSUN 0
Set scores: 25-18, 28-26, 25-20
Top performers: McDaniel (11 kills, 3 blocks); McInnes (10 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces, 3 blocks); Saran (7 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks); Knowles (26 assists, 7 aces); Repetti (10 digs)
Notables: Nevada Knowles set the program's Division I record for most aces in a match with seven.
 
UC San Diego 3, Cal State Bakersfield 1
Set scores: 25-18, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20
Top performers: McInnes (15 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks); Saran (11 kills, 4 blocks); Brooker (8 kills, 17 assists, 3 blocks); Knowles (22 assists, 8 digs, 4 aces); Branavets (8 digs)
Notables: 
 
AWARD WINNERS
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)
 
KNOWLES NAMED UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (OCT. 9)
Nevada Knowles was named UCU Athlete of the Week after setting UC San Diego's Division I single match record for service aces, collecting seven in a 3-0 sweep at CSUN. She followed it up the next day with four more aces in a 3-1 victory at Cal State Bakersfield, totaling 11 for the weekend (1.57 per set). The junior setter collected 48 assists (6.86 per set) and directed the Tritons' offense to .262 team hitting percentage in a 2-0 weekend. Additionally, she finished second on the team with 17 total digs (2.43 per set). Knowles finished one dig shy of a double-double against the Matadors with 26 assists and nine digs, and collected 22 assists and eight digs the next day against the Roadrunners.
 
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 1,045 career kills and 3,069 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. In Friday's match against CSUN, McInnes moved into eighth all-time in career kills and four kills away from seventh. She ranks fifth all-time in attack attempts and is 135 away from fourth all-time (3,204).
 

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.	3,204	Katie Condon (2008-11)
5.	1,172	Diana Klintworth (1986-89)	5.	3,069	Ava McInnes (2021-Present)
6.	1,116	Bonnie Wilson (2002-04)	6.	3,026	Diana Klintworth (1986-89)
7.	1,049	Kristin Kilbourn (1981-84)	7.	2,952	Sylvia Schmidt (2006-09)
8.	1,045	Ava McInnes (2021-Present)	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 six weeks of competition in the books, UC San Diego currently ranks seventh. The Tritons rank second in team blocks (2.44 per set) and second in service aces (1.72 per set).

• Ava McInnes ranks first in kills (3.74 per set), second in points (4.52 per set) and fourth in aces (0.38 per set).
• Emily McDaniel ranks first in blocks (1.40 per set).
• Nevada Knowles ranks sixth in assists (6.67 per set) and tenth in aces (0.32 per set).
• Jasmine Saran ranks sixth in hitting percentage (.295) and 12th in blocks (0.96 per set).
• Natalie Repetti ranks ninth in digs (3.46 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.