FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno Pacific continues PacWest play this week with three home matches at the Special Events Center. FPU hosts Hawai'i Hilo on Tuesday, Hawai'i Pacific on Thursday and Chaminade on Saturday.

THE SCHEDULE
Match #24
vs. Hawai'i Hilo (15-5, 11-3 PacWest)
Tuesday, Oct. 23 • 6 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
Live Stats • Video
 
Match #25
vs. Hawai'i Pacific (8-13, 7-8 PacWest)
Thursday, Oct. 25 • 6 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
Live Stats • Video

Match #26
vs. Chaminade (17-4, 11-4 PacWest)
Saturday, Oct. 27 • 3 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
Live Stats • Video
  
FACULTY APPRECIATION NIGHT
• The Sunbirds will honor their faculty members on Thursday, Oct. 25 at the game against Hawai'i Pacific. All faculty in attendance will be honored prior to the game for all the hard work and dedication they put in for student-athlete success.
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS
• Fresno Pacific currently sits at 5-18 overall and 4-10 in league play. The Sunbirds will look to snap a two-game skid this week. FPU most recently fell to league-leading Azusa Pacific in straight sets on Saturday.
• As a team, the Sunbirds currently rank second in the PacWest in digs per set (16.65), while the offense sits in seventh in kills per set (11.78).
 
FPU LEADERBOARD
• Kills per set: Carley Bock (3.15)
• Blocks per set: Mikayla Kennedy (0.61)
• Digs per set: Sierra LeBeau (4.30)
• Assists per set: Greta Dobenecker (6.83)
• Aces: Carley Bock (21)

ABOUT THE VULCANS
• Hawai'i Hilo currently sits at 15-5 overall and 11-3 in the PacWest. The Vulcans enter on a three-game winning streak, most recently defeating Academy of Art 3-1 in San Francisco.
• The Vulcans rank fourth in the league in kills per set (12.90) and third in digs per set (16.22). Bria Beale leads the team with a 2.75 kills per set average, while Mina Grant heads the defense with a 4.67 digs per set average. Grant ranks third in the PacWest in digs per set.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• FPU leads the all-time series with UHH 10-4.
 
ABOUT THE SHARKS
• Hawai'i Pacific currently sits at 8-13 overall and 7-8 in conference play. The Sharks will visit Notre Dame de Namur on Tuesday prior to Thursday's match at FPU. HPU is riding a two-game winning streak, most recently defeating Holy Names 3-1 in Oakland on Sunday.
• The Sharks ranks sixth in the conference in hitting percentage (.190), kills per set (11.32) and digs per set (15.56). Cameryn Collie leads the team with a 2.87 kills per set average, while Perla Escobar is adding 2.65 kills per frame.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The Sunbirds hold a 11-4 all-time series advantage over the Sharks.
 
ABOUT THE SILVERSWORDS
• Chaminade holds a 17-4 overall record and a 11-4 mark in PacWest play. The Silverswords will play at Holy Names on Tuesday and Notre Dame de Namur on Thursday before the meeting with FPU. CUH currently has a four-game winning streak, the latest a 3-1 win at Dominican on Sunday.
• The Silverswords have a high-powered offense and lead the league in kills per set (14.81) and assists (13.76). Emma Tecklenburg (3.58 k/s) and Alana Handy (3.49 k/s) lead the attack, while Skyler Curry (6.03 a/s) and Danielle Wiley (5.69 a/s) facilitate the offense. Tecklenburg leads the PacWest in kills per set.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Chaminade has the edge in the all-time series with FPU, 6-4.

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