FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific volleyball team heads south to take on Azusa Pacific and Point Loma this weekend in PacWest action.

THE SCHEDULE
Match #18
at Azusa Pacific (13-5, 9-1 PacWest)
Friday, Oct. 5 • 6 p.m.
Azusa, Calif. • Felix Events Center
Live Stats • Video
 
Match #19
at Point Loma (9-7, 6-3 PacWest)
Saturday, Oct. 6 • 5 p.m.
San Diego, Calif. • Golden Gymnasium
Live Stats • Video
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS
• Fresno Pacific had its hot streak snapped last week, as the Sunbirds fell to Biola 3-1 and Concordia 3-1 at home. Carley Bock led the Sunbirds with 29 kills in the two matches.
• The 'Birds currently sit at 4-13 overall and 3-5 in league play.
• The Sunbirds currently rank second in the PacWest in digs per set (16.78), while the offense sits in sixth in kills per set (11.08).
 
FPU LEADERBOARD
• Kills per set: Carley Bock (3.03)
• Blocks per set: Mikayla Kennedy (0.63)
• Digs per set: Sierra LeBeau (3.88)
• Assists per set: Greta Dobenecker (5.62)
• Aces: Christina Tran (19)

ABOUT THE COUGARS
• Azusa Pacific currently sits atop the conference standings at 9-1 in league play and hold a 13-5 overall record. The Cougars most recently fell at Biola on Wednesday despite leading 2-0 in the match.
• APU ranks second in the conference in attack percentage (.257) and kills per set (13.40). The defense is a key for the Cougars, especially at the net where APU leads the PacWest in blocks per set (2.31). Julianne Miller is the leader, as the junior is averaging 2.52 kills (.394) and 1.06 blocks per set.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• FPU leads the all-time series 64-17. Azusa Pacific won both meetings last season, the latest 3-1 in Azusa last October.
 
ABOUT THE SEA LIONS
• Point Loma currently sits at 9-7 overall and 6-3 in the PacWest. The Sea Lions visit Concordia on Friday before hosting the Sunbirds. PLNU currently holds a two-game winning streak, beating Dominican (3-1) and Notre Dame de Namur (3-0) last week.
• The Sea Lions rank fourth in the league in kills per set (12.60) and seventh in digs per set (15.59). Rachael Schlect leads the team with a 3.48 kills per set average, while Cara Keturakis dishes out a league-best 9.48 assists per set.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The Sunbirds led the all-time series 67-17. FPU dropped the last meeting with the Sea Lions 3-1 last season.

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