FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno Pacific hosts Biola and Concordia this weekend as the Sunbirds continue PacWest play.

THE SCHEDULE
Match #16
vs. Biola (10-5, 6-2 PacWest)
Friday, Sept. 28 • 6 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
Live Stats • Video
 
Match #17
vs. Concordia (5-11, 4-4 PacWest)
Saturday, Sept. 29 • 3 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
Live Stats • Video
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS
• Fresno Pacific enters as one of the hottest teams in the league, as the Sunbirds have won four of their last five matches. FPU most recently defeated Holy Names and Academy of Art on the road last week by scores of 3-1.
• Christina Tran was named the PacWest Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Sunbirds to a pair of wins last week, which was highlighted by a rare triple double. In five sets against Notre Dame de Namur, the junior recorded 27 assists, 19 digs and 13 kills to become only the 12th player in Division II to reach the feat this season.On the week, Tran also had four blocks and a conference-leading eight aces. She set a season-high for assists in the next match with 45 in a four-set win against Holy Names. She added another 44 helpers in a victory at Academy of Art to push her total to 241 assists on the year. Tran had double-digit digs in all three matches.
• The Sunbirds currently rank second in the PacWest in digs per set (17.00), while the offense sits in sixth in kills per set (11.67).
 
FPU LEADERBOARD
• Kills per set: Carley Bock (2.94)
• Blocks per set: Mikayla Kennedy (0.59)
• Digs per set: Chantel Montayre (3.67)
• Assists per set: Greta Dobenecker (5.46)
• Aces: Christina Tran (17)

ABOUT THE EAGLES
• Biola currently sits at 10-5 overall and 6-2 in the PacWest. The Eagles are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Concordia on Wednesday. The Eagles improved their record to 4-1 at home with the win.
• BU currently sits in third in the PacWest in hitting percentage at .247 and fourth in kills per set at 12.70. Christina DenBoer (2.75 k/s) and Sierra Bauder (2.54 k/s) lead the Eagles' offense.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• FPU leads the all-time series 46-27. The Eagles won the last meeting 3-0 in La Mirada on Sept. 8.
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES
• Concordia enters Saturday at 5-11 overall and 4-4 in PacWest play. The Eagles faced Biola on Wednesday and fell 3-0 on the road. 
• CUI excels in the serve game, as the Eagles are second in the league in aces per set (1.58). The offense currently ranks eighth in kills per set (10.98). Patience O'Neal leads the team with a 3.12 kills per set average, which ranks fourth in the conference.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The Sunbirds lead the all-time series 52-8. Concordia won the last meeting 3-0 in Irvine on Sept. 7.

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