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Nov. 10, 2007

RIVERSIDE – Juniors Kylie Atherstone and Ali Waller led all players with 23 and 16 kills, respectively, as the No. 22 Cal Poly volleyball team posted its second 10-match winning streak in as many seasons, defeating UC Riverside Saturday evening at the Student Recreation Center in the 2007 regular-season road finale, 22-30, 30-22, 30-23, 30-23.

For Big West Conference-leading Cal Poly (19-7, 13-1), Saturday’s victory was the program’s 14th in its last 15 outings. Additionally, Cal Poly has captured 30 of its last 33 Big West matches and 15 of its previous 16 conference road contests.

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Nov. 10, 2007

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State clinched a share of the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference title with a sweep of second-place Creighton Saturday night in front of 2,752 fans on Senior Night inside Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers (24-4, 15-1) won by scores of 30-26, 30-20 and 30-19. With the loss, Creighton falls to 19-9 overall with a 13-4 mark in Valley play.

On a night devoted to two Shocker seniors it was sophomore Emily Stockman who led the way, tallying a match-high 14 kills. Senior Sara Lungren joined her in double-figures with 10 kills in her final regular-season match in Charles Koch Arena. Senior Abby Harsh notched a match-best 39 assists, while the Shockers outhit the Bluejays .240 to .085. Harsh and Lungren are now responsible for leading the Shockers to three regular-season MVC titles during their time at WSU.

Creighton was led by Allie Oelke and Kelly Goc, who each registered 10 kills in the match, while setter Korie Lebeda led the Bluejays with 31 assists. Sarah Schulze recorded a match-best 14 digs for CU.

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Nov. 10, 2007

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV volleyball team completed a sweep of its weekend matches as the 25th ranked team in the country with its 3-1 win over TCU on Saturday night in the Cox Pavilion. The Rebels improved to 21-3 overall and 12-2 in the Mountain West with the 30-23, 21-30, 30-17, 30-25 win. The victory secures UNLV's undefeated run through its conference matches at home, as the team went 8-0. TCU drops to 21-11 overall and 8-8 in the MWC.

The win extends UNLV's winning streak to 10 matches, which ties the 1998 squad for the program's best run.

The Rebels slide back into first place in the MWC with the win. UNLV holds a half-match lead over #18 Colorado State as they wait to play its 14th conference match on Monday night against Air Force.

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Nov. 10, 2007

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford volleyball team crushed Morehead State's top-ranked hopes Saturday afternoon as they swept the Eagles in three games (30-25, 37-35, 32-30). In a match that honored seniors Robin Bishop and Angela Dempski, the Bulldogs fought to gain the victory and walked away with the first winning record in Samford volleyball history.

"I think it's a great way to open the Pete Hanna Center, for us to get two wins and to be able to finish our season on a winning note," Samford head coach Michelle Durban said. "It definitely shows how hard this team has worked for this to be the first team in 20 years to have a winning record in Samford volleyball.

"I think Angela and Robin have gone through their ups and downs, and I think it's a great tribute to them to see the team want to work that hard, especially today to send them out on a winning note," said Durban.

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