FRESNO, Calif. - Seattle U Volleyball opens the 2022 season on the road, heading to Fresno, Calif., to compete in the Fresno State Invitational this weekend. the first of those matches, against Fresno State, will be aired live on the Mountain West Network on Friday, Sep. 2 at 10 a.m. pacific time. The season opener marks the start of an eight-match road trip to begin the season, with the Redhawks not competing at home until September 22 against Grand Canyon.
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NEW YEAR, NEW U
Seattle U's 2022 roster features 13 new athletes, led by transfers Arianna Bilby and Shanice Horn. Bilby joins after spending two years at Bellevue College, earning a Second Team All-American and All-Tournament award as well as leading the NWAC in points scored last season. Horn transfers from Butler where she tallied 307 kills, 102 digs and 59 blocks over two seasons.
SOPHOMORE SENSATION
Katlyn Sipes will look to build off an impressive freshman season, leading the team in digs, marking the first freshman to do so since Tijana Milojevic in 2017. The native of Montgomery, ill., recorded two single game performances of 26 digs, becoming the first freshman since Milojevic to register 25+ in a match and finish the season with multiple matches of 25+. Sipes' 26 dig performance against Chicago State (11/6/21) was the second-most ever by a Redhawk in a three-set match: only Shelly Anderson has had more, recording 32 in 2008 against SIUE.
MILESTONES TO WATCH
Seniors Lauren McCabe and Ezgi Ozkan will look to climb up the all-time leaderboards this season. McCabe currently ranks fifth in solo blocks (25) and is 27 total blocks away from cracking that top-10 list. Ozkan ranks fourth all-time in assists (1,514) and has a chance to become the fourth Redhawk ever to register 2,000 career assists.
NEWS AND NOTES
Season ticket packages for the upcoming season are on sale now. Season ticket benefits include up to a 40% discount off single game prices, priority access to NCAA Tournament tickets and special offers only available to season ticket holders. Single game tickets are available now. For more ticketing information go to Goseattleu.com/tix or call 206.398.4678
Stay connected with Seattle U volleyball and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.
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- Friday, September 2 at 10 a.m.
- Seattle U (0-0, 0-0 WAC) at Fresno State (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West)
- Fresno, Calif.
- Live Stats
- Live Stream
- Friday, September 2 at 5 p.m.
- Seattle U (0-0, 0-0 WAC) vs San Francisco (0-0, 0-0 West Coast)
- Fresno, Calif.
- Live Stats
- Saturday, September 3 at 11 a.m.
- Seattle U (0-0, 0-0 WAC) vs Louisiana Tech (0-0, 0-0 C-USA)
- Fresno, Calif.
- Live Stats
NEW YEAR, NEW U
Seattle U's 2022 roster features 13 new athletes, led by transfers Arianna Bilby and Shanice Horn. Bilby joins after spending two years at Bellevue College, earning a Second Team All-American and All-Tournament award as well as leading the NWAC in points scored last season. Horn transfers from Butler where she tallied 307 kills, 102 digs and 59 blocks over two seasons.
SOPHOMORE SENSATION
Katlyn Sipes will look to build off an impressive freshman season, leading the team in digs, marking the first freshman to do so since Tijana Milojevic in 2017. The native of Montgomery, ill., recorded two single game performances of 26 digs, becoming the first freshman since Milojevic to register 25+ in a match and finish the season with multiple matches of 25+. Sipes' 26 dig performance against Chicago State (11/6/21) was the second-most ever by a Redhawk in a three-set match: only Shelly Anderson has had more, recording 32 in 2008 against SIUE.
MILESTONES TO WATCH
Seniors Lauren McCabe and Ezgi Ozkan will look to climb up the all-time leaderboards this season. McCabe currently ranks fifth in solo blocks (25) and is 27 total blocks away from cracking that top-10 list. Ozkan ranks fourth all-time in assists (1,514) and has a chance to become the fourth Redhawk ever to register 2,000 career assists.
NEWS AND NOTES
- This is Michelle Cole's third season at Seattle U and fifth overall as a head coach.
- The 2022-23 academic year marks the 24th season of SU volleyball since the program was reinstated in 1999. This will be their 15th season as a NCAA Division I member and 11th as part of the WAC.
- SU added two new assistant coaches in the offseason with Greg Shell and Mariko Downey joining the program. Shell spent 18 years as an assistant at Central Connecticut State, while Downey comes from UW where they made one sweet sixteen appearance.
Season ticket packages for the upcoming season are on sale now. Season ticket benefits include up to a 40% discount off single game prices, priority access to NCAA Tournament tickets and special offers only available to season ticket holders. Single game tickets are available now. For more ticketing information go to Goseattleu.com/tix or call 206.398.4678
Stay connected with Seattle U volleyball and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.