FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Friday, Sept. 20 at 6:00 PM PT
- Seattle U at Saint Mary's
- McKeon Pavilion, Moraga, CA
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Saturday, Sept. 21 at 11:00 AM PT
- Seattle U vs Air Force
- War Memorial at The Sobrato Center, San Francisco, CA
- Live Stats
- Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2:00 PM PT
- Seattle U at San Francisco (2-1)
- War Memorial at The Sobrato Center, San Francisco, CA
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U enters its final week of non-conference play with a 1-6 record.
- Elif Teksoy enters the weekend with 992 career assists, needing just eight more to become the sixth Redhawk in the program's modern Division I era to tally 1,000 career assists.
- The Redhawks won their season opener, 3-2, over CSUN to give new Head Coach Dan Behnke his first win at the helm of the program.
- Merima Smajlovic was named to the Idaho State All-Tournament Team. The junior outside hitter averaged 2.92 kills and 3.0 digs per set while also tallying seven aces and five blocks over the three matches.
- Marley Hardgrave earned all-tournament honors at the Roadrunner Classic after collecting 13 total blocks over two matches. The junior middle blocker also hit an efficient .320.
- The 2024 Redhawk squad features nine returning players and seven new faces.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS SAINT MARY'S
- This marks just the third all-time meeting between the Redhawks and Gaels. Saint Mary's has won the previous two meetings, both in Moraga, by a score of 3-0.
- The teams last met on Nov. 26, 2011. The first ever meeting was on Sept. 26, 2008.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS AIR FORCE
- This marks just the third all-time meeting between Seattle U and Air Force.
- The Redhawks have been victorious in the previous two meetings, both resulting in straight-sets victories.
- The last meeting came on Sept. 3, 2021 while the first meeting was nearly a decade prior on Sept. 16, 2011.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS SAN FRANCISCO
- This marks the sixth all-time meeting between the Redhawks and Dons. USF leads the series, 4-1.
- The last meeting came on Sept. 2, 2022 on a neutral court. USF earned a 3-2 win.
- Seattle U's lone win in the series came on Aug. 31, 2019 on a neutral court. The Redhawks won, 3-1.
- The last meeting in San Francisco was on Sept. 25, 2010 with the Dons winning, 3-0.
SEATTLE U RECORD BOOK RANKINGS
A number of Redhawks are among the program's Division I era leaderboard in numerous career statistical categories:
- Arianna Bilby ranks No. 1 in career kills per set: 3.81
- Elif Teksoy ranks 6th in career assists: 992
- Katlyn Sipes ranks 6th in career digs: 786
- Marley Hardgrave ranks tied for 6th in solo blocks: 27
BILBY NAMES PRESEASON ALL-WAC
Senior outside hitter Arianna Bilby was named to the nine-member Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Team as voted on by the league's nine head coaches. An Arlington, Wash., native, Bilby is entering her senior season with the Redhawks. She is coming off of a standout junior season where she finished second in the WAC and 32nd in the nation in attacks per set (11.01) and third in the WAC in kills per set (3.56). She led the Redhawks in points and kills while recording 11 double-doubles and earning a trio of All-Tournament Team selections.
UP NEXT
The Redhawks open their final season of Western Athletic Conference play at home on Saturday, Sept. 28, hosting Grand Canyon for a 1 p.m. first serve.
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