SEATTLE – Seattle U volleyball squares off with Grand Canyon for its final regular season road contest of 2024 at Global Credit Union Arena on November 9 at noon PT.
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A number of Redhawks are among the program's Division I era leaderboard in numerous career statistical categories:
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.
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Seattle U plays host for its final two matches of the regular season, welcoming both Utah Tech and Tarleton State to the Redhawk Center on November 14 and November 16 respectively. Both matches will air live on ESPN+.
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- Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (6-17, 4-9 WAC) at Grand Canyon (17-8, 10-3 WAC)
- Global Credit Union Arena, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Seattle U emerged with a 3-2 victory over California Baptist on Thursday night, locking up its first win over the Lancers since 2019. The win was the second ever for the program and snapped CBU's 16 set win streak over the Redhawks.
- The Redhawks need one more win and another Tarleton State loss to clinch its first WAC tournament berth since 2019.
- Arianna Bilby recorded her eighth double-double of the season against CBU, tallying 13 kills to go along with a new season high 19 digs. She now holds 271 kills on the season and ranks seventh in the WAC with 3.27 kills per set.
- Katlyn Sipes became the fifth Redhawk in Seattle U's current D-I era to reach 1,000 digs, reaching the feat on Oct. 31 against Utah Tech. She holds 1,031 career digs heading into the weekend after accruing 22 digs against the Lancers.
- Sipes leads the team with 333 digs and ranks third in the WAC in digs per set (3.99).
- Elif Teksoy became just the sixth Redhawk in the program's modern Division I era to surpass 1,000 career assists when she passed the marker on Sept. 21 in a 3-0 win over Air Force. The redshirt sophomore enters the weekend with 1,287 career assists.
- Teksoy leads the team with 424 assists on the season and ranks seventh in the WAC with 6.14 assists per set.
- Freshmen setters Anae Asuncion and Grace Jones combined for 46 of the 51 assists seen against CBU. Jones collected a new career high with 24 assists.
- Merima Smajlovic ranks fourth in the WAC and paces the team with 35 service aces (0.41 per set). She sits second on the team in kills, racking up 211 after leading the team with 16 kills against CBU. She also grabbed a double-double in digs and kills against the Lancers, adding along 11 digs. She paced the team with three aces.
- Marley Hardgrave ranks eighth in the WAC with 1.02 blocks per set. She leads the team with 69.0 blocks and grabbed her fourth solo block of the year against the Lancers.
- Yasemin Elmas ranks second on the team with 63.0 total blocks on the season and picked up her 100th kill of the year against Utah Valley.
- 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.
- Katlyn Sipes was crowned WAC Libero of the Week on Oct. 9 to secure Seattle U's first conference weekly honor since 2019. The win was a first for the senior and for the team since the league implemented the distinction in 2023. Sipes became one of now 11 Redhawks to be recognized since Seattle U joined the WAC in 2012.
- The Redhawks tied a program record number of aces in a match (in their current D-I era) against Abilene Christian, connecting 14 aces.
- Seattle U closed out non-conference play with a 2-8 record. The Redhawks' wins came over CSUN and Air Force.
- The 2024 Redhawk squad features nine returning players and seven new faces.
- Seattle U lead the all-time series 12-11, despite the Lopes taking the last ten matches.
- The two first met in 2005 in Seattle, with the Redhawks downing GCU in a 3-0 sweep. They did not meet again until 2013 in Phoenix and have met every year since outside of 2020.
- The Redhawks last defeated GCU in Seattle in 2018 behind a 3-2 victory.
A number of Redhawks are among the program's Division I era leaderboard in numerous career statistical categories:
- Arianna Bilby ranks 6th in career kills: 857
- Elif Teksoy ranks 5th in career assists: 1,287
- Katlyn Sipes ranks 5th in career digs: 1,031
- Marley Hardgrave ranks 5th in solo blocks: 31
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
Seattle U plays host for its final two matches of the regular season, welcoming both Utah Tech and Tarleton State to the Redhawk Center on November 14 and November 16 respectively. Both matches will air live on ESPN+.
Donate Today
Fans interested in making a gift to Seattle University Athletics can do so by clicking here. Your gift directly impacts all Redhawk student athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in the community. Thank you for supporting Seattle University Athletics!
Follow Along With the Action
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.