SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Women's Volleyball team returns home this weekend, starting off on Friday, Nov. 6th with a face off against Cal State Fullerton, then matching up against Long Beach State on Saturday, Nov. 7th.

LAST TIME OUT
The Gauchos are coming off of a sweep of last weekend, having defeated both UC San Diego and UC Irvine, bringing the Gauchos overall record to 12-11 and putting them in sole possession of third place in The Big West.

Gabi Martinez is the team leader with 335 kills, which also puts her second in The Big West. She leads the team in service aces as well with 29. Martinez won Big West Offensive Player of the Week following her road performance.

SCOUTING THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton split a two-match set last weekend. The first match was close, where the Titans came out on top in five-sets against CSUN. They followed that up by losing in five-sets to Cal State Bakersfield. Fullerton currently has a record of 7-18 and are 11th place in The Big West.

Freshman Sofia Shine has been a bright spot for the Titans offensively with 244 kills and junior Italia Bernal has 24 service aces, leading the team.

ABOUT THE BEACH
Long Beach State comes into this week with a record of 18-4, slotting them in second place in The Big West. Sophomore Sidney Hamaker is Long Beach's leader in kills with 285 and also is the team leader in service aces with 32, also sitting at third in The Big West.

FOLLOW ALONG
Both games will be streaming on ESPN+ with live stats available.