'Dogs host Fresno State Invite

FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State volleyball team opens the season on Friday with the Fresno State Invitational.

Fresno State vs. (RV) Loyola Marymount
Sept. 3, 2021 • 11 A.M. PT • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live: Live Stats • Live Updates on Twitter (@FresnoStateVB)
Series History: FS leads 9-5 • Last: LMU 3-1 (9/6/14)

Fresno State vs. CSUN
Sept. 3, 2021 • 7 P.M. PT • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live: Live Stats • Live Updates on Twitter (@FresnoStateVB)
Series History: CSUN leads 16-10 • Last: FS 3-0 (9/6/19)

(RV) Loyola Marymount vs. UC Riverside
Sept. 4, 2021 • 11 A.M. PT • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif.
Live: Live Stats

(RV) Loyola Marymount vs. CSUN
Sept. 4, 2021 • 4 P.M. PT • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif.
Live: Live Stats

Fresno State vs. UC Riverside
Sept. 4, 2021 • 7 P.M. PT • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live: Live Stats • Live Updates on Twitter (@FresnoStateVB)
Series History: FS leads 5-2-2 • Last: FS 3-0 (9/11/15)

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Bulldog Bones

Fresno State opens its 57th season as a program this weekend with the Fresno State Invitational.
The 'Dogs are coming off a 8-6 mark in the spring 2021 finishing in a tie for fourth in the Mountain West with Wyoming.
The Bulldogs went 5-3 at home in the spring season.

By The Numbers
11 - Fresno State returns 11 returners this fall, including a pair of All-MW honorees
21 - The 'Dogs ranked 21st in the nation in aces per set in the spring (1.78)
57 - The Bulldogs open their 57th season as a program on Friday

Scouting (RV) Loyola Marymount (1-1)

LMU is 1-1 after the opening weekend of the season falling in four sets to No. 8 Purdue before defeating Kansas a day later in four sets.
The Lions are receiving votes in this week's AVCA Top 25 poll.
The Lions were selected fourth in the Preseason WCC poll and had a pair of preseason All-WCC selections in Kari Geissberger and Megan Rice.
LMU is led by fifth-year head coach Aaron Mansfield and went 7-9 in the spring 2021 season finishing fourth in the WCC.
The Lions lead the WCC and rank 17th in the nation in kills per set (14.88).
Geissberger leads the WCC in kills per set (4.62) and ranks 17th nationally.

Scouting CSUN (1-2)

CSUN is off to a 1-2 start with a win over Campbell at the Trojan Invitational and fell to Denver and USC.
The Matadors were selected seventh in the Preseason Big West poll.
CSUN did not play in the spring and went 12-16 in 2019.
Susie Terrusa is in her first season as the interim head coach.
CSUN ranks fourth in the Big West in total attacks (355) and blocks (22) .
Taylor Hunter, who was named to the Trojan Invite All-Tournament Team, is off to a hot start hitting .404 with 25 kills and 14 blocks in three matches.

Scouting UC Riverside (1-1)

UC Riverside is off to a 1-1 start with a win over Fordham in four sets before being swept by MW foe New Mexico at the Titan Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton.
The Highlanders did not play in the spring and went 6-22 in 2019.
UCR was picked 11th in the preseason Big West poll.
Head coach Michelle Patton-Coleman is her eighth season.
Senior outside hitter Marina Gonzalez leads the team with 25 kills while setter Zoey Seput leads the team with 53 assists.

2021 Openers

Fresno State brings back 11 returners this spring while welcoming five newcomers.
The 2021 spring Bulldogs finished 8-6 overall and tied for fourth in the MW with Wyoming.
The 'Dogs have combined to win 44 matches in head coach Jonathan Winder's first three seasons, the second-most wins in a head coaches' first three seasons in program history.
The 'Dogs return a pair of All-Mountain West selections in redshirt senior Desiree Sukhov and junior Amaria Kelley.
Sukhov was named to the All-MW Preseason Team as the Bulldogs were picked fifth in the MW Preseason poll.

Season/Home Openers

Fresno State is 32-17-1 in 50 recorded season openers (1971-Spring '21).
The Bulldogs have won four of their last five home openers with wins vs. UC Irvine (2016), CSU Bakersfield (2017), Fresno Pacific (2018) & San Jose State (Spring '21).
This will be the 'Dogs first time opening up the season at home in Fresno since 2013 when the 'Dogs defeated Rice in five sets.

2020-21 MW/NCAA rankings

Team attacks per set: 35.05 (1st MW/172nd NCAA)
Aces per set: 1.78 (2nd MW/21st NCAA)
Service aces: 98 (2nd MW/90th NCAA)
Total team attacks: 1,928 (3rd MW/201st NCAA)
Digs per set: 14.45 (4th MW/199th NCAA)
Opp. Hitting Pct.: .189 (4th MW/127th NCAA)

Starting Strong

The Bulldogs have won their season opener in 10 of the last 13 seasons.
The 'Dogs have won five straight season openers with wins over LIU Brooklyn (2016), Utah Valley (2017), Valparaiso (2018), Ohio (2019) & San Diego State (Spring '21).
Fresno State last opened the season with its home tournament in 2013.

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