San Diego Toreros (5-5, 0-0 WCC) •  Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-9, 0-0 WCC)  •  Washington State Cougars (5-4, 0-0 WCC)

September 26, 2024   | Martin Centre (4,000) • Spokane, Washington

September 28, 2024   | Bohler Gym (3,000) • Pullman, Washington

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SPOKANE, WA – San Diego volleyball (5-5, 0-0 WCC) is set to begin West Coast Conference play this weekend in Washington, taking on Gonzaga (1-9, 0-0 WCC) at the Martin Centre in Spokane before continuing on to face Washington State (5-4, 0-0 WCC) at Bohler Gym in Pullman.

The matchup against the Bulldogs will begin on Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by a matchup with the Cougars on Saturday at 12 p.m. Both of USD's matches this week will be streamed live on ESPN+, and live statistics will be available on GoZags.com and WSUCougars.com.

LAST TIME OUT: A DOMINANT WEEKEND IN BATON ROUGE
• San Diego went undefeated in the four-team LSU Invitational and didn't drop a set last week, winning all nine of its frames across three matches on Thursday and Friday after it made the 1,589-mile cross-country trip to Baton Rouge.

• In USD's 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-17) victory against North Florida, freshman outside hitter Isabel Clark led the match with 13 kills, which she racked up by hitting a robust .444. Senior middle blocker Haylee Stoner hit at a sky-high .625 clip enroute to 11 kills of her own, which were the most of any player besides Clark.

• Osunsanmi racked up a team-high 13 kills in USD's 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-18) win against Boston College, marking the seventh time in her first nine college matches that she has reached double digits in that category. First-year setter Kylie Munday continued to shine as she directed the Torero offense, racking up 37 assists to notch her seventh consecutive match with 30 or more.

• The 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-22) sweep of Power-5 opponent and tournament host LSU was spearheaded by a signature performance from sophomore outside hitter Nemo Beach, who tallied a team-high 13 kills while hitting .293. Munday continued her rapid ascent, notching the sixth double-double of her young college career. Stoner (four block assists) and Madi Allen (19 digs) anchored a Torero defense that held the Tigers to a .113 hitting percentage.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS GONZAGA
• The Toreros are 63-9 against the Bulldogs all-time, with the two programs' last meeting coming in November of 2023, when USD beat Gonzaga 3-0 in Spokane.

• The Toreros have won each of the last 57 matchups between the two teams, and have swept the Bulldogs a total of 49 times in that span.

• The Zags' last win against the Toreros came on September 30th, 1994 in a 3-1 victory on their home court in Spokane.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS WASHINGTON STATE
• The Toreros are 2-3 against the Cougars all-time. The two programs' last meeting came in the Second Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, when USD, then ranked No. 3 nationally, beat then-24th-ranked WSU 3-1 at the Jenny Craig Pavilion to advance to the Sweet 16.

• Saturday will mark the Cougars' first matchup with the Toreros as members of the WCC.

ALLEN AND OSUNSANMI TAKE HOME WEEKLY WCC HONORS
• Madi Allen and Kennedy Osunsanmi have been named the WCC Defensive Player of the Week and the WCC Freshman of the Week for September 23, 2024 the West Coast Conference announced on Monday afternoon.

• Allen, a senior libero, anchored the USD defense as it went undefeated this past weekend in a multi-team event hosted by LSU, totaling 54 digs (6.00 D/S) across three San Diego sweeps.

• She got the tournament started with 13 digs on Thursday as the Toreros beat North Florida in straight sets before adding 19 in a 3-0 victory over Boston College. Allen closed things out with a big performance on Friday night, racking up 22 digs as San Diego dominated LSU to earn its third straight sweep.

• Monday marks the first WCC Defensive Player of the Week honor of Allen's USD career. She received the award three times while playing for former conference rival BYU from 2020-2021.

• Osunsanmi, a freshman opposite, played a key role in San Diego's big three-game win streak by tallying 30 kills (.286), 3.33 K/S, 11 digs, three service aces, six block assists, and an assist.

• She got things started by chipping in five kills, four digs, two block assists, two service aces, and an assist on Thursday night, then added 13 kills, three digs, a service ace, and three blocks in the first half of a Friday doubleheader. She finished out the weekend with 12 kills while hitting .313 vs. LSU, also adding four digs and a block assist as USD silenced the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

• This is the second WCC Freshman of the Week honor of Osunsanmi's young college career after she earned the accolade back on September 2.

HISTORY AWAITS: COACH PETRIE EYES 500th CAREER WIN
• San Diego volleyball's Jennifer Petrie enters Thursday night's match at Gonzaga with a 499-180 career record as head coach. All 499 of her wins have come at USD, and she is the winningest active Torero head coach.

• The only other USD head coaches to reach the 500-win milestone are former baseball skippers John Cunningham (843-839-18) and Rich Hill (1079-738-4).