LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola Volleyball gets back to its PacWest schedule this week with two tough road battles at longtime rivals Point Loma and Azusa Pacific. The match against APU on Saturday is the first Cornerstone Cup matchup of the 2019-20 season.

THIS WEEK: at Point Loma (7-5, 3-1 PacWest) - Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.; at RV Azusa Pacific (9-2, 3-0 PacWest) - Saturday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m.

MULTIMEDIA: Live video and live statistics will be available for both matches. See the links below for the direct link for each match. Biola offers free live video of all home events at portal.stretchinternet.com/biola.

BIOLA AT POINT LOMA (7-5, 3-1 PacWest): Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. \\ Live Stats \\ Live Video ($8.95)
Following a tough loss in their first home match of the season against Concordia, Biola will look to bounce back on the road at Point Loma on Wednesday. Point Loma's best conference win came in the form of a sweep against Concordia Irvine in their first PacWest matchup. The Sea Lions led by junior middle blocker Madie Fox who has posted 124 kills already. They're having to play the season without their most outstanding player from last year, Rachael Schlect, who's out with injury. Last year Biola was swept on the road by the Sea Lions, but returned the favor with a sweep of its own at Chase Gymnasium. The Eagles hold a 43-33 edge in the all-time series and are 6-4 in the last ten meetings. Point Loma is 3-1 at home this season, with their only loss coming in the preseason to Southern Nazarene.

POINT LOMA TICKETING INFO | POINT LOMA CAMPUS MAP 

BIOLA AT AZUSA PACIFIC (9-2, 3-0 PacWest): Saturday Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. \\ Live Stats \\ Live Video ($6.95)
The first Cornerstone Cup matchup of the fall for Biola sports takes place on Saturday when the Eagles travel to take on Azusa Pacific. The Cougars have been dominant thus far, posting a 9-2 record and sweeping all three of their conference opponents to stay undefeated in the PacWest. Azusa is also receiving votes for the national top-25 coaches poll. The Cougars are led by a trio of imposing attackers featuring freshman outside hitter Annaka Jorgenson (111 kills), sophomore outside hitter Katarina Radisic (105 kills) and senior middle blocker Julianne Miller (103 kills). Miller received all-conference first team honors last year as well as preseason conference player of the year in each of the last two years. Biola is 51-33 all-time against APU, including a 6-4 tally in their last ten meetings. Last year the Eagles claimed a thrilling five-set victory at home over the Cougars but were beaten 3-1 on the road for a season split. Azusa Pacific is undefeated at the Felix Event Center this year.

AZUSA PACIFIC TICKETING INFO | AZUSA PACIFIC CAMPUS MAP

ABOUT LAST WEEK: It was a good start to the week on Wednesday for the Eagles as they traveled to Fresno Pacific and played their best match of the season in a sweep of the Sunbirds. Senior outside hitter Sabrina Winslow led the Eagles with 10 kills while junior libero Sami Hover posted 15 digs in the win. This set the stage for Biola's first home conference match as full NCAA Division II members on Saturday against Concordia Irvine. The Eagles stayed close in front of a raucous crowd in the first set, but a tight loss set the tone for the rest of the match as Concordia went on to sweep the Eagles in a tough night for Biola.  

IT'S GO TIME: The 2019 Biola Volleyball season has added significance in that it's the Eagles' first as full members in NCAA Division II. Back on July 12 the Biola campus received a call from the NCAA Division II Membership Committee notifying BU of its successful completion of the membership transition process. The change became official as of September 1 and now Biola is officially eligible for NCAA postseason play, national and regional rankings and official NCAA postseason honors for the first time. With no conference tournament, the Eagles will have to finish in the top-8 in the NCAA Division II West Region rankings to be able to get that first taste of NCAA postseason play.

UPCOMING MILESTONES:
Becca Branch - 400 assists (335)
Vanessa Garcia - 1,500 assists (1,252)
Vanessa Garcia - 100 service aces (55)
Vanessa Garcia - 500 digs (392)
Savannah Hilde - 300 kills (238)
Savannah Hilde - 50 matches (48)
Sami Hover - 100 matches (83)
Sami Hover - 75 service aces (62)
Sami Hover - 1,500 digs (1,218) (school record: 2,097)
Kaitlin O'Brien - 150 assists (147)
Kaitlin O'Brien - 150 service aces (131) (school record: 182)
Bekah Roth - 100 matches (82)
Bekah Roth - 500 kills (458)
Bekah Roth - 100 service aces (75)
Bekah Roth - 300 total blocks (259)
Sabrina Winslow - 800 kills (760)
Sabrina Winslow - 50 service aces (39)
Sabrina Winslow - 500 digs (472)
Sabrina Winslow - 150 blocks (133)

THE ROAD TO 1,100: Biola Volleyball is 1,082-448 (.707) all-time. Biola's averaged 27 wins-per-year in Head Coach Aaron Seltzer's 17-year tenure. A good season will also put Seltzer within a handful of wins of 500 when the season is all done. He enters 2019 with an all-time coaching mark of 462-139 (.768).

NEW STAFF: Seltzer's coaching staff has doubled from its 2018 size. He and lead assistant Gracee Teague did it along in 2018 but add Alex Leja and Sierra Bauder for 2019. Bauder, of course, was on the team last season and won conference player of the year. Leja is no stranger to Biola, having been groomed as a player and assistant coach at Vanguard University from 2009-15 before serving as head coach at NCAA Division III Alma College from 2016-18. 

NEXT WEEK: at Chaminade (9-2; 3-0 PacWest) - Wednesday Oct. 9 at 10 p.m. PT; at Hawaii Pacific (6-5; 2-1 PacWest) - Thursday Oct. 10 at 10 p.m. PT; at Hawaii Hilo (6-5; 1-2 PacWest) - Saturday Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. PT