Colorado To Host LA Opponents

BOULDER  — The University of Colorado women’s volleyball team looks to snap a three-game conference losing streak this weekend when hosting UCLA Friday at 6 p.m. MT, followed by No. 24 USC at noon Sunday.   
 
The Buffaloes (13-7, 5-5 Pac-12) are tied for sixth in the Pac-12. Earlier this season, CU lost to the second-ranked Trojans in four sets before taking down UCLA at Pauley Pavilion.
 
Defensively, Colorado currently ranks 13^th in the NCAA and second in the Pac-12 for blocking, averaging 2.71 blocks a set. Alexia Kuehl and Meegan Hart have both tallied 88 blocks this season, 39 more than any other player on the team. Hart is also seventh in the NCAA in hitting percentage at .424.
 
Maya Tabron and Lexi Hadrych lead the Buffs’ offense in kills per set, with both players averaging more than three. Tabron posted 13 kills against USC and 17 kills against UCLA when the teams met earlier this season, hitting over .300 for both matches.
 
Running the dynamic offense are setters Taylor Simpson and Brynna DeLuzio, earning 8.39 and 2.43 assists a set respectively. DeLuzio is also averaging 2.17 digs a set while libero Katie Lougeay is averaging 3.38 digs each game.
 
Friday’s game against UCLA will be featured on the Pac-12 Networks and Sunday’s match versus USC will be shown on Colorado’s live stream.
 
UCLA
 
The Bruins (10-9, 4-6 Pac-12) are ranked eighth in the Pac-12 and are 2-1 in conference away games this season. UCLA is hitting .230 as a team this year while holding their opponents to a .189 attack percentage. Outside hitter Iman Ndiaye leads the team in kills with 198, followed closely by teammate élan McCall with 190.
 
 
USC
 
The Trojans (16-5, 8-2 Pac-12) have elevated to second in the Pac-12 by winning seven of their last eight matches, most recently losing to No. 7 Stanford. The team is averaging 13.9 kills a set, with outside hitter Skylar Fields leading the Trojans with 4.99 kills each game. The team has also posted 143 aces this season while CU has only earned 89.
 
Defensively, libero Gala Trubint leads the team in digs with almost four a set while middle blockers Lindsey Miller and Kalyah Williams are averaging .97 and .91 blocks a game, respectively.