PULLMAN, Wash. — No. 4 Washington State (14-1, 4-0 Pac-12) volleyball gets set to open a four-match home stand this Friday as it welcomes Cal (12-3, 1-3 Pac-12) into Bohler Gym for the first meeting this season with the Golden Bears. Friday’s match in Bohler Gym will be brodcast live on Pac-12 Washington beginning at 7 p.m.
The Cougs carry a 13-match winning streak into Friday’s matchup, the longest winning streak since a record-setting 16-match streak back in 1997. Earlier this week, the 2023 Cougars moved up to No. 4 in the AVCA Top-25, surpassing the 1997 team for the highest national ranking in program history.
Match Info:
>> vs California (12-3, 1-3 Pac-12) | Opp Streak: Lost 1
>> OPP LAST THREE: L 2-3 vs Arizona St. // W 3-1 vs Arizona // L 2-3 at Utah
>> DATE: Fri., Oct. 6 // First serve: 7:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Pullman, Wash. // Bohler Gym
>> TV: Pac-12 Washington // PxP Greg Talbott
>> Media Notes PDF
RECORD WATCH
>> Pia Timmer heads into Sunday’s match only 44.5 points shy of moving into second all-time in WSU history.
>> Pia Timmer sits just 22 service aces shy of setting the all-time WSU career record.
>> Julia Norville begins the week only 58 digs shy of joining the 1,000 career digs club.
>> Magda Jehlářová goes into Sunday just 84 blocks shy of becoming the all-time career leader in Pac-12 History.
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs CALIFORNIA
>> Overall: Cal leads, 44-29
>> In Pullman: WSU leads, 20-17
>> In Berkeley: Cal leads, 25-10
>> Neutral: Cal leads, 1-0
>> In three sets: Cal leads, 25-18
>> In four sets: WSU leads, 11-10
>> In five sets: Tied 7-7
>> Under Head Coach Jen Greeny: Cal leads, 10-12
>> The Cougars have won six in a row over the Golden Bears, dating back to a five-set win for Cal in Berkeley back in 2019.
>> Washington State has won seven of the last eight matches in Pullman and is 2017 all-time on its home court against Cal.
WASHINGTON STATE IN THE POLLS
>> WSU reached its highest all-time ranking this week at No. 4 in the AVCA’s Top-25, surpassing its previous best at No. 5 in Oct. of 1995.
>> This week marks the 34th poll in which the Cougars have cracked the nation’s top-10.
>> Washington State has appeared in 183 AVCA Top-25 polls — No. 20 all-time among Power Five schools — while finishing 13 seasons in the final top-25 poll — also ranked No. 20 all-time…
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