Washington State sweeps Oregon State, 3-0, at home in Bohler Gym on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022.
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State volleyball (12-5, 4-2 Pac-12) heads to either side of the Rockies this week as it begins its third road trip of the Pac-12 season on Friday against Colorado (12-4, 4-2 Pac-12) at the CU Events Center where it was won the last two matchups in the all-time series dating back to 2018. Friday’s match will be televised on Pac-12 Mountain with first serve slated for 5:04 p.m. (MDT).
The Cougars have won four of their last five matches and are on the heels of a weekend sweep over the Oregon schools. WSU took out 12th-ranked Oregon in five sets last Friday night for its first ranked win on the campaign and has now won 22 consecutive matches over unranked teams after Sunday’s sweep over Oregon State.
Match Info:
>> at COLORADO (12-4, 4-2 Pac-12) | Pac-12 mountain
>> Friday, Oct. 14 // First serve – 5:04 p.m. (MDT)// Boulder, Colo. – CU Events Center
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Cougar Quick Notes:
>> The Cougs have won back-to-back and four of five, heading into the week as the 17th-best hitting team (.275) in the country.
>> Washington State has won five straight and nine of the last ten against the Buffs since Colorado joined the Pac-12 back in 2011.
>> WSU is a perfect 11-0 against unranked teams this season after Sunday’s win vs Oregon State has now won 22 straight against unranked opponents dating back to last season.
>> The Cougars are 10-0 this season when winning the opening set and are now 2-1 in five-set matches after beating 12th-ranked Oregon on Friday in five.
>> Magda Jehlarova leads the Pac-12 with 86 total blocks and begins the week only five block assists shy from moving into second all-time for her career at WSU.
>> Jehlarova moved into third all-time in WSU history earlier this season in both career total blocks (510) and career block assists (416). Her 11 blocks against Cal were the most in program history for a three-set match and a new career-best.
>> Setter Argentina Ung tallied double digit digs in three matches so far this season and posted a career-best six blocks twice (Aug. 26 vs Duke, Oct. 7 vs Oregon) including Friday’s win over No. 12 Oregon in which she had a pair of…
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