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Cougars to renew Apple Cup rivalry in Wednesday night’s conference opener

Cougars to renew Apple Cup rivalry in Wednesday night's conference opener


PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State volleyball (8-3), the top-ranked hitting team in the Pac-12 (.295) heading into the first week of conference play, gets set to renew its cross-state rivalry with 18th-ranked Washington (8-2) as the teams officially open the 2022 Pac-12 season in Seattle this week.  The two will take center stage on Pac-12 Network Wednesday night from Alaska Airlines Arena with first serve scheduled for 6:04 p.m.

 

The Cougs have won three of the last four meetings with Washington which includes a pair of five-set wins and a pair of wins on the opening week of conference play.  WSU has also won three-straight Pac-12 openers overall including a sweep over 24th-ranked Colorado in last season’s conference opener.

WSU at #18 Washington (8-2) Match Info:

>> Wednesday, Sept. 21 // First serve – 6:04  p.m. (PST)

>> Seattle, Wash. – Alaska Airlines Arena

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Cougar Quick Notes:

>> Washington State is the top-ranked team in the Pac in hitting (.295) going into the week and ranks 12th in the NCAA.

>> The Cougars are second in the Pac and 29th in the nation with 1.97 aces/set.  They are second in the Pac with 77 total aces heading into conference play.

>> WSU is 14-2 against Pac-12 northwest schools (Oregon, Oregon St. Washington) since 2019.

>> The Cougars are the only Pac-12 school to finish top-five in the final conference standings each of the past four seasons.

>> Head coach Jen Greeny, last year’s Co-Coach of the Year in the Pac-12, owns the 15th-most Pac-12 conference wins all-time (83).
>> Magda Jehlarova ranks No. 6 in the conference in hitting (.351), having put up a line of  88-23-185 from the middle so far this season.
>> Argentina Ung is fourth in the Pac-12 with 9.82 assists/set and third with 383 total assists.
>> Pia Timmer is sixth all-time in kills/set at 3.17 over 305 sets played and holds the third-highest mark since sets were shortened to the 25-point scoring system that was implemented in 2008.  At 969 career kills heading into the week, she is also quickly closing in on joining the 1,000 career kills club.
>> Magda Jehlarova is top-10 in all major career blocking categories at WSU including her 1.40 blocks/set which ranks second all-time.  Jehlarova passed Taylor Mims earlier this season for fourth all-time in total blocks (472) and is now into the top-five in block assists (382) as well, surpassing head coach Jen Greeny (Stinson) in that category earlier this season in a win over…

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