PULLMAN, Wash. — Fourth-ranked Washington State volleyball (15-2, 5-1 Pac-12) will continue a four-match stretch of home matches this weekend as it hosts Utah (8-8, 3-3 Pac-12) on Friday night beginning at 6 p.m. in Bohler Gym. Friday’s match will be streamed live for viewers on Pac-12 Plus.
Despite suffering a closely fought setback to No. 3 Stanford in four sets this past Sunday, Washington State stayed at No. 4 in this week’s AVCA Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, the first two-week stretch inside the top-five for the Cougs since 1995. With only two blemishes on its record through 17 matches, Washington State is still off to its best start under Head Coach Jen Greeny, the strongest open to a season through 17 matches since a 16-1 start to the 1997 season.
Match Info:
>> vs Utah (8-8, 3-3 Pac-12) | Opp Streak: Lost 1
>> OPP LAST THREE: W 3-0 at UCLA // W 3-1 at Oregon St. // L 1-3 at Oregon
>> DATE: Fri., Oct. 13 // First serve: 6:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Pullman, Wash. // Bohler Gym
>> STREAM: WSU Live Stream // PxP: Steve Grubbs, Color: Evan Charney
>> Media Notes PDF
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs UTAH
>> Overall: Utah leads, 12-9
>> In Pullman: WSU leads, 7-3
>> In Stanford: Utah leads, 9-2
>> Washington State swept last season’s series with the Utes and have won the last three matchups in Bohler Gym going into Friday’s contest.
>> The Cougars have gone the distance five times since the series began with Utah’s addition to the conference prior to the start of the 2011 season. Utah is 4-1 in those five-set matches.
>> Washington State has swept Utah in six of its nine wins overall, including each of last season’s matchups.
COUGAR VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES
>> Magda Jehlářová (.430) and Katy Ryan (.344) each rank in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage heading into the fourth weekend of conference play.
>> Jehlářová is the Pac-12’s active leader for her career in total blocks (679), while teammate, Iman Isanovic, is the conference’s active leader in career kills (1,593).
>> Washington State saw its longest winning streak since 1997 snapped at 14-in-a-row at the hands of No. 3 Stanford in Bohler Gym Sunday.
>> Washington State volleyball poured approximately $800,000 of renovation into Bohler Gym this offseason, which included the addition of a new seating section behind the West end of Marcia Saneholtz…
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