PULLMAN, Wash. — Fourth-ranked Washington State volleyball (15-1, 5-0 Pac-12) looks to remain perfect on its home court Sunday as it gets set to host a top-five matchup with No. 3 Stanford in Bohler Gym. Sunday’s match will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network beginning at noon.
No. 3 Washington State, 4-1 against the nation’s top-25 so far this season and 3-1 against top-10 teams, will look to extend its 14-match winning streak and perfect 8-0 home record to begin the fall.
MATCH INFO:
>> vs No. 3 Stanford (12-2, 5-0 Pac-12) | Opp Streak: Won 6
>> OPP LAST THREE: W 3-0 vs Arizona St. // W 3-0 vs Arizona // W 3-1 at UW
>> DATE: Sun., Oct. 8 // First serve: 12:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Pullman, Wash. // Bohler Gym
>> TV: Pac-12 Washington // PxP Greg Talbott
>> Media Notes PDF
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs STANFORD
>> Overall: Stanford leads, 68-4
>> In Pullman: Stanford leads, 30-4
>> In Stanford: Stanford leads, 38-0
>> Stanford has won 11-straight dating back to a five-set win for the Cougars in Bohler back in 2016.
>> The Cougars and Cardinal have met up twice in the postseason, first in 1996 and again in 2018, with both matches going to Stanford.
>> Head coach Jen Greeny (Stinson) and Shannon Hunt (Wyckoff) were each members of the 1996 team that defeated Stanford, 3-1, in Pullman, the first win in the all-time series for Washington State.
COUGAR VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES
>> Washington State swept Cal, 25-10, 25-20, 25-20, on Friday night in Bohler Gym behind a team-high 10 kills from both Katy Ryan and Magda Jehlářová.
>> With 14 wins in a row going into Sunday’s match, the Cougars’ are closing in on the longest win streak in program history which currently stands as a 16-match winning streak to start the 1997 season.
>> At No. 4 in this week’s AVCA Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, Washington State reached its highest national ranking in program history. The No. 4 ranking is the highest ranking for the Cougars since reaching No. 6 during the peak their 1997 winning streak.
>> The Cougars are off to their best start in conference play since a 5-0 start to the 2016 season that saw them post wins over No. 4 Washington, No. 9 UCLA, No. 9 Stanford, California, and Oregon State, respectively.
>> Magda Jehlářová became the Pac-12 all-time career leader after winning the 10th weekly conference award of her career, having been…
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