PULLMAN, Wash. — Following a perfect 11-0 month of September which included three top-25 wins and two wins against the nation’s top-10 teams, No. 7 Washington State volleyball (13-1, 3-0 Pac-12) gets set to open the month of October with another top-10 match, this time taking on No. 6 Oregon (12-1, 2-0 Pac-12) Sunday beginning at noon. Sunday’s match from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore., will be streamed live on Pac-12 Insider and broadcast live for radio listeners on Pullman Radio KQQQ.
Match Info:
>> at No. 6 Oregon (12-1, 2-0 Pac-12) | Opp Streak: Won 6
>> OPP LAST THREE: W 3-0 at Marquette // W 3-0 vs Oregon St. // W 3-0 at UCLA
>> DATE: Sun., Sept. 29 // First serve: 12:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Eugene, Ore. // Matthew Knight Arena
>> RADIO: Pullman Radio KQQQ// PxP: Steve Grubbs
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs OREGON
>> Overall: WSU leads, 38-34
>> In Pullman: WSU leads, 18-17
>> In Corvallis: WSU leads, 20-17
>> In three sets: WSU leads, 23-18
>> In four sets: WSU leads, 11-10
>> In five sets: Oregon leads, 4-6
>> Under Head Coach Jen Greeny: Oregon leads, 4-14
>> The Cougars and Ducks split last season’s two matchups with each team defending home court. WSU won in five sets in the first meeting before the Ducks won in four on the last match inside Matthew Knight Arena last November.
>> Washington State has won three of the last four and six of the last eight meetings overall between the two sides dating back to the beginning of the 2019 Pac-12 season.
>> The Cougars have won two of the last three matches played in Matthew Knight Arena.
COUGAR VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES
>> WSU is off to its best start since a 13-0 start to the 2013 season. The longest win streak in program history was a 16-match winning streak to start the 1997 season.
>> At No. 7 in this week’s AVCA Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, Washington State remained at its highest in-season ranking since reaching No. 6 at the peak of the Cougars’ 16-match winning streak in ’97.
>> 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.
>> 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…
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