Utah Volleyball Closes Out Home Schedule Against Oregon State, #14 Oregon

Match 26: Utah (14-11, 7-7 Pac-12) vs. Oregon State (7-17, 2-12 Pac-12)
Thursday, Nov. 10 | 7 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Utah Live Stream
 
Match 27: Utah (14-11, 7-7 Pac-12) vs. #14 Oregon (17-5, 11-3 Pac-12)
Sunday, Nov. 13 | 1 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Utah Live Stream

MATCH WEEK

Utah Volleyball returns to Salt Lake City for its final home matches of the 2022 season, welcoming Oregon State and No. 14-ranked Oregon. The Utes open the week against the Oregon State Beavers this Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. MT. Utah will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX, as well as women in sports at the match against the Beavers.

 

Then, Utah closes out the home schedule for senior day on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. MT against Oregon. Utah will honor its fifth year seniors Madelyn Robinson and Megan Yett, as well as senior Emily Smith. Both matches this weekend at the Huntsman Center will be live streamed.

 

QUICK HITS

• Utah has the 14th toughest schedule in the nation this season, while the Utes moved up to No. 34 in the RPI this week.

• KJ Burgess leads all freshmen in the Pac-12 with 1.27 blocks per set and a .393 hitting percentage, and is in the top-five among freshmen in both categories nationally.

• Madelyn Robinson has posted double-digit kills in all but one match this season and is 16th nationally with 4.42 kills per set.

• Vanessa Ramirez has had the most or tied for the most digs on the team in 23 of 25 matches this season.

• Utah has won 10 of the last 11 meetings against Oregon State, including the sweep this season in Corvallis. Utah is 15-11 in the series history with an 8-6 record in Salt Lake City.

• Utah is 11-17 all-time against Oregon, which includes a 6-8 mark in SLC. Prior to the match earlier this season, the Utes and Ducks were 5-5 in the last 10 meetings. Oregon took the first meeting this season in four sets.

 

IN THE RANKINGS

• Madelyn Robinson is second in the Pac-12 and No. 16 in the nation with 4.42 kills per set.

• KJ Burgess is fourth in the Pac-12 and No. 24 nationally with a .393 hitting percentage, while she ranks sixth in the…