PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State volleyball (9-4) will look to build on its first conference win of the season — a five-setter this past weekend at USC — with a Friday night matchup this week at Cal (7-5) which is slated for a 7:04 p.m. first serve at the Haas Pavilion. Friday’s match will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Bay Area.
Washington State has won four-consecutive matches against Cal, having not dropped a set to the Golden Bears since a five-set loss in Berkley back in 2019.
The Cougs are in the midst of a nine-match stretch of away contests with their first two weeks of conference play sending them on the road. WSU will benefit from back-to-back home weekends to close both October and November, respectively, and will host its first home Pac-12 match next week on Fri., Oct. 7, against Oregon.
Match Info:
– at California (9-4) | Pac-12 Bay Area
– Friday, Sept. 30 // First serve – 7:04 p.m.// Berkeley, Calif. – Haas Pavilion
– Live Stats // wsucougars.com/sports/womens-volleyball
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Quick Notes:
>> WSU is a perfect 8-0 against unranked teams this season heading into Friday’s match against unranked Cal. The Cougs have won 20-straight matches against unranked opponents dating back to October of last season.
>> Washington State ranks first in the Pac-12 in aces/set (1.94) and first in total aces (91).
>> The Cougars are 13th in the nation and second in the Pac-12 in hitting (.287). WSU is 9-0 in matches with a higher hitting percentage than its opponents.
>> After the first week of conference play, Karly Basham ranks third in the Pac-12 with 21 aces, Argentina Ung is third with 449 assists, and Magda Jehlarova is third with 58 total blocks.
>> Pia Timmer averaged a team-high 3.63 kills/set last week including a season-best 24 kills in Saturday’s win at USC. At 998 career kills heading into Friday’s match, she is on the cusp of joining the 1,000 career kills club this week.
>> The Cougars’ season averages of .287 hitting and 1.94 aces/set would both rank as the best single-season averages all-time.
>> Magda Jehlarova had a career-high four aces against USC and finished last weekend with a team-leading .359 hitting percentage (17-3-39). Jehlarova is top-10 in all major career blocking categories at WSU including her 1.40 blocks/set which ranks second…
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