PULLMAN, Wash. — On the heels of finishing off a season sweep of Oregon State on Friday, Washington State volleyball (17-7, 9-4 Pac-12) will hope to do the same against 16th-ranked Oregon (16-5, 10-3 Pac-12) on Sunday at noon from Eugene, Ore. Sunday’s re-match between the Ducks and the Cougars will be televised live on Pac-12 Oregon from Matthew Knight Arena.
Washington State won the first match in five sets, winning the fifth set 15-9 back on Oct. 7 in the Cougars’ home conference opener from Bohler Gym. The win was a third straight over the Ducks for Washington State after the Cougs swept the season series in 2021.
Match Info:
>> vs #16 Oregon (16-5, 10-3 Pac-12) | Pac-12 Oregon (PxP: Chris Clayton)
>> Sunday, Nov. 6 // First serve- 12:04 p.m. (PST) // Eugene, Ore. – Matthew Knight Arena
>> Listen Live // Pullman Radio KQQQ, 1150 AM (PXP: Steve Grubbs)
>> Live Stats // wsucougars.com/sports/womens-volleyball
>> Full notes PDF
Match Notes:
>> After the 2-0 home weekend against the Oregon schools last month and a sweep on Friday night at OSU, WSU is 17-3 against Pac-12 northwest schools (Oregon, Oregon State and Washington) since 2019.
>> Washington State is 5-5 in road matches so far this season and has more kills (461-430), blocks (77-72.5), and digs (452-442) than its opponents in the first 10 true road contests of the season.
>> The Cougs are No. 24 in the nation and fifth in the Pac-12 at .268 hitting so far this season.
>> Four of the Cougars’ five road wins have been sweeps after Friday night’s three-set win at Oregon State.
>> In search of its first 2-0 weekend on the road, WSU has split each of its first three Pac-12 road trips with wins at USC (9/24), at Cal (9/30) and at Utah (10/16).
>> The Cougs’ nine aces as a team vs Cal last Sunday was their best showing from the service line since posting 10 aces in a sweep over Oregon State at home on Oct. 9.
>> Washington State posted its best team hitting percentage (.388) during conference play in last Sunday’s sweep over Cal before following up with a .327 hitting night in Corvallis on Friday.
>> In its 17 wins on the season, Washington State is averaging 13.47 kills per set, 12.12 assists per set, and 2.84 blocks per set as a team.
>> Pia Timmer moved into a tie for 10th all-time in career kills (1,129) in last Sunday’s sweep over Cal.
>> Magda Jehlarova…
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