Volleyball to take on Utah Sunday on Pac-12 Mountain

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State volleyball (12-6, 4-3 Pac-12) will look for a weekend split on the road on Sunday as it takes on Utah (11-7, 4-3 Pac-12) on the road in the Huntsman Center.  Sunday’s match will be televised live on Pac-12 Mountain beginning at 11 a.m. (PST).

The Cougars saw a streak of 22 consecutive wins over unranked teams snapped on Friday night in a four-set loss at Colorado.  Pia Timmer had 12 kills and Magda Jehlarova added 10 kills to go along with four blocks as Washington State fell, 3-1 (25-21, 25-17, 15-25, 25-9), at Colorado on Friday night to begin its mountain time zone road trip.  The Cougs will be looking to snap a streak of three-straight losses to Utah having last won back in 2019 in the Huntsman Center.

MATCH INFO:

>> at  UTAH (11-7, 4-3 Pac-12)  |  Pac-12 mountain

>> Sunday, Oct. 16 // First serve – 12:04  p.m. (MDT)// Salt Lake City – Huntsman Center

>> Live Stats // wsucougars.com/sports/womens-volleyball

>> Listen Live // KQQQ – 1150 AM/102.1 FM (wsucougars.com)

>> Full match notes (PDF)

QUICK NOTES:

>> Washington State has split the last six matches against Utah which includes a pair of wins in Salt Lake City at the Huntsman Center.

>> The Cougars are 10-0 this season when winning the opening set and are now 2-1 in five-set matches after beating 12^th-ranked Oregon on Friday in five.

>> Magda Jehlarova leads the Pac-12 with 90 total blocks and is fifth in the Pac at .370 hitting (155-37-319).

>> Jehlarova moved into third all-time in WSU history earlier this season in career total blocks (510) and also tied for second all-time in career block assists (420) Friday at Colorado. Her 11 blocks against Cal were the most in program history for a three-set match and a new career-best.

>> Setter Argentina Ung has tallied double digit digs in three matches so far this season and also posted a career-best six blocks twice (Aug. 26 vs Duke, Oct. 7 vs Oregon), including last week’s win over No. 12 Oregon in which she had a pair of solo blocks.

>> Pia Timmer averaged 4.00 kills/set and four blocks last weekend against the Oregon schools and led the Cougars with 11 kills in Friday’s match at Colorado.

>> Timmer’s 3.20 kills/set ranks tied for ninth-most among active players in the Pac-12 and is sixth-best all-time at Washington State.

>> Karly Basham has tallied five or more set assists in…