WSU VOLLEYBALL GOES DEEP INTO THE HEART OF TEXAS
The Washington State University volleyball team (8-1) coming off back-to-back tournament wins takes to the road for the final pre-conference competiton this season...Cougars travel to Lubbock, Texas to play in the Lone Star Showdown Sept. 18-19 in the United Supermakets Arena...Friday, WSU plays Northwestern State (2-8) at11:30 a.m. PT and then takes on host Texas Tech (8-2* pending 9/15 match at UTEP) at 5 p.m. PT...Saturday is another early match with the Cougars playing Portland State (3-6) at 9 a.m. PT...radio coverage listed on page 2.
COUGAR COACHING STAFF
Jen Stinson Greeny is in her fifth season as WSU's head coach (61-77 at WSU, 5 years; 173-101 in career, 9 years) - complete Greeny bio on page 5...assistant coaches Burdette Greeny (fifth year) and Shannon Hunt (third year)...all coaches are former WSU student-athletes...volunteer coach James Dorr (first year)...Katie Hinrichs is coordinator of operations (fifth year).
WSU IN NCAA NATIONAL STATISTICS (through 9/13/15):
> WSU is 2nd in Team aces per set at 2.34 saps (leads Pac-12)
> WSU is 54th in Team blocks per set at 2.45 bps
> Haley MacDonald is 9th in aces per set at 0.59 saps
> Kyra Holt is 20th in aces per set at 0.52 saps
> Olivia Coale is 26th in aces per set at 0.50 saps
> Haley MacDonald is 25th in assists per set at 11.21 aps
> Kyra Holt is 7th in kills per set at 4.52 kps
> Kyra Holt is 4th in points per set at 5.62 pps
> Claire Martin is 54th in blocks per set at 1.31 bps
> Kyra Holt is 54th in total kills with 141 kills
WSU IN OTHER NATIONAL RANKINGS (through 9/13/15)
> No. 35 Pablo ranking – lowest since 2002 season's No.5 final Pablo ranking
> WSU's Pablo ranking is 8th-best in the Pac-12 with all seven Pac-12 teams ranked above WSU also ranked in the AVCA Top 25 Poll: 1. UW, 3. USC, 4. UCLA, 8. Stanford, 13. ASU, 15. Arizona, 21. Oregon, 35. WSU, 40. Utah, 41. Colorado, 77. OSU, and 98. California.
>WSU is 6th-best in the Pac-12 in average statistical ranking for the seven major statistical categories: 1. UW 2.85, 2. USC 3.14, 3.Arizona 4.42, 4. UCLA 4.43, 5. ASU 4.86, 6. WSU 6.14, 7. Oregon 6.57, 8. Utah 6.71, 9. Stanford 7.43, 10. California 9.29, 11. Colorado 10.71, and 12. OSU 11.29.
> WSU's 2015 freshman class was ranked PrepVolleyball.com's 21st-best in the nation after having the 14th-best class in 2013 and an honorable mention class in 2014. WSU is one of only 15 programs nationally to have at least two Top 25 Prepvolleyball.com and one honorable mention recruiting class ranking the last three years.
WSU'S 2015 SEASON HONORS
Cougar Challenge tournament Champion
Idaho Volleyball Classic tournament Champion
Idaho Volleyball Classic All-Tournament: Kyra Holt - MVP, Haley MacDonald
Radford Highlander Invite All-Tournament: Kyra Holt, McKenna Woodford