WSU VOLLEYBALL HAS QUICK TRIP TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS
The Washington State University volleyball team, 14-10 overall record and 3-9 in Pac-12, will make a quick trip to the Rocky Mountain schools this week...Cougars play at Colorado (17-6, 7-5) for a Wednesday Pac-12 Networks Spike Night match Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. PT in the Coors Events Center in Boulder...the next day, WSU plays at No. 15 Utah (17-6, 8-4) Thurs., Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. PT in the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City...the WSU at Colorado match will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with play-by-play announcer Krista Blunk and analyst Amy Gant...links to Live Stats and Pac-12 Network online are at the volleyball schedule page at wsucougars.com.

WSU COACHING STAFF
Jen Stinson Greeny is in her seventh season as WSU's head coach (105-114 at WSU, 7 years; 217-138 in career, 11 years)...2016 Pac-12 Coach of the Year...Greeny bio on page 5...staff includes associate head coach Burdette Greeny (seventh year) and assistant coach Shannon Hunt (fifth year)...all coaches are former WSU student-athletes...technical operations Grant Schoenlein (first year), volunteer coach James Dorr (second year) and student coach Kyra Holt...Kaysie Shebenick is coordinator of operations (first year).

COUGARS IN NCAA RANKINGS (through 10/29/17)
TEAM RANKINGS  (of 329 DI teams)
> WSU is 5th in Team total blocks at 278.0 
> WSU is 7th in Team blocks per set at 3.05 bps
> WSU is 73rd in Team opponent hpct at .180
INDIVIDUALS
> Jocelyn Urias is 7th in total blocks with 135
> Jocelyn Urias is 13th in blocks per set at 1.48 bps
> Ella Lajos is 44th in total blocks at 109
> Ella Lajos is 68th in blocks per set at 1.20 bps
> Taylor Mims is 51st in points with 401.5
> Taylor Mims is 54th in total kills with 346
> Taylor Mims is 54th in total attacks with 993
> Taylor Mims is 56th in attacks per set at 10.91 atkps
> Taylor Mims is 59th in points per set with 4.41 pps

COUGARS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE
In national NCAA DI rankings/polls for Oct 30, WSU is 42nd in the NCAA RPI (9th in Pac-12)...in other rankings WSU is: PrepVolleyball.com - 31st; Massey Ratings - 36th; Rich Kern 39th; Pablo Rankings - 42nd; RKPI - 42nd; and not listed in the AVCA Coaches Top 25, or VolleyMob.com polls...polls are on page 4.

SINGING THE '17 SUPERLATIVES
US Collegiate National Team- Europe: Taylor Mims, All-Tournament Team, 
    Gold Medal at 13th Annual Global Challenge
US Collegiate National Team- Thailand: McKenna Woodford
US Collegiate Natl Team- Minneapolis: Casey Schoenlein
Mexican National Team at FIVB Grand Prix: Jocelyn Urias
Cougar Challenge Tournament, Pullman, Wash., WSU 1st place
    All-Tournament Team: Taylor Mims and McKenna Woodford
Missouri St. Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational, Springfield, Mo., WSU 1st place
    All-Tournament: Taylor Mims MVP; McKenna Woodford, Ashley Brown
Third consecutive win vs. Arizona and only sixth win all-time at Arizona
Wins over ranked teams in 2017: 3-1 vs. No. 25 Colorado; 3-2 vs. No. 13 UCLA

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