WSU VOLLEYBALL HOSTS ASU, TRAVELS TO SEATTLE FOR NO. 12 UW
The Washington State University volleyball team, 16-14 overall, 5-13 in Pac-12 action, hosts Arizona State (10-20, 0-18) Wed., Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. in Bohler Gym...only meeting this year for WSU and ASU...this is WSU's Senior Night honoring Casey Schoenlein and Nicole Rigoni...Cougars then head to Seattle for the final Pac-12 match of the year at No. 12 Washington (22-7, 12-6) at 8 p.m in Alaska Airlines Arena, part of the Apple Cup Series presented by Boeing...Cougars seek revenge as the Huskies won 3-1 to start the season in Pullman...WSU-UW match will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with announcer Elise Woodward and analyst Don Shaw, and also be available on radio at KQQQ-AM and online with announcer Steve Grubbs...find links Live Stats, Audio and TV at wsucougars.com.
WSU COACHING STAFF
Jen Stinson Greeny is in her seventh season as WSU's head coach (107-118 at WSU, 7 years; 219-142 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 11/19/17)
TEAM RANKINGS (of 329 DI teams)
> WSU is 6th in Team total blocks at 335.5
> WSU is 9th in Team blocks per set at 3.00 bps
INDIVIDUALS
> Jocelyn Urias is 11th in total blocks with 159; and 20th in blocks per set at 1.42 bps
> Taylor Mims is 23rd in total attacks with 1,313; 27th in attacks per set at 11.72; 29th in points with 520.5; 30th in points per set with 4.65; 31st in total kills with 453; and 37th in kills per set at 4.04 kps
> Ella Lajos is 41st in total blocks at 135
COUGARS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE
With Selection Sunday Nov. 26, these rankings take on greater importance...in national NCAA DI rankings/polls for Nov. 20, WSU is 37th in the NCAA RPI (9th in Pac-12)...in other rankings WSU is: Rich Kern - 33rd; PrepVolleyball.com - 34th; Massey Ratings - 35th; Pablo Rankings - 37th; RKPI - 38th (9th in Pac-12); Figstats - 37th/Strength of schedule - 4th; 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 - first win in Pullman since 2002; at No. 20 Oregon (3-1) - first win over Ducks since 2005, first in Eugene since 2004.
The Washington State University volleyball team, 16-14 overall, 5-13 in Pac-12 action, hosts Arizona State (10-20, 0-18) Wed., Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. in Bohler Gym...only meeting this year for WSU and ASU...this is WSU's Senior Night honoring Casey Schoenlein and Nicole Rigoni...Cougars then head to Seattle for the final Pac-12 match of the year at No. 12 Washington (22-7, 12-6) at 8 p.m in Alaska Airlines Arena, part of the Apple Cup Series presented by Boeing...Cougars seek revenge as the Huskies won 3-1 to start the season in Pullman...WSU-UW match will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with announcer Elise Woodward and analyst Don Shaw, and also be available on radio at KQQQ-AM and online with announcer Steve Grubbs...find links Live Stats, Audio and TV at wsucougars.com.
WSU COACHING STAFF
Jen Stinson Greeny is in her seventh season as WSU's head coach (107-118 at WSU, 7 years; 219-142 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 11/19/17)
TEAM RANKINGS (of 329 DI teams)
> WSU is 6th in Team total blocks at 335.5
> WSU is 9th in Team blocks per set at 3.00 bps
INDIVIDUALS
> Jocelyn Urias is 11th in total blocks with 159; and 20th in blocks per set at 1.42 bps
> Taylor Mims is 23rd in total attacks with 1,313; 27th in attacks per set at 11.72; 29th in points with 520.5; 30th in points per set with 4.65; 31st in total kills with 453; and 37th in kills per set at 4.04 kps
> Ella Lajos is 41st in total blocks at 135
COUGARS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE
With Selection Sunday Nov. 26, these rankings take on greater importance...in national NCAA DI rankings/polls for Nov. 20, WSU is 37th in the NCAA RPI (9th in Pac-12)...in other rankings WSU is: Rich Kern - 33rd; PrepVolleyball.com - 34th; Massey Ratings - 35th; Pablo Rankings - 37th; RKPI - 38th (9th in Pac-12); Figstats - 37th/Strength of schedule - 4th; 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 - first win in Pullman since 2002; at No. 20 Oregon (3-1) - first win over Ducks since 2005, first in Eugene since 2004.