NO. 22 WASHINGTON STATE (22-6, 11-5 PAC-12)
at Arizona State (15-12, 7-9 Pac-12) | Thur., Nov. 21 | 6:00 p.m. PT
at Arizona (14-14, 4-12 Pac-12) | Sun., Nov. 24 | 11:00 a.m. PT
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WEEK PREVIEW
The No. 22 ranked Washington State Cougars hit the road this week, traveling to Arizona. WSU will first take on the Sun Devils of ASU, with the Cougs having won the previous two matches at Tempe. The Sun Devils took the first match of this season against WSU inside Bohler Gym at 3-2.
The Cougs will then head to Tucson to face the Wildcats of Arizona. Washington State defeated Arizona earlier this season 3-0 at home, and have won five out of the last six meetings against the Wildcats.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The week 12 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coaches Poll keeps Washington State at No. 22 overall this week after defeating Colorado, and falling to No. 15 Utah at home. The Pac-12 currently has five teams ranked in the top 25 as Stanford (4), Washington (10), Utah (16), California (24), and the Cougars all represent the conference. The RichKern poll sees WSU remain at No. 19 this week, and the Pablo Rankings puts the Cougars at No. 24 overall heading into this week.
BLOCKS AND MORE BLOCKS
Magda Jehlářová has been a dominate force all season on the defensive front for Washington State. She currently leads the Pac-12 in total blocks with 158.0, and leads the conference in blocks per set at 1.53 as well. Magda has also moved her up up the all-time WSU single season rankings in blocking as she is currently fourth overall in blocks per set within a single year. Jehlářová ranks 10th overall in total blocks within a single season, and is close to breaking into the top ten in both block assists, and solo blocks.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 22 Washington State volleyball completed the season sweep of Colorado Sunday afternoon with a five-set victory over the Buffaloes inside Bohler Gym. Set scores from the match were: 25-23, 24-26, 13-25, 25-15 and 15-9 in favor of WSU (22-6, 11-5 Pac-12).
Pia Timmer (17),
Jocelyn Urias (15), and
Magda Jehlářová (12) led the offensive attack on the day, as each finished with double-digit kills.
Alexis Dirige totaled 13 digs in the contest, increasing her career total to 2,082 overall, and moved her up to eighth all-time in the Pac-12.
Hannah Pukis notched her 11th double-double of the year with 43 assists and 11 digs.
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