PULLMAN, Wash. — Ninth-ranked Washington State volleyball (18-5, 8-4 Pac-12) begins the month of November with a road trip to the Bay Area to take on fifth-ranked Stanford (18-3, 11-1 Pac-12) on Friday night in Maples Pavilion, beginning at 6 p.m. on Pac-12 Insider.  The Cougars will then head to the Haas Pavilion in Berkeley to take on Cal (15-8, 4-8 Pac-12) on Sunday, beginning at noon on Pac-12 Insider.

Head coach Jen Greeny will coach her 400th career match at the helm of her alma mater on Friday night as the Cougars look for the program's first win on the road in Maples Pavilion.

Match Info:
>> at No. 5 Stanford (18-3, 11-1 Pac-12)   |   Opp Streak: Lost 1
>> OPP LAST THREE:  W 3-1 at Oregon // W 3-0 at Arizona // L 0-3 at Arizona St.
>> RANKINGS: AVCA - 5^th //  RPI - 3^rd // Media - 4^th // NCAA Committee - 2^nd
>> DATE:  Fri., Nov. 3  //  First serve: 6:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Stanford, Calif.  //  Maples Pavilion
>> RADIO: Pullman Radio KQQQ, PxP: Steve Grubbs

Match Info:
>> vs California (15-8, 4-8 Pac-12)   |   Opp Streak: Won 1
>> OPP LAST THREE:  W 3-2 at Oregon St. // L 3-0 at ASU // W 3-0 at Arizona
>> DATE:  Sun., Nov. 5  //  First serve: 12:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Berkeley, Calif.  //  Haas Pavilion
>> RADIO: Pullman Radio KQQQ, PxP: Steve Grubbs

Media Notes (PDF)

RECORD WATCH
>> Pia Timmer heads into the week 255 points shy of setting the all-time WSU record for career points.
>> Pia Timmer sits in a tie for third all-time at WSU in career aces and is just 11 aces shy of setting the all-time WSU career record.
>> Karly Basham and Julia Norville became the 13th and 14th members of the 1,000 career digs club, respectively, earlier this season.
>> Pia Timmer begins the week just 63 digs shy of reaching 1,000 digs for her career, putting her over 1,000 career kills and digs in her college career.
>> With her 1,000th career dig, Timmer would become only the third palyer to reach 1,000 career kills & digs club, joining assistant coach Shannon Wyckoff (Hunt), and LaToya Harris (1999-2002).  She would also become the only player in program history to reach 1,500 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
>> Timmer is also only 215 kills away from tying Kyra Holt (1,777) for second all-time in WSU history in career kills.
>> Magda Jehlářová goes into Sunday just 44 blocks shy of becoming the all-time career leader in Pac-12 History.  With only 38 more blocks, Jehlářová will become the NCAA Divison I career leader for the rally scoring era (since 2001).

WASHINGTON STATE IN THE POLLS
>> Washington State remained in the top-10 for a program record seventh-consecutive week, dropping only three spots to No. 9 in this week's AVCA Top-25 Coaches' Poll.
>> This week marks the 38^th poll overall in which the Cougars have cracked the nation's top-10.
>> Washington State has appeared in 187 AVCA Top-25 polls­ — No. 20 all-time among Power Five schools — while finishing 13 seasons in the final top-25 poll — also ranked No. 20 all-time among Power Five schools.
>> WSU moved down to No. 6 in this week's Volleyballmag.com Super 16 Poll.
>> The Cougs came in at No. 6 in the first NCAA Women's Volleyball Committee Poll of the season which was announced Monday, Sept. 25.  The next NCAA women's volleyball committee poll will be released this Sunday, Oct. 29 during a nationally televised matchup between Washington and Oregon.
>> The Cougs also moved down just one spot to No. 6 in the latest NCAA RPI, a list that includes four Pac-12 teams inside the nation's top-20.

STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
>> Katy Ryan was named the Washington State Athletics' Student Athlete of the Month for the month of October.
>> Ryan, a junior from Rathdrum, Idaho, is an Elementary Education major.

Up Next:
Washington State will return to the Palouse next week as it gets set to host its final Friday/Sunday conference weekend of the 2023 season.  The Cougars will host UCLA on Friday, Nov. 10, beginning at 7 p.m., followed by USC on Sunday, Nov. 12, beginning at noon. 

WSU will honor its eight graduating seniors and fifth-year players prior to the start of both matches.  Peyton Claus, Julia Norville, Pia Timmer, and Magda Jehlarova will be recognized prior to the beginning of the Cougars' match vs. UCLA on Nov. 10.  The team will honor Weronika Wojdyla, Lana Radakovic, Iman Isanovic, and Karly Basham prior to first serve of the USC match on Nov. 12.

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