PULLMAN, Wash. — 11th-ranked Washington State (22-7, 12-6 Pac-12) heads into the final week of the season riding a three-match winning streak as it gets set to host Arizona State (25-5, 13-5 Pac-12) on Wednesday beginning at noon, followed by a trip to play at Washington (15-14, 6-12 Pac-12) on Friday beginning at 7 p.m.
WSU Match Notes (PDF)
Match Info:
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vs #18 Arizona State (25-5, 13-5 Pac-12) | Opp Streak: Won 1
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OPP LAST THREE: W 3-0 vs Utah // L 1-3 vs Oregon // W 3-1 vs Oregon St.
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DATE: Wed., Nov. 22 // First serve: 12:04 p.m.
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LOCATION: Pullman, Wash. // Bohler Gym
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WATCH: Pac-12 Network, PxP: A.J. Kannell
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs ARIZONA STATE
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Overall: WSU leads, 39-34
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In Pullman: WSU leads, 23-13
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In Tempe: ASU leads, 21-16
>> WSU has won 13 matches in a row in the all-time series and 14-of-15 dating back to the 2015 season.
>> The Cougars took both of last season's matches without dropping a set.
>> Washington State is 17-5 under head coach
Jen Greeny with only one win for the Sun Devils in Pullman during that span.
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at Washington (15-14, 6-12 Pac-12) | Opp Streak: Lost 1
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OPP LAST THREE: L 1-3 vs UCLA // W 3-2 at Utah // L 0-3 at Colorado
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DATE: Fri., Nov. 24 // First serve: 7:04 p.m.
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LOCATION: Seattle, Wash. // Alaska Airlines Arena
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WATCH: Pac-12 Network
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs WASHINGTON
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Overall: UW leads 73-28
>> UW leads the all-time series which dates back to the 1976 season.
>> The two teams have split the past four matchups with the Cougs winning four of the last six going back to the 2019 season.
>> 2020 saw the first break in the series' history after both matchups were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
>> 25th-ranked Washington State swept No. 24 Washington last season in the Pac-12 season finale, jumping the Huskies in the final AVCA coaches' poll of the season.
WSU MATCH NOTES
>> Magda Jehlářová goes into the week only three blocks shy of becoming the NCAA career leader during the rally-scoring era (since 2001).
>> Head coach
Jen Greeny became only the second coach at Washington State to reach three-consecutive 20-win seasons, having played on the most recent team to achieve the feat back in 1995-98.
>> The Cougars own the 12th-best hitting percentage in the nation going into the final week of Pac-12 play.
>> WSU is a perfect 12-0 this season when hitting .300 or better as a team including a sweep on the road at Colorado last week in which it hit .379 while holding CU to just .181.
POSTSEASON SUCCESS
>> WSU is one of ONLY 12 Power 5 programs (13 overall) selected to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last seven seasons (2016-2023).
>> With seven-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances under 12th year WSU Head Coach
Jen Greeny, WSU volleyball has sustained the longest run of postseason success in the history of Washington State Athletics team sports.
>> Coach
Jen Greeny has been a part of 13 postseason trips for WSU, having played for the Cougars in the NCAA Tournament (1995, '96, '97)
before returning as an assistant coach for WSU's postseason runs in 2000, 2001 and 2002 as well.
WASHINGTON STATE IN THE POLLS
>> WSU stayed at No. 11 in this week's AVCA Top-25 Coaches' Poll, moving down two spots from last week's poll following a split weekend in Bohler Gym.
>> Washington State has appeared in 190 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.
>> Washington State set a program record with eight-consecutive week inside the top-25 earlier this season. WSU has spent a total of 39 weeks all-time ranked inside the nation's top-10.
>> WSU also came in at No. 11 in this week's
Volleyballmag.com Super 16 Poll.
>> The Cougs came in at No. 5 in the second
NCAA Women's Volleyball Committee Poll of the season which was announced on Oct. 29.
>> Washington State reached as high as No. 4 in the AVCA Top-25, the program's highest ranking since being ranked No. 5 back in October of 1995.
Up Next:
Washington State will look ahead to the announcement of the the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament field which will be announced at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, on ESPN. The Cougars will host an NCAA Selection Show watch party in The Alger Family Club Room at Gesa Field with doors opening on Sunday at 2 p.m., while the Selection Show is slated to begin at 3 p.m.
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