PULLMAN, Wash. — No. 9 Washington State volleyball (19-6, 9-5 Pac-12) continues down the back stretch of the conference schedule as it hosts UCLA (14-10, 6-8 Pac-12) and USC (16-8, 10-4 Pac-12) this Friday and Sunday, respectively, in Bohler Gym.  The Cougars will honor its eight graduating seniors prior ot the start of this weekend's matches, a group that includes three players — Magda Jehlárová, Julia Norville, and Pia Timmer —who each rank in the top-five all-time at Washington State in matches played.

The Cougs will honor Magda Jehlářová, Pia Timmer, Julia Norville, and Peyton Claus, prior to the start of Friday's match vs. UCLA which is slated to begin at 7 p.m. streaming live on Pac-12 Plus (WSU Live Stream).  Karly Basham, Weronika Wojdyla, Iman Isanovic, and Lana Radakovic will be recognized prior first serve of Sunday's match vs USC beginning at noon, also streaming live on Pac-12 Plus.

Friday Match Info:
>> vs UCLA (14-10, 6-8 Pac-12)   |   Opp Streak: Won 1
>> OPP LAST THREE:  W 3-0 at Colorado // L 3-0 vs Arizona St. // W 3-0 vs Arizona
>> DATE:  Fri., Nov. 10  //  First serve: 7:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Pullman, Wash.  //  Bohler Gym
>> WATCH: WSU Live Stream
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs UCLA
>> Overall: UCLA leads, 60-13
>> In Pullman: UCLA leads, 31-4
>> In Los Angeles: UCLA leads, 29-9
>> Washington State snapped a four-match losing skid to the Bruins with a four-set road win in Pauley Pavilion back on Sunday, Oct. 22.
>> WSU finished with 10 aces as a team back in the first match at UCLA, its third match of the season in double figures as a team from the service line.
>> The Bruins won the only matchup with the Cougars last season in five sets in Pullman.
>> The last home win for the Cougs against UCLA was a five-set win over the 18th-ranked Bruins in the Spring of 2021.
>>  The last time Washington State pulled off the season sweep over UCLA was in 2018 when the Cougars swept No. 20 UCLA at home and followed up with a 3-1 win on the road against a 21st-ranked UCLA team three weeks later.

Sunday Match Info:
>> vs USC (16-8, 10-4 Pac-12)   |   Opp Streak: Won 3
>> OPP LAST THREE:  W 3-1 at Utah  //  W 3-0 vs Arizona  //  W 3-0 vs Arizona St.
>> DATE:  Sun., Nov. 12  //  First serve: 12:04 p.m.
>> LOCATION: Pullman, Wash.  //  Bohler Gym
>> WATCH: WSU Live Stream
SERIES HISTORY: WSU vs USC
>> Overall: USC leads, 52-19
>> In Pullman: USC leads, 22-14
>> In Los Angeles: USC leads, 31-5
>> Washington State had won four of five matchups with the Trojans before a five-set loss back on Oct. 20.
>> WSU led by two sets back in the first matchup before falling in five on the road.
>> WSU rallied to take out USC in five sets on the road last season in the Galen Center.
>> Washington State is 4-1 overall in five-set matches against USC since 2016.

RECORD WATCH
>> With one more win, Jen Greeny would become only the second head coach in WSU history to reach 20 wins in three consecutive seasons.  Cindy Fredrick, the only other head coach to accomplish the feat of three-straight 20-win seasons, had two separate stretches of three 20-win seasons in a row.  Jen Greeny (Stinson) and Shannon Hunt (Wyckoff) were players during the most recent stretch from 1995-97.
>> Pia Timmer heads into the week 226 points shy of setting the all-time WSU record for career points.
>> Timmer is third all-time at WSU in career aces (140) 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 53 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 189 kills away from tying Kyra Holt (1,777) for second all-time in WSU history in career kills.
>> Magda Jehlářová goes into Sunday just 29 blocks shy of becoming the all-time career leader in Pac-12 History.  With only 24 more blocks, Jehlářová will become the NCAA Divison I career leader for the rally scoring era (since 2001).

SENIOR DAYS 2023
>> Washington State will recognize eight seniors who get set to close their collegiate volleyball careers prior to Friday and Sunday's matches.
>> The Cougs will honor Magda Jehlářová, Pia Timmer, Julia Norville, and Peyton Claus, prior to the start of Friday's match vs. UCLA.
>> Karly Basham, Weronika Wojdyla, Iman Isanovic, and Lana Radakovic will be recognized prior first serve of Sunday's match vs USC.

WASHINGTON STATE IN THE POLLS
>> Washington State stayed in the top-10 for a program record eighth-consecutive week, keeping the No. 9 spot for a second striaght week in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches' Poll.
>> This week marks the 39^th poll overall in which the Cougars have cracked the nation's top-10.
>> Washington State has appeared in 188 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 also came in at No. 9 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.
>> The Cougs also held onto a spot in the nation's top-10 in the lastest NCAA RPI, a list that includes four Pac-12 teams inside the nation's top-16.

NATIONAL LEADERS
>> Washington State is 13th in the NCAA and fourth in the Pac-12 as a team with a .286 hitting percentage this season. (as of 11/6)
>> The Cougs are a perfect 11-0 in matches with a team hitting percentage of .300 or higher, including a 7-0 mark with a collective .400 hitting percentage or better.
>> The 2022 Cougars finished the season ranked 16th in the NCAA at .280 as a team, a best final ranking in team attack percentage under coach Greeny and the second-highest single-season attack percentage in WSU history.
>> Magda Jehlářová ranks ninth in the NCAA and second in the Pac-12 with a .429 hitting percentage on the season.

Up Next:
The Cougars will wrap up the 2023 Pac-12 season with a stretch of four matches in seven days, beginning with the final road trip of the season that starts at Colorado on Friday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. on Pac-12 Insider.  The Cougs will then head across to the Rockies to take on Utah on Sunday, Nov. 19, beginning at 11 a.m., on Pac-12 Mountain. 

Washington State will return to Bohler Gym for its home finale on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon, on Pac-12 Network, before heading to Seattle to close out the regular season against Washington on Friday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. on Pac-12 Washington.

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