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Thursday Senior Night Highlights Volleyball's Weekend Slate

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WASHINGTON STATE (16-8, 10-4 WCC) vs. Portland (12-14, 7-8 WCC) | ESPN+
Thursday, Nov. 20 // 7 p.m.
Pullman, Wash. // Bohler Gym
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WASHINGTON STATE (16-8, 10-4 WCC) at Saint Mary's (9-16, 7-7 WCC) | ESPN+
Saturday, Nov. 22 // 2 p.m.
Moraga, Calif. // University Credit Union Pavilion
Watch | ESPN+
Listen | WSUCougars.com
Live Stats | Statbroadcast


Washington State women's volleyball will play in Bohler one final time in 2025, hosting Portland on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. before a road match at Saint Mary's on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. Thursday will be Senior Night for the Cougars and will have a ceremony honoring this year's group of seniors immediately following the match. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE
The Cougars are fourth in the West Coast Conference standings with a 10-4 conference record and a 16-8 overall record. The team had a strong non-conference schedule with a 6-4 overall record on a trio of preseason tournaments, including close losses to No. 23 Utah and No. 24 Dayton in which they went toe-to-toe. Statistically, WSU has been one of the top teams in the nation in serving, setting and attacking, ranking 19th in aces per set (1.90), 79th in assists per set (12.29), 81st in hitting percentage (.242), and 83rd in kills per set (13.30). Additionally, the team ranks second in the WCC in aces per set, assists per set and kills per set, and third in hitting percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
WSU will play Portland and Saint Mary's for the first and only time this season. The Cougars are 10-1 in 11 meetings all-time against Portland and 2-0 in the all-time series with Saint Mary's.

WE LOVE LUCIE
Lucie Blazkova is third in the nation and first in the WCC in hitting percentage with her mark of .456, only .005 points behind the national-leading .461 mark. She is also second in the WCC in blocks per set (1.25) and third in total blocks (109) ranking 53rd, and 111th nationally in each of those categories, respectively.

BLAZKOVA'S BLOCKING
With 65 career solo blocks, the redshirt-sophomore ranks seventh all-time at WSU in that category. The program record is 195, set by Carrie Couturier (1988-91).

ACES HIGH
Lucie Blazkova tied the WSU all-time single match record with 7 service aces in the season opener sweep of Lafayette on 8/29. Then at Seattle U on 10/2 Tinons Munar Galmes had six service aces, tying for the next-most in program history.

WSU WEEKLY AWARDS
Eliana Ti'a was WCC Freshman of the Week in week one (9/1) and then earned it again for her second-straight week in week two (9/8), along with Lucie Blazkova's first Offensive Player of the Week honor. Blazkova earned her second Offensive Player of the Week nod in week eight (10/20), and her third in week 10 (11/3).

PRESEASON RANKINGS
Washington State volleyball was picked to finish fourth in the Preseason WCC Coaches' Poll, tied with Oregon State, while redshirt-sophomore Lucie Blazkova was named to the 2025 WCC Preseason Team.

UP NEXT
The Cougars have another home/road weekend split, starting in Pullman to host Portland in the team's senior day game and final home match of the year on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Then the team will head down to Saint Mary's to play on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Single-match tickets for the 2025 volleyball season are on sale now. Fans wishing to purchase tickets can click on the link HERE, visit wsucougars.com to order online, or call the WSU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-COUGS.

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