Matches thread- #25 Volleyball visits WSU (Friday, 7:00 PM MT) & #9 Washington (Sunday, 4:00 PM)

[AztecBuff]

Preview article-


Direct link- http://www.cubuffs.com/news/2017/10...ace-washington-state-and-no-9-washington.aspx

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BOULDER— Colorado will start a four-match road-trip this weekend in Washington. The Buffs start off on Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. MT. in Pullman, Wash., against Washington State. They will then head to Seattle to square off against No. 9 Washington. That match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. MT.

HOW TO WATCH: Both matches this weekend will be televised live on Pac-12 Mountain and Pac-12 Washington.
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ABOUT THE BUFFS: CU is currently 12-3 overall (2-2 Pac-12) and re-entered the AVCA Poll this week at 25th. Colorado picked up a pair of wins last weekend in Boulder, defeating Oregon State, 3-2, and then-No. 12 Oregon, 3-1.

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SCOUTING THE COUGARS: Washington State has a very respectable 12-4 record (1-3 Pac-12) entering the weekend. The Cougars only lost once during the non-conference slate (Baylor, 3-2, on August 31) and have lost three matches during Pac-12 play to ranked opponents....

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES: Washington is 13-2 (3-1 Pac-12) is ranked ninth in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll. The Huskies only losses have been against ranked teams; they lost 3-1 to then-No. 9 Creighton and just suffered a loss at then-No. 20 USC (3-0) on Oct. 1. ...

WHAT'S NEXT: Colorado will wrap up the four-match road trip in Arizona, Oct. 13 and 15. The Buffs will face Arizona State first in Tempe (Oct. 13) and then Arizona in Tucson (Oct. 15).
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Video- As noted in the article above, both matches are being shown live on the Pac 12 Mountain and Washington channels. For those whose TV/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subcription includes access to the Mountain or Washington Pac 12 channels, I believe the WSU match can also be streamed through a link at http://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2017/10/06/colorado-washington-state, while the Washington match link can be found at http://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2017/10/08/colorado-washington.

Live Stats-
Vs. WSU - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=180227
Vs. Washington - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=180237

 

[AztecBuff]

 

[AztecBuff]

Match beginning. (I probably will not be able to provide updates.)

From live stats, looks like the normal line-up.

 

[buff4bcs1985]

lost 3-1

 

[buffgal]

Was expecting a more competitive match, especially with a Cougar player injured. On to Washington.

 

[BeBe]

Buffs VB seems to have a real problem playing on the road in conference matches. They need to get that turned around.

 

[AztecBuff]

 

[AztecBuff]

Buffs lose the 1st set in OT- 24-26 (after peaking at a 21-18 lead pretty late).
(This one was all about the block, as it seems like 1/2 of Washington's points were off the block, while the Buffs didn't get their 1st until late in the 1st, while multipe other CU blocks were tooled multiple times for more dawg points.)

 

[AztecBuff]

Buffs with another close loss in set 2- this time 22-25. (Going to need a big comeback tonight to get the W, which could be tough against a talented udub team the Buffs have never beaten in Seattle.)

 

[AztecBuff]

And the final set got ugly, and CU gets swept after a 14-25 3rd set to the #9 Huskies.

Just need to shake this weekend off as they next go to the desert to face a couple of the (rare) non-ranked (although still dangerous) Pac teams next weekend.

 

[buffgal]

Definitely an ugly set 3. Back on the road next weekend.