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Matches Thread-VOLLEYBALL has its 1st HOME matches of the season (Fri., 9/12/25- Arkansas, 6:00 MT; Sat.- Toledo, 6:00 MT; Sunday- DU, 2:00 MT)

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VOLLEYBALL (6-0), after 2 straight 3 match road tourneys the 1st 2 weekends of this season, are slotted for another 3 match tourney this week, only this time they get to host. The tourney, the Buff Invitational, begins for CU Friday evening when they face off with the Arkansas Razorbacks (1-3). followed by a Saturday evening tilt with the Toledo Rockets (5-1), and then's CU finale for the week with a matchup Sunday afternoon against the Denver Pioneers (DU; 4-1).
(After this weekend, only the annual home and away with CSU is left before conference play begins.)
Edit - For any other general volleyball fans, other matches being played at the CU Events Center are Denver vs. Toledo (Friday beginning at 3:00 PM MT), Denver vs. Arkansas (Saturday at 3:00 PM MT), and Toledo vs. Arkansas (Sunday at 11:00 AM MT).

Not that they mean much of anything for this season, but wanted to give some various ratings for the teams from last (2024) season and, for Massey, the current (very young) season . (From what I read in the Volleytalk forum, RPI and KPI are the only 2 ratings that the NCAA selection committees use for tourney selection, while the Massey rankings, which are the only other free ratings I know of for volleyball, are considered more accurate (then at least RPI) as they factor in things like scores and home vs. away results, which RPI doesn't for volleyball. The RPI and KPI below are still from last season, while I decided to use the most current current season Massey ratings.)
RPI (dated 12/22/24, https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-volleyball-rpi ) - CU ended up at #97, while Arkansas was #73, Toledo was #170 and DU #181.
KPI (https://faktorsports.com/. Note that to get these numbers I had to select various options to obtain these numbers.) - CU ended up at #111, while Arkansas was #48, Toledo was #144 and DU #187.
Massey ((from https://masseyratings.com/cvol2024/11590/ratings) - CU is at #25, while Arkansas is #96, Toledo is #137 and DU #108.

As was true both last season and so far this season (for soccer), streams should be available for all home matches and road conference matches for those with a premium ($) ESPN+ subscription. (See more details and links near the bottom of this post.)

Go Buffs!!!

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Links with more info on the opponents -

Arkansas :
Roster - https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/w-volley/roster/
Stats - https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/VB-Stats-9-8.pdf
Schedule/ results - https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/w-volley/schedule/
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.

Toledo :
Roster - https://utrockets.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://utrockets.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats
Schedule/ results - https://utrockets.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.

DU :
Roster - https://denverpioneers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://denverpioneers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2025
Schedule/ results - https://denverpioneers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:

Link to links to Live stats for all matches - https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=colo .
Arkansas - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=594110
Toledo - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=594111
DU - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=594112

Live Video :
Arkansas - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/276e4fa5-ada2-4fae-b001-e3b6b8517ee3
Toledo - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/5abe0be4-62d5-4cb4-a969-76303591fce5
DU - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/12c89f1f-2374-4e7b-a863-8e2f3148f657

Match (tourney) notes -
cubuffs.com

VB 2025 09 12 Match Notes - University of Colorado Athletics

VB 2025 09 12 Match Notes
cubuffs.com cubuffs.com
 
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1) The 1st coach's talk is before this Friday's Arkansas match and
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Preview for this week's tourney - https://cubuffs.com/news/2025/9/10/colorado-volleyball-hosts-triad-of-teams-in-buffs-invitational

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Colorado Volleyball Hosts Triad of Teams in Buffs Invitational​

The Buffaloes hold their first matches at home this season from Sept. 12-14

By: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

BOULDER – The Colorado volleyball team (6-0, 0-0 Big 12) hosts its first matches at home this week against Arkansas (1-4, 0-0 SEC), Toledo (5-1, 0-0 MAC) and in-state nonconference rival Denver (4-1, 0-0 Summit League) in the Buffs Invitational. All three Buff matches will take place at CU Events Center, and all three teams will go head-to-head in neutral matches over the course of the weekend.

All Buffs Invitational matches, including neutral games, will be streamed on ESPN+. First serve for the Buffaloes' home-opener is set for 6 p.m. MT against Arkansas on Sept. 12. CU plays Toledo on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. and Denver on Sept. 14 at 2 p.m.

Last weekend, the Buffs won all three matches in the Anteater Classic, sweeping Fresno State and UPenn and taking down UC Irvine in five sets. Junior pin attacker Ana Burilovic and junior middle blocker Cayla Payne were named to the Anteater Classic All-Tournament Team for their performances against all three teams.


THIS WEEK
MATCH #7 • Friday, September 12 • 6 p.m. MT
Colorado (6-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Arkansas (1-4, 0-0 SEC)
SERIES RECORD: Arkansas Leads, 0-1 (.000)
LAST MEETING: L 3-0 (September 11, 2022 • Fayetteville, Ark.)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 0-1
OPPONENT WEBSITE: ArkansasRazorbacks.com

MATCH #8 • Saturday, September 13 • 6 p.m. MT
Colorado (6-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Toledo (5-1, 0-0 MAC)
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
OPPONENT WEBSITE: UTRockets.com

MATCH #9 • Sunday, September 14 • 2 p.m. MT
Colorado (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Denver (4-1, 0-0 Summit League)
SERIES RECORD: CU Leads, 11-1 (.917)
LAST MEETING: W 3-1 (September 17, 2023 • Boulder, Colo.)
STREAK: Won 11 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 10-0
OPPONENT WEBSITE: DenverPioneers.com
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RAZORBACK REVENGE: Colorado will face the Arkansas Razorbacks for just the second time in program history. The first (and last) time the Buffs sized up the Razorbacks was on Sept. 11, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. Colorado fell in three sets. The Razorbacks enter the Buffs Invitational 1-4 overall.

IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE: In the second match of the Buffs Invitational, the Buffs will go head-to-head with the Toledo Rockets. This will be the opening matchup in Buffs-Rockets program history, and this is the third and final time this season Colorado will meet an opponent for the first time. Toledo is 5-1 on the 2025 season so far.

THE COLORADO TRAIL: CU's last match of the weekend is against in-state nonconference rival the Denver Pioneers. This will be the 13th matchup between the two programs, and the Buffs have won 11-straight going into this competition. The only time the Buffs have lost to the Pioneers was in 1986 in the teams' first meeting, where CU fell in four sets (Sept. 16, 1986). The Pioneers are currently 4-1 on the 2025 season.

MILESTONE WATCH: Sr. DS/L Sarah Morton has 290 assists, 10 away from 300. Jr. PIN Lily Dwinell has 498 kills, two away from 500, and 98 digs, two away from 100. Dwinell also has 172 blocks, 27 away from 200. Jr. DS/L Avery Bolles has 93 aces, seven away from 100, and 195 digs, five away from 200. Jr. PIN Ana Burilovic has 587 kills, 13 away from 600, and 73 aces, 22 away from 100. Jr. MB Cayla Payne has 395 kills, five away from 400.

RAZORBACK REVENGE: Colorado will face the Arkansas Razorbacks for just the second time in program history. The first (and last) time the Buffs sized up the Razorbacks was on Sept. 11, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. Colorado fell in three sets. The Razorbacks enter the Buffs Invitational RECORD.

IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE: In the second match of the Buffs Invitational, the Buffs will go head-to-head with the Toledo Rockets. This will be the opening matchup in Buffs-Rockets program history, and this is the third and final time this season Colorado will meet an opponent for the first time. Toledo is 5-1 on the 2025 season so far.

THE COLORADO TRAIL: CU's last match of the weekend is against in-state nonconference rival the Denver Pioneers. This will be the 13th matchup between the two programs, and the Buffs have won 11-straight going into this competition. The only time the Buffs have lost to the Pioneers was in 1986 in the teams' first meeting, where CU fell in four sets (Sept. 16, 1986). The Pioneers are currently 4-1 on the 2025 season.
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I assume because the 1st match today went 5 sets, looks like the start of the CU match is now scheduled for around 6:20 or so. (Toledo beat the Pioneers in that 1st match.)
 
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