Volleyball (12-7, 3-7 Pac-12) is heading towards the northwest to face the Oregon State Beavers (3-17, 1-9) Friday evening, followed up by a Sunday matinee against the #17 Oregon Ducks (15-5, 6-4).
Go Buffs!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/10/27/volleyball-buffs-travel-to-oregon.aspx
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BOULDER – Colorado volleyball heads to Oregon to kick off the second half of the Pac-12 conference schedule Friday at Oregon State at 8 p.m. MT and Sunday at 1 p.m. MT against No.17-ranked Oregon.
The Buffaloes (12-7, 3-7 Pac-12) lost a pair of matches against the Arizona schools at home last weekend and look to rebound in the second half of conference. CU has finished the same or better in the second half of conference play in the past four seasons.
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Friday's match will be on the Pac-12 Network Oregon channel while the Sunday match will be on the Oregon Live Stream.
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
The Beavers (3-17, 1-9 Pac-12) defeated Cal in three sets at home but have since lost four-straight matches. Outside of their three wins, the team has only won five sets and has only won four sets in conference, including the sweep of Cal.
Oregon State is hitting .157 this season while allowing opponents to hit .256. Kateryna Tkachenko leads the team with 180 total kills this season and is joined by Lindsey Schell with 172 and Maddie Goings with 146. Schell leads the team with 58 blocks while Grace Massey has 240 digs and is averaging 4.29 digs per set.
SCOUTING THE DUCKS
The Ducks (15-5, 6-4 Pac-12) have lost three of their last four matches including being swept at home by Washington State and losing to UCLA in a sweep on the road. They have had three five-set matches in conference since seeing the Buffs, including five-set wins against Stanford and at USC. They also lost in five sets at home against Washington.
Oregon is hitting .250 this season while holding opponents to .163, but more importantly, have 2.7 blocks per set and only are blocked 1.8 times per set. Brooke Nuneviller leads the squad in kills with 235 hitting .228, is second on the team in aces with 16 and is second on the team in digs with 229. Georgia Murphy leads the backrow with 290 digs (4.39 per set) and 19 aces. Abby Hansen leads the front with 97 blocks averaging 1.39 per set.
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More on the opponents -
OSU:
Roster - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2021?path=wvball#individual
Schedule/ results for this season - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule/2021
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - https://osubeavers.com/news/2021/10...no-19-utah-friday-and-sunday-inside-gill.aspx
Oregon:
Roster - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2021#individual
Schedule/ results for this season - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule/2021
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Matches notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2021/10/27/Match_Notes_Oregon_Away.pdf
For OSU match:
Live stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=361931
Live Video - Match is scheduled to be shown live on the Pac 12 Oregon channels. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume it can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2021/10/30/colorado-oregon-state.
For Oregon match:
Live stats - Live Video - Free live stream is scheduled to be available at https://pac-12.com/live/university-oregon .
Go Buffs!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/10/27/volleyball-buffs-travel-to-oregon.aspx
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BOULDER – Colorado volleyball heads to Oregon to kick off the second half of the Pac-12 conference schedule Friday at Oregon State at 8 p.m. MT and Sunday at 1 p.m. MT against No.17-ranked Oregon.
The Buffaloes (12-7, 3-7 Pac-12) lost a pair of matches against the Arizona schools at home last weekend and look to rebound in the second half of conference. CU has finished the same or better in the second half of conference play in the past four seasons.
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Friday's match will be on the Pac-12 Network Oregon channel while the Sunday match will be on the Oregon Live Stream.
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
The Beavers (3-17, 1-9 Pac-12) defeated Cal in three sets at home but have since lost four-straight matches. Outside of their three wins, the team has only won five sets and has only won four sets in conference, including the sweep of Cal.
Oregon State is hitting .157 this season while allowing opponents to hit .256. Kateryna Tkachenko leads the team with 180 total kills this season and is joined by Lindsey Schell with 172 and Maddie Goings with 146. Schell leads the team with 58 blocks while Grace Massey has 240 digs and is averaging 4.29 digs per set.
SCOUTING THE DUCKS
The Ducks (15-5, 6-4 Pac-12) have lost three of their last four matches including being swept at home by Washington State and losing to UCLA in a sweep on the road. They have had three five-set matches in conference since seeing the Buffs, including five-set wins against Stanford and at USC. They also lost in five sets at home against Washington.
Oregon is hitting .250 this season while holding opponents to .163, but more importantly, have 2.7 blocks per set and only are blocked 1.8 times per set. Brooke Nuneviller leads the squad in kills with 235 hitting .228, is second on the team in aces with 16 and is second on the team in digs with 229. Georgia Murphy leads the backrow with 290 digs (4.39 per set) and 19 aces. Abby Hansen leads the front with 97 blocks averaging 1.39 per set.
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More on the opponents -
OSU:
Roster - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2021?path=wvball#individual
Schedule/ results for this season - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule/2021
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - https://osubeavers.com/news/2021/10...no-19-utah-friday-and-sunday-inside-gill.aspx
Oregon:
Roster - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2021#individual
Schedule/ results for this season - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule/2021
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Matches notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2021/10/27/Match_Notes_Oregon_Away.pdf
For OSU match:
Live stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=361931
Live Video - Match is scheduled to be shown live on the Pac 12 Oregon channels. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume it can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2021/10/30/colorado-oregon-state.
For Oregon match:
Live stats - Live Video - Free live stream is scheduled to be available at https://pac-12.com/live/university-oregon .