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Matches Thread- VOLLEYBALL opens the season @ Laramie tourney (Fri., 8/29/25 vs. Cleveland State; Sat. Vs. Tulsa; Sunday vs. Wyoming; All @ 1:00 PM)

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VOLLEYBALL (Last season - 13-17 overall; 6-12 in conference play), as usual, opens up their season in Laramie with 3 matches in 3 days, with all scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM MT. 1st off is a Friday match against the Cleveland State Vikings (CSU; Last season - 23-10 overall, 11-7 in the Horizon League), followed up by Saturday and Sunday with. respectively, the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (TU; Last season - 18-11 overall, 10-6 in the American Conference) and the Wyoming Cowgirls (UW; Last season - 27-13 overall, 7-11 in the MWC).



Not that it means much of anything for this season, but in the final RPI ratings for last (2024) season (dated 12/22/24, https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-volleyball-rpi ), CU ended up at #97, while Cleveland State was #107, while Tulsa was #108 and Wyoming #98. (Based on this, looks like the Buffs could have competitive matches with all 3 opponents; hope they're ready to hit the ground RUNNING!)

Thanks to the Wyoming team and their staff, the CU schedule is showing that ALL matches are scheduled to have a stream available. (See more details and links near the bottom of this post.)

Go Buffs!!!

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Links with more info on the opponents -

Cleveland State :
Roster - https://csuvikings.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats (last season) - https://csuvikings.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats
Schedule/ results for (last) season - https://csuvikings.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule/2024
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.

Tulsa :
Roster - https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats (last season) - https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2024
Schedule/ results for (last) season - https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.

Wyoming :
Roster - https://gowyo.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats (last season) - https://gowyo.com/documents/2024/12/11/2024_volleyball__12_.pdf
Schedule/ results for (last) season - https://gowyo.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 . Direct links for the matches:
Cleveland State - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=593522&vislive=colo
Tulsa - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=593523&vislive=colo
Wyoming - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=593530&vislive=colo

Live Video : All matches look to have streams available through the Mountain West Network. There looks ot be one link for all matches, which is https://themw.com/watch/?sport=25 .

Match (tourney) notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2025/8/25/VB_2025-08-29_Match_Notes.pdf
 
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Preview for this week's matches - https://cubuffs.com/news/2025/8/25/...2025-season-with-rumble-in-the-rockies-invite

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Colorado Volleyball Opens 2025 Season with Rumble in the Rockies Invite​

The Buffs will travel to Laramie, Wyo., for three matches to start the 2025 season

By: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

BOULDER – The Colorado volleyball team (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) opens the 2025 season against the Cleveland State Vikings (0-0, 0-0 Horizon League) on the road at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo., in the Rumble in the Rockies invite on Aug. 29. The Buffs will also go head-to-head with Tulsa (0-0, 0-0 American) on Aug. 30 and host school Wyoming (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West) on Aug. 31.

First serve for all three matches will be at 1 p.m. MT, and they will be streamed on Mountain West Network. All three Colorado volleyball coaches are entering their 10th season, including head coach Jesse Mahoney, who has led the Buffaloes to a 141-126 (.528) overall record.

The Buffs won 13 matches in 2025 and finished 10th in the Big 12 standings. Colorado split the last two matches of the regular season, falling to Houston, 3-0, in the final match after sweeping Kansas State on Senior Day earlier in the week.


THIS WEEK
MATCH #1 • Friday, August 29 • 1 p.m. MT
Colorado (0-0) vs. Cleveland St. (0-0)
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
OPPONENT WEBSITE: CSUVikings.com

MATCH #2 • Saturday, August 30 • 1 p.m. MT
Colorado (0-0) vs. Tulsa (0-0)
SERIES RECORD: Tulsa Leads, 0-1 (.000)
LAST MEETING: L 0-3 (October 24, 1986 • Wichita, Kan.)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 0-1
OPPONENT WEBSITE: TulsaHurricane.com

MATCH #3 • Sunday, August 30 • 1 p.m. MT
Colorado (0-0) at Wyoming (0-0)
SERIES RECORD: CU Leads, 15-9 (.625)
LAST MEETING: L 1-3 (September 15, 2024 • Boulder, Colo.)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 7-3
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoWyo.com


FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)
  • CU is led by 10th-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, who has led the Buffs to a 141-126 (.528) record as CU's fifth head volleyball coach. Coach Mahoney has been extended through 2027 and has led the Buffs to three NCAA appearances.
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It's 8 all in the 1st set.

Looks like the starters are as expected, with the returning starters all starting, and the higher classes (junior setter and sophomore middle blocker) who hadn't started much if at all in previous seasons also in the starting lineup

(I am out and about right now, so don't know how often I'll be able to update this thread.).
 
It's 6-1 CU early in the 2nd.

There's one different starter this set, with frosh middle blocker Grenadier starting this one.
 
CU earns the sweep with a 25-19 3rd set.

Way to go Buffs!

(1 small fun part of these early season matches for me is to see which if any frosh players might get redshirted. 3 of the 4 already got playing time in this 1, with defensive specialist Ott the only Buff not appearing in the box score.)
 
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