For the only time this regular season, the Buffs (5-9. 5-9) are scheduled to be play in 2 different places over one weekend, albeit still against only one team, as a home and away is on tap with the #11 Utah Utes (11-3, 11-3) this Friday and Sunday. (From a tweet on their Twitter account, Utah's Coach Beth Launiere is one career win away from her 600th.)
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/3/17/...ays-home-and-home-series-with-no-11-utah.aspx
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BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team competes in the only home-and-home series this weekend as No.11-ranked Utah comes to town Friday at 7 p.m. before the Buffs head to Salt Lake City for the rematch Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Buffaloes (5-9 Pac-12) have hit dire times and have to win out if the team hopes to finish above .500 this season. Utah (11-3 Pac-12) is led by All-American Dani Drews and needs to win out and get some help if their Pac-12 Championship hopes are to stay alive.
Colorado has struggled offensively, failing to hit greater than .240 in its last seven matches and has only done so in three matches this season. Much of this is due to the fact that opponents have blocked CU attacks 10 times or more in six matches, including four of the last five matches.
Leah Clayton has assumed the kills leader position for Colorado despite missing the first four matches. She is averaging 3.37 kills per set while hitting .192. She is also second on the team with 2.79 digs per set, while setter Brynna DeLuzio leads the team with 3.13 digs per set. Both setters, DeLuzio and Jenna Ewert, lead CU with 15 aces.
On the defensive end, Meegan Hart has 47 blocks, good for 1.04 per set. She is also second on the team with a .301 hitting percentage, trailing Rachael Fara who is second in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage at .407.
Colorado has six matches remaining, three at home and three away. This weekend will be the last against ranked opponents for the Buffs after playing in ranked matches eight consecutive times earlier in the season.
SCOUTING THE UTES
Utah has three losses this season, two to Washington and one to UCLA. The team is led by Pac-12 Player of the Year front-runner Dani Drews who is averaging more than five kills per set (first in the conference, sixth in the nation) and leads the conference in kills despite playing two less matches than UCLA's Mac May. She is also third in the nation in points per set.
Utah leads the conference in aces per set (1.73) and opponent hitting percentage (.159) and are second in assists, digs, hitting percentage and kills. Kenzie Koerber leads the conference in aces per set (.50).
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More on Utah -
Roster - https://utahutes.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://utahutes.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats
Schedule - https://utahutes.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their match preview article - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Live video - With the basketball regular season completed, I'm guessing volleyball will start getting more coverage on the Pac 12 Networks, and that begins this weekend, as both the matches are scheduled to be on the Network, with Friday's match on the Mountain and National channels, while Sunday's will just be on the Mountain. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to either of those Pac 12 channels, assume Friday's match can also be streamed through a link a https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2021/03/19/utah-colorado , while Sunday's should be available at https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2021/03/21/colorado-utah.
Live stats -
Friday - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Sunday (Link to eventual link) - http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=utah
Matches Notes - Not available as I type this.
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/3/17/...ays-home-and-home-series-with-no-11-utah.aspx
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BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team competes in the only home-and-home series this weekend as No.11-ranked Utah comes to town Friday at 7 p.m. before the Buffs head to Salt Lake City for the rematch Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Buffaloes (5-9 Pac-12) have hit dire times and have to win out if the team hopes to finish above .500 this season. Utah (11-3 Pac-12) is led by All-American Dani Drews and needs to win out and get some help if their Pac-12 Championship hopes are to stay alive.
Colorado has struggled offensively, failing to hit greater than .240 in its last seven matches and has only done so in three matches this season. Much of this is due to the fact that opponents have blocked CU attacks 10 times or more in six matches, including four of the last five matches.
Leah Clayton has assumed the kills leader position for Colorado despite missing the first four matches. She is averaging 3.37 kills per set while hitting .192. She is also second on the team with 2.79 digs per set, while setter Brynna DeLuzio leads the team with 3.13 digs per set. Both setters, DeLuzio and Jenna Ewert, lead CU with 15 aces.
On the defensive end, Meegan Hart has 47 blocks, good for 1.04 per set. She is also second on the team with a .301 hitting percentage, trailing Rachael Fara who is second in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage at .407.
Colorado has six matches remaining, three at home and three away. This weekend will be the last against ranked opponents for the Buffs after playing in ranked matches eight consecutive times earlier in the season.
SCOUTING THE UTES
Utah has three losses this season, two to Washington and one to UCLA. The team is led by Pac-12 Player of the Year front-runner Dani Drews who is averaging more than five kills per set (first in the conference, sixth in the nation) and leads the conference in kills despite playing two less matches than UCLA's Mac May. She is also third in the nation in points per set.
Utah leads the conference in aces per set (1.73) and opponent hitting percentage (.159) and are second in assists, digs, hitting percentage and kills. Kenzie Koerber leads the conference in aces per set (.50).
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More on Utah -
Roster - https://utahutes.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://utahutes.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats
Schedule - https://utahutes.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their match preview article - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Live video - With the basketball regular season completed, I'm guessing volleyball will start getting more coverage on the Pac 12 Networks, and that begins this weekend, as both the matches are scheduled to be on the Network, with Friday's match on the Mountain and National channels, while Sunday's will just be on the Mountain. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to either of those Pac 12 channels, assume Friday's match can also be streamed through a link a https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2021/03/19/utah-colorado , while Sunday's should be available at https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2021/03/21/colorado-utah.
Live stats -
Friday - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Sunday (Link to eventual link) - http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=utah
Matches Notes - Not available as I type this.
