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Matches thread- Volleyball visits ASU (Friday, 8:00 PM MT) & Arizona (Sunday, 2:00 PM)

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Preview article-


Direct link - http://www.cubuffs.com/news/2017/10...-trip-with-pair-of-matches-in-the-desert.aspx

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BOULDER— Colorado will finish a four-match road trip with a pair of contests against the schools in the desert. On Friday, Oct. 13, the Buffs will face off against Arizona State at 8 p.m. MT in Tempe, Ariz. Then on Sunday, Oct. 15, CU will play Arizona at 2 p.m. in Tucson, Ariz.

HOW TO WATCH: The match on Friday against ASU will be televised live on Pac-12 Mountain/Arizona, while the contest on Sunday vs. UA will be streamed on the Pac-12 Digital Network.

LIVE STATS: Links to the live stats for both matches are available at CUBuffs.com.

ABOUT THE BUFFS: CU is currently 12-5 overall (2-4 Pac-12). The Buffs fell below .500 in conference play after suffering a pair of losses last weekend to Washington State (3-1) and then-No. 9 Washington (3-0). CU tied for seventh in the conference standings with WSU, California and Arizona.
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SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS: Arizona State enters this weekend with a 10-8 record and is 12th in the Pac-12 with a 0-6 mark. Oluoma Okaro is the top attacker for the Sun Devils with 4.45 kills per set, the third highest in the conference and 16th in the NCAA. As a team, they are recording 13.70 kills per set while hitting .238. ASU leads the league with 16.55 digs per set, thanks in part to Halle Harker's Pac-12 leading 5.41 digs per set, which also ranked 17th in the NCAA.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS: Arizona is 8-7 overall and is tied with the Buffs for seventh in the Pac-12 standings with a 2-4 mark. UA started Pac-12 play with a win over ASU before dropping four straight matches. The Wildcats rebounded in their most recent match, recording a 3-0 win over then-No. 15 Southern California. Kendra Dahlke has a team-best 3.16 kills per set, while Tyler Spriggs adds 2.78 kills per set. Kimberly Gutierrez is the team leader with 2.72 digs per set and at the net, Devyn Cross has posted 1.04 blocks per set.

WHAT'S NEXT: Colorado returns to Boulder for a pair of matches against the L.A. schools. The Buffs will face USC first on Oct. 20 and on Oct. 21, UCLA will be at the Coors Events Center.
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Vs. ASU (Friday, 8:00 PM MT)-
Live Video - match is being shown live on the Pac 12 Mountain and Arizona 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/2017/10/13/colorado-arizona-state.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=180244

Vs. Arizona (Sunday, 2:00 PM MT)-
Live Video - Free live stream should be available at http://pac-12.com/live/university-arizona.
Live Stats - http://www.arizonawildcats.com/news/2015/8/19/210276803.aspx
 
Here is hoping the Buffs can get both wins this weekend. Must win on the road and must win in conference.
 
Match looks just about ready to start. Looks like normal Buff lineup- per livestats- "COLO starters: Shebby, Frankie; Pfefferle, Anna; Smith, Alexa; DeLuzio, Brynna; Abu, Naghede; Hayes, Joslyn; libero Carta-Samuels, Gabby."

(I probably won't be able to provide updates this evening.)
 
A conference road win, let alone a sweep, should always be appreciated.

Way to go Buffs!

Now get the cats tomorrow!

Article on the win-

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TEMPE, Ariz. — Colorado improved to 13-5 on the season (3-4 Pac-12) on Friday night with a sweep of Arizona State. Set scores were 25-21, 25-16, 26-24.

The loss moves ASU to 10-9 overall as well as 0-7 in Pac-12 play.

WHAT HAPPENED: It was an all-around team win, with six players recording at least two kills. For the second straight match, Frankie Shebby led the Buffs in kills, this time recording 11. Anna Pfefferle was next on the team with eight kills and also hit .500 with just one error on 14 attacks.

Alexa Smith and Naghede Abu each tallied seven kills. Abu recorded a match-best .636 hitting percentage with no errors on 11 swings. Joslyn Hayes got into the action with six kills and Justine Spann added another two. Brynna DeLuzio handed out 37 assists in the win while directing CU to a team .250 hitting efficiency.

The Buffs didn't just do well offensively, but their defense was spread out as well. Smith led the team with 12 digs, while DeLuzio and Gabby Carta-Samuels each tallied 11 digs. Shebby added eight digs and Spann picked up seven. At the net, Abu posted four blocks, one solo and three assists, while Smith and Hayes each put up three.
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NOTES: CU has won three of the last five meetings between the two teams…The Buffs are 7-4 in matches away from Boulder and are 6-2 in three-set matches this season…The last sweep for the Buffs happened against Albany on Sept. 16, 2017…The last time CU swept a Pac-12 opponent was Nov. 6, 2016 when the Buffs took down California, 25-15, 25-19, 25-19…Brynna DeLuzio recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 37 assists and 11 digs.

TEAM STATISTICS: CU hit .250 in the match with 42 kills and 11 errors on 124 attacks, while ASU hit .168 with 38 kills and 18 errors on 119 swings. The Buffs also had the edge in aces, serving up three to ASU's two. CU also led in blocks (8.0-7.0), but the Sun Devils led the match in digs (62-56).

NEXT UP: The Buffs head to Tucson, Ariz. to finish a four-match road trip against the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. MT.

QUOTES:
Head coach Jesse Mahoney
On the goals coming into the match
"We came into this match serving a little tougher, which is why we had so many errors, but I think we did a nice job getting them (ASU) out of system. When they were in one option, we point scored really well."

On the offense
"Brynna does such a nice job. She mixes it up and sets with great location. She's a big part of why we are successful."

On what is next
Arizona is a really big, physical team. They've been a little up and down, but they just swept USC [last weekend]. We are going to recover tonight, get something to eat and sleep in. Then we will look at Arizona."
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Other media-
Boxscore - http://www.cubuffs.com/documents/2017/10/13//10_13_15_Arizona_State.pdf

Pac 12 Network recap-
http://pac-12.com/videos/recap-colorado-womens-volleyball-sweeps-arizona-state

Brief post-match interview with Coach Mahoney-
http://pac-12.com/videos/colorado-w...coach-jesse-mahoney-talks-sweep-arizona-state
 
Buffs lost an OT 1st set 26-28, but come back and take the 2nd 25-21. So, match tied a set a piece as the teams go into the break.

 
And it's going five. Buffs lose a 2nd tight set- this one 23-25. (nice comeback attempt from 20-24 down falls just short.)
 
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Wish whoever runs the VB twitter understood the game easier. All through Set 4, they were calling it Set 3.

Buffs got two road wins this weekend. Good job!
 
Article on yesterday's match-


Direct link - http://www.cubuffs.com/news/2017/10...eekend-sweep-with-3-2-victory-at-arizona.aspx

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Colorado finished a weekend sweep on Sunday with a thrilling 3-2 win at the University of Arizona. Set scores were 28-30, 25-21, 25-14, 23-25, 15-10. The Buffs also defeated Arizona State on Friday (3-0).

The Buffs improved to .500 in Pac-12 play with the win (4-4) and are now 14-5 on the season. The Wildcats fell below .500 overall (8-9) and are now 2-6 in league play.

WHAT HAPPENED: Colorado's outsides were on fire as both Frankie Shebby and Alexa Smithhammered 25 kills. The 25 kills were a career-best for Shebby and tied Smith's career-best, which she has done two other times this season. The duo also hit well. Shebby recorded a .357 percentage with five errors on 56 attacks, while Smith hit .339 with four errors on 62 swings.

Both also picked up double-doubles as they played well on defense. Smith led the match with 18 digs, while Shebby added a career-high 15 digs. Shebby also posted three blocks in the effort, while Smith had one.

Naghede Abu recorded 10 kills in the effort and tied a team-best three blocks. Both Anna Pfefferle and Joslyn Hayes each recorded five kills. Pfefferle had a team high hitting percentage at .700 with no errors on seven attacks.

The Buffs hit quite well in the contest at .299, their highest in Pac-12 play this season, thanks in part to Brynna DeLuzio's career-high 57-assist performance. She also added 12 digs and a pair of blocks.

Elizabeth Shelton led UA with 16 kills and Kendra Dahlke tallied 14 kills. Makenna Martin led the match with 21 digs.
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NOTES: For the first time this season, the Buffs had two player record 20 or more kills in a single match. This was the fifth time this season Alexa Smith has recorded 20 or more kills, while it is the first for Frankie Shebby…Brynna DeLuzio has handed out 50 or more assists in seven contests this campaign… The Buffs are 8-4 in matches away from Boulder and are 4-1 in five-set contests this season…CU now leads the all-time series vs. Arizona 7-6…The Buffs also improved to 3-4 in Tucson, Ariz.

TEAM STATISTICS: Colorado hit .299 with 72 kills and 20 errors on 174 attacks and held Arizona to a .225 hitting efficiency with 65 kills and 25 errors on 178 swings. Both teams served up six aces, but UA had nine service errors to CU's six. The Buffs had the edge in digs (77-69) and blocks (8.5-5.0).

NEXT UP: The Buffs return home to Boulder next weekend. They will host Southern California on Oct. 20 and UCLA on Oct. 21 at Coors Events Center.

QUOTES:
Head coach Jesse Mahoney
"Every team in this league is a challenge, so getting a road sweep on the weekend is a big deal. Lex and Frankie carried the load for us in a big way and we played very clean volleyball in the fifth set. We are looking forward to playing in Coors next weekend."
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And (as also mentioned above), fun home matches this coming weekend!



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Great matches for the outside hitters with the 25 kills and .300+ hitting %'s. (Hope their arms don't fall off with all the attempts.!.) Looked to me like Arizona is one of those teams who usually doesn't even try to block back row attacks, and their back row defense alone couldn't handle a lot of the Buff attacks so, without seeing the stats or being that knowledgeable about volleyball, believe the great nights for Ms. Smith and Shebby were helped (and dictated) by the success they had offensively from the back row.
 
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