Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, October 24
Fort Collins, Colo.
7 PM MT
Colorado State
vs
Wyoming
Photo by: Tomas Redondo
Match Preview: No. 20 Rams Return Home for Border War, Host Falcons
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THE WEEK
• The No. 20 Colorado State volleyball team returns to Moby Arena after a 2-0 record on the road where it recorded victories at UNLV and New Mexico.
• The Rams will face Wyoming (12-10, 7-3 MW) on Tuesday in the Border War at 7 p.m., and will also be a battle of first and second place teams in the MW standings.
• CSU will finish the week playing Air Force (10-14, 3-7 MW) on Thursday starting at 7 p.m.
• Both matches will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network with the match against the Cowgirls on Tuesday also being broadcast on Stadium OTA.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following this week, the Rams will have the weekend off before hosting another pair of Mountain West foes.
• The Rams will host Utah State on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m., before finishing the four-match stand on Saturday, Nov. 4 against Boise State.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• Wyoming enters the match with a 12-10 overall record and a 7-3 Mountain West Conference mark after splitting last week's matches with UNLV and New Mexico.
• Air Force posts a 10-14 overall record and a 3-7 MW mark after dropping matches to SJS and Nevada last week.
RAMS AT A GLANCE
• CSU enters the week with a 20-2, 10-0 MW record and ranked No. 20 in the AVCA Poll - highest of the season.
• CSU sits at No. 32 in the RPI rankings - the highest among Mountain West teams. Previous opponents Michigan (29), Florida State (21), sit above.
• Colorado State recorded another pair of victories last week at UNLV and New Mexico.
• The Rams hold the best record in the nation in three-set matches with 15-0 mark.
• Jasmine Hanna became CSU's all-time kills leader in the modern scoring era in the sweep over San Jose State.
• Katie Oleksak continues to lead the conference with an 11.86 assist average, which also is No. 6 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 7 in DI in hitting percentage with a .438 tally. She is also No. 42 in the nation in blocks per set with 1.32 average.
• The Rams rank sixth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .309 tick, 11th in blocks per set with a 2.90 mark and 35th in kills per set with a 13.88 average.
• CSU leads or is second in the conference in eight categories and has individual leaders in three of those.
• The Rams have three different players ranked in the Mountain West in hitting percentage, leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.438), No. 2 Kirstie Hillyer (.355), No. 5 Jasmine Hanna (.311).
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THE WEEK
• The No. 20 Colorado State volleyball team returns to Moby Arena after a 2-0 record on the road where it recorded victories at UNLV and New Mexico.
• The Rams will face Wyoming (12-10, 7-3 MW) on Tuesday in the Border War at 7 p.m., and will also be a battle of first and second place teams in the MW standings.
• CSU will finish the week playing Air Force (10-14, 3-7 MW) on Thursday starting at 7 p.m.
• Both matches will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network with the match against the Cowgirls on Tuesday also being broadcast on Stadium OTA.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following this week, the Rams will have the weekend off before hosting another pair of Mountain West foes.
• The Rams will host Utah State on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m., before finishing the four-match stand on Saturday, Nov. 4 against Boise State.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• Wyoming enters the match with a 12-10 overall record and a 7-3 Mountain West Conference mark after splitting last week's matches with UNLV and New Mexico.
• Air Force posts a 10-14 overall record and a 3-7 MW mark after dropping matches to SJS and Nevada last week.
RAMS AT A GLANCE
• CSU enters the week with a 20-2, 10-0 MW record and ranked No. 20 in the AVCA Poll - highest of the season.
• CSU sits at No. 32 in the RPI rankings - the highest among Mountain West teams. Previous opponents Michigan (29), Florida State (21), sit above.
• Colorado State recorded another pair of victories last week at UNLV and New Mexico.
• The Rams hold the best record in the nation in three-set matches with 15-0 mark.
• Jasmine Hanna became CSU's all-time kills leader in the modern scoring era in the sweep over San Jose State.
• Katie Oleksak continues to lead the conference with an 11.86 assist average, which also is No. 6 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 7 in DI in hitting percentage with a .438 tally. She is also No. 42 in the nation in blocks per set with 1.32 average.
• The Rams rank sixth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .309 tick, 11th in blocks per set with a 2.90 mark and 35th in kills per set with a 13.88 average.
• CSU leads or is second in the conference in eight categories and has individual leaders in three of those.
• The Rams have three different players ranked in the Mountain West in hitting percentage, leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.438), No. 2 Kirstie Hillyer (.355), No. 5 Jasmine Hanna (.311).
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