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Match Preview: No. 23 Rams Begin October with Road Tests at Boise State, Utah State
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THE WEEK
• The No. 23 Colorado State volleyball team will stay on the road this week and play two Mountain West Conference matches.
• The Rams will head to Boise State (11-5, 4-0 MW) on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m., match up before going to Utah State (11-5, 3-1 MW) on Saturday for an 8 p.m., start.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following this week, the Rams will return to Fort Collins for two matches against San Jose State and Nevada.
• CSU will play San Jose State on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., in Moby Arena, before hosting Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 14 for homecoming at 12 p.m.
• Following the short home week, Colorado State will head to UNLV on Oct. 19 and New Mexico on Oct. 21.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• Boise State enters the match with an 11-5 overall record and a 4-0 Mountain West Conference mark after winning its last five matches.
• The Rams and the Broncos are tied for first in the MW.
• Utah State begins the week with an 11-5 overall record and a 3-1 conference tally after getting swept by New Mexico last weekend for its first Mountain West loss.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• The Rams enter the week with a 14-2, 4-0 MW record and ranked No. 23 in the AVCA poll.
• CSU sits at No. 31 in the first RPI rankings - the highest among Mountain West teams. Previous opponents Colorado (20) and Michigan (27) sit above.
• Colorado State recorded another pair of sweeps last week at Wyoming and Air Force. The Rams have yet to drop a set in Mountain West action, sweeping all four opponents and outscoring their opponents 300-211.
• Jasmine Hanna has 1,033 career kills and is 33 kills behind leader Megan Plourde (2008-12) who has 1,066.
• Katie Oleksak continues to lead the conference with an 11.91 assist average, which also is No. 6 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 14 in DI in hitting percentage with a .424 tally. She also is No. 43 in the nation in blocks per set with 1.33 average.
• The Rams rank fifth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .317 tick, 21st in blocks per set with a 2.76 mark and 36th in kills per set with a 13.93 average.
• CSU leads or is second the conference in nine different categories and has individual leaders in four of those.
• The Rams have four different players ranked in the Mountain West in hitting percentage, ranging from leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.426) to No. 9 Sanja Cizmic (.302).
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THE WEEK
• The No. 23 Colorado State volleyball team will stay on the road this week and play two Mountain West Conference matches.
• The Rams will head to Boise State (11-5, 4-0 MW) on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m., match up before going to Utah State (11-5, 3-1 MW) on Saturday for an 8 p.m., start.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following this week, the Rams will return to Fort Collins for two matches against San Jose State and Nevada.
• CSU will play San Jose State on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., in Moby Arena, before hosting Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 14 for homecoming at 12 p.m.
• Following the short home week, Colorado State will head to UNLV on Oct. 19 and New Mexico on Oct. 21.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• Boise State enters the match with an 11-5 overall record and a 4-0 Mountain West Conference mark after winning its last five matches.
• The Rams and the Broncos are tied for first in the MW.
• Utah State begins the week with an 11-5 overall record and a 3-1 conference tally after getting swept by New Mexico last weekend for its first Mountain West loss.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• The Rams enter the week with a 14-2, 4-0 MW record and ranked No. 23 in the AVCA poll.
• CSU sits at No. 31 in the first RPI rankings - the highest among Mountain West teams. Previous opponents Colorado (20) and Michigan (27) sit above.
• Colorado State recorded another pair of sweeps last week at Wyoming and Air Force. The Rams have yet to drop a set in Mountain West action, sweeping all four opponents and outscoring their opponents 300-211.
• Jasmine Hanna has 1,033 career kills and is 33 kills behind leader Megan Plourde (2008-12) who has 1,066.
• Katie Oleksak continues to lead the conference with an 11.91 assist average, which also is No. 6 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 14 in DI in hitting percentage with a .424 tally. She also is No. 43 in the nation in blocks per set with 1.33 average.
• The Rams rank fifth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .317 tick, 21st in blocks per set with a 2.76 mark and 36th in kills per set with a 13.93 average.
• CSU leads or is second the conference in nine different categories and has individual leaders in four of those.
• The Rams have four different players ranked in the Mountain West in hitting percentage, ranging from leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.426) to No. 9 Sanja Cizmic (.302).
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