Colorado State University Athletics
Thursday, November 2
Fort Collins, Colo.
7 PM MT
Colorado State
vs
Utah State
Photo by: Tomas Redondo
Match Preview: No. 20 Rams Begin November Hosting Utah State, Boise State
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THE WEEK
• No. 20 Colorado State will remain at Moby Arena after a 2-0 record at home last week where it picked up victories against Wyoming and Air Force.
• The Rams will face Utah State (13-11, 5-7 MW) on Thursday night starting at 7 p.m.
• CSU will finish the week playing Boise State (13-11, 6-6 MW) on Saturday afternoon starting at 1 p.m.
• Both matches this week will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following this week, the Rams will be on the road for a pair of Mountain West Conference matches.
• The Rams will head to Nevada on Thursday, Nov. 9 for a 7:30 pm match before traveling to San Jose State on Saturday, Nov. 11 for a 3 pm first serve.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• Utah State enters the match with a 13-11 overall record and a 5-7 Mountain West Conference mark after splitting last week's matches with a victory against New Mexico and dropping the week's finale with UNLV.
• Boise State posts a 13-11 overall record and a 6-6 MW mark heading into the week after splitting their matches last week, beating UNLV and falling to New Mexico.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• CSU enters the week with a 22-2, 12-0 MW record and ranked No. 20 in the AVCA Poll - highest of the season.
• CSU sits at No. 28 in the RPI rankings - the highest among Mountain West teams. Previous opponent Colorado (17) sits above.
• Colorado State recorded another pair of victories last week against Wyoming and Air Force.
• The Rams hold the best record in the nation in three-set matches with 16-0 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 11.89 assist average, which also is No. 6 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 3 in DI in hitting percentage with a .453 tally, while Kirstie Hillyer is No. 45 with a .380 mark. Both rank in the blocks per set with Hillyer No. 18 (.145) and Hougaard-Jensen No. 35 (1.35).
• The Rams rank sixth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .311 tick, 13th in blocks per set with a 2.93 mark and 35th in kills per set with a 13.91 average.
• CSU leads the conference in nine categories and has individual leaders in four of those.
• The Rams have three different players ranked in the MW in hitting percentage, leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.453), No. 2 Kirstie Hillyer (.380), No. 4 Jasmine Hanna (.315).
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THE WEEK
• No. 20 Colorado State will remain at Moby Arena after a 2-0 record at home last week where it picked up victories against Wyoming and Air Force.
• The Rams will face Utah State (13-11, 5-7 MW) on Thursday night starting at 7 p.m.
• CSU will finish the week playing Boise State (13-11, 6-6 MW) on Saturday afternoon starting at 1 p.m.
• Both matches this week will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following this week, the Rams will be on the road for a pair of Mountain West Conference matches.
• The Rams will head to Nevada on Thursday, Nov. 9 for a 7:30 pm match before traveling to San Jose State on Saturday, Nov. 11 for a 3 pm first serve.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• Utah State enters the match with a 13-11 overall record and a 5-7 Mountain West Conference mark after splitting last week's matches with a victory against New Mexico and dropping the week's finale with UNLV.
• Boise State posts a 13-11 overall record and a 6-6 MW mark heading into the week after splitting their matches last week, beating UNLV and falling to New Mexico.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• CSU enters the week with a 22-2, 12-0 MW record and ranked No. 20 in the AVCA Poll - highest of the season.
• CSU sits at No. 28 in the RPI rankings - the highest among Mountain West teams. Previous opponent Colorado (17) sits above.
• Colorado State recorded another pair of victories last week against Wyoming and Air Force.
• The Rams hold the best record in the nation in three-set matches with 16-0 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 11.89 assist average, which also is No. 6 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 3 in DI in hitting percentage with a .453 tally, while Kirstie Hillyer is No. 45 with a .380 mark. Both rank in the blocks per set with Hillyer No. 18 (.145) and Hougaard-Jensen No. 35 (1.35).
• The Rams rank sixth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .311 tick, 13th in blocks per set with a 2.93 mark and 35th in kills per set with a 13.91 average.
• CSU leads the conference in nine categories and has individual leaders in four of those.
• The Rams have three different players ranked in the MW in hitting percentage, leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.453), No. 2 Kirstie Hillyer (.380), No. 4 Jasmine Hanna (.315).
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