Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, November 25
Fort Collins, Colo.
12 PM MT
Colorado State
vs
UC Davis
Match Preview: No. 23 Rams Close Regular Season Hosting UC Davis Saturday
11/22/2017 9:13:00 AM | Volleyball
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THE WEEK
• No. 23 Colorado State finished its Mountain West schedule last week but will host a non-conference contest when it invites UC Davis (16-13, 8-8 Big West) to Moby Arena on Saturday afternoon starting at 12 p.m.
• The Rams will recognize their five seniors prior the match. (Sanja Cizmic, Alexandra Poletto, Jasmine Hanna, McKenna Thornlow and Mariah Green.)
• Following the match, CSU will hold a celebration and present the Mountain West Championship trophy that it clinched earlier this season.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following the weekend, Colorado State will learn its postseason fate on Sunday, Nov. 26 with the NCAA selection show at 7 p.m. MT on ESPNU.
• A watch party will take place at The Major of Old Town starting at 6 p.m.
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OPPONENT AT A QUICK GLANCE
• UC Davis enters the match with a 16-13 overall record and finished the Big West Conference with an 8-8 mark, including going 8-4 in its last 12 matches.
• The Aggies defeated two Mountain West teams in their non-conference schedule, earning victories against UNLV and Boise State.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• Colorado State enters the week with a 27-3, 17-1 MW record and ranked No. 23 in the AVCA Poll.
• CSU sits at No. 33 in the RPI rankings. Previous opponents Colorado (21) and Michigan (30) sit above.
• Colorado State swept both matches last week against Fresno State and at San Diego State.
• The Rams hold the best record in the nation in three-set matches with a 21-0 mark.
• CSU dropped just eight sets in its MW schedule.
• Katie Oleksak continues to lead the conference with a 12.06 assist average, which also is No. 4 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 2 in DI in hitting percentage with a .470 tally, while Kirstie Hillyer is No. 30 with a .389 mark. Both are ranked in blocks per set with Hillyer No. 19 (1.42) and Hougaard-Jensen No. 54 (1.23).
• The Rams rank fourth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .319 tick, 14th in blocks per set with a 2.85 mark and 26th in kills per set with a 14.15 average.
• Colorado State leads the Mountain West in nine categories and has leaders in service aces (Cizmic), assists (Oleksak) and hitting percentage (Hougaard-Jensen).
• The Rams have three players ranked in the Mountain West Conference in hitting percentage, leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.493), No. 3 Kirstie Hillyer (.346) and No. 8 Jasmine Hanna (.300).
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THE WEEK
• No. 23 Colorado State finished its Mountain West schedule last week but will host a non-conference contest when it invites UC Davis (16-13, 8-8 Big West) to Moby Arena on Saturday afternoon starting at 12 p.m.
• The Rams will recognize their five seniors prior the match. (Sanja Cizmic, Alexandra Poletto, Jasmine Hanna, McKenna Thornlow and Mariah Green.)
• Following the match, CSU will hold a celebration and present the Mountain West Championship trophy that it clinched earlier this season.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following the weekend, Colorado State will learn its postseason fate on Sunday, Nov. 26 with the NCAA selection show at 7 p.m. MT on ESPNU.
• A watch party will take place at The Major of Old Town starting at 6 p.m.
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OPPONENT AT A QUICK GLANCE
• UC Davis enters the match with a 16-13 overall record and finished the Big West Conference with an 8-8 mark, including going 8-4 in its last 12 matches.
• The Aggies defeated two Mountain West teams in their non-conference schedule, earning victories against UNLV and Boise State.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• Colorado State enters the week with a 27-3, 17-1 MW record and ranked No. 23 in the AVCA Poll.
• CSU sits at No. 33 in the RPI rankings. Previous opponents Colorado (21) and Michigan (30) sit above.
• Colorado State swept both matches last week against Fresno State and at San Diego State.
• The Rams hold the best record in the nation in three-set matches with a 21-0 mark.
• CSU dropped just eight sets in its MW schedule.
• Katie Oleksak continues to lead the conference with a 12.06 assist average, which also is No. 4 in the nation.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen is ranked No. 2 in DI in hitting percentage with a .470 tally, while Kirstie Hillyer is No. 30 with a .389 mark. Both are ranked in blocks per set with Hillyer No. 19 (1.42) and Hougaard-Jensen No. 54 (1.23).
• The Rams rank fourth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .319 tick, 14th in blocks per set with a 2.85 mark and 26th in kills per set with a 14.15 average.
• Colorado State leads the Mountain West in nine categories and has leaders in service aces (Cizmic), assists (Oleksak) and hitting percentage (Hougaard-Jensen).
• The Rams have three players ranked in the Mountain West Conference in hitting percentage, leader Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (.493), No. 3 Kirstie Hillyer (.346) and No. 8 Jasmine Hanna (.300).
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