Rams look to clinch 15th title hosting UNLV, New Mexico

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UNLV \| New Mexico
Match 29: UNLV	Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 \| 7 p.m. MT \| Fort Collins, Colo. \| Moby Arena
Match 29: UNLV	TV/Video: Mountain West Network \| Live Stats
Match 30: New Mexico	Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 \| 7 p.m. MT \| Fort Collins, Colo. \| Moby Arena
Match 30: New Mexico	TV/Video: Mountain West Network \| Live Stats
Full Match Notes	Colorado State \| UNLV \| New Mexico
Statistics	Colorado State \| UNLV \| New Mexico
Series History
	UNLV: CSU leads, 40-7 \| Last match: CSU won 3-1, on 10/20/18 - Box Score \| Streak: Won 6
	New Mexico: CSU leads, 56-23 \| Last match: CSU won 3-0, on 10/18/18 - Box Score \| Streak: Won 12
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THE WEEK
• Colorado State will finish its regular season, hosting UNLV and New Mexico this week and in the process look to clinch its 15th Mountain West Conference Championship.
• The Rams will face the Rebels on Thursday night at 7 p.m., MT before finishing their conference slate with the Lobos on Saturday night at 7 p.m. MT
• Both matches will be broadcast the MW Network.

OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• UNLV begins the week with a 19-9 overall record and 10-6 in the Mountain West. The Rebels are 4-2 since losing to the Rams on Oct. 20.
• UNLV won four-consecutive matches since the loss to CSU, including sweeping Air Force and San Diego State.
• The Rebels currently are tied for third in the conference standings with Wyoming.
• New Mexico begins the week with a 14-14 overall mark and 8-8 in the conference. The Lobos are 3-4 since losing to the Rams on Oct. 18. UNM will play at Wyoming on Thursday.
• All four Lobo losses since CSU have been five sets.
• UNM is seventh in the Mountain West standings.

LOOKING AHEAD
• Following the final two matches, the Rams will know their postseason fate on Nov. 25 with the NCAA Selection Show, which will air on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. MT.

RAMS AT A GLANCE
• CSU recorded two MW Conference road victories last week with wins over Utah State and Boise State.
• The Rams have now won 11-consecutive matches, including eight sweeps in the streak.
• CSU carries a 22-6 overall record and 14-2 mark in the conference into its final week of the regular season.
• Colorado State sits just one victory away from clinching its 15th Mountain West Conference Championship, including eighth in the last nine seasons.
• Middle blocker Kirstie Hillyer was named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her performance last week. The award is her third in the last four weeks and fifth of her career.
• With the Rams' win at Air Force on Nov. 1, CSU reached the 20-win plateau for the 24th consecutive season.
• Colorado State ranks 25th in the nation in blocks per set with a 2.67 mark as Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (42) and Kirstie Hillyer (58) rank in the top-100 in the country.
• CSU also sits at No. 18 in hitting percentage with a .264 mark, while both middles also rank in the top-100: Hougaard-Jensen (57), Hillyer (69).
• Breana Runnels is second in the conference and 48th in the country in kills per set with a 4.02 mark.
• Katie Oleksak leads the Mountain West and is 12th in the nation in assists per set with an 11.64 average.

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