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Rams finish non-conference schedule with Colorado Classic
9/12/2018 11:18:00 AM | Volleyball
Colorado Classic | |
Match 10:Â Indiana State |
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 | 6 p.m. MT | Fort Collins, Colo. | Moby Arena |
TV/Video: Mountain West Network | Live Stats | |
Match 11: Portland State |
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 | 12 p.m. MT | Boulder, Colo. | CU Events Center |
TV/Video: NA | Live Stats | |
Match 12: Colorado |
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 | 8 p.m. MT | Boulder, Colo. | CU Events Center |
TV/Video: Pac-12 Network | Live Stats | |
Full Match Notes | Colorado State | Indiana State | Portland State | Colorado |
Series History | Indiana State: First Meeting |
Portland State: Portland State leads, 7-2 | Last match: PS won, 2-1, on 9/24/83) | Loss 1 | |
Colorado: CSU leads, 23-13 | Last match: CU won 3-2, on 9/16/17 | Streak: Loss 2 | |
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THE WEEKEND
• Colorado State will conclude its non-conference schedule this weekend, co-hosting the Colorado Classic.
• The Rams will host Indiana State on Friday night in Moby Arena starting at 7 p.m.
• CSU will then finish the weekend in Boulder, Colo., at Colorado playing Portland State in a neutral match before playing the Buffs at 8 p.m.
• The Rams will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network on Friday night and appear on the Pac-12 Network on Saturday night against CU.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• Indiana State will begin the weekend with 6-3 record after posting a 2-1 record at the Sycamore Invitational last week. The Sycamores picked up a pair of 3-2 wins against Green Bay and Saint Louis, but fell to Central Michigan in five sets.
• Portland State begins the week with a 1-6 mark, with its lone win in its season opener against Long Beach State. The Vikings have lost their last eight matches, including five by sweep.
• Colorado holds a 5-3 record to begin its final weekend of non-conference matches. The Buffs were handed their first loss of the season at Wyoming before dropping matches to No. 11 Illinois and Georgia.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following the weekend, the Rams will begin Mountain West Conference action at Nevada on Thursday, Sept. 20.
• CSU will then return home and host San Jose State on Saturday, Sept. 22 for its first home league match of the season.
• After the conference-opening weekend, Colorado State will head to California to play San Diego State and Fresno State, Sept. 27 & 29.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• Colorado State will begin the final non-conference weekend with a 6-3 record after finishing the Michigan Challenge with a 2-1 record.
• The Rams defeated LSU and Oakland to start the weekend, but fell to No. 20 Michigan in the final match.
• Kirstie Hillyer and Paulina Hougaard-Jensen were named to the all-tournament team.
• Katie Oleksak tallied her second double-double of the season with 45 assists and 10 digs at Oakland on Sept. 7.
• Kirstie Hillyer finished the Michigan Challenge with 34 kills, while hitting .394 and owning the net with 18 total blocks.
• Kirstie Hillyer has reached double-digit kills in the last six matches, including leading the team in half of them.
• CSU set a new attendance record in its season-opening match against No. 12 Illinois on Aug. 24, packing in 7,745 fans into Moby.
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