Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, September 7
Ann Arbor, Mich.
9 AM MT
Colorado State
vs
LSU
Photo by: Nick Monaghan
Rams head to Michigan for road test
9/4/2018 2:59:00 PM | Volleyball
| Michigan Challenge | |
| Match 7:Â LSU |
Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 | 9 a.m. MT | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Cliff Keen Arena |
| TV/Video: N/A | Live Stats | |
| Match 8: Oakland |
Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 | 5:30 p.m. MT | Rochester, Mich. | Athletics Center O'rena |
| TV/Video: ESPN3/+Â | Live Stats | |
| Match 9: #20 Michigan |
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 | 5 p.m. MT | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Cliff Keen Arena |
| TV/Video: N/AÂ | Live Stats | |
| Full Match Notes | Colorado State | LSU | Oakland | Michigan |
| Series History | LSU: CSU leads, 6-0 | Last Match: CSU won, 3-1, on 9/12/03 | Streak: Won 6 |
| Oakland: First Meeting | |
| Michigan: Series tied, 2-2 | Last match: CSU won 3-1, on 12/1/17 | Streak: Won 2 | |
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THE WEEKEND
• Colorado State will head to Michigan for its first true-road tests of the season at the Michigan Challenge.
• The Rams will face LSU, Oakland and No. 20 Michigan.
• CSU will start Friday playing LSU at 9 a.m. MT before heading to Rochester, Mich., to face Oakland that night starting at 5:30 p.m. MT.
• Colorado State will finish the Challenge playing No. 20 Michigan on Saturday night starting at 5 p.m. MT.
• The Rams will appear on ESPN3/+ when they are playing the Golden Grizzlies on Friday evening.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• LSU will enter the weekend with a 2-4 record after going 1-3 record at the Tiger Classic last week.
• The Tigers dropped matches to Duke and USF, after winning the opener against Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
• Oakland will begin the weekend 3-3 after posting a 1-2 mark last weekend.
• The Golden Grizzlies defeated Bowling Green, but fell to Notre Dame and No. 20 Purdue.
• Michigan will carry its undefeated, 5-0 record into the weekend, while also ranked No. 20 in this week's AVCA Poll.
• The Wolverines entered the poll at No. 23 after the first weekend when they swept High Point and Auburn and have yet to lose a set. They will face Valpo on Tuesday night.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• Following the road weekend, the Rams will head return to Colorado and host Indiana State on Friday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.
• The Rams will then head to Boulder on Saturday, Sept. 15 and play a neutral match against Portland State at 12 p.m., before facing in-state rival Colorado on 8 p.m.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• Colorado State will head to Michigan with a 4-2 record after finishing last weekend 2-1.
• The Ram defeated Florida State and TCU last weekend, but dropped the weekend opener to Cincinnati.
• Kirstie Hillyer and Breana Runnels were named to the all-tournament team.
• Breana Runnels earned her second double-double of the season against Florida State with 20 kills and 12 digs.
• Runnels led the offense over the three-matches with 64 kills, while also adding 36 digs and seven blocks.
• Maddi Foutz continues to lead the back row, tallying 77 digs over the week. She had a career night at Northern Colorado, tallying 25 digs, which is tied for the second most in Colorado State history.
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen controlled the net over the weekend, recording 19 blocks.
• Colorado State set a new attendance record in its match against Illinois on Aug. 24, packing in 7,745 fans into Moby.
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