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Rams Finish Regular Season on the Road, Look to Clinch Title
11/17/2021 9:17:00 AM | Volleyball
Colorado State will finish the regular season on the road, starting at Utah State Thursday night before closing the trip at Boise State Saturday.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State will finish the regular season on the road this week, while also looking to clinch it's 17th regular season Mountain West title. The Rams have already clinched a berth to the conference tournament that will take place next week in Las Vegas at Cox Pavilion. CSU will need just one win this week to clinch at least a share of the regular season title, while two wins would secure the title out-right. Colorado State will be at Utah State on Thursday before finishing the regular season at Boise State on Saturday.
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Rams at a Glance
» Colorado State continued Mountain West action last week, dropping a match at Wyoming before finishing its regular season at home with a sweep against Fresno State.
» The Rams will finish the regular season on the road at Utah State and Boise State. CSU needs just one win to secure a share of the Mountain West regular-season title and two wins to be out-right champions.
» Colorado State has swept 11 of its 15 conference opponent, including posting a sweep in all nine conference matches at Moby Arena and holding a 41-12 set mark in Mountain West matches.
» CSU has played five-set matches this season, with all but one coming down to the final two points.
» Colorado State has gathered four Mountain West weekly awards so far this season -- sophomore outside Kennedy Stanford earned Offensive Player of the Week and senior libero Alexa Roumeliotis earned Defensive Player of the Week three times.
» In the Rams 25 matches played this season, 27 sets have been decided by two points – with 16 falling in favor of CSU. In Mountain West action, the Rams are 9-3 in those set scenarios.
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Scouting Utah State
» Utah State is 12-4 in the Mountain West, setting tied for 2nd in the standings and just a match behind CSU.
» USU split last week's matches, dropping a match at San Jose State before finishing with a win at Nevada.
» The Aggies are 7-0 in Mountain West matches at home and is the third MW team with a perfect record, joining Colorado State and New Mexico.
» Utah State is 10-1 overall this season at home, including winning the last eight-consecutive matches.
» USU holds the second-best opponent hitting percentage in the league, keeping opponents to a .188 mark.
» Corinne Larsen is standout for the Aggies, holding a .363 overall hitting mark (4th in the MW) and averages 1.15 blocks per set (2nd in the MW).
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Scouting Boise State
» Boise State starts the week with a 9-7 mark in Mountain West play, sitting sixth in the league standings.
» The Broncos will host Wyoming on Thursday night before playing Colorado State.
» BSU is 9-3 overall at home and 4-3 in Mountain West matches, with two losses going the distance.
» Boise State holds the second-best overall hitting percentage in the league with a .263 mark and leads with 2.75 blocks per set - including having three players in the Top-10 and leader Alyssa Wissinger with a 1.36.
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Last Time
» The Rams swept the Broncos earlier this season while in Moby Arena on Sept. 23 in the Mountain West opener. CSU was led by Kennedy Stanford who had 13 kills and two blocks. Ciera Pritchard dished out 30 assists and Alexa Roumeliotis recorded 16 digs. Colorado State improved to a perfect 12-0 in Moby Arena against Boise State.
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» Colorado State swept the Aggies earlier this season while in Moby Arena on Sept. 25 and was the Rams' second sweep of the Mountain West season opener. CSU extended its program-long series win streak to 32 against Utah State. Kennedy Stanford again led the Rams with 16 kills. The Rams out blocked the Aggies 5-0, with Sasha Colombo putting up three blocks. Ciera Pritchard dished out 29 and Alexa Roumeliotis reached double-figure digs with 10.
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Series History
» Colorado State and Utah State will meet for the 47th time as CSU holds a 33-14 overall mark in the series and is 13-5 while playing in Logan.
» The Rams holds a program-long 32 consecutive wins against the Aggies, including the last 13 on the road.
» In the last 13 matches while in Logan, Colorado State has recorded nine sweeps.
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» Colorado State and Boise State will meet for the 22nd time, as the Rams hold a 20-1 overall mark and 8-1 while in Boise.
» CSU has won the last eight matches, with the lone loss in the series coming in 2016.
» Colorado State's last sweep at Boise was in 2015, with three of the last four road matches going five.
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Up Next
» Colorado State will head to the Mountain West Tournament after it was reinstated this season for the first time since 2011. The tournament used to run from 1999-2006 and in 2011. The Rams need just one victory to secure the No. 1 seed and receive a first-round bye.
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Rams at a Glance
» Colorado State continued Mountain West action last week, dropping a match at Wyoming before finishing its regular season at home with a sweep against Fresno State.
» The Rams will finish the regular season on the road at Utah State and Boise State. CSU needs just one win to secure a share of the Mountain West regular-season title and two wins to be out-right champions.
» Colorado State has swept 11 of its 15 conference opponent, including posting a sweep in all nine conference matches at Moby Arena and holding a 41-12 set mark in Mountain West matches.
» CSU has played five-set matches this season, with all but one coming down to the final two points.
» Colorado State has gathered four Mountain West weekly awards so far this season -- sophomore outside Kennedy Stanford earned Offensive Player of the Week and senior libero Alexa Roumeliotis earned Defensive Player of the Week three times.
» In the Rams 25 matches played this season, 27 sets have been decided by two points – with 16 falling in favor of CSU. In Mountain West action, the Rams are 9-3 in those set scenarios.
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Scouting Utah State
» Utah State is 12-4 in the Mountain West, setting tied for 2nd in the standings and just a match behind CSU.
» USU split last week's matches, dropping a match at San Jose State before finishing with a win at Nevada.
» The Aggies are 7-0 in Mountain West matches at home and is the third MW team with a perfect record, joining Colorado State and New Mexico.
» Utah State is 10-1 overall this season at home, including winning the last eight-consecutive matches.
» USU holds the second-best opponent hitting percentage in the league, keeping opponents to a .188 mark.
» Corinne Larsen is standout for the Aggies, holding a .363 overall hitting mark (4th in the MW) and averages 1.15 blocks per set (2nd in the MW).
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Scouting Boise State
» Boise State starts the week with a 9-7 mark in Mountain West play, sitting sixth in the league standings.
» The Broncos will host Wyoming on Thursday night before playing Colorado State.
» BSU is 9-3 overall at home and 4-3 in Mountain West matches, with two losses going the distance.
» Boise State holds the second-best overall hitting percentage in the league with a .263 mark and leads with 2.75 blocks per set - including having three players in the Top-10 and leader Alyssa Wissinger with a 1.36.
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Last Time
» The Rams swept the Broncos earlier this season while in Moby Arena on Sept. 23 in the Mountain West opener. CSU was led by Kennedy Stanford who had 13 kills and two blocks. Ciera Pritchard dished out 30 assists and Alexa Roumeliotis recorded 16 digs. Colorado State improved to a perfect 12-0 in Moby Arena against Boise State.
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» Colorado State swept the Aggies earlier this season while in Moby Arena on Sept. 25 and was the Rams' second sweep of the Mountain West season opener. CSU extended its program-long series win streak to 32 against Utah State. Kennedy Stanford again led the Rams with 16 kills. The Rams out blocked the Aggies 5-0, with Sasha Colombo putting up three blocks. Ciera Pritchard dished out 29 and Alexa Roumeliotis reached double-figure digs with 10.
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Series History
» Colorado State and Utah State will meet for the 47th time as CSU holds a 33-14 overall mark in the series and is 13-5 while playing in Logan.
» The Rams holds a program-long 32 consecutive wins against the Aggies, including the last 13 on the road.
» In the last 13 matches while in Logan, Colorado State has recorded nine sweeps.
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» Colorado State and Boise State will meet for the 22nd time, as the Rams hold a 20-1 overall mark and 8-1 while in Boise.
» CSU has won the last eight matches, with the lone loss in the series coming in 2016.
» Colorado State's last sweep at Boise was in 2015, with three of the last four road matches going five.
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Up Next
» Colorado State will head to the Mountain West Tournament after it was reinstated this season for the first time since 2011. The tournament used to run from 1999-2006 and in 2011. The Rams need just one victory to secure the No. 1 seed and receive a first-round bye.
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