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Tuesday, August 31
Greeley, CO
6:00 PM
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Rams Hit the Road for Trio of Matches
8/30/2021 1:59:00 PM | Volleyball
Colorado State will begin the week at Northern Colorado on Tuesday, before heading to North Carolina.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Rams will travel away from Moby Arena for the first time this season, as they head to Northern Colorado for a match Tuesday night at 6 p.m., MT at the Bank of Colorado Arena. Colorado State will follow the mid-week match and jump on a plane to head to North Carolina for two matches. CSU will play at North Carolina on Friday night at 5 p.m., MT and then head to Raleigh for a 5 p.m., MT match with NC State on Saturday.
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Colorado State will be on ESPN+ when facing the Bears on Tuesday and on the ACC Network while in North Carolina.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
- Northern Colorado started its season last weekend, hosting Northwestern and coming away with a 3-2 victory.
- The Bears were also supposed to host South Dakota, but the match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols.
- The five-set win against the Wildcats was the sixth win in program history over a Power 5 program.
- UNC finished the 2020 season with a 15-4 record – all conference matches – and appeared in the Big Sky championship match against Weber State
- The Bears were picked to finish third in the Big Sky preseason poll.
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- North Carolina will carry a 3-0 record into the weekend after it started its season last weekend with a trio of wins at the SMU Tournament.
- The Tar Heels recorded wins against Stephen F. Austin, Pacific and host SMU – dropping just two sets so far this season.
- North Carolina was tabbed to finish seventh in the ACC Preseason Coaches' Poll after finishing the 2020 season 10-8 – all conference matches – dropping its last four matches.
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- NC State opened its 2021 season last week at the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville, dropping three matches
- The Wolfpack suffered sweeps against ETSU and host Tennessee, while battling to five sets with Texas Tech.
- NC State finished the ACC-only schedule in 2020 with an 8-9 mark and is voted to finish 10th in the league in the preseason coaches' poll.
- The Wolfpack will host Wofford and East Carolina before playing Colorado State on Saturday night.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
- Colorado State began the 2021 season, suffering a 3-1 loss to Northwestern in its annual White Out match.
- The Rams welcomed 5,537 fans to the first event in Moby Arena since the end of February of 2020.
- The White Out crowd ranked eighth all-time in the Mountain West records, and the second most for two un-ranked teams.
- The opening loss is just the seventh time in head coach Tom Hilbert's tenure starting 0-1.
- CSU was also scheduled to face South Dakota, but was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols with USD.
- Head Coach Tom Hilbert is one-win shy of earning his 600th victory at Colorado State, sitting at 599-143.
- The Rams finished third in the Mountain West standings a year ago and were tabbed to finish third in 2021.
- Senior libero Alexa Roumeliotis was named to the Mountain West Preseason team after picking up All-Mountain West honors a year ago.
- Roumeliotis led the league in digs in 2020 and ranked No. 50 in the country, averaging 4.96.
- CSU returns six starters for 2021, losing senior outside Breana Runnels.
- The Rams added four new faces to the squad for the 2021 season, including two transfers and two freshmen.
- Colorado State welcomed Annie Sullivan, a junior outside from High Point and Malaya Jones, a redshirt freshman middle from Southern California.
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will return home following the road week, hosting three matches at Moby Arena. The Rams will welcome SIUE, Oregon State and UAB starting on Friday afternoon. CSU will don their Orange jerseys against the Beavers for its Orange Out, paying tribute to Colorado State's history of Colorado A&M Aggies. All three matches will be stream on the Mountain West Network.
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Colorado State will be on ESPN+ when facing the Bears on Tuesday and on the ACC Network while in North Carolina.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
- Northern Colorado started its season last weekend, hosting Northwestern and coming away with a 3-2 victory.
- The Bears were also supposed to host South Dakota, but the match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols.
- The five-set win against the Wildcats was the sixth win in program history over a Power 5 program.
- UNC finished the 2020 season with a 15-4 record – all conference matches – and appeared in the Big Sky championship match against Weber State
- The Bears were picked to finish third in the Big Sky preseason poll.
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- North Carolina will carry a 3-0 record into the weekend after it started its season last weekend with a trio of wins at the SMU Tournament.
- The Tar Heels recorded wins against Stephen F. Austin, Pacific and host SMU – dropping just two sets so far this season.
- North Carolina was tabbed to finish seventh in the ACC Preseason Coaches' Poll after finishing the 2020 season 10-8 – all conference matches – dropping its last four matches.
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- NC State opened its 2021 season last week at the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville, dropping three matches
- The Wolfpack suffered sweeps against ETSU and host Tennessee, while battling to five sets with Texas Tech.
- NC State finished the ACC-only schedule in 2020 with an 8-9 mark and is voted to finish 10th in the league in the preseason coaches' poll.
- The Wolfpack will host Wofford and East Carolina before playing Colorado State on Saturday night.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
- Colorado State began the 2021 season, suffering a 3-1 loss to Northwestern in its annual White Out match.
- The Rams welcomed 5,537 fans to the first event in Moby Arena since the end of February of 2020.
- The White Out crowd ranked eighth all-time in the Mountain West records, and the second most for two un-ranked teams.
- The opening loss is just the seventh time in head coach Tom Hilbert's tenure starting 0-1.
- CSU was also scheduled to face South Dakota, but was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols with USD.
- Head Coach Tom Hilbert is one-win shy of earning his 600th victory at Colorado State, sitting at 599-143.
- The Rams finished third in the Mountain West standings a year ago and were tabbed to finish third in 2021.
- Senior libero Alexa Roumeliotis was named to the Mountain West Preseason team after picking up All-Mountain West honors a year ago.
- Roumeliotis led the league in digs in 2020 and ranked No. 50 in the country, averaging 4.96.
- CSU returns six starters for 2021, losing senior outside Breana Runnels.
- The Rams added four new faces to the squad for the 2021 season, including two transfers and two freshmen.
- Colorado State welcomed Annie Sullivan, a junior outside from High Point and Malaya Jones, a redshirt freshman middle from Southern California.
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will return home following the road week, hosting three matches at Moby Arena. The Rams will welcome SIUE, Oregon State and UAB starting on Friday afternoon. CSU will don their Orange jerseys against the Beavers for its Orange Out, paying tribute to Colorado State's history of Colorado A&M Aggies. All three matches will be stream on the Mountain West Network.
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