Rams Road Trip: Match Up Against the Falcons and Lobos

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By: Shelby Paugh

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State volleyball team will spend its weekend on the road competing against the Air Force Falcons Thursday night and the New Mexico Lobos Saturday afternoon.

Colorado State (9-8, 3-3 MW) vs. Air Force (12-5, 4-2 MW)
US Air Force Academy, Colo.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 // 6:00 PM
Stream: MW Network
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Colorado State (9-8, 3-3 MW) vs. New Mexico (12-5, 4-2 MW)
Albuquerque, N.M.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 // 1:00 PM
Stream: MW Network
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What You Need to Know

The Rams will be on the road this week to play games seven and eight of their conference season. The Rams currently sit 3-3 in Mountain West matches with all three losses coming on the road.
Colorado State leads the Mountain West in hitting percentage with a .271 team hitting efficiency. The Rams have 294 total kills across six conference games.
Senior Emery Herman sits at the top of the Mountain West in assists with 234 assists and averages 10.17 assists per game. Herman also sits second in service aces with 11.

Scouting The Falcons and Lobos

The Falcons are coming into week four of the Mountain West season with a 12-5 overall record while week three consisted of a 3-2 win over San Diego State and a 3-1 loss to UNLV last week.
Air Force middle blockers Joi Harvey and Mac Russ sit first and fourth in hitting percentage in the league, Harvey at .465 and Russ at .348. Harvey also has 78 kills so far this season in conference games which ranks her tenth in the Mountain West.
Falcons' setter Caroline Reinkensmeyer is fifth in the Mountain West in assists. She currently has 238 total assists and dishes out an average of 9.15 assists per set.
New Mexico occupies the top spot for team blocks and team digs in the conference with a total of 68 blocks and 393 digs. The Lobos average 2.83 blocks and 16.38 digs per set.
Lobos outside hitter Uxue Guereca was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after she helped the Lobos to two victories in week three. Guereca hit a .311 hitting efficiency and averaged 3.0 kills and 4.28 points per set. She had 30 points throughout the week. She sits sixth in the Mountain West standings with 80 total kills.
New Mexico middle blocker Elizabeth Woods ranks first in blocks throughout conference play. She has totaled six solo blocks and 29 block assists for 35 blocks over the past six games. Libero Angela Crosetti and Guereca rank seventh and eighth in digs per set with 3.57 and 3.54, respectively.

Series vs. Falcons: 57-2
Away vs. Falcons: 24-1

Series vs. Lobos: 60-26
Away vs. Lobos: 25-15

Match Notes

The Rams went 1-1 last week against Wyoming and San Jose State falling to the Cowgirls in four sets Tuesday night before sweeping the Spartans Saturday afternoon.
Senior Naeemah Weathers currently ranks third in hitting percentage in the Mountain West. Last week, Weathers tallied 12 kills, bringing her overall total to 42 kills at a hitting efficiency of .358 in conference games. Senior Karina Leber also sits on the same list, ranking ninth. The middle blocker had 14 kills over the last two games bringing her total to 35 at a hitting efficiency of .286.
Redshirt junior Malaya Jones continues to lead the Rams in kills while ranking third in the conference. Jones had a total of 23 kills throughout week three for a total of 79 kills on the conference season. Jones also tallied 21 digs total last week.
Redshirt sophomore Kate Yoshimoto ranks sixth in the conference in digs. She has 83 digs in the past six games and averages 3.61 digs per set. Yoshimoto had 25 digs just last week against the Cowgirls and Spartans combined. She also boasts a reception efficiency of .938.
Senior Kennedy Stanford led the team in kills over the last two games with 25. She also had 17 digs and five block assists during week three.

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