Buffs Begin Pac-12 Schedule On The Road

BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team will kick off the 2019 Pac-12 conference schedule this Wednesday and Friday with trips to Salt Lake City and Corvallis to take on No. 18 Utah and Oregon State.

Colorado (8-2) is coming off of a perfect 3-0 weekend in the Colorado Classic Tournament. The team set a school record for a four-set match hitting percentage against Oakland at .490, led by tournament MVP Meegan Hart's .833 school record individual hitting percentage in a four-set match and for a sophomore. Senior Justine Spann had more than 50 kills in the tournament and freshman Sterling Parker hit greater than .400, with all three being named to the All-Tournament team.

Spann continues to lead the Buffs with 133 kills with a .243 hitting percentage. The freshmen duo of Parker and Jill Schneggenburger each have 81 kills with Parker hitting .283 and Schneggenburger .221. Sophomore setter Jenna Ewert is averaging just under 10 assists per set with 324 total assists.

On the defensive side, Rachel Whipple has taken over the team lead in digs with 102 this season. Ewert has 89 for second while Schneggenburger has 62, Spann 60 and Zoe Neverdowski 56. Up front is led by Hart's 40 blocks, while Parker has 32 blocks and Danielle Price has 31.

The Buffs are hitting .260 as a team and holding opponents to just a .161 hitting percentage. They have also dominated the service game with 37 aces and only 64 service errors compared to opponents 101.

The team plays both matches at 7 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Friday and will be on Pac-12 Network.

SCOUTING THE UTES
Utah (8-3) is on a three-match losing streak after starting the season 8-0. The team picked off former No.7 Kentucky in the first weekend in a sweep, followed up with a five-set win against No.23 Cal Poly. The final win came against Pepperdine, then the team lost three straight to former No.6 Pitt, Cal Poly and former No.12 BYU. All three matches went four or more sets with the Cal Poly rematch coming in a five-set loss.

Utah is hitting .248 this season while holding opponents to a .161 hitting percentage. The Utes' block will be the largest obstacle as the team is averaging 3.2 blocks per set behind Berkeley Oblad's 55 and Phoebe Grace's 52 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, All-American Dani Drews leads things with 181 kills and is averaging 4.5 kills per set. Outside of her, outside Kenzie Korber has 126 kills, then the production drops off significantly with Oblad third on the team with 83 kills.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
Oregon State (6-5) is on a three-match losing streak after coming to Colorado last weekend and dropping a five-set match at UNC, a four-set match to No.22 Colorado State and a four-set match to Cal Poly. The team also has losses to Oklahoma and Indiana, with wins against New Mexico, Gonzaga and Seattle most recently.

The team is led by Maddie Goings and Kory Chesire who have 103 and 102 kills this season. The Beavers are hitting .229 this season with opponents hitting .200. They are averaging 2.71 blocks per set behind three individuals with just over 33 blocks this season.

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Players Mentioned

Jenna Ewert

Meegan Hart

Zoe Neverdowski

Sterling Parker

Danielle Price

Jill Schneggenburger

Justine Spann

Rachel Whipple