Colorado University Athletics
BUFFS PREPARE FOR LONE-STAR MATCH UP
THE MATCHES: The University of Colorado volleyball team will travel to play the University of Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. MST in Austin, Texas. The Buffaloes will return home to host the University of Missouri on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. MST at the Coors Events Conference Center. Tickets for the Missouri game are general admission and available at the door.
CATCH THE MISSOURI MATCH LIVE ON CUBUFFS.COM: ColoradoGÇÖs match against Missouri will carried with live audio on CUBuffs.com via the BuffsGÇÖ Backstage Pass. Check out CUBuffs.com for more details on how to subscribe.
ABOUT THE BUFFS: CU is 18-8 overall and tied with the University of Kansas for fourth place in the Big 12 at 10-6. The Buffs and Jayhawks are one game behind No. 21 Texas A&M University (11-5) for third place in the Big 12. CU has won three straight and five of its last six matches.
By earning their 10th conference win of the season, the Buffs have assured themselves a winning league record for the 15th time in 17 seasons. CUGÇÖs only two sub-.500 league campaigns came in 1987 (3-9) -- its second season of varsity competition and first in the Big Eight -- and 2002 (9-11).
The Buffs have enjoyed home cooking this season to the tune of a 9-1 record, but it has been a different story on the road. CU is 5-6 on the road in 2003, and 3-5 in the Big 12. Four of the BuffsGÇÖ five league road losses have come against teams ranked in the Top 25. Six of CUGÇÖs eight losses overall have come against ranked opponents.
Senior middle blocker Monique Gerlach leads the Buffs in hitting percentage (.319), kills (3.42 kpg) and blocking (0.87 bpg). Gerlach, a 2002 All-Big 12 selection, recently passed former Buff Tina Murray (1987-90) for fourth place on CUGÇÖs all-time kills list and is in the schoolGÇÖs all-time top 10 in hitting percentage, attacks and blocks.
Junior setter Allison Barnes averages 11.1 assists per game, good for sixth in the Big 12. Freshman setter Ashley NuGÇÖu has played in 14 of the past 15 matches, averaging 6.64 assists per game. NuGÇÖu missed eight matches during the preseason, and early in the Big 12 season, with a lower back problem.
The Buffs sport four players averaging at least 2.90 kills per game. Following Gerlach, outside hitter Maragda Santillana is second (3.4 kpg), middle blocker Allie Griffin is third (3.2 kpg) and outside hitter Nicole Carr is fourth (2.9 kpg).
Defensively, Carr
leads the Buffs in digs (3.57 dpg) followed by Gerlach (2.28 dpg)
and Barnes (2.12 dpg).
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