The RV (receiving votes***) Buffs (5-7, 5-7) hit the road for a double header, this Friday and Sunday, against the Wildcats (5-9, 5-9), who are coming off a 1-1 match split with rival ASU last weekend. It looks like Arizona has also played a tough schedule so far, as like the Buffs, they have faced off 8 times against current Top 25 teams this season, so the Buffs will need to bring their best to compete on the road against the Cats, who are 5-2 so far at home in 2021. I'm sure AZ will have a little extra edge this weekend, as their loss to ASU Sunday came in 5 sets after the Wildcats had gone up 2-0.
(***With their tough schedule the last 4 weeks, and coming off a win against then #12 (now #17) UCLA, the Buffs received the 27th most votes in the latest Coaches' (AVCA) poll (https://www.avca.org/polls/di-women/index.html), in spite of their sub .500 record.)
Both matches are scheduled to be on free live streams provided by Arizona. (See below for the link.)
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/3/10/volleyball-colorado-travels-to-arizona.aspx
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BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team heads to Tucson this Friday and Sunday to take on Arizona Friday at 6 p.m. MST and Sunday at 1 p.m. MDT.
The Buffaloes (5-7 Pac-12) are coming off of their biggest win against then No.12 UCLA and it shows as the team has the 27th-most votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll. Wins against Arizona (5-9 Pac-12) would put the Buffs back at .500 and be huge heading into the final quarter of the season.
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
The Wildcats head into the weekend with the same number of wins and Colorado, but none against teams above .500. Arizona defeated Stanford during its opening weekend when the Cardinal were ranked 7th in the nation, but Stanford has since gone 1-5 and those ranked wins seem a bit skewed. The Wildcats have a pair of wins against Oregon State and a sweep of Arizona State at home but were recently defeated in a five set match in Tempe by the Sun Devils. Against Utah, Washington and UCLA, Arizona has picked up just one set win, a close 26-24 opening set against the Bruins in their first matchup.
The Wildcats are hitting just .198 as a team while opponents are hitting .231 against just 1.6 blocks per set. Arizona is one of the youngest teams in the conference with freshman Sofia Maldonado Diaz leading the team with 188 kills, 3.84 per set. Another freshman, Jaelyn Hodge, is second on the team with 106 kills while freshman Emery Herman has 430 assists this season. Defensively, sophomore Kamaile Hiapo leads the team with 165 kills, second is Herman with 115. Zyonna Fellows has a team-best 31 blocks.
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A little more on Arizona -
Roster - https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020
Schedule/ results for this season - https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the matches with the Buffs - https://arizonawildcats.com/gameday/volleyball-vs-colorado/wvball/91/
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Media links:
Live video - Both matches are scheduled to be available on free live stream at https://pac-12.com/live/university-arizona .
Live stats:
Link to link to live stats - http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ariz
Direct links:
Friday - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=327755
Sunday - Not available as I type this.
Match Notes - Not available as I type this.
(***With their tough schedule the last 4 weeks, and coming off a win against then #12 (now #17) UCLA, the Buffs received the 27th most votes in the latest Coaches' (AVCA) poll (https://www.avca.org/polls/di-women/index.html), in spite of their sub .500 record.)
Both matches are scheduled to be on free live streams provided by Arizona. (See below for the link.)
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/3/10/volleyball-colorado-travels-to-arizona.aspx
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BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team heads to Tucson this Friday and Sunday to take on Arizona Friday at 6 p.m. MST and Sunday at 1 p.m. MDT.
The Buffaloes (5-7 Pac-12) are coming off of their biggest win against then No.12 UCLA and it shows as the team has the 27th-most votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll. Wins against Arizona (5-9 Pac-12) would put the Buffs back at .500 and be huge heading into the final quarter of the season.
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
The Wildcats head into the weekend with the same number of wins and Colorado, but none against teams above .500. Arizona defeated Stanford during its opening weekend when the Cardinal were ranked 7th in the nation, but Stanford has since gone 1-5 and those ranked wins seem a bit skewed. The Wildcats have a pair of wins against Oregon State and a sweep of Arizona State at home but were recently defeated in a five set match in Tempe by the Sun Devils. Against Utah, Washington and UCLA, Arizona has picked up just one set win, a close 26-24 opening set against the Bruins in their first matchup.
The Wildcats are hitting just .198 as a team while opponents are hitting .231 against just 1.6 blocks per set. Arizona is one of the youngest teams in the conference with freshman Sofia Maldonado Diaz leading the team with 188 kills, 3.84 per set. Another freshman, Jaelyn Hodge, is second on the team with 106 kills while freshman Emery Herman has 430 assists this season. Defensively, sophomore Kamaile Hiapo leads the team with 165 kills, second is Herman with 115. Zyonna Fellows has a team-best 31 blocks.
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A little more on Arizona -
Roster - https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020
Schedule/ results for this season - https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the matches with the Buffs - https://arizonawildcats.com/gameday/volleyball-vs-colorado/wvball/91/
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Media links:
Live video - Both matches are scheduled to be available on free live stream at https://pac-12.com/live/university-arizona .
Live stats:
Link to link to live stats - http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ariz
Direct links:
Friday - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=327755
Sunday - Not available as I type this.
Match Notes - Not available as I type this.
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