Washington is currently ranked third in the AVCA Division I Coaches Poll with a 17-1 overall record. The Huskies are also on top of the Pac-12 standings with a 9-1 record; their sole loss coming at the hands of the Buffs on Oct. 4 in Boulder.
Krista Vansant is averaging 4.06 kills per set this season, fourth in the Pac-12. Kaleigh Nelson ranks second on the team with 2.73 kills per set. UW has been going with a 6-2 system, using the services of Jenni Nogueras and Katy Beals. Nogueras has handed out 6.37 assists per set and Beals adds 5.27 assists per set. The Huskies are attacking at .292. Melanie Wade ranks seventh in the league with a .370 hitting percentage and Lianna Sybeldon is attacking at a .361 clip, which is ninth in the Pac-12.
The Huskies lead the Pac-12 with 1.51 service aces per set and have four individuals ranked in the top four. Cassie Stickland is second with 0.40 service aces per set, Jenni Orlandini ranks fourth (0.35), Nogueras is eighth (0.31) and Vansant ranks ninth (0.31).
Orlandini is leading the way in the back row for UW with 4.02 digs per set (seventh in the league). Strickland is second on the squad with 2.56 digs per set and Vansant adds 2.48 digs per set. Lianna Sybeldon leads the Huskies at the net with 1.21 blocks per set, which is tied for fifth in the Pac-12, and Melanie Wade adds 1.08 blocks per set.
Washington owns a 6-2 record against the Buffs. CU shocked the Huskies earlier this year when it handed UW its first loss of the season at the Coors Events Center. The Buffs won the match 3-1.
