Best wishes to the vball team as they open their 2019 season with a busy slate of 3 matches over 2 days starting tomorrow!!! Start off by beating the Cowgirls!
(It seems like Wyoming is always dangerous against the Buffs in ANY sport in which they compete, with Wyoming currently having won the last 2 against the Buffs in both women's bball and vball, while also beating men's bball (badly) the last time out (in 2014). Not that they've played that often, but it looks like the last victory by ANY CU team sport against Wyoming was women's basketball almost 5 years ago (12/21/2014).)
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Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2019/8/27/volleyball-colorado-hosts-buffs-invitational-to-start-season.aspx
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By: Shaun Wicen, Assistant SID
Release: August 27, 2019
BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team kicks off the 2019 season this weekend when it hosts the Buffs Invitational Friday and Saturday.
The tournament will play host to the University of Wyoming, Long Island University and UC-Santa Barbara. Action begins Friday with LIU and UC-Santa Barbara playing at 3 p.m., followed by Colorado's season opener against Wyoming at 6 p.m. Matches continue Saturday when Colorado take on Long Island at 10 a.m., followed by a UCSB against Wyoming match at noon. The tournament concludes action in Boulder Saturday at 7 p.m. when the Buffs take on UC-Santa Barbara.
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Friday's match will be the first test for the Buffs after dropping a five-set match against Wyoming last season in Laramie. The Cowgirls, a 20-11 team last season, are picked second in the Mountain West preseason poll but lost an exhibition against Division II Nebraska-Kearney last weekend in Cheyenne. The No.11-ranked Lopers nearly swept Wyo (25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22) in front of a small crowd at Cheyenne East High School.
This will be the first time that Long Island University and CU meet up, The Sharks finished last season with a 15-9 overall record. CU and UC-Santa Barbara meet up for the first time since 1997, with each team having won once in the two matchups. UCSB finished last season with a 17-12 record and are tabbed third in the Big West preseason poll. They are led by three-time AVCA All-America honorable mention Lindsey Ruddins who enters her senior season with 1,531 kills and nearly five kills per set after back-to-back 500 kill seasons.
Friday's match against Wyoming will have a post-match autograph session with the team for fans. Fans arriving to the early match Saturday will receive donuts, while the first 500 fans that arrive for the 7 p.m. match against UC-Santa Barbara will receive a Get-To-Know booklet.
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Matches' Media links -
Live video - All matches involving the Buffs look to be viewable via a free live stream available at https://pac-12.com/live/cubuffs (as well I assume somewhere on the Pac 12 App?).
Live stats - As of now, the Buffs' schedule doesn't show any live stats links, but assume/ hope as in prior years https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary should work for home matches.
(It seems like Wyoming is always dangerous against the Buffs in ANY sport in which they compete, with Wyoming currently having won the last 2 against the Buffs in both women's bball and vball, while also beating men's bball (badly) the last time out (in 2014). Not that they've played that often, but it looks like the last victory by ANY CU team sport against Wyoming was women's basketball almost 5 years ago (12/21/2014).)
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Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2019/8/27/volleyball-colorado-hosts-buffs-invitational-to-start-season.aspx
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By: Shaun Wicen, Assistant SID
Release: August 27, 2019
BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team kicks off the 2019 season this weekend when it hosts the Buffs Invitational Friday and Saturday.
The tournament will play host to the University of Wyoming, Long Island University and UC-Santa Barbara. Action begins Friday with LIU and UC-Santa Barbara playing at 3 p.m., followed by Colorado's season opener against Wyoming at 6 p.m. Matches continue Saturday when Colorado take on Long Island at 10 a.m., followed by a UCSB against Wyoming match at noon. The tournament concludes action in Boulder Saturday at 7 p.m. when the Buffs take on UC-Santa Barbara.
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Friday's match will be the first test for the Buffs after dropping a five-set match against Wyoming last season in Laramie. The Cowgirls, a 20-11 team last season, are picked second in the Mountain West preseason poll but lost an exhibition against Division II Nebraska-Kearney last weekend in Cheyenne. The No.11-ranked Lopers nearly swept Wyo (25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22) in front of a small crowd at Cheyenne East High School.
This will be the first time that Long Island University and CU meet up, The Sharks finished last season with a 15-9 overall record. CU and UC-Santa Barbara meet up for the first time since 1997, with each team having won once in the two matchups. UCSB finished last season with a 17-12 record and are tabbed third in the Big West preseason poll. They are led by three-time AVCA All-America honorable mention Lindsey Ruddins who enters her senior season with 1,531 kills and nearly five kills per set after back-to-back 500 kill seasons.
Friday's match against Wyoming will have a post-match autograph session with the team for fans. Fans arriving to the early match Saturday will receive donuts, while the first 500 fans that arrive for the 7 p.m. match against UC-Santa Barbara will receive a Get-To-Know booklet.
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Matches' Media links -
Live video - All matches involving the Buffs look to be viewable via a free live stream available at https://pac-12.com/live/cubuffs (as well I assume somewhere on the Pac 12 App?).
Live stats - As of now, the Buffs' schedule doesn't show any live stats links, but assume/ hope as in prior years https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary should work for home matches.