VOLLEYBALL (2-1) has a couple 1sts for the season starting Friday as they (1) begin their 1st overnight road trip of the year (they visited Greeley last week in their only other road match so far this season) and (2) are going up against their 1st (of MANY once conference starts) match against a ranked opponent as they head off to Wichita to compete at the "Shocker Volleyball Classic". 1st off is a Friday afternoon battle with the #22 ranked Kansas Jayhawks (KU, 4-1), and then host Wichita State (WSU, 3-2) is scheduled to face-off against CU Saturday evening. (The KU-WSU match is scheduled to kick the tourney off on Thursday beginning at 6:00 PM MT. I believe this was originally going to be the more normal 4 team tourney, but the Shockers couldn't find an appropriate 4th school to attend and compete.)
Not that last season means much of anything anymore, but just to maybe get a ROUGH idea on the competition, CU ended up #44 in the last RPI rating in 2022, while KU was #28 and WSU #60 .
As of now, it looks like no stream is planned for the CU-KU match, while Saturday's against WSU is scheduled to be viewable for those who have an ESPN+ subscription. (More info and links provided near the end of this post. Feeling so bummed as a CU fan that the CU-KU match is NOT going to be streamed is why I am (empathetically) happy that CU DID begin to stream all tourney matches, not just those including the Buffs, at their home tourneys this season.)
Go Buffs!!!
(As I type this, no cubuffs.com preview is available.)
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More on the opponents -
KU:
Roster - https://kuathletics.com/sports/wvball/roster/
Stats - https://kuathletics.com/sports/wvball/cumestats/
Schedule - https://kuathletics.com/sports/wvball/schedule/
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
WSU:
Roster - https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023
Schedule - https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Live stats:
Vs. KU - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=480577
Vs. WSU - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=479860
Live Video:
Vs. KU - As I type this, no stream or broadcast showing available.
Vs. WSU - For those with an ESPN+ subscription, the match is scheduled to be shown on a live stream available at https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/9e6d85f3-adda-4701-819b-6526e669b37c.
Buffs' 2023 Team Prospectus - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2023/8/21/2023_VB_Prospectus.pdf
Not that last season means much of anything anymore, but just to maybe get a ROUGH idea on the competition, CU ended up #44 in the last RPI rating in 2022, while KU was #28 and WSU #60 .
As of now, it looks like no stream is planned for the CU-KU match, while Saturday's against WSU is scheduled to be viewable for those who have an ESPN+ subscription. (More info and links provided near the end of this post. Feeling so bummed as a CU fan that the CU-KU match is NOT going to be streamed is why I am (empathetically) happy that CU DID begin to stream all tourney matches, not just those including the Buffs, at their home tourneys this season.)
Go Buffs!!!
(As I type this, no cubuffs.com preview is available.)
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More on the opponents -
KU:
Roster - https://kuathletics.com/sports/wvball/roster/
Stats - https://kuathletics.com/sports/wvball/cumestats/
Schedule - https://kuathletics.com/sports/wvball/schedule/
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
WSU:
Roster - https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023
Schedule - https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Live stats:
Vs. KU - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=480577
Vs. WSU - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=479860
Live Video:
Vs. KU - As I type this, no stream or broadcast showing available.
Vs. WSU - For those with an ESPN+ subscription, the match is scheduled to be shown on a live stream available at https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/9e6d85f3-adda-4701-819b-6526e669b37c.
Buffs' 2023 Team Prospectus - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2023/8/21/2023_VB_Prospectus.pdf