VOLLEYBALL (9-6 overall; 1-3 in Pac 12 play) heads back to the friendly confines of the CU Event Center this weekend to face off against the Oregon schools. 1st up is a TOUGH Friday night matchup with the #5 ranked Ducks (13-2; 3-1), followed up with a Sunday noon matinee against the OSU Beavers (5-9; 0-4),
Looks like the 1st official RPI report has been released for the 2023 season (https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-volleyball-rpi). In it, the Buffs are at #56, while Oregon is #4 and OSU #170.
The Friday match is scheduled to be shown on the Pac 12 Network's Oregon channel, while Sunday's is viewable via a free live CU-provided stream. (See more details and links near the bottom of this post.)
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2023/10/3/volleyball-buffs-to-host-oregon-schools-this-weekend.aspx
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Volleyball October 03, 2023 Tanner Kay, Athletic Communication Associate
BOULDER – The Colorado Women's Volleyball team (9-6, 1-3 Pac-12) is gearing up for two home matches this weekend against No.5 Oregon (13-2, 3-1 Pac-12) and Oregon State (5-9, 0-4 Pac-12). They will play Oregon Friday night at 7 p.m. and Oregon State Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.
Colorado is currently on a three-game losing skid, dropping both matches against USC and UCLA this past weekend.
Maya Tabron led the Buffs in kills over the weekend with 17, Lexi Hadrych finished shortly behind with 16 and still holds the lead for the season with 169. Skyy Howard joined the two in the century mark for the season, and has 101 kills headed into this weekend.
OPPONENT OVERVIEW
Oregon
The Ducks are ranked No. 5 in the country with a 13-2 record. They just snapped an 8-game winning streak after losing at home to Washington State in four sets this past Sunday. It was their first conference loss so far and are now 3-1. Their top wins so far include San Diego, Ohio State, and Pittsburgh who are all ranked inside the top 25.
CU will look to take down Oregon for the first time since the 2019 season, when they won at home in three sets. The Buffs are 7-19 all-time against the Ducks and have won four of those matches inside the CU Events Center.
Oregon State
The Beavers hold a 5-9 record on the campaign but have yet to record a conference win. They've lost seven in a row and last won in the beginning of September against UC Riverside.
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More on the opponents -
Oregon:
Roster - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023
Schedule/ results for this season - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
OSU:
Roster - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023?path=wvball
Schedule/ results for this season - https://osubeavers.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:
Link to links to live stats for all matches - https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/schedule.php?live=1&gid=colo . Direct links for these matches:
Oregon - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=477246
OSU - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=477247
Live Video:
Vs. Oregon - The match is scheduled to be shown live on the Pac 12 Oregon channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription(s) includes access to any Pac 12 channel, assume it can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2023/10/06/oregon-colorado .
Vs. OSU - The match is scheduled to be shown live on a free live stream available at https://pac-12.com/live/cubuffs . (Note - soccer also has a match that day, starting at 2:00, and right now shows the exact same link for their match stream which, if the volleyball match isn't a sweep, could overlap. Therefore, it will be interesting to see if one or the other ends up getting a different link for their stream.)
Match notes - Not available as I type this.
Buffs' 2023 Team Prospectus - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2023/8/21/2023_VB_Prospectus.pdf
Looks like the 1st official RPI report has been released for the 2023 season (https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-volleyball-rpi). In it, the Buffs are at #56, while Oregon is #4 and OSU #170.
The Friday match is scheduled to be shown on the Pac 12 Network's Oregon channel, while Sunday's is viewable via a free live CU-provided stream. (See more details and links near the bottom of this post.)
Go Buffs!!!
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2023/10/3/volleyball-buffs-to-host-oregon-schools-this-weekend.aspx
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Volleyball October 03, 2023 Tanner Kay, Athletic Communication Associate
Buffs to Host Oregon Schools
BOULDER – The Colorado Women's Volleyball team (9-6, 1-3 Pac-12) is gearing up for two home matches this weekend against No.5 Oregon (13-2, 3-1 Pac-12) and Oregon State (5-9, 0-4 Pac-12). They will play Oregon Friday night at 7 p.m. and Oregon State Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.
Colorado is currently on a three-game losing skid, dropping both matches against USC and UCLA this past weekend.
Maya Tabron led the Buffs in kills over the weekend with 17, Lexi Hadrych finished shortly behind with 16 and still holds the lead for the season with 169. Skyy Howard joined the two in the century mark for the season, and has 101 kills headed into this weekend.
OPPONENT OVERVIEW
Oregon
The Ducks are ranked No. 5 in the country with a 13-2 record. They just snapped an 8-game winning streak after losing at home to Washington State in four sets this past Sunday. It was their first conference loss so far and are now 3-1. Their top wins so far include San Diego, Ohio State, and Pittsburgh who are all ranked inside the top 25.
CU will look to take down Oregon for the first time since the 2019 season, when they won at home in three sets. The Buffs are 7-19 all-time against the Ducks and have won four of those matches inside the CU Events Center.
Oregon State
The Beavers hold a 5-9 record on the campaign but have yet to record a conference win. They've lost seven in a row and last won in the beginning of September against UC Riverside.
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More on the opponents -
Oregon:
Roster - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023
Schedule/ results for this season - https://goducks.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
OSU:
Roster - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Stats - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023?path=wvball
Schedule/ results for this season - https://osubeavers.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:
Link to links to live stats for all matches - https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/schedule.php?live=1&gid=colo . Direct links for these matches:
Oregon - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=477246
OSU - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=477247
Live Video:
Vs. Oregon - The match is scheduled to be shown live on the Pac 12 Oregon channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription(s) includes access to any Pac 12 channel, assume it can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-volleyball/event/2023/10/06/oregon-colorado .
Vs. OSU - The match is scheduled to be shown live on a free live stream available at https://pac-12.com/live/cubuffs . (Note - soccer also has a match that day, starting at 2:00, and right now shows the exact same link for their match stream which, if the volleyball match isn't a sweep, could overlap. Therefore, it will be interesting to see if one or the other ends up getting a different link for their stream.)
Match notes - Not available as I type this.
Buffs' 2023 Team Prospectus - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2023/8/21/2023_VB_Prospectus.pdf
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