#20-Ranked Volleyball Hosts Oregon, Oregon State this Weekend

MATCH 20 \| #20 UTAH (14-5, 5-3) vs. #23 OREGON (12-5, 5-3)
DATE/TIME	Friday, Oct. 21 \| 8 p.m. MT
LOCATION	Huntsman Center \| Salt Lake City
TELEVISION	Pac-12 Networks \| Pac-12 LIVE
LIVE STATS	Live Stats
SERIES/STREAK	Oregon leads, 11-7 \| Utah, Won 1
LAST MATCH	Utah 3, Oregon 1 \| Oct. 30, 2015

MATCH 21 \| #20 UTAH (14-5, 5-3) vs. OREGON STATE (8-11, 1-7)
DATE	Sunday, Oct. 15 \| 12 p.m. PT
LOCATION	Huntsman Center \| Salt Lake City
TELEVISION	Utah Live Stream
LIVE STATS	Live Stats
SERIES/STREAK	Oregon State leads, 10-6 \| Utah, Won 1
LAST MATCH	Utah 3, Oregon State 1 \| Nov. 1, 2015

FIRST SERVE
The No. 20 Utah Utes (14-5, 5-3) returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center this weekend, hosting the No. 23-ranked Oregon Ducks (12-5, 5-3) this Friday, Oct. 21, followed with a home match against the Oregon State Beavers (8-11, 1-7) on Saturday, Oct. 22.

First serve between the Utes and Ducks on Friday is set for 8 p.m. MT, while Saturday's contest between the Utes and Beavers is slated to begin at 7 p.m. MT.

COVERING THE UTES
Friday's contest will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks with Thad Anderson calling play-by-play and Elizabeth Moreau providing color commentary.

Fans can also follow Friday's action on-line by logging onto Pac-12.com/live or watching via smart phones and tablets using the Pac-12 Now App, which can be downloaded at the Apple Store, Google Play Store or Amazon Apps Store.

Utah's match against Oregon State on Saturday will be web-streamed on-line with links to the broadcast found at www.UtahUtes.com or www.Pac-12.com/live/university-utah.

Live stats will be provided for both contests this weekend, with links found at www.UtahUtes.com.

ABOUT UTAH
Utah wrapped up a four-match road swing, going 1-1 against both Washington schools this past weekend. The Utes fell to No. 7 Washington on Friday, but rebounded to defeat No. 13-ranked Washington State in five sets on Sunday.

Junior Carly Trueman led the Utes with 12 kills against the Huskies, while junior Adora Anae added 11 kills and 10 digs for the squad's only double-double. Utah tallied more kills (39-37), more digs (43-42) and more assists (38-33) than Washington, but the Huskies countered with nine service aces (to Utah's one) and 6.0 total team blocks (Utah had 3.0).

Anae had posted just six kills through the first three sets against the Cougars on Sunday, but then managed to find her groove on the way to finishing with a team-high 18 kills. She added 10 digs for her 13th double-double of the season. Trueman added 12 kills and has now posted double-digit kill efforts in three straight matches. Sophomore Jessie Openshaw matched season-high with 32 assists and posted 12 digs for her first double-double of the season. Sophomore Berkeley Oblad led the way at the net with seven total blocks, while sophomore Emma Kirst followed with six total blocks on the day. Kirst did manage to notch a new career-high with two solo blocks in the victory.

WINNING ON THE ROAD
Utah registered its second-best record through the team's first eight road matches of the season, going 7-1 overall. Utah's only loss was a defeat to No. 7-ranked Washington. Utah went 8-0 back in 1997 - the program's only perfect record through the first eight road matches.

Utah's seven road victories already matches 2013's seven-win mark. The Utes will look to register another road win next weekend when the team travels to Los Angeles to face UCLA and USC. The last time a Utah team had at least eight road wins came back in 2010 (8-5).

KNOCKING DOWN TOP-25 RANKED TEAMS
Utah moved to 4-3 overall on the season against teams ranked in the AVCA Top-25 Poll. More impressively, all four of those wins have come on the road. Utah's road wins over top-ranked teams include at #9 BYU (Sept. 15), at #16 Colorado (Sept. 21), at #7 Stanford (Oct. 9) and at #13 Washington State (Oct. 16).

The Utes are just two wins away from tying the school's best mark for victories against top-25 ranked teams. Utah registered six wins against top-25 foes back in 2014.

UTES MOVE UP IN AVCA TOP-25 POLL
Utah made its second straight appearance (third overall) in the AVCA Top-25, moving up one spot to No. 20 following a win over then No. 13 Washington State and a defeat to No. 7 Washington. Utah received 379 total votes, 51 votes shy of No. 19 Ohio State, and 51 votes more than No. 22 Kentucky.

Utah made its season debut in the AVCA poll at No. 25 back on Sept. 26. Along with receiving votes in the poll, Utah has now been mentioned in five straight polls dating back to Sept. 19.

RPI TALK
In just three weeks of RPI rankings, the Utes have managed to move up 11 spots since debuting at No. 27 back on Oct. 3. Utah came in at No. 16 in the RPI standings on Monday, moving up five spots from last week's No. 21 ranking.

Utah is currently 4-3 overall against teams ranked 1-25 in the RPI, 1-0 against team ranked 26-50, 2-1 against teams ranked 51-100, 4-1 against teams ranked 101-150 and 3-0 against teams ranked 150 or more.

The Utes already have four wins over teams ranked in the top-25 RPI rankings. The last time a Utah team went to the NCAA Tournament, back in 2014, the squad had registered just five wins overall against teams ranked 1-25. The Utes finished that season ranked No. 37 in the final RPI standings.

The Pac-12 is well represented with nine teams ranked inside the top-35 RPI standings. Along with Utah at No. 16, the Pac-12 has Washington (7), Stanford (11), UCLA (14), Washington State (21), USC (24), Oregon (25), Arizona (31) and Colorado (35) among the top-50. Rounding out the Pac-12 teams is Oregon State (98), Arizona State (118) and California (122).

UTAH PLAYER NOTES
• Junior Adora Anae has tallied a team-high 343 kills heading into the weekend and is on pace to record more than 550 kills on the season. Anae, who set the school's all-time single-season record with 501 kills in 2015, is currently averaging 4.64 kills per set. In her record-breaking season last year, she averaged 4.25 kills per set.
• Junior Carly Trueman has registered 10 kills or more in three straight matches for the Utes. After registering just eight kills against UCLA (9/30) and four kills against USC (10/1), the Tucson native has gone on to record kill 13 kills at Stanford (10/9), and 12 kills at both Washington (10/14) and Washington State (16). Trueman has tallied double-digit kill efforts in 12 matches this season. The Utes are 10-2 when Trueman notches at least 10 kills in the match.
• Sophomore Jessie Openshaw has led Utah in assists in three of its last four matches. The Provo native matched a season-high with 32 assists at Washington State on Sunday, while also posting her first double-double of the season with the addition of her season-high 12 digs.
• Sophomore Emma Kirst matched a career-high with six total blocks against the Cougars on Sunday. Kirst did manage to record a new career-high though, with two solo block efforts in the upset road victory.
• Sophomore Megan Shughrou ranks second on the team with 203 digs on the season. Shughrou has posted double-digit kill efforts in three straight matches and in nine of the previous 11 contests overall. She tallied 20 digs or more in a pair of those contests (at BYU, 24; vs. Arizona State, 20).

SCOUTING THE DUCKS
Oregon dropped both matches to the Los Angeles schools at home last weekend, falling in five sets to No. 20-ranked UCLA and then dropping a four-set match to USC. The Ducks had won 12 of its last 13 contests prior to the two-match skid. It was just the second two-match losing streak of the season for the Ducks, who opened the season with losses to No. 2 Texas and No. 10 Florida. Oregon has not dropped three straight all season, but the last time it happened came against Utah (10/30/15).

Lindsey Vander Weide leads all Oregon players with 183 kills and a 3.05 kills per set average. She also leads the squad with 22 service aces. Ronika Stone has tallied 114 kills on the season and she has a team-best .395 hitting percentage, which ranks third in the Pac-12. Stone also leads the team at the net with 65 total kills (1.25). Maggie Scott has a team-high 410 assists (6.83/set), while Amanda Benson leads the team with 306 digs. Benson's 5.10 digs per set average leads the Pac-12 and ranks 23rd in the nation.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
Oregon State is coming off losses to UCLA (0-3) and USC (0-3) this past weekend, and has dropped four straight matches dating back to Oct. 7. The Beavers have lost seven of its past eight matches, with its only win coming on the road at Arizona State (10/02). The Beavers are just 2-4 in true road matches away from Corvallis with its only other road win coming at Idaho (09/16).

Mary-Kate Marshall leads OSU in kills (259), kills per set (4.11), hitting percentage (.276) and service aces (13). McKenna Hollingsworth has tallied a team-high 622 assists and her 9.42 assists per set average ranks fourth in the league. Kayla Ellis is leading the team with 276 digs, while Serena Bruin leads all players at the net with 47 total blocks (0.96/set).

SERIES HISTORY
Oregon leads the all-time series 11-7, but the Utes got the best of the Ducks at home last season, with a 3-1 victory at the Huntsman Center. Utah and Oregon split the series last season, with both home teams winning each match. Utah has posted back-to-back wins over Oregon at home. The Utes are 4-5 all-time when facing the Ducks in Salt Lake City.

Oregon State leads the series with a 10-6 record, but Utah has won four of the previous six contests. Utah and OSU split the season series last season with both home teams coming away with the victory. Utah, who has won three straight matches against the Beavers at home, is 3-6 all-time when facing the Beavers in Salt Lake City. All three of those victories have come since the Utes joined the Pac-12 Conference.

SERIES HISTORY EXTRA
Utah defeated the Beavers at home last season, back on Nov. 1, 2015. The win was significant as it was head coach Beth Launiere's 500th career victory.

UTAH PLAYERS EARN PAC-12 WEEKLY ACCOLADES
Junior Adora Anae, sophomore Megan Shughrou, freshman Bailey Choy and junior Tawnee Luafalemana have each earned Pac-12 Volleyball Player of the Week honors this season.

Anae was named the league's Offensive Player of the Week and Shughrou took home Defensive Player of the Week honors back on Sept. 19. Meanwhile, Choy was named the Freshman Player of the Week that following Monday, on Sept. 26. Luafalemana was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Week back on Oct. 10.

UP NEXT
Utah returns to the road next weekend, heading to Los Angeles to face both UCLA and USC. The Utes and Bruins will meet next Friday, Oct. 28, while Utah takes on the Trojans that following Saturday, Oct. 29.

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