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Thursday, November 17
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6:00 PM
University of Utah
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Washington State
#16 Volleyball Back Home to Host Washington State and #8 Washington
11/16/2016 10:24 AM | Volleyball
Utes coming off two-match sweep of both Oregon schools
| Â MATCH 28 | #16 UTAH (19-8, 10-6) vs. WASHINGTON STATE (19-9, 9-7) | |
| DATE/TIME | Thursday, Nov. 17 | 6 p.m. MT |
| LOCATION | Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City |
| TELEVISION | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12 LIVE |
| LIVE STATS | Live Stats |
| SERIES/STREAK | WSU leads 13-8 | Utah, Won 1 |
| LAST MATCH | Utah 3, WSU 2 | Oct. 16, 2016 |
| Â MATCH 29 | #16 UTAH (19-8, 10-6) vs. #8 WASHINGTONÂ (22-4, 12-4) | |
| DATE | Sunday, Nov. 20 | 1 p.m. MT |
| LOCATION | Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City |
| STREAM | Utah Live Stream |
| LIVE STATS | Live Stats |
| SERIES/STREAK | Washington leads 14-6 | Washington, Won 2 |
| LAST MATCH | Utah 0, Washington 3 | Oct. 14, 2016 |
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
• Utah earned its second two-match sweep on the road this season with wins at No. 16-ranked Oregon (3-1) and Oregon State (3-0). It is the first time in school history that the Utes have defeated both Oregon squads in the same week on the road.
• The Utes moved to 10-2 overall in road matches this season, which gives Utah its most wins on the road since joining the Pac-12 Conference. This marks the first season that Utah has won at least 10 matches on the road since 2008 (10-4).
• Utah moved to 10-6 in Pac-12 Conference play - Utah's most wins in the league since becoming a member in 2011. The Utes are just one conference win away from registering its first winning record in Pac-12 play.
• Utah moved up to No. 16 in this week's AVCA Top-25 poll. The No. 16 ranking is an all-time high mark for the program since joining the Pac-12, while serving has the highest ranking overall since 2008.
• Junior outside hitter Adora Anae moved up to No. 7 all-time in school history for most kills in a career. She heads into the week with 1,270 career kills. Anae is also on pace to break the single-season record for kills, which she set with 501 kills just last season.
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FIRST SERVE
The No. 16-ranked Utah volleyball team returns to the Jon M. Huntsman to host a pair of matches against both Washington schools. The Utes (19-8, 10-6 Pac-12) will host the Washington State Cougars (19-9, 9-7 Pac-12) this Thursday, Nov. 17, before closing out the week against the No. 8-ranked Washington Huskies (22-4, 12-4) this coming Sunday, Nov. 20.
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The Utes and Cougars are set to begin at 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, while Sunday's contest against the Huskies has first serve set for 1 p.m. MT.
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SERIES HISTORY
With its win over the Utes in Seattle earlier this season, Washington now leads the all-time series 14-6. The Huskies have won two straight and 12 of its last 13 against the Utes. Utah's last win over UW was a 3-2 victory at the Huntsman Center back on Nov. 15, 2014.
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Utah came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Washington State in Pullman, Wash., earlier this season, but the Cougars still lead the all-tiem series 13-8. Utah has won two of the past three meetings and five straight contests at home since 2003. WSU's last win in Salt Lake City came back in 1991.
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COVERING THE UTES
Thursday's match against Washington State will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks, with Thad Anderson calling the action and Amy Gant providing color commentary for the contest. Utah's match against Washington on Sunday will be web-streamed on-line with links to the broadcast found at www.UtahUtes.com or www.Pac-12.com/live.
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Fans can also follow Thursday'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.
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Live stats will be provided for both contests this week, with links found at www.UtahUtes.com or www.StatBroadcast.com.
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RECAPPING UTAH'S OREGON TRIP
Utah registered a four-set upset over No. 16-ranked Oregon last Wednesday and then went onto defeat Oregon State the following night to record the program's first-ever two-match sweep against both Oregon squads on the road.
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The Utes downed Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena for the first time since 2011 and just the fourth time in the overall series. Meanwhile, Utah picked up a win over Oregon State at Gill Coliseum for just the second time in school history and first time since 2013. Utah's win over OSU marked the first-ever 3-0 sweep over the Beavers, as well.
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POLL TALK
Utah moved up three spots to No. 16 in this week's AVCA Top-25 poll. Utah's No. 16 ranking is the program's highest polling since joining the Pac-12 Conference in 2011. It also marks Utah's highest ranking since coming in at No. 16 in the final AVCA poll back on Dec. 23, 2008.
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Utah's No. 16 ranking is the highest ranking during the regular season since coming in at No. 15 back on Dec. 4, 2006.
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Utah has earned a top-25 ranking for six straight weeks and seven overall on the season. The seven weekly rankings are the program's most in a single season since being ranked all 16 weeks back in 2006. Utah's six consecutive weekly rankings are the most since closing out the 2008 season ranked six straight weeks.
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#ROADWARRIORS
The Utes, who are 10-2 overall on the road this season, have already surpassed its most road wins since joining the Pac-12 Conference. The 10 victories also match the most wins for a Utah team on the road since going 10-4 in road matches back in 2008.
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Utah's 10-2 road record ranks second in the Pac-12 to only Washington, who has tallied a 10-1 record thus far. UCLA leads all Pac-12 teams with 11 road wins on the season, but the Bruins also have three road losses.
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#ROADWARRIORS PART II
Utah has tallied a school-record six wins over top-25 ranked teams so far this season. The Utes have defeated No. 9 BYU, No. 16 Colorado, No. 7 Stanford, No. 13 Washington State, No. 24 USC and No. 16 Oregon all on the road this season.
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Prior to 2016, Utah had never earned more than two road victories over ranked opponents in the same season. The last time Utah registered a pair of wins against ranked opponents, away from home, was back in 2007 when the Utes downed No. 17 Purdue on the road and defeated No. 20 Colorado State at a neutral site.
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UTES IN CONFERENCE PLAY
With four conference matches still to be played, he Utes have registered the program's most league wins with a 10-6 record. Utah surpassed its original high win total of nine Pac-12 wins the program recorded in both 2013 and 2014 (9-11).
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The Utes are assured of a non-losing conference record, but one more victory would seal Utah's first-ever winning record in conference play since joining the Pac-12.
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SINGLE-SEASON MARK IN SIGHT FOR ANAE
Junior Adora Anae set the single-season school record for most kills in a season just last year with 501 kills. Anae heads into this week's set of matches with 489 kills on the year - just 13 kills shy of re-breaking her own record. Anae became just the second player in Utah history to record 500 kills in a single season. With Anae set to break her own record of 501 kills in a single season, she would become the only player in Utah history to record at least 500 kills in two different seasons.
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CLIMBING THE RANKS
In addition to her single-season mark that is in sight, junior Adora Anae has also found herself among the all-time greats at Utah, as she has moved into 7th-place all-time in school history for most kills in a career.Anae heads into the week with 1,270 kills - 14 kills shy from moving into the No. 6 spot, which is currently held by McKelle Stilson (1998-2001) who tallied 1,283 kills in her career.
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DOEHRMANN ON THE DIG
Freshman Brianna Doehrmann registered a new career-high 20 digs in Utah's win at No. 16 Oregon last Wednesday. Doehrmann has recorded double-digit dig efforts in eight straight matches and nine of the past 11 matches overall. She is one of four Utah players to have recorded at least 190 digs on the season.
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KIRST SETS NEW SEASON-HIGH
Sophomore Emma Kirst registered a season-high eight kills in Utah's upset win at Oregon last Wednesday. In addition to the season-high mark, she matched her previous career-high of eight kills, which she had previously set last season.
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WINNING ON THE ATTACK
Utah has tallied a team hitting percentage of .250 or better in 13 matches this season. The Utes are a perfect 13-0 win hitting at a clip of at least .250 or better.
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RPI TALK
Utah is ranked No. 22 in this week's set of RPI standings. The Utes have been ranked among the top-30 teams in the nation since the initial set of RPI rankings were released back on Oct. 3. Utah opened at No. 27 and has had an RPI ranking as high as No. 16 back on Oct. 17.
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Utah's NCAA Tournament resume and RPI notes can be found on page 2 of these notes.
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UP NEXT
Utah will close out the regular season next week with its last road match at Arizona next Wednesday, Nov. 23. The Utes will then come back home to host Colorado on Friday, Nov. 25, for the team's regular season finale.
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Players Mentioned
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