#19 Volleyball Set for Midweek Matches at #16 Oregon and Oregon State

MATCH 26 \| #19 UTAH (17-8, 8-6) at #16 OREGON (17-6, 10-4)
DATE/TIME	Wednesday, Nov. 9 \| 7 p.m. PT
LOCATION	Matthew Knight Arena \| Eugene, Ore.
TELEVISION	Pac-12 Networks \| Pac-12 LIVE
LIVE STATS	Live Stats
SERIES/STREAK	Oregon leads 12-7 \| Oregon, Won 1
LAST MATCH	Utah 2, Oregon 3 \| Oct. 21, 2016

MATCH 27 \| #19 UTAH (17-8, 8-6) at OREGON STATE (10-15, 3-11)
DATE	Thursday, Nov. 10 \| 7 p.m. PT
LOCATION	Gill Coliseum \| Corvallis, Ore.
TELEVISION	Oregon State Live Stream
LIVE STATS	Live Stats
SERIES/STREAK	Oregon State leads 10-7 \| Utah, Won 2
LAST MATCH	U tah 3, Oregon State 2 \| Oct. 22, 2016

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
• Utah is ranked in the AVCA Top-25 poll for the fifth straight week and for the sixth time in the past seven weeks. Utah earned 375 points in the poll and remained at No. 19 this week.
• Utah has registered an 8-2 record in true road games this season. The eight road wins are most for the Utes since the program joined the Pac-12 Conference in 2011, surpassing the seven wins Utah recorded in 2013.
• The Utes have already tallied eight Pac-12 Conference wins (8-6) and are just one victory shy of matching the mark of nine wins the program recorded in 2013 and 2014 (9-11).
• Utah ranks among the top top-30 teams in the nation in four different categories, including assists/set (16th, 13.44), total assists (20th, 1,331), kills/set (22nd, 14.20) and total kills (26th, 1,406).
• Junior outside hitter Adora Anae moved up to No. 9 all-time in school history for most kills in a career. She heads into the week with 1,239 career kills and is now just seven kills shy from moving into the No. 9 spot.

FIRST SERVE
The No. 19-ranked Utah volleyball team will hit the road for a pair of midweek match-ups, taking on the No. 16-ranked Oregon Ducks this Wednesday, Nov. 9, and the Oregon State Beavers on Thursday, Nov. 10.

The Utes (17-8, 8-6 Pac-12) will face the Ducks (17-6, 10-4 Pac-12) at Matthew Knight Arena at 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT on Wednesday, followed with a match against the Beavers (10-5, 3-11 Pac-12) at Gill Coliseum at 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT on Thursday.

COVERING THE UTES
Wednesday's match against Oregon has been designated as the Pac-12's Game of the Week and will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks, with Rich Burk calling the action and Amy Gant providing color commentary for the contest. Utah's match against Oregon State on Thursday will be web-streamed on-line with links to the broadcast found at www.osubeavers.com or www.Pac-12.com/live.

Fans can also follow Wednesday'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.

Live stats will be provided for both contests this week, with links found at www.UtahUtes.com or by logging onto either www.goducks.com or www.osubeavers.com.

WEEKEND RECAP
Utah split its weekend series with both Bay Area teams, downing California in straight sets (25-18, 25-21, 25-20) on Friday, but falling to No. 13 Stanford in three sets (22-25, 20-25, 16-25) on Saturday.

UTES TAKE SEASON SERIES FROM GOLDEN BEARS
Utah swept the season series from California for the first time in program history after defeating the Golden Bears in straight sets on Friday. The Utes, who also defeat Cal in straight sets back on Oct. 7 in Berkeley, failed to drop a set against the Bears all season.

UTAH REGISTERS ALL-TIME WIN NO. 750
With its victory over California on Friday, Utah earned its 750th all-time win in program history. The Utes, who won its very first match back on Oct. 17, 1975, picked up the program's 750th win in its 1,363rd match played. Head coach Beth Launiere, who has 518 career wins at Utah, has accounted for nearly 70 percent of those victories (.691).

POLL TALK
Utah remained at No. 19 for the second straight week in this week's version of the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll. The No. 19 ranking matches Utah's highest of the season and it also marks the highest ranking since coming in at No. 18 in the final regular-season poll back on Dec. 22, 2014.

The Utes have earned a top-25 ranking the previous five weeks and six times overall since Sept. 26. Utah has now been ranked or at least received votes in the poll for eight straight weeks dating back to Sept. 19.

#ROADWARRIORS
Utah is 8-2 overall in road matches this season, which marks a new high for road wins since joining the Pac-12 Conference in 2011. The eight wins match a season-high since 2010, when the Utes posted an 8-5 record as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Utah is tied with Stanford for the third-best road record among Pac-12 teams. Only Washington (10-1) and UCLA (9-3) have a better record. The 8-2 mark also ranks tied for seventh among teams slotted 1-25 in the RPI standings.

#ROADWARRIORS PART II
Utah has tallied a school-record five 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 and No. 24 USC all on the road this season.

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 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.

UTES IN CONFERENCE PLAY
Utah is 8-6 overall in Pac-12 play and just one more win away from matching the program's most wins in league play since joining the Pac-12. The Utes registered nine Pac-12 wins in both 2013 and 2014 (9-11). Most notably, the 8-6 record is Utah's best mark through its first 14 matches of Pac-12 Conference play, surpassing the 6-8 record the Utes recorded in 2013.

MOVING ON UP
Junior Adora Anae moved into 9th-place all-time in school history for most kills in a career after surpassing Lori Baird (2005-08) with her 1,237th career kill this past weekend. Anae, who heads into this week with 1,239 kills, is now just seven kills away from No. 8 Shelly Sommerfeldt (2002-05, 1,245 kills) and 41 kills behind No. 7 Sharman Grant (1992-94, 1,252 kills).

HISTORY WITH THE DUCKS
Oregon leads the all-time series 12-7 after defeating the Utes in five sets in Salt Lake City earlier this season. Prior to the loss, Utah had won two of the last three matches between the two teams, but both wins have come at home. Utah is just 3-5 all-time when facing the Ducks in Eugene, with its last victory coming back in 2011. Oregon has won three straight at Matthew Knight Arena since the defeat.

HISTORY WITH THE BEAVERS
Oregon State leads the all-time series 10-7, but Utah has won the past two meetings - including a win over Beavers in Salt Lake City earlier this season - and five of the past seven. The Utes are just 1-4 all-time when playing the Beavers in Corvallis, with its only win coming back in 2013. OSU has won the previous two meetings that have been played inside Gill Coliseum and both matches went to five sets. Three of the past four meetings have been gone to a decisive fifth set.

RPI TALK
Utah is ranked No. 25 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.

Utah is currently 3-5 overall against teams ranked 1-25 in the RPI, 2-1 against teams ranked 26-50, 3-1 against teams ranked 51-100, 8-1 against teams ranked 101-150 and 1-0 against teams ranked 150 or higher.

UTAH REGISTERS ONE OF NATION'S TOUGHEST SCHEDULES
Heading into the week, Utah ranks 10th among the toughest schedules in the nation with a .631 percentage. Stanford leads the Pac-12 with a .643 percentage, which ranks sixth overall. Arizona (.642) ranks seventh overall, while Oregon (.624) comes in with the 18th toughest schedule.

UP NEXT
Utah returns home next week to host Washington State (Nov. 17) and Washington (Nov. 20). The Utes will have just two matches remaining after the home stand, with a road contest at Arizona (Nov. 23) and the regular-season finale at home against Colorado (Nov. 25).

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