Colorado State University Athletics
Thursday, October 18
Albuquerque, N.M.
7 PM MT
Colorado State
at
New Mexico
Photo by: Tomas Redondo
Rams head to New Mexico, UNLV this week
10/16/2018 2:57:00 PM | Volleyball
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| Match 21:Â New Mexico |
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 | 7 p.m. MT | Albuquerque, N.M. | Johnson Center |
| TV/Video: Mountain West Network | Live Stats | |
| Match 22: UNLV |
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 | 3 p.m. MT | Las Vegas, Nev. | Cox Pavilion |
| TV/Video: Mountain West Network | Live Stats | |
| Full Match Notes | Colorado State | New Mexico | UNLV |
| Series History | |
| New Mexico: Colorado State leads, 55-23 | Last match: CSU won 3-2, on 10/21/17 | Streak: Won 11 | |
| UNLV: Colorado State leads, 39-7 | Last match: CSU won 3-0, on 10/19/17 | Streak: Won 5 | |
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THE WEEK
• Colorado State continues Mountain West Conference action on the road this week at New Mexico and UNLV.
• The Rams will play the Lobos on Thursday night starting at 7 p.m., and will finish the week facing the Rebels on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. MT
• Both matches will be broadcast the MW Network.
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OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
• New Mexico will begin the week with an 11-9 overall record and 5-3 in the Mountain West to be tied for fourth place.
• New Mexico suffered a pair of conference losses last week at San Diego State and Fresno State. The loss against the Aztecs also snapped a four-match winning streak.
• The Rams hold a 55-23 all-time record against the Lobos, with their last loss coming in 2012 in Albuquerque.
• UNLV begins the week with a 14-6 overall record and 5-3 in the Mountain West and will face Wyoming on Thursday night before playing CSU on Saturday afternoon.
• The Rebels split last week's matches, dropping its first against Fresno State before defeating San Diego State.
• UNLV's Mariena Hayden leads the league in kills, holding a 4.68 average, while UNLV follows conference leader, CSU in hitting percentage with a .239 mark.
• The Rams hold a 39-7 record against UNLV with their last loss coming back in the 2014 season in Las Vegas.
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LOOKING AHEAD
• The Rams will return to Moby Arena and start the second half of the Mountain West schedule, hosting San Diego State on Thursday before playing Fresno State Saturday.
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RAMS AT A GLANCE
• Colorado State will continue Mountain West Conference action carrying a 14-6 overall record and 6-2 league mark to sit tied for second in the conference standings.
• The Rams recorded two sweeps last week in Moby Arena against Boise State and Utah State
• Paulina Hougaard-Jensen set new career highs as the middle blocker led the Rams with 16 kills, while also posting a .727 hitting percentage.
• The junior leads the Mountain West with a .390 hitting mark, while sitting fifth in blocks with a 1.32 average.
• Both Katie Oleksak and Breana Runnels have tallied five double-doubles apiece so far this season.
• The Rams rank 25th in the nation in blocks per set (2.60) as Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (47) and Kirstie Hillyer (85) rank in the top-100 in the country.
• Breana Runnels ranks No. 49 in the nation in kills per set with a 3.99 average. She has reached double-figure kills in nearly every match except for three.
• Katie Oleksak continues to lead the Mountain West in assists per set (11.42) and ranks 15th in the country.
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