Friday, November 10
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
USC
Washington Looks To Wash Away L.A.
November 07, 2023 | Volleyball
THIS WEEK IN HUSKY VOLLEYBALL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Washington hosts #25 USC, 7 pm
Alaska Airlines Arena
Live stream on GoHuskies.com | Live Stats
SALUTE TO SERVICE NIGHT
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Washington hosts UCLA, 1 pm
Alaska Airlines Arena
Live stream on GoHuskies.com | Live Stats
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE RECOGNITION
SEATTLE -- Every match gains added weight with three weeks and six matches left in the regular season, as the Husky Volleyball team, with one of its leaders back in the rotation, looks for a postseason push. Four of the final six will be at home in Alaska Airlines Arena, starting this weekend with 25th-ranked USC and UCLA coming in. Washington, 44th in the RPI, hosts the Trojans (31st in RPI) on Friday night at 7 p.m. and then the Bruins (48th in RPI) on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. Both matches will be live stream only via GoHuskies.com and Pac-12 Insider.
Before all heading to the Big Ten next season, the Huskies, Trojans, and Bruins will battle once more all trying to take their usual spots representing the Pac-12 in the NCAA tournament. USC sits tied for third with a 10-4 record and the Bruins are one game ahead of the Huskies with a 6-8 record. Washington (14-11, 5-9 Pac-12) is looking to even the season series with both after UCLA had a 3-0 win in Pauley Pavilion (including a 38-36 third set win) and the Trojans held off the Huskies in five sets at Galen Center.
The Dawgs got a boost last week with May Pertofsky returning from injury, helping UW snap a four-match skid with a win at Cal, where Pertofsky started at middle blocker, having previously played only one match there during the first week of the season. She moved back to opposite on Sunday at Stanford and led the Huskies with 12 kills as UW battled the fifth-ranked Cardinal evenly for two sets before Stanford took sets three and four for the win. Kierstyn Barton had another impressive weekend and earned the third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award of her year, tying the most by a Husky freshman.
USC is 10-4 in conference, tied for third, after beating Arizona and upsetting 15th-ranked Arizona State last week. Skylar Fields was named AVCA National Player of the Week after she averaged a massive 8.00 kills per set in both matches. Fields is averaging 5.03 kills per set in conference play to lead the Pac-12. Mia Tuaniga is fourth in conference play with 9.98 assists per set, and freshman London Wijay is adding 2.44 kills per set in league play. In the first meeting between the teams, USC pulled out a five set win over the Dawgs, rallying after UW had an 8-6 lead in set five. Fields had 23 kills as USC hit .245 and UW hit .211 with 20 kills from Audra Wilmes.
Five of the past six matches with UCLA have come in L.A., so this is only the Bruins' second trip to Seattle since 2019. The Bruins have a much more balanced attack than their crosstown rivals. Iman Ndiaye (2.81), Cheridyn Leverette (2.58), and Grayce Olson (2.53) share the kills per set load in Pac-12 play. Anna Dodson ranks third in the league with 1.44 blocks per set, eighth in the league with a .335 attack percentage and adds 2.04 kills per set. Audrey Pak is posting 7.47 assists per set. In the first meeting in L.A., the Bruins were clicking on offense, hitting .364. In UCLA's last six matches, three times it has hit over .330 (all wins) and three times under .200 (all losses). Ndiaye and Leverette combined for 27 kills against the Huskies and both hit over .460. Madi Endsley hit .333 with 19 kills to lead the Dawgs.Â
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Washington hosts #25 USC, 7 pm
Alaska Airlines Arena
Live stream on GoHuskies.com | Live Stats
SALUTE TO SERVICE NIGHT
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Washington hosts UCLA, 1 pm
Alaska Airlines Arena
Live stream on GoHuskies.com | Live Stats
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE RECOGNITION
SEATTLE -- Every match gains added weight with three weeks and six matches left in the regular season, as the Husky Volleyball team, with one of its leaders back in the rotation, looks for a postseason push. Four of the final six will be at home in Alaska Airlines Arena, starting this weekend with 25th-ranked USC and UCLA coming in. Washington, 44th in the RPI, hosts the Trojans (31st in RPI) on Friday night at 7 p.m. and then the Bruins (48th in RPI) on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. Both matches will be live stream only via GoHuskies.com and Pac-12 Insider.
Before all heading to the Big Ten next season, the Huskies, Trojans, and Bruins will battle once more all trying to take their usual spots representing the Pac-12 in the NCAA tournament. USC sits tied for third with a 10-4 record and the Bruins are one game ahead of the Huskies with a 6-8 record. Washington (14-11, 5-9 Pac-12) is looking to even the season series with both after UCLA had a 3-0 win in Pauley Pavilion (including a 38-36 third set win) and the Trojans held off the Huskies in five sets at Galen Center.
The Dawgs got a boost last week with May Pertofsky returning from injury, helping UW snap a four-match skid with a win at Cal, where Pertofsky started at middle blocker, having previously played only one match there during the first week of the season. She moved back to opposite on Sunday at Stanford and led the Huskies with 12 kills as UW battled the fifth-ranked Cardinal evenly for two sets before Stanford took sets three and four for the win. Kierstyn Barton had another impressive weekend and earned the third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award of her year, tying the most by a Husky freshman.
USC is 10-4 in conference, tied for third, after beating Arizona and upsetting 15th-ranked Arizona State last week. Skylar Fields was named AVCA National Player of the Week after she averaged a massive 8.00 kills per set in both matches. Fields is averaging 5.03 kills per set in conference play to lead the Pac-12. Mia Tuaniga is fourth in conference play with 9.98 assists per set, and freshman London Wijay is adding 2.44 kills per set in league play. In the first meeting between the teams, USC pulled out a five set win over the Dawgs, rallying after UW had an 8-6 lead in set five. Fields had 23 kills as USC hit .245 and UW hit .211 with 20 kills from Audra Wilmes.
Five of the past six matches with UCLA have come in L.A., so this is only the Bruins' second trip to Seattle since 2019. The Bruins have a much more balanced attack than their crosstown rivals. Iman Ndiaye (2.81), Cheridyn Leverette (2.58), and Grayce Olson (2.53) share the kills per set load in Pac-12 play. Anna Dodson ranks third in the league with 1.44 blocks per set, eighth in the league with a .335 attack percentage and adds 2.04 kills per set. Audrey Pak is posting 7.47 assists per set. In the first meeting in L.A., the Bruins were clicking on offense, hitting .364. In UCLA's last six matches, three times it has hit over .330 (all wins) and three times under .200 (all losses). Ndiaye and Leverette combined for 27 kills against the Huskies and both hit over .460. Madi Endsley hit .333 with 19 kills to lead the Dawgs.Â
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