Pac-12 | How Washington matches up with Washington State

Tuesday, September 18 | 7pm: Washington State @ #5 Washington

TV: Pac-12 Network (Kelli Tennant and Krista Blunk)

Although Washington/Washington State qualifies as a rivalry, the Huskies have won 18 of the past 20 meetings, including the last 10 in Seattle. That said, the Cougars look dangerous.

WSU’s current nine-match win streak includes mostly middle-tier teams, but Wazzu has shown it can take care of business. In 14 of the 41 sets it’s played, the Cougars have held opponents under 15 points; five times they’ve kept it to 10 or less. At the D1 level, that’s enough to make you sit up straight and pay attention.

Washington State's Jaicee Harris (R)
-Washington State Sports Information

Both Washington and WSU excel at two important skills: serving and blocking. It makes sense, since great serves usually yield poor passes which, in turn, limit setters’ options and make it easier for blockers to commit. We predict that the serve/serve receive battle will determine the outcome of the match.

As a team, Washington is hitting .326, holding opponents to .148.

Washington State is hitting .271, holding opponents to a mere .092.

WASHINGTON			WASHINGTON STATE
Krista Vansant	4.50 Kills/Set (.312)/17 BA		4.39 Kills/Set (.252)/21 BA	Jaicee Harris
Kylin Muñoz	3.19 Kills/Set (.404)/26 BA		2.93 Kills/Set (.300)/33 BA	Rachel Todorovich
Gabbi Parker	3.06 Kills/Set (.269)/13 BA		2.12 Kills/Set (.304)/59 BA	Marcelina Glab
Kaleigh Nelson	2.43 Kills/Set (.391)/20 BA		1.68 Kills/Set (.326)/51 BA	Ver’Leea Hardaway
Lianna Sybeldon	2.53 Kills/Set (.481)/22 BA		1.31 Kills/Set (.241)/30 BA	Stephanie Logan
Amanda Gil	1.78 Kills/Set (.328)/32 BA		0.54 Kills/Set (-.061)/3 BA	Chelsey Bettinson
Jenna Orlandini	3.38 Digs/Set		3.66 Digs/Set	Kate Sommer
Jenni Nogueras	6.31 Assists/Set		10.49 Assists/Set	Camryn Irwin
Katy Beals	5.42 Assists/Set

Washington (9-0)		Pac-12
W	†Boise St.	(25-19, 25-17, 25-21)
W	†Gonzaga	(25-21, 25-17, 25-20)
W	†Portland St	(25-19, 25-18, 25-16)
W	†#7 Purdue [@ Baton Rouge]	(25-21, 25-17, 25-9)
W	†@ LSU	(25-21, 25-20, 25-22)
W	†Rice [@ Baton Rouge]	(25-21, 25-21, 25-22)
W	†Seattle U	(25-15, 25-10, 25-21)
W	†Long Beach St	(25-21, 25-20, 25-23)
W	†@ Portland	(25-16, 25-21, 25-22)
	†Washington St	9/18
	†@ Arizona	9/22

Washington St (10-2)		Pac-12
W	Montana (@ Moscow)	(25-23, 25-12, 2-19)
L	Pacific (@ Moscow)	(21-25, 14-25, 16-25)
L	@ Idaho (8/25)	(19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 26-28, 13-15)
W	Alabama St	(25-16, 25-9, 25-9)
W	†Seattle U	(25-8, 25-13, 25-16)
W	Weber St	(25-21, 25-14, 25-16)
W	CS Fullerton [@ Reno]	(25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23)
W	@ Nevada	(25-10, 25-11, 25-23)
W	Cal St Bakersfield [@ Reno]	(25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
W	Norfolk St [@ Colo Springs]	(25-14, 25-15, 25-13)
W	Cal St Bakersfield [@ C Spgs]	(25-14, 25-27, 25-23, 25-18)
W	@ Air Force	(23-25, 25-9, 25-14, 25-21)
	@ Washington	9/18
	†@ Arizona St	9/21