This Week's Information: San Jose State (8-4, 2-0) | |
Matches | at Wyoming (6-10, 2-2) | Thursday, Oct. 6 | 6:30 p.m. MT/5:30 p.m. PT at Colorado State (11-4, 4-0) | Saturday, Oct. 8 | 1:00 p.m. MT/12:00 p.m. PT |
Where | Uniwyo Sports Complex, Laramie, Wyo. Moby Arena, Fort Collins, Colo. |
TV Information & Statistics | Live Stats - Thursday Live Stats - Saturday Live Stream - Thursday | Saturday |
Game Notes | San Jose State | Wyoming | Colorado State |
Rosters | San Jose State | Wyoming | Colorado State |
Tickets | Click Here to purchase tickets for upcoming Spartan home matches. |
Social Media | Twitter: @SanJoseStateVB Instagram: @sanjosestatevb YouTube: San Jose State Spartans Tik Tok: @sanjosestatevb |
For the first time in school history, the San José State volleyball team begins the week with a perfect 4-0 Mountain West mark and travels to the Mountain time zone for matches at Wyoming on Thursday and at co-leader Colorado State on Saturday. The Spartans enter the week with a 10-4 overall record and 4-0 MW mark. SJSU has never started MW play with a 4-0 record since joining in 2013.
Thursday, San José State plays at Wyoming where the Spartans have won the past two meetings in five sets.
Saturday, SJSU plays at MW co-leader Colorado State. The Spartans are looking for their first win in Fort Collins after losing all 11 meetings there.
BUMP, SET, SPIKE
- With wins last week over Boise State and Utah State, the Spartans are off to a 4-0 start in MW play for the first time in school history. The program has not started 4-0 in any conference season since 1999 when SJSU was 5-0 to start Western Athletic Conference play. In 2001, San José State won eight of the first nine WAC matches.
- The Spartans start the week with 119 blocks on the season, almost double what the team had last year. Through 14 matches last season, SJSU had only 66 blocks and no matches with double-figure blocks. This year, San José State has recorded 10 or more blocks in five matches including 16 at San Diego State.
- Individually, Jiana Lawson leads the team with 40 blocks, four solo and 40 assists, while Yazmin Pitpit has 35 blocks, two solo and 33 assists. In all, eight players have recorded 10 or more blocks this season.
- In the 3-1 win over Utah State, two Spartans recorded double-doubles in the win but not necessarily who you would expect. Setter Mia Schafer and libero Sarah Smevog each recorded her second double-double of the season. Schafer had 20 assists and 10 digs, while Smevog had a career-best 11 assists and 11 digs.
- Jiana Lawson and Yazmin PItpit made an impact on the Spartan hitting attack the past two matches in the wins over Boise State and Utah State. The two combined to hit .604 in the wins (31-2-48). Pitpit had 18 kills on 23 attempts with no errors, while Lawson had 13 kills on 25 attempts and two errors.
- Four times this season, the Spartans have hit .300 or better in a match and are 4-0 in those matches including the previous two matches over Boise State (W, 3-1) and Utah State (W, 3-1).
MW TOURNAMENT TICKETS ON SALE: Tickets for the 2022 Mountain West Volleyball Championship in Fort Collins, Colorado, are now on sale. The three-day event at Moby Arena will run from Nov. 23-25.
Single-session tickets range from $7-$15, while all-session passes are $17-$35. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the following link: 2022 MW Volleyball Championship Tickets, at the Moby Arena box office or by phone at 800-491-RAMS (7267).
First-round action starts on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. MT and 4 p.m. MT. Thursday, Nov. 24, will feature two semifinal contests beginning at 1 p.m. MT and 4 p.m. MT. The championship game is Friday, Nov. 25, at 6:30 p.m. MT. All matches will air live on the Mountain West Network. The MW app is available on your TV through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV or Roku. Mobile applications are available through the iOS App Store and Google Play.
UP NEXT: San José State returns home for three matches over six days. First up, the Spartans face New Mexico on Thursday the 13th at 6 p.m., followed by Air Force on Saturday the 15th at 1 p.m., and Nevada on Tuesday the 18th at 6 p.m. All matches are played inside Spartan Gym, located in the YUH Complex on the corner of 4th and San Carlos Streets.
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