Volleyball Traveling to Spokane and Pullman - Oregon State University Athletics

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State volleyball is back on the road for two more matches this weekend, facing Gonzaga and Washington State.

Oregon State Beavers at Gonzaga
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12
Time: 6 p.m. PT
Location: Charlotte Y. Martin Centre – Spokane, Wash.
Watch: Pac-12 on YouTube
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

Oregon State Beavers at Washington State
Date: Saturday, Nov. 14
Time: 12 p.m. PT
Location: Bohler Gym – Pullman, Wash.
Watch: Pac-12 on YouTube
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

BREAK 'EM OUT
Oregon State swept Boise State last week, taking the match with set victories of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-19. With seven blocks in just the first set and Jackie Matias taking over in the second, Oregon State made it eight wins in conference play with just four matches remaining. With Thursday's straight set victory, Oregon State is now up to six sweeps this season, which included three in the team's previous six matches.

PHYSICALITY AT THE NET
A physical presence at the net, Alana Marrs finished with four blocks at Boise State and six more at Utah State. She's been strong as a sophomore for the Beavers, leading the team in blocks (86.0), solo blocks (23), assisted blocks (63), and blocks per set (1.12), and was able to improve her per-set average by .05 after last week's strong showings. Across 22 matches and 77 sets played this season, the Ellensburg, Wash., native has 12 performances with four-plus blocks, which includes a season-high eight at Utah Valley on Aug. 29.

EFFICIENT HITTING
Taray Tela, who was already second in the Pac-12 for hitting percentage entering last week's matches, had two more incredibly efficient outings in Boise and Logan, totaling nine kills on .667 hitting against the Broncos and 10 kills on a .643 clip when facing the Aggies. With the performances, it extended her streak of matches hitting north of .300 to seven, which includes nine of the last 10. Sitting at .410 for the season, Tela is now one of three Oregon State student-athletes hitting .300 or better on the year, as she's joined by Ivana Cvetkovic (.333) and Marrs (.313).

MATIAS ASSISTS
Jackie Matias added to her tremendous senior season last weekend, averaging 11 assists and 3.33 digs per set, which included 35 assists, eight digs, three aces, two kills and a block at Boise State on Thursday. The Honolulu native has been a key part of the Beaver offense all year long, amassing seven performances of 30-plus assists in the last eight, and leads the conference in both assists (840) and assists per set (10.24).

AMONG THE BEST
Matias isn't the only Beaver to rank highly among the conference's statistical leaders. Entering this week's matches, AC Froehlich leads the league with 3.98 kills per set and her season total, 326, ranks second, also ranking third in the conference with 400.5 points and an average of 4.43 per set. Tela's hitting percentage is second highest while Marrs sits and no. 9, and Marrs' blocks-per-set average ranks sixth. Isabel Bertelsen sits in a three-way tie for second place with 0.38 aces per set and is in sixth with 3.35 digs per set.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Oregon State was victorious in both of its last matches against Gonzaga and Washington State, which included an incredible 29-27 fifth set victory against the Cougars in the opening match of Pac-12 play.

- Taylor Treahy had a season-high eight blocks the last time Oregon State and Gonzaga met.

- Froehlich reached double-digit kills at Utah State for the 11th time in her last 12 appearances. For the season, the Lafayette, La., native has 18 double-digit kill performances, which includes a season and career high 27 when the Beavers and Cougars faced off earlier in the year.

A NEW ERA
OSU is back in the Pac-12 after two seasons competing in the West Coast Conference, adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State to a conference that already included the Beavers and Washington State. Also new this season is the first ever Pac-12 Championship Tournament, which will take place the week of Nov. 23 on the campus of Colorado State, who posted the highest first half conference winning percentage.

UP NEXT:
The Beavers return home for the team's final two regular season home matches against San Diego State (Nov. 17, 6 p.m.) and Boise State (Nov. 19, 6 p.m.).

STAY UP TO DATE & GET YOUR TICKETS
To stay up to date on all dates, times, and streaming information for volleyball matches, check out the team's schedule at Beav.es/VBSchedule. Tickets can be purchased at Beav.es/VBTix.

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Players Mentioned

Isabel Bertelsen

Ivana Cvetkovic

AC Froehlich

Alana Marrs

Jackie Matias

Taray Tela

Taylor Treahy

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