OREM, Utah - The Utah Valley volleyball will head south to compete against New Mexico State, October 24 at 6pm MT and then against UT Rio Grande Valley on October 28, also at 6pm MT. UVU enters the pair of contests on the heels of a two-game winning streak in three-set sweeps over Chicago State and Seattle U last week. 

The Wolverines sit in fourth place in WAC standings, behind NMSU with a perfect 8-0 conference record and GCU, UMKC who are tied for the No. 2 spot with a 6-2 record in WAC play. UVU has posted a 5-3 conference record, 8-12 overall and are averaging 12.1 kills per set for a .190% attack average, 11.3 assists per set, 14.2 digs per set and 2.4 blocks per set. 

The undefeated Aggies have marked a 17-3 overall record for a .850% winning average on the season. New Mexico State is averaging 13.1 kills per set for a .267% attack average on 12.1 assists per set, 13.5 digs per set and 3.0 blocks per set. UVU and NMSU have met 14 times for a 3-11 all-time record since 2013 and took down UVU in the recent matchup, late September in four sets. 

The Vaqueros sit on a 4-4 WAC record and a 10-12 overall record with a .455% winning average for 2019. UT Rio Grande Valley is averaging 12.0 kills per set to average a .211% attack percentage with 11.4 assists per set, 14.3 digs per set and 1.9 blocks per set. UVU and UTRGV have met 39 times for a 31-8 all-time record since 2003. UVU claimed the victory over UTRGV in the recent contest in September in five sets. 

Utah Valley has grabbed two victories in a row over CSU and SU, where two Wolverines were honored as the WAC's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for the two-game sweep campaign at home. Outside hitter Kazna Tarawhiti was chosen for her second honor of the season and fourth of her career as she posted a WAC best of 4.75 points and 4.0 kills on .488 hitting to go along with 0.33 service aces that led the UVU volleyball team to a 2-0 mark on the week. Middle blocker Makaila Jarema also collected her second of the season and fourth of her career for her marks of a WAC-best 1.83 blocks per set last week. Jarema tallied a season-high eight blocks in a sweep of SU on Saturday and leads the WAC in blocks (1.47) per set.

Following the pair of competitions, UVU will return home to Lockhart for the final regular-season home games of 2019 against CSU Bakersfield on October 31 and Grand Canyon on November 2.