OREM, Utah — Utah Valley women's volleyball closes out the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 15, at noon MT (1 p.m. CT) against Abilene Christian in Abilene. The Wolverines swept the Wildcats earlier this season in a match played at Westminster University in Salt Lake City.
BROADCAST INFO
Saturday's match is scheduled to air on ESPN+ with Andy Penny on the call from Moody Coliseum. Live stats will be available at GoUVU.com/stats.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolverines went 1-1 last weekend on their first visit of the month to the Lone Star State. UVU swept UT Arlington behind 17 kills from
Avery Page, while
Bella Wooden added 10 and
Alyssa Erickson had seven. Wooden also posted seven blocks, Erickson added five, and
Alyvia Jaffa chipped in five.
Lani Matavao recorded 15 digs.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Abilene Christian enters the match 12-15 overall and 5-6 in the WAC. The Wildcats defeated California Baptist at home to close the final weekend of conference play. ACU is led by middle blocker Hannah Gonzalez, who has 264 kills. Setter Rachel Koss, a multiple-time WAC Setter of the Week honoree, has 832 assists and averages nearly eight assists per set. Libero Brennan Ramirez has 422 digs and is a multiple-time WAC Libero of the Week.
WHAT'S AT STAKE
Utah Valley can clinch the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament and at least a share of the conference title. If UVU wins and Utah Tech loses, the Wolverines will secure the outright WAC championship.
PAGE WINS FIFTH WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Page averaged 4.00 kills per set over two matches, finishing with 32 total. Seventeen came in Saturday's sweep of UT Arlington, where she committed just two hitting errors. She also totaled five service aces across the two matches.
In Thursday's five-set match at Tarleton State, Page recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs. She averaged 4.81 points per set for the week.
UP NEXT
Utah Valley will remain in Texas for next week's WAC Volleyball Tournament, hosted by Abilene Christian. Game times will be announced at the conclusion of Saturday's matches.
