OREM, Utah – Utah Valley women's volleyball travels this week for a pair of matches as they inch closer to clinching a WAC regular season championship. Utah Valley travels to Stephenville to take on Tarleton State on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 5:00 p.m. MT before wrapping up the road trip on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 12:00 p.m. MT against UT Arlington.
BROADCAST INFO
Both matches this week will air on ESPN+ with live stats available on UVUstats.com.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolverines are coming off powerful sweeps against Southern Utah and California Baptist. Utah Valley has now swept its opponent in the last ten WAC regular season wins.
Avery Page finished the week with 22 kills across two matches to average 3.67 kills per set while hitting .413. Fellow outside hitter,
Sami Blackett added 15 kills offensively.
Alyvia Jaffa had one of her best weeks in her UVU career finishing with three blocks per set while having a career-high 11 against California Baptist.
SCOUTING TARLETON STATE
The Texans enter the match with a 12-8 record and a 6-2 mark in the WAC. They have won their last four matches. LaNeah Lara earned WAC Player of the Week honors for her efforts against UTA where she had 25 kills. The Wolverines limited TSU to just .112 hitting in the first matchup, including holding Lara to five kills. Madison Rice-Locket had a team-high seven kills. Utah Valley holds an all-time series lead of 6-2, and has won the last four. Tarleton State always plays tough at home, where they have the program's two wins over UVU.
SCOUTING UT ARLINGTON
The Mavericks are 11-10 this season and 3-6 in the WAC. They dropped two five-set heartbreakers last weekend and will look to bounce back on Senior Day. Jaile Tritt led the Mavs in the first meeting with 14 kills, but UTA could not overcome 15 total blocks with Jaffa having eight and
Bella Wooden, the Nation's leading blocker, having six. Keep an eye on Mira Ledermueller and Samantha Glenn, who have each won multiple WAC weekly awards.
UP NEXT
Utah Valley will wrap up the regular season in Abilene, Texas against the Wildcats before ACU hosts the Western Athletic Conference Tournament later this month.
