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PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-12 CONFERENCE 360 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107 // PAC-12.COM // 415.580.4200 For Immediate Release \\ Monday, November 3, 2014 Contact \\ Natalia Ciccone ([email protected]); Kyra Geithman ([email protected]) 2014 PAC-12 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT HOME AWAY W L PCT HOME AWAY NEUT 3G 4G 5G STREAK Washington 12 0 1.000 5-0 7-0 23 0 1.000 10-0 9-0 4-0 15-0 3-0 5-0 W 23 Stanford 12 0 1.000 6-0 6-0 22 0 1.000 11-0 9-0 2-0 10-0 9-0 3-0 W 22 Oregon 7 5 .583 5-3 2-2 17 5 .773 11-3 4-2 2-0 7-1 8-3 2-1 L 1 Arizona 7 5 .583 4-3 3-2 18 6 .750 10-3 4-3 4-0 13-3 4-3 1-0 W 1 UCLA 7 5 .583 4-3 3-2 16 7 .696 4-3 5-3 7-1 9-4 4-2 3-1 W 1 Colorado 7 5 .583 3-2 4-3 15 9 .625 9-2 5-4 1-3 6-3 6-3 3-3 W 2 Arizona State 6 6 .500 3-3 3-3 16 8 .667 9-4 6-3 1-1 7-3 3-2 6-3 L 1 USC 6 6 .500 4-4 2-2 13 9 .591 4-6 4-2 5-1 5-4 6-4 2-1 W 1 Oregon State 5 7 .417 4-3 1-4 15 8 .652 5-4 4-4 6-0 8-2 3-5 4-1 W 1 Utah 2 10 .167 2-2 0-8 12 11 .522 6-2 3-9 3-0 8-5 2-2 2-4 L 5 Washington State 1 11 .083 1-3 0-8 10 14 .417 3-4 2-8 5-2 6-5 3-6 1-3 L 2 California 0 12 .000 0-5 0-7 8 14 .364 2-6 3-7 3-1 2-5 4-6 2-3 L 12 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL RANKS LEAGUE-RECORD EIGHT TEAMS IN NATIONAL POLL A league-record eight Pac-12 volleyball teams are ranked in this week’s AVCA Coaches poll, surpassing the Conference’s previous best of seven. No. 1 STAN- FORD and No. 2 WASHINGTON continue their stand at the top of the poll for the second-straight week, followed by OREGON at 11th. UCLA, ARIZONA, USC and ARIZONA STATE remain in the middle of the polling at No. 15, 16, 19 and 20, respectively. COLORADO makes its first appearance in the polling this season after receiving votes for four-straight weeks. Also receiving votes this week is OREGON STATE ... The Pac-12 has been equally as impressive in the RPI standings, with nine league teams rated 35 or better and all 12 teams appearing in the top 100 ... Thanks in large part to so many teams being ranked, a whopping five Pac-12 volleyball contests this week feature two ranked teams, including a top-15 matchup between No. 11 Oregon and No. 2 Washington that will be televised on ESPNU this Friday, Nov. 7. An additional 10 matches will be broadcast this week on the Pac-12 Networks ... Entering the final stretch of the season, Pac-12 teams have pulled off spectacular upsets, with a total of 15 victories over higher-ranked opponents. Most recently, Colorado knocked off back-to-back ranked foes as they defeated Arizona and Arizona State on the road ... Speaking of the Buffs, CU’s Taylor Simpson took home Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week accolades after her two double-doubles in the desert. Washington’s Cassie Strickland earned Defensive Player of the Week as the Huskies swept their SoCal opponents in six straight sets. Oregon State’s Mary-Kate Marshall made history as she took home Freshman of the Week for the third time this season, marking the most weekly honors in a single season for any Oregon State player ... In the national statistics, UCLA continues its stand as the top team in assists and kills per set, while four Pac-12 teams are ranked in the top 25 in hitting percentage. A Pac-12 volleyball player leads the nation in five different individual categories (see page 5). UPCOMING SCHEDULE RECENT RESULTS Wednesday, Nov. 5 Wednesday, Oct. 29 #20 Arizona State at #1 Stanford * .................P12N ..................7:30 p.m. PT #2 Washington at #20 USC * .................................................WASH 3, USC 0 Thursday, Nov. 6 Friday, Oct. 31 #15 UCLA at #21 Colorado * ..........................P12N ................. 6:30 p.m. MT Washington State at #20 USC * ................................................USC 3, WSU 1 Oregon State at Washington State * ................P12N ..................5:30 p.m. PT #1 Stanford at Oregon State * ..................................................STAN 3, OSU 1 Colorado at #15 Arizona * ......................................................COLO 3, ARIZ 1 Friday, Nov. 7 #2 Washington at #16 UCLA * .............................................WASH 3, UCLA 0 #19 USC at Utah * .........................................P12N ...................... 6 p.m. MT Utah at #19 Arizona State * .................................................... ASU 3, UTAH 2 #20 Arizona State at California * ......................................................7 p.m. PT California at #12 Oregon * ......................................................... ORE 3, CAL 1 #11 Oregon at #2 Washington * .....................ESPNU ................7:30 p.m. PT #16 Arizona at #1 Stanford * ..........................P12N ..................7:30 p.m. PT Saturday, Nov. 1 Utah at #15 Arizona * ........................................................... ARIZ 3, UTAH 0 Sunday, Nov. 9 #19 USC at #21 Colorado * ............................P12N .................... 12 p.m. MT Sunday, Nov. 2 #16 Arizona at California * .............................P12N ..................... 11 a.m. PT #1 Stanford at #12 Oregon * ...................................................STAN 3, ORE 0 #11 Oregon at Washington State * ..................P12N ..................... 11 a.m. PT Washington State at #16 UCLA * ............................................UCLA 3, WSU 2 #15 UCLA at Utah * .......................................P12N ...................... 2 p.m. MT Colorado at #19 Arizona State * .............................................. COLO 3, ASU 2 Oregon State at #2 Washington * ....................P12N .......................5 p.m. PT California at Oregon State * .......................................................OSU 3, CAL 1 P12N - indicates Pac-12 Networks televised match. * - indicates Conference match ESPNU - indicates ESPNU televised match. RANKINGS PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE: Taylor Simpson, Colorado AVCA (NOV. 3) DEFENSIVE: Cassie Strickland, Washington 1. STANFORD (59) 1499 22-0 1 2. WASHINGTON (1) 1439 23-0 2 FRESHMAN: Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State 3. Florida State 1358 23-0 3 4. Wisconsin 1314 20-2 4 SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 Conference office announced today the Pac-12 Volleyball Players of the 5. Texas 1254 16-1 5 Week for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2. COLORADO’s Taylor Simpson was voted the Conference’s Offensive 6. Penn State 1218 22-3 6 Player of the Week, while WASHINGTON’s Cassie Strickland was named the Defensive Player of the Week 7. Florida 1141 18-3 8 and OREGON STATE’s Mary-Kate Marshall was tabbed the Freshman of the Week. 8. North Carolina 1052 18-2 9 Taylor Simpson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) posted two double-doubles as Colorado upset two ranked op 9. Illinois 1019 18-5 10 ponents for its first 2-0 weekend of Pac-12 play. The senior tallied 17 kills and 14 digs in the 3-1 win over 10. Colorado State 921 23-2 7 No. 15 Arizona, adding an assist and a block. Simpson then put down 18 kills and had 10 digs in a five-set 11. OREGON 874 17-5 12 victory over No. 19 Arizona State, while also recording seven blocks, an assist and a service ace. Her 3.89 12. Purdue 822 19-5 13 kills per set average on the weekend led the Buffs, while her season-to-date average of 4.56 kills per set is 13. Nebraska 772 14-7 14 tied for third in the Pac-12. 14. BYU 713 19-4 11 Cassie Strickland (Huntington Beach, Calif.) averaged 5.00 digs per set with 30 total digs as the Hus- 15. UCLA 635 16-7 16 kies swept No. 20 USC and No. 16 UCLA. The junior libero matched a career high against the Trojans 16. ARIZONA 534 18-6 15 with 25 digs, the most in the Pac-12 this season in a three-set match. It was also the highest dig total by 17. Kentucky 528 19-4 18 a Husky in a three-setter since 2008. On Friday at UCLA, the Huskies only had 20 digs as a team, but hit 18. Ohio State 457 16-8 17 an effective .455 clip thanks in large part to Strickland’s passing. With an overall record of 23-0, UW has 19. USC 389 13-9 20 matched the 2005 team for the best start in program history. 20. ARIZONA STATE 338 16-8 19 Mary-Kate Marshall (Coppell, Texas) recorded two double-doubles as the Beavers split the weekend, 21. COLORADO 281 15-9 NR losing in four to top-ranked Stanford before defeating California, 3-1. In the loss to Stanford, Marshall put 22. Kansas State 273 20-3 22 down 16 kills and added 11 digs. The outside hitter then posted 22 kills and 14 digs against California, 23. Long Beach State 206 19-4 24 giving her a 4.75 kills per game average and a 3.12 digs per set average over the course of the weekend. 24. Oklahoma 171 16-6 25 Marshall is the only underclassman ranked in the top 10 in kills per set in the Pac-12, sitting at fifth with 25. Duke 130 17-5 21 a season average of 4.28.