The 'Dogs will face their highest ranked opponent in No. 7 Washington since battling then-No. 6 Hawai'i in 2011 at the WAC Tournament.

Highlights

The Bulldogs wrap up non-conference action this week with a pair of matches in Washington
The 'Dogs will take on opponents from the Pac-12 & Big Sky.

FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State volleyball team ventures to Washington this week to close out non-conference action.

Bulldog Bones

Fresno State stays out on the road this weekend traveling to Seattle to take on No. 7 Washington and Montana State.
The 'Dogs are coming off defeating Ohio in four sets, fell in straight sets to Loyola Chicago & five sets to Kansas State last weekend in Manhattan at the K-State Invitational.
Head coach Jonathan Winder and assistant coach Hardy Wooldridge make their return to Washington after Winder was an assistant coach with the Huskies from 2015-17 and Wooldridge was a volunteer assistant coach in 2016-17.

By The Numbers

2011 - 'Dogs will play their highest ranked foe since facing No. 6 Hawai'i in 2011

34 – Grace Doyle ranks third in the MW & 34th in the nation in hitting pct. (.414)

64 - The 'Dogs rank 64th in the nation in aces per set (1.79)

A look back at the K-State Invitational

The 'Dogs went 1-2 at the K-State Invitational with a four-set win over Ohio behind 49 kills and nine service aces.
After sitting out opening weekend with an injury, Amaria Kelley saw her first action of the season in the tournament and was named to the All-Tournament team combining for 30 kills over three matches.

Fresno State against Nationally Ranked Opponents

Fresno State will play their first ranked opponent in No. 7 Washington since Nov. 7, 2019 when No. 13 Colorado State swept the Bulldogs at home.
Fresno State is 0-2 against ranked foes under Coach Winder.
The Huskies will be the first ranked opponent other than Colorado State the Bulldogs have faced since No. 20 Oregon in 2013.
The 'Dogs have been swept by their last 11 ranked opponents and last won a set against a nationally-ranked foe on Nov. 22, 2011 against then-No. 6 Hawai'i at the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.

'Dogs vs. WCC/Pac-12/Big Sky

The 'Dogs are 43-91 against the 12 current members of the Pac-12 and last saw a Pac-12 opponent in 2018 vs. Cal at the Les Schwab West Coast Challenge.
The Bulldogs are 46-42 vs. the Big Sky and last saw a Big Sky opponent in 2019 against Northern Arizona.

2021 MW/NCAA Rankings

Scouting No. 7 Washington

Washington, 5-1 on the season, comes into the week seventh in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 poll moving up two spots from last week after four-set wins over the weekend over No. 22 Pepperdine and Cal Poly.
The Huskies went 20-4 in the spring winning the Pac-12 and made the Final Four where they fell to eventual national champion Kentucky in four sets in the semifinals.
Washington leads the Pac-12 in aces per set (1.83) and hitting percentage (.297) with setter Ella May Powell ranking third in the conference in assists per set (10.17).

Scouting Montana State

Montana State is 4-5 this fall earning wins over Dixie State, Boise State, North Texas and Jackson State.
The Bobcats finished 10-5 in the spring placing third in the Big Sky and were selected fourth in the Big Sky preseason poll.
Montana State checks in second in the Big Sky in hitting percentage (.232) & blocks (85.0) and third in assists per set (11.41), blocks per set (2.30), assists (422) & kills (445).

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