MATCH #26
Western Oregon (7-18, 4-12 GNAC) at Concordia (15-9, 7-9 GNAC)
Tuesday, Nov. 10, at. 7 p.m. 
Portland, Ore. – Cavalier Court
 
MATCH #27
Western Oregon (7-18, 4-12 GNAC) vs. MSU Billings (6-19, 5-11 GNAC)
Saturday, Nov. 14, at. 7 p.m. 
Monmouth, Ore. – New PE Building
 
THIS WEEK: Western Oregon volleyball plays an early week contest at Concordia-Portland on Tuesday night (7 p.m.) and closes out the 2015 home schedule with a match on Saturday night (7 p.m.) against Montana State Billings.
 
PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK: The Wolves will host YMCA NIGHT on Saturday night.

LIVE COVERAGE: All Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchups will be broadcasted through the WOU Stretch Internet Game Center. A link can be found on the home page and volleyball schedule page on WOUWolves.com.
 
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LAST TIME OUT
·         The Wolves dropped a pair of four-set contests at home to No. 16 Western Washington and Simon Fraser.
·         Sydney Blankinship paced the Wolves for the weekend with 22 kills, followed closely behind with 21 kills. Bettinson continued her recent trend of double-doubles with six in her last seven matches.
·         Christie Colasurdo had a monster weekend with 66 digs over two matches.
·         The team totaled eight aces and 11 blocks in last Saturday's loss to SFU.

ABOUT CONCORDIA
·         Concordia is on a four-match skid, with their last match win coming in a sweep against Seattle Pacific on Oct. 24. Last week, the Cavaliers lost in four sets to Simon Fraser and was swept by No. 16 Western Washington.
·         Concordia is hitting .194 with 12.3 kills per set, while their opponents are hitting .150 with 11.5 kills per set. CU is second in the GNAC in opponent hitting percentage.
·         Brenna Huwe and Lindsey Dorsey rank 10^th and 11^th in kills per set with 2.95 and 2.93 respectively. Janessa Taylor is third in the GNAC with 10.35 assists per set.  

VS. CU: Western Oregon is 35-3 in the all-time series, but CU won the season's earlier meeting in four-sets at WOU.
 
ABOUT MSU BILLINGS
·         The Yellowjackets closed out their home schedule with two wins last week – in straight sets over Seattle Pacific and in four sets against Saint Martin's. MSUB is 6-19 overall and 5-11 in the GNAC.
·         MSU Billings is hitting .158 with 11.8 kills per set, while their opponents are hitting .241 with 13.5 kills per set.
·         Ashlynn Ward is the team leader with 281 kills set up by setter Kyndal Williams at 9.85 assists per set.

VS. MSUB: Western Oregon leads 15-6 in the series. On October 15, the Wolves picked up their first road win of the season with a three-game sweep in Billings.

WOU TEAM NOTES: Here are some tidbits about the Western Oregon volleyball team through 25 matches:
·         Western Oregon is 7-18 overall this season with six victories coming at home. WOU sits in tenth place in the GNAC with a 4-12 league record.
·         The Wolves are hitting .176 as a team with 11.1 kills per set. They hit over .300 twice - a season-best .386 in the three-game sweep at MSUB on Oct. 15 and .302 at home against Alaska on Sept. 19.
·         Western Oregon is currently fourth in the GNAC with an average of 16.37 digs per set.

ON THE GNAC HORIZON: The Wolves hit the road for their final two matches of the season. Next week, the Wolves play at Alaska on Thursday, Nov. 19 (7 p.m. Alaskan) and Alaska Anchorage on Nov. 21 (7 p.m. Alaskan). Both matches will be available for live state and video on the Western Oregon Stretch Internet Portal.