Thursday, November 8
Reno, Nev.
7:30 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
at
Nevada
Photo by: Bill Evans
Falcons Head Out on the Road for Two Matches
11/6/2018 12:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Air Force will play Nevada (Nov. 8) and San Jose State (Nov. 10) on the road this week.
The Air Force volleyball team begins to wind down the 2018 campaign this weekend, as it heads out for its final two-match road swing of the season. The Falcons will travel to Nevada for a 6:30 p.m. (PT) match on Thursday, Nov. 8, before heading to San Jose State for a 2:00 p.m. (PT) contest on Saturday, Nov. 10.
FOLLOW ALONG FROM HOME
Live video and stats will be available for the Nevada match at NevadaWolfpack.com, while both will be available for the San Jose State contest at SJSUSpartans.com (direct links can be found at GoAirForceFalcons.com).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Nevada (8-17, 1-13) and San Jose State (12-11, 7-7) will face each other in Reno on Tuesday before hosting the Falcons later in the week. The Wolfpack is coming off of a 0-2 weekend at home against UNLV (2-3) and New Mexico (1-3), while the Spartans split their homestand with those two schools, defeating the Lobos in five and falling to the Rebels in four. Nevada is ranked second in the conference in team digs (15.38), while Mo Maluotoga (3.87, fifth) and Kayla Afoa (3.10, eighth) are both ranked among the league's top-10 of that individual category. San Jose State's Luisa Andrade is ranked second in the conference in aces (0.53) and digs (4.68), while the Spartans are ranked second in team aces (1.75) and fourth in kills (12.85).
LAST TIME OUT
After splitting a pair of five-set thrillers at the Academy in mid-October, Air Force is 1-1 against this week's opponents. The Falcons dropped a 21-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18, 12-15 decision to San Jose State on Oct. 11, before holding on to a 26-24, 25-16, 19-25, 19-25, 15-8 victory over Nevada two days later.
HISTORY 101
Air Force is 6-8 in its all-time series against Nevada and holds a 4-10 record against San Jose State. The Falcons have won two matches in Reno (2-3), including a 2012 victory that snapped a 66-match road losing skid in Mountain West action. Air Force is 1-5 against the Spartans in San Jose, with their only victory coming in 2014.
STAT BLAST
Abigail Miksch and Elizabeth Pennington are ranked among the conference's top 10 in both kills (3.22 for Miksch, seventh; 3.13 for Pennington, ninth) and points (3.71 for Pennington, seventh; 3.62 for Miksch, ninth), while Pennington also holds top 10 marks in hitting (.272, eighth) and service aces (0.33, ninth). In addition, Alex King is ranked eighth in digs (3.15) and Cambria Galloway is listed 10th in blocks (1.14).
WHAT'S ON DECK
Air Force closes out the 2018 campaign with a busy stretch of play that includes three matches in two states over five days. The Falcons will host Boise State (Nov. 15) and Utah State (Nov. 17) at the Academy's Cadet East Gym, before traveling to Fresno State on Nov. 19, for the final match of the season.
FOLLOW ALONG FROM HOME
Live video and stats will be available for the Nevada match at NevadaWolfpack.com, while both will be available for the San Jose State contest at SJSUSpartans.com (direct links can be found at GoAirForceFalcons.com).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Nevada (8-17, 1-13) and San Jose State (12-11, 7-7) will face each other in Reno on Tuesday before hosting the Falcons later in the week. The Wolfpack is coming off of a 0-2 weekend at home against UNLV (2-3) and New Mexico (1-3), while the Spartans split their homestand with those two schools, defeating the Lobos in five and falling to the Rebels in four. Nevada is ranked second in the conference in team digs (15.38), while Mo Maluotoga (3.87, fifth) and Kayla Afoa (3.10, eighth) are both ranked among the league's top-10 of that individual category. San Jose State's Luisa Andrade is ranked second in the conference in aces (0.53) and digs (4.68), while the Spartans are ranked second in team aces (1.75) and fourth in kills (12.85).
LAST TIME OUT
After splitting a pair of five-set thrillers at the Academy in mid-October, Air Force is 1-1 against this week's opponents. The Falcons dropped a 21-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18, 12-15 decision to San Jose State on Oct. 11, before holding on to a 26-24, 25-16, 19-25, 19-25, 15-8 victory over Nevada two days later.
HISTORY 101
Air Force is 6-8 in its all-time series against Nevada and holds a 4-10 record against San Jose State. The Falcons have won two matches in Reno (2-3), including a 2012 victory that snapped a 66-match road losing skid in Mountain West action. Air Force is 1-5 against the Spartans in San Jose, with their only victory coming in 2014.
STAT BLAST
Abigail Miksch and Elizabeth Pennington are ranked among the conference's top 10 in both kills (3.22 for Miksch, seventh; 3.13 for Pennington, ninth) and points (3.71 for Pennington, seventh; 3.62 for Miksch, ninth), while Pennington also holds top 10 marks in hitting (.272, eighth) and service aces (0.33, ninth). In addition, Alex King is ranked eighth in digs (3.15) and Cambria Galloway is listed 10th in blocks (1.14).
WHAT'S ON DECK
Air Force closes out the 2018 campaign with a busy stretch of play that includes three matches in two states over five days. The Falcons will host Boise State (Nov. 15) and Utah State (Nov. 17) at the Academy's Cadet East Gym, before traveling to Fresno State on Nov. 19, for the final match of the season.
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