WEEK 11 REVIEW
Heading into the final two weeks of the regular season, Colorado State (20-4, 12-1 MWC) maintained its lead in the Conference race with home wins over Air Force and San Diego State last week. Second-place TCU (23-5, 12-2 MWC) remains a half-match behind the Rams in the standings, while Utah (15-9, 8-4 MWC) stays third in the rankings. New Mexico (18-8, 9-5 MWC) jumped into fourth place, while BYU (12-12, 6-6 MWC) dropped to fifth and San Diego State (11-13, 5-8 MWC) sustained its sixth place standing. The final three spots in the Conference rankings respectively belong to UNLV (7-14, 4-8 MWC), Wyoming (12-16, 2-11 MWC) and Air Force (8-18, 0-13 MWC).
WEEK 12 PREVIEW
Three nationally televised matches highlight this week's Conference slate, beginning Thursday. Utah's home match vs. first-place Colorado State will be shown live on The Mtn. beginning at 7:30 p.m. MT on Thursday. On Saturday, the Colorado State at BYU contest will air live on BYU-TV at 7 p.m. MT (re-aired on The Mtn. Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m. MT), while the TCU at UNLV match will be shown via tape delay on CBS College Sports Network Tuesday, November 17 at 5 p.m. MT. Other league matches on the week will see New Mexico at UNLV, Wyoming at BYU, San Diego State at Air Force and Wyoming at Utah. In non-conference action, San Diego State will host Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday.
TOM HILBERT, COLORADO STATE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM EARN MILESTONE VICTORIES
The Colorado State volleyball program and head coach Tom Hilbert both reached milestones in the win column last week. Hilbert won his 500th career match on November 5 while the Rams brought home the program's 700th all-time win on November 7 against San Diego State.
Hilbert reached the 500-win plateau in Colorado State's sweep over Air Force. With the victory, Hilbert became the 29th active head coach nationally with 500 career victories. He is one of only two to reach this level with fewer than 22 years of experience. Colorado State registered the 700th win in its program's 33-year history with a sweep of San Diego State. The Rams' first year of volleyball was 1976 when they went 1-12. Since 1976, CSU has broken the 20-win mark in 22 seasons, which includes two years with 30 or more victories.
