THE MATCHES:
• Utah Tech will host in-state and WAC rival Southern Utah, Saturday at 1:00 PM.
• Live stream for the Southern Utah match will be on ESPN+
• Live Stats against SUU can be found at: https://bit.ly/3LsCkR6

QUICK HITS:
• Utah Tech currently has a 10-8 record and a 4-5 record in WAC play.
• Utah Tech is currently tied for No. 7 in the WAC standings with Southern Utah.
• UT is coming off a four set win over Seattle U and are on a one game winning streak.
• Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as head coach.

NOTES TO KNOW:
• Senior Libero Mykenna Nelson has 1,483 career digs she sits at No.3 in school history in all-time digs.
• Kate Hardy currently sits at No. 2 in school history career hitting percentage with a .288 percentage.
• UT is currently on a one game winning streak.
• Utah Tech is in its third year of the NCAA Division I transition.

UTAH TECH STAT QUICKIES:
• The Trailblazers are hitting .193 on the season
• Utah Tech averages 12 kills per set.
• UT is averaging 1.1 ace per set.
• Utah Tech has 1167 digs and average 16.7 per set.

COACHING STAFF: Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as Utah Tech head coach. Hafoka has a 17-23 record as a head coach at UT and a 10-13 record in the WAC. Hafoka brought back with her assistant coach Whitney Tupe and added Rob Berrett and volunteer assistant To'a Faleao.

STAT LEADERS:
Whittnee Nihipali leads Utah Tech with 206 kills on the season and averages 3.03 per set. She's hitting .210 so far on the season. Taela Laufiso leads the Trailblazers in assists with 599 on the season.
Defensively, Mykenna Nelson leads with 365 digs averaging 5.21 per set. Kate Hardy leads with 71.0 total blocks and 14 solos.

IN THE WAC:
The Trailblazers are No. 2 dig avearge with 16.67 digs per set with 1167 total.

KNOW YOUR FOE SOUTHERN UTAH: SUU comes into the weekend with a 5-13 overall record and a 4-5 WAC record. The Thunderbirds are on a one game losing streak. Southern Utah has recorded 799 kills from 2352 attacks with 356 errors for a .188 percentage on the season. The TBirds have 691 assists and 59 service aces. Defensively, SUU averages 13.94 digs per set with 934 total. Southern Utah is averaging 1.82 blocks per set with 122.0 total on the season.

SUU is led by Makenzie Templeton who has 177 kills on the season and is hitting .167 on the season. She averages 2.68 kills per set. Carissa Richie leads with defensive efforts on the net with 47.0 total blocks while Reagen Beeson is close behind with 46.0. Macy Short leads the TBirds in digs averaging 2.66 digs per set and has 178 total on the season.

THUNDERBIRDS vs. TRAILBLAZERS:
This is the fifith match up between the two Utah schools. Utah Tech has a 2-2 record against Southern Utah. The last time the two teams met up was earlier this season where the Trailblazers fell in four sets.

The Trailblazers are 1-2 when taking on the TBurds under head coach Camilla Hafoka.

Utah Tech has a 1-0 record when taking on Southern Utah at home in the Burns.