THE MATCHES:
• Utah Tech will host the final home stand of the season taking on California Baptist on Thursday at 6:00 PM and willl close out the 2022 home slate against Grand Canyon on Saturday at 1:00 PM
• Live stream for both matches will be on ESPN+
• Live Stats can be found at: https://bit.ly/3LsCkR6

QUICK HITS:
• Utah Tech currently has a 10-9 record and a 4-6 record in WAC play.
• Utah Tech is currently tied for No. 7 in the WAC standings with New Mexico State and California Baptist
• UT is coming off a tight five set loss at home against Southern Utah
• Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as head coach.

NOTES TO KNOW:
• Senior Libero Mykenna Nelson has 1,495 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 .292 percentage.
• UT is currently on a one game losing streak.
• Utah Tech is in its third year of the NCAA Division I transition.

UTAH TECH STAT QUICKIES:
• The Trailblazers are hitting .194 on the season
• Utah Tech averages 12 kills per set.
• UT is averaging 1.1 ace per set.
• Utah Tech has 1240 digs and average 16.5 per set.

COACHING STAFF: Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as Utah Tech head coach. Hafoka has a 17-24 record as a head coach at UT and a 10-14 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 217 kills on the season and averages 2.97 per set. She's hitting .212 so far on the season. Taela Laufiso leads the Trailblazers in assists with 643 on the season.

Defensively, Mykenna Nelson leads with 378 digs averaging 5.04 per set. Kate Hardy leads with 76.0 total blocks and 14 solos.

IN THE WAC:
The Trailblazers are No. 2 dig average with 16.93 digs per set and 1240 total.

KNOW YOUR FOE CALIFORNIA BAPTIST: CBU comes into the weekend with a 9-12 overall record and a 4-6 WAC record. The Lancers are on a one game winning streak. California Baptist has recorded 979 kills from 2775 attacks with 426 errors for a .199 percentage on the season. The Lancers have 904 assists and 95 service aces. Defensively, CBU averages 14.3 digs per set with 1100 total. California Baptist is averaging 2.2 blocks per set with 167.0 total on the season.

SUU is led by Christine Graf who has 252 kills on the season and is hitting .298 on the season. She averages 3.27 kills per set. Chandler Gorman leads with defensive efforts on the net with 84.0 total blocks while Christine Garf is second with 72.0. Paige Johnstone leads the Lancers in digs averaging 3.99 digs per set and has 307 total on the season.

LANCERS vs. TRAILBLAZERS:
This is the 20th match up between the two former Pac-West rivals. Utah Tech has a 7-12 record against California Baptist. The last time the two teams met up was last season on November 13th when the Trailblazers defeated the Lancers in four sets. Utah Tech has won the previous four match-ups with CBU.

The Trailblazers are 2-0 when taking on the Lancers under head coach Camilla Hafoka.

Utah Tech has a 6-4 record when taking on California Baptist at home in the Burns.

KNOW YOUR FOE GRAND CANYON: GCU comes into the weekend with a 12-9 overall record and a 6-4 WAC record. The Lopes are on a two game winning streak. Grand Canyon has recorded 1070 kills from 2902 attacks with 429 errors for a .221 percentage on the season. The Lancers have 980 assists and 131 service aces. Defensively, GCU averages 14.1 digs per set with 1187 total. Grand Canyon is averaging 1.9 blocks per set with 161.0 total on the season.

GCU is led by Melanie Brecka who has 227 kills on the season and is hitting .277 on the season. She averages 3.11 kills per set. Hannah Eskes leads with defensive efforts on the net with 59.0 total blocks. Tatum Thomas leads the Lopes in digs averaging 3.57 digs per set and has 300 total on the season.

LOPES vs. TRAILBLAZERS:
This is the 21st match up between the two former Pac-West rivals. Utah Tech has an 8-12 record against Grand Canyon. The last time the two teams met up was lastseason on November 6th where the Trailblazers fell in three sets on the road. In their last meeting at the Burns Arena the Trailblazers swept the Lancers 3-0.

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

Utah Tech has a 5-3 record when taking on Southern Utah at home in the Burns.