THE MATCHES:
• Utah Tech will host Utah Valley before going up the road to take on Southern Utah in the first WAC contests of the year.
• Live stream for both matches will be on ESPN+
• Live Stats for Utah Valley can be found at: https://bit.ly/3LsCkR6
• Live Stats for Southern Utah can be found at: https://bit.ly/3R1bO2x

QUICK HITS:
• Utah Tech currently has a 6-3 record.
• Utah Tech is currently No. 4 in the WAC standings.
• UT is coming off a split weekend with a five set win over Idaho State and a three set loss to UNLV.
• Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as head coach.

NOTES TO KNOW:
• Senior Libero Mykenna Nelson has 1,313 career digs she sits at No.4 in school history in all-time digs.
• Kate Hardy currently sits at No. 2 in school history career hitting percentage with a .279 percentage.
• UT is currently on a one game losing streak but have won three of the last four.
• Utah Tech is in its third year of the NCAA Division I transition.

UTAH TECH STAT QUICKIES:
• The Trailblazers are hitting .185 on the season
• Utah Tech averages 11.8 kills per set.
• UT is averaging 1.1 ace per set.
• Utah Tech has 618 digs and average 17.2 per set.

COACHING STAFF: Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as Utah Tech head coach. Hafoka has a 13-18 record as a head coach at UT and a 6-8 record in the WAC. Hafoka brought back with her assistant coach Whitney Tupe and added Rob Berrett and volunteer assistant To'a Faleao.

SEASON OPENERS: Utah Tech has a 7-10 overall record in season openers in the NCAA era including this year's four set win over Northern Arizona. They are also 2-3 season openers while on the road, 2-1 at home and 3-6 in openers at a nuetral location.

HOME OPENERS: Utah Tech has an 12-5 overall record in home openers in the NCAA era inlcuding this years three set win over Cal State Fullerton.

STAT LEADERS:
Whittnee Nihipali leads Utah Tech with 92 kills on the season and averages 2.71 per set. She's hitting .204 so far on the season. Taela Laufiso leads the Trailblazers in assists with 311 on the season.

Defensively, Mykenna Nelson leads with 195 digs averaging 5.42 per set. Kate Hardy leads with 32.0 total blocks and five solos.

KNOW YOUR FOE UTAH VALLEY: Utah Valley comes into the weekend with a 5-6 record. The Wolverines are on a three game losing streak. UVU has recorded 494 kills from 1254 attacks with 233 errors for a .208 percentage on the season. The Wolverines have 463 assists and 71 service aces. Defensively, UVU averages 10.83 digs per set with 444 total. Utah Valley is averaging 2.27 blocks per set with 93.0 total on the season.

Utah Valley is led by Tori Dorius who has 129 kills on the season and is hitting .289 on the season. She averages 3.14 kills per set. Jules Fink leads with defensive efforts on the net with 39.0 total blocks and seven solo on the season. Bryton Nixon leads UVU in digs averaging 3.83 digs per set and has 157 total on the season.

WOLVERINES vs. TRAILBLAZERS:
This is the sixth match up between the two Utah schools. Utah Tech has a 0-5 record against Utah Valley. The last time the two teams met up was in the 2021 season. UT fell in five sets and then later in three sets.

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

Utah Tech has a 0-3 record when taking on Utah Valley at home.

KNOW YOUR FOE SOUTHERN UTAH: Southern Utah comes into the weekend with a 1-8 record. The Thunderbirds are on a one game win streak. SUU has recorded 381  kills from 1214 attacks with 190 errors for a .157 percentage on the season. The TBirds have 328 assists and 28 service aces. Defensively, SUU averages 13.06 digs per set with 457 total. The Thunderbirds are averaging 1.57 blocks per set with 55.0 total on the season.

SUU is led by Makenzie Templeton who has 78 kills on the season and is hitting .134 on the season. She averages 2,29 kills per set. Raegen Beeson leads with defensive efforts on the net with 24.0 total blocks on the season. Macy Short leads SUU in digs averaging 2.37 digs per set and has 83 total on the season.

THUNDERBIRDS vs. TRAILBLAZERS:
This will be the fourth match up between the two Southern Utah schools. Utah Tech has a 2-1 record over Southern Utah in the all-time series history.

The last time the two teams met up was in the fall of 2021. Utah Tech fell in five sets and then later picked up a four set win.

The Trailblazers have a split 1-1 record when taking on the Thunderbirds on the road.

UT has a 1-1 record over SUU under head coach Camilla Hafoka.