Colorado Faces Tough Home Weekend

BOULDER — The University of Colorado women's volleyball team hosts a pair of tough conference opponents with Washington State coming to town Friday at 5 p.m., followed by No.15-ranked Washington Sunday at noon.

The Buffaloes (12-4, 4-2 Pac-12) split the last two weekends against the Los Angeles school on the road and the Bay schools at home. The Buffs are in a three-way tie for fourth in the conference with No.17 Oregon and Washington State at 4-2, while Washington is in a three-way tie for first in the conference with USC and Stanford.

Colorado continues to lead the way on the defensive front with the team ranked fifth in the NCAA in blocks per set at 2.89. Alexia Kuehl and Meegan Hart are…