'Dogs close out spring at Nevada

FRESNO, Calif. - The 'Dogs close out the regular season at Nevada on Thursday.

Match 14: Fresno State (7-6, 7-6 MW) at Nevada (3-11, 3-11 MW)
April 1, 2021 • 6 P.M. PT • Virginia Street Gym • Reno, Nev.
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live: Live Stats • Live Updates on Twitter (@FresnoStateVB)
Series History: FS leads 28-27 • Last: FS 3-0 (9/26/19)

Bulldog Bones

The 'Dogs are coming off a Senior Day win over New Mexico last Saturday.
Fresno State sits in a tie for 5th place with Air Force in the MW behind UNLV, Boise State, Wyoming & Colorado State.
The Bulldogs are 2-3 on the road this spring with wins at San Diego State and Air Force.
The 'Dogs are 3-4 on the road vs. Nevada since moving into the Mountain West in 2012.
Fresno State leads the MW in team attacks per set at 35.46.

By The Numbers
2 - Jocelyn Rodriguez sits second in the MW in digs per set (4.50) & digs (216)
34 - The 'Dogs rank 34th in the nation in aces per set (1.71)
5 - Fresno State is looking for its fifth winning record as a member of the MW joining 2012, 2013, 2016 & 2018 with one win this week

Scouting Nevada (3-11, 3-11 MW)

Nevada is 3-11 on the season and closes out the regular season against the Bulldogs on Thursday for Senior Night.
The Wolf Pack are 1-8 at home with a win over Air Force.
Nevada is coming off a four-set loss at Utah State and was swept at home by UNLV last week.
The Wolf Pack are led by sixth-year head coach Lee Nelson who has tallied 69 wins at Nevada.
Nevada was selected seventh in the MW Preseason Coaches Poll after going 17-13 in 2019.
The Wolf Pack are third in the MW in aces per set (1.72) and blocks per set (2.46).
Sophomore middle blocker Sydney Petersen ranks second in the MW in blocks per set (1.26) and total blocks (63).
Freshman outside hitter Reka Monteleone checks in fourth in the MW in aces per set (0.40).

'Dogs close out regular season

The 'Dogs are 2-3 on the road this spring with wins over San Diego State and Air Force.
Fresno State finished the spring with a 5-3 mark at home after splitting a pair of matches at home last week falling to UNLV and beating New Mexico.
Since moving into the MW in 2012, the 'Dogs are 3-4 on the road at Nevada with its last win in 2018 and 2-6 at Boise State last winning in 2013.

MW/NCAA rankings

Team attacks per set: 35.46 (1st MW/147th NCAA)
Team total attacks: 1,844 (2nd MW/183rd NCAA)
Digs per set: 14.60 (3rd MW/184th NCAA)
Total team blocks: 116.0 (3rd MW/140th NCAA)
Service aces: 89 (3rd MW/97th NCAA)
Aces per set: 1.71 (4th MW/34th NCAA)

Hitting percentage

The 'Dogs are a 6-0 when leading in hitting percentage this spring.

Blocks

The 'Dogs rank third in the MW with 116.0 team blocks.
Grace Doyle ranks third in the MW in blocks (59) and blocks per set (1.13).

Aces

The 'Dogs are a perfect 7-0 when they lead their opponent in aces.
The Bulldogs have been even or had more aces than their opponents in 10 of 13 matches.
Desiree Sukhov ranks second in the MW in aces (22) and aces per set (0.42).

Five-set thrillers

The 'Dogs are 3-0 this season in five-set matches and have won their last four dating back to 2019.
Under Coach Winder, the 'Dogs are 10-3 when matches go to five sets.

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