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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State women's volleyball will open its longest conference road trip of the season on Thursday, facing UNLV in Las Vegas at 7 p.m. (MT). The Aggies will enter the match with an overall mark of 11-14 and a conference ledger of 6-8.

Offensively, Utah State is hitting .227 (1,204-481-3,180) on the year and is led by its outside hitters in junior Lauren Anderson and senior Kaylie Kamalu-Smith with 302 and 296 kills, respectively. The duo is one of only two sets of teammates that rank in the top-10 of the Mountain West in kills per set as Kamalu-Smith is sixth (3.44 kps) and Anderson is seventh (3.39 kps). Senior setter Erica Moscoso is fourth in the Mountain West in assists, averaging 10.63 per set and totaling 872 this season.

Defensively, opponents have hit .226 (1,253-512-3,274) against the Aggies this season. The Utah State block is paced by its middles in junior Carly Lenzen and sophomore Lauren O'Brien with 93 and 91 blocks, respectively. Senior libero Hannah Gleason leads the USU back row with 368 digs, averaging 3.91 per set (fifth in the MW). Gleason has recorded double-digit digs in each of the last nine matches and 15 of the last 16.

UNLV is 21-5 on the year and 10-4 in the Mountain West. The Rebels lost both of their matches last week, falling on the road at Colorado State, 3-2, and 3-0 at Wyoming.

UNLV is hitting .238 (1,339-497-3,536) on the year and is led by redshirt senior middle Bree Hammel with 373 kills, averaging 3.89 per set. Junior setter Alexis Patterson directs the Rebel attack and has totaled 1,054 assists, averaging 10.98 per set (third in the MW).

Defensively, opponents have hit .184 (1,220-570-3,537) against the Rebels. Sophomore middle Elsa Decamps and junior middle Ashley Owens pace the UNLV block, totaling 115 and 111, respectively. The duo is sixth and seventh in the Mountain West, averaging 1.20 and 1.19 per set, respectively. Senior libero Carly Riehl leads the UNLV back row with 290 digs, averaging 3.05 per set.

Head coach Cindy Fredrick is in her sixth season and has compiled an overall mark of 111-68. The Rebels lead the all-time series 7-2 and has won each of the last five matches.

Fans can follow the match on Thursday night via live stat and video links online at utahstateaggies.com. Fans can also follow the Aggie volleyball program on Twitter @USUVolleyball, on Facebook at USUVolleyball or on Instagram at @usuvolleyball. Aggie fans can follow the Utah State athletic program at @USUAthletics, on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics or on Instagram at @USUAthletics.

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