In its last regular-season home stand, the No. 16 BYU women's volleyball team will take on undefeated Mountain West Conference rival No. 6 Colorado State University Rams on Friday, Nov. 2, and the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Smith Fieldhouse. Both matches will start at 7 p.m.

CSU walks into Provo carrying an impressive 9-0 conference mark and is 19-0 overall. One of those wins was a three-game annihilation of the Cougars on Oct. 5 in Fort Collins, Colo.

"I don't think we have a psychological advantage over them," said Karrie Larsen, CSU assistant women's volleyball coach. "It's actually the opposite. Because we beat them so bad here, they'll be seeking hard for revenge."

The CSU attack averages an outstanding 17.93 kills (No. 1 nationally) with a 0.344 attack percentage (No. 2 nationally).

The Rams' attack is sparked by senior middle blocker Angela Knopf who averages 4.43 kills per game with a phenomenal 0.490 attack percentage, and by senior outside hitter Courtney Cox, who averages 4.24 kills with a 0.295 hit percentage.

"They start six seniors and are a very experienced team," said Elaine Michaelis, BYU women's volleyball coach. "We have greatly improved since our first meeting though, so this should be a good match."

Michaelis said an informed observer might look at the Rams' great attack, on-court maturity, undefeated record, exceptional players, and consider Colorado State as an odds-on favorite to win the match.

"Then there is the BYU factor," Michaelis said. "We have been playing good volleyball, we are at home and we have great fans."

"Our fans are the best," Michaelis said. "This is our last regular-season home stand, and we want to show our fans how much we appreciate them."

BYU is 42-11-1 all-time against CSU, and the Cougars are 22-3 against the Rams at home. Heading into Friday's match, the Cougars are 16-4 overall, and they are tied for second in the MWC with an 8-2 record.

BYU will face a struggling Wyoming team on Saturday night. The Cowboys are in the midst of a three-match losing streak, and they have lost seven of their last nine matches.

At the match with the Rams on Friday night, BYU will be seeking fan input on the change from side-out scoring to the new rally-point scoring this season.

The change in the scoring system has required adjustments, but the BYU coaching staff wants to know what Cougar fans think before formulating a definite opinion, said Karen Lamb, BYU assistant women's volleyball coach.

Surveys will be available at the entrance, and there will be a drawing among participating fans for six pairs of athletic shoes during the match.