The Matchup
- UCF begins its final home stretch of the season, hosting BYU and Utah on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
- This will be the fifth matchup between the Knights and Cougars as the BYU leads the series 4-0.
- The matchup against Utah features the first time since 1996 the two teams have met, the series is tied 1-1.
- BYU is ranked second in the Big 12 averaging 2.48 blocks per set and fourth with a hitting percentage of .260.
- Currently, Utah is ranked second in the league averaging 18.17 points per set and 13.17 assists per set.
- The Knights average 13.25 kills per set which ranks them seventh in the conference standings.
Scouting BYU
- The Cougars enter the matchup 14-8 on the season and are 7-5 in Big 12 play.
- Head coach Heather Olmstead is in her ninth season overall and boasts a 252-44 record with the Cougars.
- Claire Little leads the Cougars with 332 kills and averages 3.95 per set which ranks her third in the Big 12 standings.
- Lilly Nicholson leads the Cougar’s offense with 9.82 assists per set which ranks her fifth in the Big 12 standings.
Scouting Utah
- The Utes enter the matchup with a 19-5 record and are 9-4 in Big 12 play.
- Head coach Beth Launiere is in her 35th season overall and boasts a 668-424 record with Utah.
- Kamryn Gibadlo leads the Utes with 294 kills and averages 3.50 per set which ranks her 10th in the Big 12 standings.
- Claranne Fechter is the team’s leader in digs with 284 and averages 3.69 digs per set to be ranked ninth in the Big 12.
Kuehl with the kill
- Alexia Kuehl leads the Knights with a .389 hitting percentage and is ranked No. 4 in the Big 12.
- The middle blocker has tallied the third-most kills on the team with 163 to go along with 50 blocks this season.
- A transfer from Colorado, where she spent the last four seasons, decided to move back to Florida for her last year.
Road Warriors
- The Knights started their season with three weekends on the road.
- UCF traveled to Virginia and North Carolina, along with two weekends on the road in Florida.
- It marked the first time since the 2017 season that the Knights played their first three weekends away from The Venue.
Milestone Watch
- Chloe Scheer has recorded 1,460 digs in her career at UCF, which ranks fifth in the individual career records.
- The Murrieta, California, native currently has 133 aces, the ninth most in program history.
Knight in Shining Armour
- Headlined by 12 matches with double digits in kills along with a career-high 18 kills at Stetson (9/5), Avah Armour leads the Black and Gold with 195 kills.
- Armour came back to action against Cincinnati (10/30) after nursing an injury that caused her to miss three matches.
- The sophomore sprung right back in recording 13 kills and two aces against Cincinnati (10/30).
- Armour recorded her first double-double this season in the season opener against Virginia Tech (8/31).
- The Colorado native’s 18 kills at Stetson rank in the top five in the Big 12 for kills in a three-set match.
Knights In The Rankings
- Four players are currently ranked in the top 10 of the Big 12 rankings.
- Chloe Scheer is fourth in the conference, averaging 4.28 digs per set.
- Scheer is eighth with 206 total digs.
- Abby Schomers slides in at No. 7 with 9.25 assists per set.
- Avah Armour has tallied 10.28 attacks per set which ranks sixth in the Big 12.
- Alexia Kuehl ranks fourth in the Big 12, hitting a .389 clip.
Double-Trouble Quartet
- Four Knights have recorded double-doubles this season led by Avah Armour and Abby Schomers with three each, followed by Emily Wilson with two and Sasha Cohen with one.
- Cohen earned her first double-double of her career against Houston (Oct. 25) as she recorded 15 kills and 11 digs.
- Schomers and Cohen each have recorded double-doubles in Big 12 matches this season.
- Schomers notched her third double-double against Colorado (Oct. 13) with 26 assists and 12 digs.