The Washington State University volleyball hopes fans will attend their match in Bohler Gym this weekend.

After drawing more than 1,100 fans for the team’s first two Pac-12 matches of the season in Pullman, only 621 fans attended Sunday match when WSU (15-4, 2-4) fell to Arizona in five sets.

In response to the poor attendance against Arizona, WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said she hopes to mobilize fans into attending more matches by letting them know how much their presence is felt in-game.

“We have such a unique environment in Bohler Gym that’s so different from anywhere else in the Pac-12,” Greeny said. “It’s a smaller venue. We feel like the crowd can definitely make a difference. When there’s more people there and they’re cheering it helps us, it’s a definite home court advantage.”

Greeny said a full Bohler Gym can impact the outcome of matches in the Cougars’ favor, something the team could have used against Arizona last weekend.

“I think it probably does swing us a couple points here and there, and if we’re going to be in tight matches, then it does make an impact,” she said.

The Cougars will host No. 7 Stanford and California Friday and Saturday, and while the California match on Saturday night conflicts with the WSU football game against Oregon, Greeny said she hopes fans will still show up to Bohler.

“Our game Saturday is at 7 o’clock, same time as Cougar football,” she said. “As much as I love Cougar football, fans can’t make an impact from sitting on the couch watching it on TV, but they can make an impact being here in Bohler Gym for our game, and they’ll be home in time for the second half.”

Opposing players and coaches are reluctant to play in Bohler, which is the lone volleyball-only facility in the conference, Greeny said.

“We definitely feed off the energy of the crowd. Teams talk about not wanting to come and play here in Bohler Gym because it’s loud and the crowd is right there,” she said. “But when we don’t have the people and especially the students show up, it’s not a home court advantage.”

On average, 798 fans have attended the first 10 home volleyball matches, she said.

“Anything over 1,000 is going to be a great crowd, and to have that same impact anywhere else in the Pac-12 they probably would need 5,000 to 6,000 people,” Greeny said. “I strongly believe we can get over 1,000 for every single match.”

WSU will take on Stanford Friday at 6 p.m. in a match televised on the Pac-12 Networks and California Saturday at 7 p.m.