Weber State University Athletics
Thursday, September 28
Ogden
7:00 p.m.
Weber State University
3-12,BSC 1-2
3
vs
0
Southern Utah
5-10,BSC 0-3
1
2
3
F
Southern Utah
22
14
14
0
Weber State
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Robert Casey
Weber State picks up solid three set win over SUU
9/28/2017 9:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
OGDEN - Weber State volleyball snapped a three game losing streak by taking down Southern Utah in a quick three sets Thursday afternoon.
"I didn't like how we started the match," said head coach Jeremiah Larsen. "I thought our mental focus was weak but I love how we responded. At the end of game two and all of game three was a stellar performance. Hopefully everyone saw why we're really excited about the rest of the season."
In the first set, WSU took off and claimed a 13-8 lead. Then forged ahead for a solid 17-10 lead but slipped up and Southern Utah  pushed back with a 9-2 run that tied the game up at 19-19. Weber State came through with a 3-0 run that gave brought the game to set point.
SUU came up with a kill to put off the Wildcat victory but Megan Gneiting came up big with a kill to nail in the 25-22 first game victory.
Weber State built off the first set by hopping out to a 13-5 lead in the second set. Never letting up WSU maintained that lead and pushed through and defeated the T-Birds 25-14 in the second set giving the Wildcats the overall match lead two sets to zero.
Southern Utah came out in the third set with a 6-4 Â lead over WSU but the Wildcats answered with a 9-1 run pushing them past the T-Birds to a 13-17.
At that point in the game WSU was rolling and pushed forward with for a 24-12 lead. SUU managed to put off set point again with a kill and a WSU error but Amanda Varley came in with a big swing that SUU couldn't defend to give the Wildcats a 25-14 win and an overall match win of 3-0.
Weber State was led by Varley who had the only double digit kill from either team. She posted 11 kills from 26 attacks with five errors for a .423 percentage.
Aubrey Saunders also had an impressive offensive effort with a match high percentage of .667 from her eight kills off of 12 attacks and no errors.
Defensively WSU was led by Varley with her 10 digs giving her a fourth double-double on the season. Saunders also had a nice defensive effort with six blocks, Hannah Hill-DeYoung also added six blocks for Weber State.
The Wildcats are now 3-12 overall on the season and 1-2 in Big Sky Conference and will next host Northern Arizona Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Swenson Gym in Ogden.
Â
"I didn't like how we started the match," said head coach Jeremiah Larsen. "I thought our mental focus was weak but I love how we responded. At the end of game two and all of game three was a stellar performance. Hopefully everyone saw why we're really excited about the rest of the season."
In the first set, WSU took off and claimed a 13-8 lead. Then forged ahead for a solid 17-10 lead but slipped up and Southern Utah  pushed back with a 9-2 run that tied the game up at 19-19. Weber State came through with a 3-0 run that gave brought the game to set point.
SUU came up with a kill to put off the Wildcat victory but Megan Gneiting came up big with a kill to nail in the 25-22 first game victory.
Weber State built off the first set by hopping out to a 13-5 lead in the second set. Never letting up WSU maintained that lead and pushed through and defeated the T-Birds 25-14 in the second set giving the Wildcats the overall match lead two sets to zero.
Southern Utah came out in the third set with a 6-4 Â lead over WSU but the Wildcats answered with a 9-1 run pushing them past the T-Birds to a 13-17.
At that point in the game WSU was rolling and pushed forward with for a 24-12 lead. SUU managed to put off set point again with a kill and a WSU error but Amanda Varley came in with a big swing that SUU couldn't defend to give the Wildcats a 25-14 win and an overall match win of 3-0.
Weber State was led by Varley who had the only double digit kill from either team. She posted 11 kills from 26 attacks with five errors for a .423 percentage.
Aubrey Saunders also had an impressive offensive effort with a match high percentage of .667 from her eight kills off of 12 attacks and no errors.
Defensively WSU was led by Varley with her 10 digs giving her a fourth double-double on the season. Saunders also had a nice defensive effort with six blocks, Hannah Hill-DeYoung also added six blocks for Weber State.
The Wildcats are now 3-12 overall on the season and 1-2 in Big Sky Conference and will next host Northern Arizona Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Swenson Gym in Ogden.
Â
Team Stats
SUU
WSU
Kills
24
41
Errors
23
15
Attempts
95
92
Hitting %
.011
.283
Points
30.0
59.0
Assists
23
39
Aces
3
6
Blocks
3.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
MB
/ Women's VolleyballOH/MB
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballWeber State Volleyball In-Depth | Episode 16: Stacia Barker
Tuesday, September 09
Wildcat Invitational Highlights
Sunday, August 31
President Mortensen with volleyball - August 2025
Tuesday, August 26
Weber State Volleyball In-Depth | Episode 15: Brielle Rueckert
Wednesday, August 13