Weber State University Athletics

Thursday, October 18
Ogden, UT
7:00 PM

Weber State University

vs

Northern Arizona

Jeremiah Larsen
Photo by: Freddie Lacey

Weber State set to host NAU and SUU

10/17/2018 12:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

THE MATCHES
•  The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season by hosting Northern Arizona and Southern Utah this weekend.

•  First serve for the Northern Arizona match will be at 7:00 p.m. MT  in the Swenson Gym in Ogden, UT.
• The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV
• Live stats will be at https://weberstatesports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/media

•  First serve for the Southern Utah match will be at 1:00 p.m. MT  in at the Swenson Gym in Ogden, UT
• The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV
• Live stats will be at https://weberstatesports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/media

QUICK HITS
•  The Wildcats are currently 11-6 on the season and 6-2 in Big Sky play.
•  Weber State is currently sitting in a four way tie at  No. 1 in the Big Sky.
•  Weber State is coming off a three set loss to Sacramento State. WSU is on a one game losing streak and have won six of the last eight matches.
•  Northern Arizona is 13-8 overall on the season and 5-3 in Big Sky action. They are currently on a one match losing streak.
•  NAU holds a 45-31 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a one match losing streak.
•  Southern Utah is 2-18 overall on the season and 1-7 in Big Sky action. They are currently on a four match losing streak.
•  Weber State holds a 11-9 lead over Southern Utah  in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a five match losing streak.
•  Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen is in his fourth season leading the Wildcats and brought back his two assistant coaches Kayla Morgan and David Gannon.
•  Weber State is led by Andrea Hale who has 227 kills on the season and averages 3.60 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 3.26 digs per set and 215 total on the season. Helena Khouri is sneaking up on her with 190 total digs on the season and 3.28 set average.  Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty with 81 total blocks on the season including five solos. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.25 blocks per set.

BACK ON TOP HITTING PERCENTAGE
•  Weber State's Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty at No. 1 in the nation in hitting percentage. She's hitting .448 on the season with 123 kills from 230 total attacks. She only has 20 errors in 66 total sets played.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT -  Northern Arizona
•  SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 77th meeting between Weber State and Northern Arizona.  Weber State trails 45-31 to NAU in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a one match losing streak in the series. The Wildcats are 20-17 when taking on the Lumberjacks  in Ogden  and are looking to pick up back-to-back home victories.

•  PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was earlier this season. WSU fell to  Northern Arizona in four sets on the road.

•  ABOUT
The Lumberjacks are currently 13-8 overall on the season and are 5-2 in Big Sky Conference. NAU is currently on a one match losing streak this season. Northern Arionza  averages 12.69 kills per set and have amassed a total of 3,159 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .242 on the season. The 'Jacks average 17.87 digs per set and 2.25 blocks per set. 

Northern Arizona's Kaylie Jorgenson is the main killer for the Lumberjacks. She is averaging 3.06 kills a set and has 260 on the season off 849 attacks for a .204 percentage.

The Lumberjacks'  Jordan Anderson is a top defensive player as she averages 4.60 digs per set and has 391 on the season.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - Southern Utah
•  SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 21st meeting between Weber State and Southern Utah.  Weber State has a 11-9 lead over Southern Utah in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a five match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are 6-4 when taking on the Thunderbirds in Ogden and are looking to pick up third straight victory at home in the series.

•  PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was earlier this seaosn.  WSU defeated SUU in four sets in Cedar City.

•  ABOUT
The Thunderbirds are currently 2-18 overall on the season and are 1-7 in Big Sky Conference. SUU  is currently on a four match losing streak this season. Southern Utah averages 11.00  kills per set and have amassed a total of 2678  attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .173 on the season. The T-Birds average14.5 digs per set and 1.87 blocks per set. 

Southern Utah's Ja Kalaniuvalu is the main killer for the Thunderbirds. She is averaging 3.91 kills a set and has 297 on the season off 988 attacks for a .178 percentage.

The T-Birds  Miahna Waters is a top defensive player as she averages 4.62 digs per set and has 351 on the season.
 
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