Weber State University Athletics

Thursday, November 8
Ogden, UT
7:00 PM

Weber State University

vs

Sacramento State

VB team action
Photo by: Robert Casey

Weber State hosts Sac State and Portland State

11/7/2018 5:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

THE MATCHES
•  The Weber State volleyball team has just four matches left and three of them are home starting off with a pair of matches against Sacramento State and Portland State.

•  First serve for the Sacramento State match will be at Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:00 p.m. in Ogden.
• The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV channel 235
• Live stats will be at https://weberstatesports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/media

•  First serve for the Portland State match will be Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. MT  in Ogden.
• The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV
• Live stats will be at https://uncbears.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

QUICK HITS
•  The Wildcats are currently 14-9 on the season and 9-5 in Big Sky play.
•  Weber State is currently sitting in a two way tie at  No. 4 in the Big Sky.
•  Weber State is coming off a five set win over Northern Colorado. WSU is on a one game winning streak.

•  Sac State is 15-13 overall on the season and 10-4 in Big Sky action. They are currently on a one match losing streak.
•  Sac holds a 38-10 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a seven match losing streak.

•  Portland State is 5-21 overall on the season and 4-10 in Big Sky action. They are currently on a one match winning streak.
•  PSU holds a 39-17 lead over Weber State  in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a two match winning 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 310 kills on the season and averages 3.65 kills per set. Defensively, Helena Khouri is leads WSU with 294  total digs on the season and 3.68  set average.  Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty with 108.0 total blocks on the season including six solos. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.24 blocks per set.

HITTING PERCENTAGE IMPRESSES
•  Weber State's Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty at No. 9  in the nation in hitting percentage and No. 1 in the Big Sky. She's hitting .406 on the season with 164 kills from 320 total attacks. She only has 34 errors in 87 total sets played.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT -  Sacramento State
•  SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 49th meeting between Weber State and Sacramento State.  Weber State trails 10-38 to Sac in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a seven match losing streak in the series. The Wildcats are 5-17 when taking on the Hornets in Ogden.

•  PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was earlier this season. WSU fell in three sets in Sacramento.

•  ABOUT
The Hornets are currently 15-13 overall on the season and are 10-4 in Big Sky Conference. Sac  is currently on a one match losing streak. Sac State averages 12.28 kills per set and have amassed a total of 3,848 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .184 on the season. The Hornets average 15.87 digs per set and 2.47 blocks per set. 

Sac's Mikaela Nocetti is the main killer for the Hornets. She is averaging 3.90 kills a set and has 402 on the season off 1262 attacks for a .211 percentage.

The Hornets'  Paige Swinney  is a top defensive player as she averages 4.21 digs per set and has 425 on the season.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT -  Portland State
•  SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 57th meeting between Weber State and Portland State. PSU has a 39-17 lead over Weber State in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a two match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are 11-14 when taking on the Vikings in Ogden and are looking to pick up their second consecutive win over Portland State.

•  PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was earlier this seaosn.  WSU defeated PSU in five sets on the road.

•  ABOUT
The Vikings are currently 5-21 overall on the season and are 4-10 in Big Sky Conference. PSU is currently on a one match winning streak this season. The Vikings average 11.2 kills per set and have amassed a total of 3369 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .169 on the season. The Vikings average 15.0 digs per set and 1.8 blocks per set. 

Portland State's  Jenna Mullen is the main killer for the Vikings. She is averaging 2.97 kills a set and has 217 on the season off  660 attacks for a .159 percentage.

The Vikings'  MacKenzie Sullivan is a top defensive player as she averages 3.62 digs per set and has 257 on the season.
 
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