Weber State University Athletics
Tuesday, September 11
Orem, UT
6:00 PM
Weber State University
at
Utah Valley
Photo by: Robert Casey
Weber State starts week of in-state matches at UVU tomorrow
9/10/2018 4:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
THE MATCH
•  The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season with a pair of road games against two in-state rivals. First, Utah Valley on Sept. 11 and then at Utah State Sept. 14 before hosting its first game of the year against another in-state rival BYU.
•  First serve for the Utah Valley match up will be 6 p.m. MT at the Lockhart Arena in Orem. The game will be streamed online for free on http://www.wacdigitalnetwork.com/ and live stats will be at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=226038
QUICK HITS
•  The Wildcats are currently 3-3 on the season and are coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
•  Utah Valley is 8-3 overall on the season. They are currently on a six  match winning streak.
•  Utah Valley holds a 11-8 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a one 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 78 kills on the season and averages 3.39 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 4.48 digs per set and 103 total on the season.
TOP 20 AND FEELING GOOD
Last week, Hannah Hill-DeYoung ranked No. 13 in the nation in blocks per set. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.43 blocks per set. She's racked up 33 total blocks including four solos and 29 assists.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - Utah Valley
•  SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 20th meeting between Weber State and Utah Valley. Â UVU has a 11-8 lead over the Wildcats. WSU is currently on a one match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are just 1-7 when taking on the Wolverines on the road and are looking to pick up their first road win since 2014.
•  PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last this season. WSU downed UVU in four sets with scores of 26-24, 25-20, 14-25, 25-23.
•  ABOUT
The Wolverines are currently 8-3 overall on the season. UVU is currently on a seven match winning streak. Utah Valley averages 12.44 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1488 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .215 on the season. UVU averages 14.67 digs per set and 2.37 blocks per set. Â Â
Utah Valley's Kazna Tarawhiti is the main killer for the Wolverines. She is averaging 4.07 kills a set and has 167 on the season off 447 attacks for a .186 percentage.
UVU's Seren Merrill is a top defensive player as she averages 3.47 digs per set and has 139 on the season.
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•  The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season with a pair of road games against two in-state rivals. First, Utah Valley on Sept. 11 and then at Utah State Sept. 14 before hosting its first game of the year against another in-state rival BYU.
•  First serve for the Utah Valley match up will be 6 p.m. MT at the Lockhart Arena in Orem. The game will be streamed online for free on http://www.wacdigitalnetwork.com/ and live stats will be at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=226038
QUICK HITS
•  The Wildcats are currently 3-3 on the season and are coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
•  Utah Valley is 8-3 overall on the season. They are currently on a six  match winning streak.
•  Utah Valley holds a 11-8 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a one 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 78 kills on the season and averages 3.39 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 4.48 digs per set and 103 total on the season.
TOP 20 AND FEELING GOOD
Last week, Hannah Hill-DeYoung ranked No. 13 in the nation in blocks per set. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.43 blocks per set. She's racked up 33 total blocks including four solos and 29 assists.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - Utah Valley
•  SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 20th meeting between Weber State and Utah Valley. Â UVU has a 11-8 lead over the Wildcats. WSU is currently on a one match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are just 1-7 when taking on the Wolverines on the road and are looking to pick up their first road win since 2014.
•  PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last this season. WSU downed UVU in four sets with scores of 26-24, 25-20, 14-25, 25-23.
•  ABOUT
The Wolverines are currently 8-3 overall on the season. UVU is currently on a seven match winning streak. Utah Valley averages 12.44 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1488 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .215 on the season. UVU averages 14.67 digs per set and 2.37 blocks per set. Â Â
Utah Valley's Kazna Tarawhiti is the main killer for the Wolverines. She is averaging 4.07 kills a set and has 167 on the season off 447 attacks for a .186 percentage.
UVU's Seren Merrill is a top defensive player as she averages 3.47 digs per set and has 139 on the season.
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