Weber State takes on Utah State Friday, No. 1 BYU Saturday

THE MATCHES
• The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season with the final two in-state rivals of the week. First, at Utah State on Sept. 13 and then the first home game against BYU.

• First serve for the Utah State matchup will be 6 p.m. MT in the Spectrum in Logan. The game will be streamed online for free on https://utahstateaggies.com/watch// and live stats will be at https://utahstateaggies.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

• First serve for the BYU matchup will be 2 p.m. MT in the Swenson Gym in Ogden. The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV and live stats will be at https://weberstatesports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/media.

QUICK HITS
• The Wildcats are currently 4-3 on the season and are coming off a five set victory over Utah Valley on Tuesday. WSU has won three of the last four matches.

• Utah State is 2-8 overall on the season. They are currently on a one match losing streak.

• Utah State holds a 31-21 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a seven match losing streak.

• BYU is 8-0 overall on the season. They are currently on an eight match winning streak.

• BYU holds a 54-0 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a 54 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 106 kills on the season and averages 3.79 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 4.18 digs per set and 117 total on the season. Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty with 37.0 total blocks on the season including four solos.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - Utah State
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 59th meeting between Weber State and Utah State. USU has a 37-21 lead over the Wildcats. WSU is currently on a seven match losing streak in the series. The Wildcats are just 8-20 when taking on the Aggies on the road and are looking to pick up their first road win since 2008.

• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU fell to Utah State in three sets in Ogden.

• ABOUT
The Aggies are currently 2-8 overall on the season. USU is currently on a one match losing streak. Utah State averages 10.98 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1352 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .179 on the season. The Aggies average 13.8 digs per set and 2.63 blocks per set.

Utah State's Gabbi Shumway is the main killer for the Aggies. She is averaging 2.63 kills a set and has 108 on the season off 377 attacks for a .109 percentage.

USU's Tasia Taylor is a top defensive player as she averages 4.41 digs per set and has 181 on the season.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - BYU
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 55th meeting between Weber State and BYU. Weber State has never beat BYU in the series history and have a 0-54 record in the series. WSU is currently on a 54 match losing streak in the series. The Wildcats are just 0-27 when taking on the Cougars on at home and are looking to pick up their first victory ever to BYU.

• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU fell to BYU in three sets in Provo. The Cougars have not played in Ogden since 2008.

• ABOUT
The Cougars are currently 8-0 overall on the season and are sitting at No. 1 in the country. BYU is currently on an 8 match winning streak this season. Brigham Young averages 14.32 kills per set and have amassed a total of 944 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .294 on the season. The Cougars average 13.29 digs per set and 2.54 blocks per set.

BYU has lost only four sets on the entire season and has won five of their eight matches in just three sets.

BYU's Roni Jones-Perry is the main killer for the Cougs. She is averaging 4.81 kills a set and has 125 on the season off 283 attacks for a .307 percentage.

BYU's Mary Lake is a top defensive player as she averages 4.93 digs per set and has 138 on the season.

Weber State takes on Utah State Friday, No. 1 BYU Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Rylin Adams

Hannah DeYoung

Andrea Hale

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