Weber State University Athletics
Thursday, September 20
Cedar City, UT
6:30 PM
Weber State University
at
Southern Utah
Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats start Big Sky action at SUU and NAU
9/18/2018 3:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
THE MATCHES
• The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season with the start of Big Sky action at Southern Utah and Northern Arizona.
• First serve for the Southern Utah match will be at 6:30 p.m. MT in the Centrum Arena at Southern Utah. The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV and live stats will be at http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=suta
• First serve for the NAU match up will be at 12 p.m. MT in the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff. The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV and live stats will be at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=224637
QUICK HITS
• The Wildcats are currently 5-4 on the season and are coming off a three set loss to BYU. WSU has won four of the last six matches.
• Southern Utah is 1-11 overall on the season. They are currently on a six match losing streak.
• Weber State holds a 10-9 lead over Southern Utah in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a four match winning streak.
• Northern Arizona is 8-5 overall on the season. They are currently on a one match winning streak.
• NAU holds a 44-31 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 124 kills on the season and averages 3.65 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 3.76 digs per set and 128 total on the season. Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty with 46.0 total blocks on the season including four solos. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.35 blocks per set.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - Southern Utah
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 20th meeting between Weber State and Southern Utah. WSU has a 10-9 lead over the Thunderbirds in the series. WSU is currently on a four match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are 2-5 when taking on the SUU on the road and are looking to pick up their third consecutive road win.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU made a full sweep of SUU, picking up two three set victories.
• ABOUT
The T-Birds are currently 1-11 overall on the season. SUU is currently on a four match losing streak. Southern Utah averages 9.8 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1476 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .142 on the season. The T-Birds average 13.2 digs per set and 1.6 blocks per set.
Southern Utah's Janet Kalaniuvalu is the main killer for the T-Birds. She is averaging 3.34 kills a set and has 147 on the season off 518 attacks for a .156 percentage.
SUU's Miahna Waters is a top defensive player as she averages 4.32 digs per set and has 190 on the season.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - NAU
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 76th meeting between Weber State and NAU. Weber State trails 31-44 to Northern Arizona in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a two match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are just 11-26 when taking on the Lumberjacks on in Flagstaff and are looking to pick up back-to-back road victories.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU defeated NAU in both matchups. The first match was in three sets and the second set was in five.
• ABOUT
The Lumberjacks are currently 8-5 overall on the season and are sitting at No. 2 in the Big Sky Standings. NAU is currently on a one match winning streak this season. NAU averages 12.38 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1893 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .236 on the season. The 'Jacks average 17.68 digs per set and 2.26 blocks per set.
NAU's Roni Kylie Jorgenson is the main killer for the 'Jacks. She is averaging 2.94 kills a set and has 156 on the season off 520 attacks for a .198 percentage.
Northern Arizona's Sydney Lema is a top defensive player as she averages 4.06 digs per set and has 215 on the season.
• The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season with the start of Big Sky action at Southern Utah and Northern Arizona.
• First serve for the Southern Utah match will be at 6:30 p.m. MT in the Centrum Arena at Southern Utah. The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV and live stats will be at http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=suta
• First serve for the NAU match up will be at 12 p.m. MT in the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff. The game will be streamed online for free on WatchBigSky.com and PlutoTV and live stats will be at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=224637
QUICK HITS
• The Wildcats are currently 5-4 on the season and are coming off a three set loss to BYU. WSU has won four of the last six matches.
• Southern Utah is 1-11 overall on the season. They are currently on a six match losing streak.
• Weber State holds a 10-9 lead over Southern Utah in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a four match winning streak.
• Northern Arizona is 8-5 overall on the season. They are currently on a one match winning streak.
• NAU holds a 44-31 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 124 kills on the season and averages 3.65 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 3.76 digs per set and 128 total on the season. Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty with 46.0 total blocks on the season including four solos. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.35 blocks per set.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - Southern Utah
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 20th meeting between Weber State and Southern Utah. WSU has a 10-9 lead over the Thunderbirds in the series. WSU is currently on a four match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are 2-5 when taking on the SUU on the road and are looking to pick up their third consecutive road win.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU made a full sweep of SUU, picking up two three set victories.
• ABOUT
The T-Birds are currently 1-11 overall on the season. SUU is currently on a four match losing streak. Southern Utah averages 9.8 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1476 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .142 on the season. The T-Birds average 13.2 digs per set and 1.6 blocks per set.
Southern Utah's Janet Kalaniuvalu is the main killer for the T-Birds. She is averaging 3.34 kills a set and has 147 on the season off 518 attacks for a .156 percentage.
SUU's Miahna Waters is a top defensive player as she averages 4.32 digs per set and has 190 on the season.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - NAU
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 76th meeting between Weber State and NAU. Weber State trails 31-44 to Northern Arizona in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a two match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are just 11-26 when taking on the Lumberjacks on in Flagstaff and are looking to pick up back-to-back road victories.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU defeated NAU in both matchups. The first match was in three sets and the second set was in five.
• ABOUT
The Lumberjacks are currently 8-5 overall on the season and are sitting at No. 2 in the Big Sky Standings. NAU is currently on a one match winning streak this season. NAU averages 12.38 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1893 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .236 on the season. The 'Jacks average 17.68 digs per set and 2.26 blocks per set.
NAU's Roni Kylie Jorgenson is the main killer for the 'Jacks. She is averaging 2.94 kills a set and has 156 on the season off 520 attacks for a .198 percentage.
Northern Arizona's Sydney Lema is a top defensive player as she averages 4.06 digs per set and has 215 on the season.
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