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Weber State falls in four sets to Northern Arizona
9/22/2018 3:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Weber State women's volleyball falls in four sets to Northern Arizona Saturday afternoon.
"We got beat by a superior team tonight," said head coach Jeremiah Larsen. "NAU executed at a higher level then us. Hats off to them for executing their game plan and making it so we didn't execute ours. I am happy with our players effort as they battled through a lot of adversity."
The Wildcats struggled to get things rolling in the first set as the Lumberjacks got a 10-4 jump on WSU. NAU then went on a 10-2 run taking a 18-7 lead over Weber State. The Wildcats managed a 6-1 run late in the set but it wasn't enough. NAU claimed the first set 25-16.
In the second set, Weber State found some footing and kept things tied 8-8 early in the set. NAU, however, pounded out another 10-2 run taking a 18-10 lead over Weber State. The Wildcats put up a 9-1 run with the help of a strong service performance by Rylin Roberts. The second set was all tied up at 22-22 and NAU went on a 3-0 run to finish the set with a 25-23 win over WSU.
NAU had a two set lead going into the third set.
Weber State showed up to play in the third set. WSU was down 6-9 and Weber State tied everything up 11-11 with the help of two blocks by Aubrey Saunders-Adams and Andrea Hale. Weber State put up a 3-0 run in the homestretch of the set taking a 23-20 lead. NAU answered with three consecutive points to tie things up at 23-23.
A kill by Megan Gneiting put the third set at set point in favor of the Wildcats. Sam Schies and Kennedy Red came up with a huge block to give WSU the third set. WSU now trailed NAU one set to two.
In the fourth set, Weber State lagged to an 11-3 deficit to Northern Arizona. A strong serving performance by Helena Khouri started a 7-3 run for the Wildcats that brought WSU within two points. The 7-3 run wasn't enough to capture any momentum and NAU powered through to a 25-17 finish.
The Wildcats were led by Hale and Gneiting who each had 14 kills. Khouri led WSU defensively with 14 digs and Saunders-Adams had six blocks.
Weber State ended the match with 45 kills from 143 attacks and 28 errors for a .119 percentage. WSU had a total 53 digs and 11.0 team blocks.
Northern Arizona had 58 kills, 145 attacks and 24 errors for a .234 hitting percentage. NAU also had 65 digs and seven total team blocks.
Weber State is now 6-5 overall on the season and 1-1 in Big Sky Conference action. WSU will return to Ogden and host Idaho and Eastern Washington.
"We got beat by a superior team tonight," said head coach Jeremiah Larsen. "NAU executed at a higher level then us. Hats off to them for executing their game plan and making it so we didn't execute ours. I am happy with our players effort as they battled through a lot of adversity."
The Wildcats struggled to get things rolling in the first set as the Lumberjacks got a 10-4 jump on WSU. NAU then went on a 10-2 run taking a 18-7 lead over Weber State. The Wildcats managed a 6-1 run late in the set but it wasn't enough. NAU claimed the first set 25-16.
In the second set, Weber State found some footing and kept things tied 8-8 early in the set. NAU, however, pounded out another 10-2 run taking a 18-10 lead over Weber State. The Wildcats put up a 9-1 run with the help of a strong service performance by Rylin Roberts. The second set was all tied up at 22-22 and NAU went on a 3-0 run to finish the set with a 25-23 win over WSU.
NAU had a two set lead going into the third set.
Weber State showed up to play in the third set. WSU was down 6-9 and Weber State tied everything up 11-11 with the help of two blocks by Aubrey Saunders-Adams and Andrea Hale. Weber State put up a 3-0 run in the homestretch of the set taking a 23-20 lead. NAU answered with three consecutive points to tie things up at 23-23.
A kill by Megan Gneiting put the third set at set point in favor of the Wildcats. Sam Schies and Kennedy Red came up with a huge block to give WSU the third set. WSU now trailed NAU one set to two.
In the fourth set, Weber State lagged to an 11-3 deficit to Northern Arizona. A strong serving performance by Helena Khouri started a 7-3 run for the Wildcats that brought WSU within two points. The 7-3 run wasn't enough to capture any momentum and NAU powered through to a 25-17 finish.
The Wildcats were led by Hale and Gneiting who each had 14 kills. Khouri led WSU defensively with 14 digs and Saunders-Adams had six blocks.
Weber State ended the match with 45 kills from 143 attacks and 28 errors for a .119 percentage. WSU had a total 53 digs and 11.0 team blocks.
Northern Arizona had 58 kills, 145 attacks and 24 errors for a .234 hitting percentage. NAU also had 65 digs and seven total team blocks.
Weber State is now 6-5 overall on the season and 1-1 in Big Sky Conference action. WSU will return to Ogden and host Idaho and Eastern Washington.
Team Stats
WSU
NAU
Kills
45
58
Errors
28
24
Attempts
143
145
Hitting %
.119
.234
Points
61.0
71.0
Assists
42
56
Aces
5
6
Blocks
11.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
3
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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