Weber State University Athletics
Thursday, September 27
Ogden, UT
7:00 PM
Weber State University
vs
Idaho
Photo by: Robert Casey
Weber State to host Idaho and EWU
9/26/2018 5:19:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
THE MATCHES
• The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season with a pair of home games. Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 PM against Idaho and Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7 PM against Eastern Washington. The match against EWU is the annual Alumni Match. Where we will honor the 1988 Big Sky Championship team.
• First serve for both matches will be at 7:00 p.m. MT in the Swenson Gym in Ogden. The games 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 6-5 on the season and 1-1 in Big Sky play. Weber State is coming off a four set loss to Northern Arizona. WSU has won three of the last five matches.
• Idaho is 8-6 overall on the season and 2-0 in Big Sky play. They are currently on a three match winning streak.
• Idaho holds a 24-14 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a one match losing streak.
• Eastern Washington is 8-6 overall on the season and 0-2 in Big Sky action. They are currently on a one match winning streak.
• EWU holds a 43-31 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a one 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 154 kills on the season and averages 3.67 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 3.60 digs per set and 151 total on the season. Helena Khouri is sneaking up on her with 95 total digs on the season and 2.79 a set average. Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty with 54.0 total blocks on the season including five solos. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.29 blocks per set.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - IDAHO
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 39th meeting between Weber State and Idaho. WSU trails Idaho 24-14 in the series. WSU is currently on a one match losing streak in the series. The Wildcats are 10-6 when taking on the Idaho on the road and are looking to pick up their third consecutive home win.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU fell to Idaho in Moscow in four sets.
• ABOUT
The Vandals are currently 8-6 overall on the season and 2-0 in Big Sky play. Idaho is currently on a three match winning streak. Idaho averages 12.94 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1887 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .254 on the season. The Vandals average 14.65 digs per set and 2.65 blocks per set.
Idaho's Kaela Straw is the main killer for the Vandals. She is averaging 3.70 kills a set and has 196 on the season off 482 attacks for a .309 percentage.
UI's Alycia Wodke is a top defensive player as she averages 4.98 digs per set and has 269 on the season.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - EASTERN WASHINGTON
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 75th meeting between Weber State and EWU. Weber State trails 31-43 to Eastern Washington in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a one match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are 20-14 when taking on the Eagles in Ogden and are looking to pick up back-to-back home victories.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU defeated EWU in three sets in Ogden.
• ABOUT
The Eagles are currently 8-6 overall on the season and are 0-2 in Big Sky Conference. EWU is currently on a three match losing streak this season. Eastern Washington averages 11.6 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1890 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .173 on the season. The Eagles average 17.2 digs per set and 1.9 blocks per set.
EWU's Alexandra Espinosa is the main killer for the Eagles. She is averaging 2.81 kills a set and has 101 on the season off 329 attacks for a .158 percentage.
Eastern Washington's Puaoolelagi Sao is a top defensive player as she averages 38.2 digs per set and has 187 on the season.
• The Weber State volleyball team continues with the 2018 season with a pair of home games. Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 PM against Idaho and Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7 PM against Eastern Washington. The match against EWU is the annual Alumni Match. Where we will honor the 1988 Big Sky Championship team.
• First serve for both matches will be at 7:00 p.m. MT in the Swenson Gym in Ogden. The games 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 6-5 on the season and 1-1 in Big Sky play. Weber State is coming off a four set loss to Northern Arizona. WSU has won three of the last five matches.
• Idaho is 8-6 overall on the season and 2-0 in Big Sky play. They are currently on a three match winning streak.
• Idaho holds a 24-14 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a one match losing streak.
• Eastern Washington is 8-6 overall on the season and 0-2 in Big Sky action. They are currently on a one match winning streak.
• EWU holds a 43-31 lead over Weber State in the all-time series and the Wildcats are on a one 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 154 kills on the season and averages 3.67 kills per set. Defensively, Rylin Roberts leads WSU with 3.60 digs per set and 151 total on the season. Helena Khouri is sneaking up on her with 95 total digs on the season and 2.79 a set average. Hannah Hill-DeYoung is sitting pretty with 54.0 total blocks on the season including five solos. Hill-DeYoung averages 1.29 blocks per set.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - IDAHO
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 39th meeting between Weber State and Idaho. WSU trails Idaho 24-14 in the series. WSU is currently on a one match losing streak in the series. The Wildcats are 10-6 when taking on the Idaho on the road and are looking to pick up their third consecutive home win.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU fell to Idaho in Moscow in four sets.
• ABOUT
The Vandals are currently 8-6 overall on the season and 2-0 in Big Sky play. Idaho is currently on a three match winning streak. Idaho averages 12.94 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1887 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .254 on the season. The Vandals average 14.65 digs per set and 2.65 blocks per set.
Idaho's Kaela Straw is the main killer for the Vandals. She is averaging 3.70 kills a set and has 196 on the season off 482 attacks for a .309 percentage.
UI's Alycia Wodke is a top defensive player as she averages 4.98 digs per set and has 269 on the season.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT - EASTERN WASHINGTON
• SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 75th meeting between Weber State and EWU. Weber State trails 31-43 to Eastern Washington in the all-time series. WSU is currently on a one match winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are 20-14 when taking on the Eagles in Ogden and are looking to pick up back-to-back home victories.
• PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was last season. WSU defeated EWU in three sets in Ogden.
• ABOUT
The Eagles are currently 8-6 overall on the season and are 0-2 in Big Sky Conference. EWU is currently on a three match losing streak this season. Eastern Washington averages 11.6 kills per set and have amassed a total of 1890 attacks on the season. They currently are hitting .173 on the season. The Eagles average 17.2 digs per set and 1.9 blocks per set.
EWU's Alexandra Espinosa is the main killer for the Eagles. She is averaging 2.81 kills a set and has 101 on the season off 329 attacks for a .158 percentage.
Eastern Washington's Puaoolelagi Sao is a top defensive player as she averages 38.2 digs per set and has 187 on the season.
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