Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
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Wildcats hit the road to take on the Bobcats and Griz
10/16/2019 2:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
• The Weber State volleyball team continues the 2019 season with a pair of Big Sky matches. WSU will hit the road and take on Montana and Montana State.
• First serve for the Montana State match will be Oct. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
• The game will be streamed at WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV 538
• Live stats will be at Bobcatstats.com
• First serve for the Montana match will be Oct. 14 at 7:00 PM
• The game will be streamed at WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV 534
• Live stats will be at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=267411
QUICK HITS
• Weber State currently holds an 11-6 overall record and are 2-4 in Big Sky play. Weber State is on a one match losing streak.
• Sam Schiess earned Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week for her stellar performance at the Missouri State Fall Invitational.
• WSU hosted the Wildcat Invitational to start the season and came away as tournament champions. There were three teams with a 2-1 record but the Wildcats overall set winning percentage gave them the tournament title.
• Weber State also came away wit the Missouri State Fall Invitiational tournament title going at a perfect 3-0. Rylin Roberts was named tournament MVP.
• The Wildcats were picked No. 2 in the Big Sky preseason polls.
• Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen is in his fifth season leading the Wildcats and brought back assistant coach Kayla Morgan and hired on a new assistant coach in Matt Kuelpman.
• Weber State brought back two First Team All-Conference players in Megan Gnieiting and Hannah DeYoung.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Weber State currently sits at No. 24 in the nation in team total blocks with 170.5 total on the year.
• WSU is also No. 19 in the nation in blocks per set averaging 2.66.
• Ashlyn Power is No. 46 in the nation in assists per set averaging 10.44.
DOUBLE UP
• Weber State has had three Wildcats record double-doubles.
• Ashlyn Power leads the way with seven double-doubles this season.
• Most recently against, Sac State Megan Gneiting had 14 kills and 13 digs and Ashlyn Power had 45 assists and 14 digs.
HITTING NEW HIGHS
• Weber State's Kennedy Williams and Dani Nay have been powerhouse killers. Both reaching new career highs in kills and attacks.
~ Against Idaho State, Nay breached the milestone against Idaho State with 45 attacks and 18 kills.
~ Against Idaho State, Williams reached new heights with 46 attacks and 19 kills.
MSU Quick Hits:
• Montana State comes into the weekend with an 8-7 overall record and a 4-2 Big Sky record.
• They are on a one game losing streak.
• Daniel Jones leads the Bobcats and is in his 2nd year as Head Coach.
Bobcats vs. Wildcats
• Weber State and Montana State are all tied up at 37-37 in the all time series.
• WSU is on a one game winning streak in the series.
• WSU is 15-18 when taking on Montana State in Bozeman.
• WSU is 2-2 against the Bobcats under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The last time the two teams met up was in 2018. WSU won in three sets.
• Montana State comes into the weekend with an 8-7 overall record and a 4-2 Big Sky record.
• They are on a one game losing streak.
• Daniel Jones leads the Bobcats and is in his 2nd year as Head Coach.
Montana Quick Hits:
• Montana comes into the weekend with a 2-15 overall record and a 1-5 Big Sky record.
• They are on a three game losing streak.
• Allison Lawrence leads the Griz and is in her third season.
Griz vs. Wildcats
• Weber State trails in the all-time series against Montana with a 31-49 record.
• WSU is on a one game winning streak in the series with the Griz.
• WSU is 10-27 when taking on Montana in Missoula.
• WSU is 3-1 against the Griz under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The last time the two teams met up was in 2018. WSU defeated the Griz in Missoula in three sets.
