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Weber State University
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Weber State hosts Idaho and hits the road to EWU
10/23/2019 2:46:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
THE MATCHES
• The Weber State volleyball team continues the 2019 season with a pair of Big Sky matches. WSU will return home for one single match against Idaho and then hit the road to take on Eastern Washington.
• First serve for the Idaho match will be Oct. 24 at 7:00 p.m.
• The game will be streamed at WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV 535
• Live stats will be at https://weberstatesports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
• First serve for the Eastern Washington match will be Oct. 26 at 3:00 PM
• The game will be streamed at WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV 543
• Live stats will be at http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=ewas
QUICK HITS
• Weber State currently holds an 13-6 overall record and are 4-4 in Big Sky play. Weber State is on a two match winning streak.
• Dani Nay earned Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for her strong performance at Montana State and Montana.
• 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. 22 in the nation in blocks per set with 2.64 a set. and No. 28 in the nation with 187.5 total on the year.
• Ashlyn Power is No. 31 in the nation in assists per set averaging 10.73.
DOUBLE UP
• Weber State has had four Wildcats record double-doubles.
• Ashlyn Power leads the way with nine double-doubles this season.
• Most recently against, Montana Ashlyn Power had 46 assists and 11 digs. Rylin Roberts had 15 kills and 11 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.
Idaho Quick Hits:
•Idaho comes into the weekend with a 10-10 overall record and a 6-2 Big Sky record.
• They are on a two game wining streak.
• Debbie Buchanan leads the Vandals and is in her 20th year as Head Coach.
Vandals vs. Wildcats
• Weber State trails Idaho 15-25 in the all time series against Idaho.
• WSU is on a one game losing streak in the series, however WSU split the series in 2018.
• WSU is 11-6 when taking on Idaho in Ogden.
• WSU is 2-3 against the Vandals under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The last time the two teams met up was in 2018. WSU fell in four sets.
Ea. Washington Quick Hits:
• EWU comes into the weekend with a 3-17 overall record and a 1-7 Big Sky record.
• They are on a one game losing streak.
• Leslie Flores-Cloud leads the Eagles and is in her second season.
Eagles vs. Wildcats
• Weber State trails in the all-time series against EWU with a 33-43 record.
• WSU is on a three game winning streak in the series with the Eagle.
• WSU is 11-25 when taking on Eastern Washington in Cheney.
• WSU is 3-2 against the Eagles under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The last time the two teams met up was in 2018. WSU swept the Eagles twice both in three sets.
