Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, October 5
Ogden
7:00 PM
Weber State University
vs
Northern Colorado
Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats host Bears in Live Pink, Bleed Purple Game
10/3/2019 9:59:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
THE MATCHES
• The Weber State volleyball team continues the 2019 season with the first home Big Sky match of the season. WSU will take on Northern Colorado on Saturday for the annual Live Pink, Bleed Purple match.
• First serve for the Northern Colorado match will be Oct. 5 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
QUICK HITS
• Weber State currently holds a 10-4 record. Weber State is on a one match winning 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.
• 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. 34 in the nation in team total blocks with 130.5 total on the year.
• WSU is also No. 20 in the nation in blocks per set averaging 2.72.
• Hannah DeYoung is No. 29 in the nation in hitting percentage with a .424 average.
• Ashlyn Power is No. 38 in the nation in assists per set averaging 10.54.
DOUBLE UP
• Weber State has had three Wildcats record double-doubles.
• Ashlyn Power leads the way with six double-doubles this season.
• Against Northern Arizona, WSU had three record double-doubles.
Gneiting had 12 kills and 14 digs, Roberts had 11 kills and 17 digs and Power had 42 assists and 10 digs.
• Most recently against, Idaho State Megan Gneiting had 11 kills and 13 digs while Ashlyn Power posted a 53 assists and 12 digs.
UNC Quick Hits:
• Northern Colorado comes into the weekend with an 8-6 overall record.
• They are on a two game winning streak.
• Lyndsey Oates leads the Bears and is in her 14th year as Head Coach.
Bears vs. Wildcats
• Weber State trails in the all-time series against UNC with a 13-22 record.
• WSU is on a one game losing streak in the series.
• WSU is 4-10 when taking on Northern Colorado in Ogden.
• WSU is 4-3 against the Bears under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The last time the two teams met up was in 2018. WSU won both matches in the regular season, both in five sets. However, WSU fell in three in the Big Sky tournament.
• The Weber State volleyball team continues the 2019 season with the first home Big Sky match of the season. WSU will take on Northern Colorado on Saturday for the annual Live Pink, Bleed Purple match.
• First serve for the Northern Colorado match will be Oct. 5 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
QUICK HITS
• Weber State currently holds a 10-4 record. Weber State is on a one match winning 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.
• 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. 34 in the nation in team total blocks with 130.5 total on the year.
• WSU is also No. 20 in the nation in blocks per set averaging 2.72.
• Hannah DeYoung is No. 29 in the nation in hitting percentage with a .424 average.
• Ashlyn Power is No. 38 in the nation in assists per set averaging 10.54.
DOUBLE UP
• Weber State has had three Wildcats record double-doubles.
• Ashlyn Power leads the way with six double-doubles this season.
• Against Northern Arizona, WSU had three record double-doubles.
Gneiting had 12 kills and 14 digs, Roberts had 11 kills and 17 digs and Power had 42 assists and 10 digs.
• Most recently against, Idaho State Megan Gneiting had 11 kills and 13 digs while Ashlyn Power posted a 53 assists and 12 digs.
UNC Quick Hits:
• Northern Colorado comes into the weekend with an 8-6 overall record.
• They are on a two game winning streak.
• Lyndsey Oates leads the Bears and is in her 14th year as Head Coach.
Bears vs. Wildcats
• Weber State trails in the all-time series against UNC with a 13-22 record.
• WSU is on a one game losing streak in the series.
• WSU is 4-10 when taking on Northern Colorado in Ogden.
• WSU is 4-3 against the Bears under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The last time the two teams met up was in 2018. WSU won both matches in the regular season, both in five sets. However, WSU fell in three in the Big Sky tournament.
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