Weber State University Athletics
Thursday, November 28
Sacramento, CA
Noon (MT)
Weber State University
vs
Southern Utah
Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats to take on SUU in the Big Sky Tournament
11/27/2019 5:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
POST SEASON NOTES
• This is Weber State's third consecutive Big Sky tournament appearance.
• This is the first time WSU will take on SUU in the Big Sky tournament.
• This is the 12th time in school history, WSU has made it to the Big Sky Tournament.
• Weber State has a 5-10 record in Big Sky post season action.
• The Wildcats have one Big Sky Title under their belt when WSU took down Boise State in three sets back in 1988.
THE MATCHES
• The Weber State volleyball team goes to the Big Sky tournament and starts by taking on Southern Utah.
• First serve for the SUU match will be Nov. 28 at noon (MT)
• The game will be streamed at WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV 530
• Live stats will be at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/ broadcast/?id=287259&confid=bsc
QUICK HITS
• Weber State currently holds an 22-7 overall record and finished out Big Sky play with a 13-5 record. WSU is going into the tournament as the No. 2 seed.
• The Wildcats have hit a 20 win season. It's the first time WSU has had 20 wins since 2008 and only the seventh time in school history.
• WSU's 22 win season is tied for fourth highest in school history.
• Weber State is on a four match winning streak and have won 11 of the last 13 matches.
• WSU swept Sac State in three sets in their most recent match up and that was the fourth time in school history that had happened.
• WSU has had three Wildcats earn Big Player of the Week honors. Sam Schiess and Helena Khouri have both earned Defensive Player of the Week and Dani Nay earned Offensive.
• 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 with 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.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Weber State currently sits at No. 33 in the nation in blocks per set with 2.55 a set and No. 32 in total blocks with 275.5.
• Ashlyn Power is No. 29 in the nation in assists per set averaging 10.98 and No. 19 in the nation in total assists with 1,186 total on the season so far.
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Weber State's Megan Gneiting received first-team honors for the second straight season and was joined on the first team by Dani Nay and Ashlyn Power.
> Gneiting leads the Wildcats in blocks and has recorded 106 with an average of 0.98 per set. Offensively, she is second on the Weber State roster in kills with a total of 303 and a hitting mark of .245. The senior has also recorded 27 services aces this season.
>Nay leads the Wildcat offense with 304 kills and is averaging 3.38 kills per set which is 9th best in the conference. Nay is hitting .240 this season and also recorded 20 service aces on offense.
>Power is second in the conference in assists with an average of 10.98 a set and has totaled 1,186 during the season. Power leads the team in service aces at 29 and has also recorded 34 kills.
SOUTHERN UTAH QUICK HITS
• SUU comes into the weekend with a 15-15 overall record and a 8-10 Big Sky record.
• They are on a two game winning streak.
• Peter Hoyer leads the T-Brids and is in his second year as Head Coach.
T-BIRDS vs. WILDCATS
• Weber State has a 13-10 lead in the all time opponent series.
• WSU is on a one game winning streak in the series.
• WSU is 2-0 when taking on SUU at a neutral site.
• WSU is 7-3 against the Thunderbirds under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The two teams split the competition this year. SUU picked up a five set win while WSU picked up a four set win.
• This is Weber State's third consecutive Big Sky tournament appearance.
• This is the first time WSU will take on SUU in the Big Sky tournament.
• This is the 12th time in school history, WSU has made it to the Big Sky Tournament.
• Weber State has a 5-10 record in Big Sky post season action.
• The Wildcats have one Big Sky Title under their belt when WSU took down Boise State in three sets back in 1988.
THE MATCHES
• The Weber State volleyball team goes to the Big Sky tournament and starts by taking on Southern Utah.
• First serve for the SUU match will be Nov. 28 at noon (MT)
• The game will be streamed at WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV 530
• Live stats will be at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/ broadcast/?id=287259&confid=bsc
QUICK HITS
• Weber State currently holds an 22-7 overall record and finished out Big Sky play with a 13-5 record. WSU is going into the tournament as the No. 2 seed.
• The Wildcats have hit a 20 win season. It's the first time WSU has had 20 wins since 2008 and only the seventh time in school history.
• WSU's 22 win season is tied for fourth highest in school history.
• Weber State is on a four match winning streak and have won 11 of the last 13 matches.
• WSU swept Sac State in three sets in their most recent match up and that was the fourth time in school history that had happened.
• WSU has had three Wildcats earn Big Player of the Week honors. Sam Schiess and Helena Khouri have both earned Defensive Player of the Week and Dani Nay earned Offensive.
• 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 with 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.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Weber State currently sits at No. 33 in the nation in blocks per set with 2.55 a set and No. 32 in total blocks with 275.5.
• Ashlyn Power is No. 29 in the nation in assists per set averaging 10.98 and No. 19 in the nation in total assists with 1,186 total on the season so far.
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Weber State's Megan Gneiting received first-team honors for the second straight season and was joined on the first team by Dani Nay and Ashlyn Power.
> Gneiting leads the Wildcats in blocks and has recorded 106 with an average of 0.98 per set. Offensively, she is second on the Weber State roster in kills with a total of 303 and a hitting mark of .245. The senior has also recorded 27 services aces this season.
>Nay leads the Wildcat offense with 304 kills and is averaging 3.38 kills per set which is 9th best in the conference. Nay is hitting .240 this season and also recorded 20 service aces on offense.
>Power is second in the conference in assists with an average of 10.98 a set and has totaled 1,186 during the season. Power leads the team in service aces at 29 and has also recorded 34 kills.
SOUTHERN UTAH QUICK HITS
• SUU comes into the weekend with a 15-15 overall record and a 8-10 Big Sky record.
• They are on a two game winning streak.
• Peter Hoyer leads the T-Brids and is in his second year as Head Coach.
T-BIRDS vs. WILDCATS
• Weber State has a 13-10 lead in the all time opponent series.
• WSU is on a one game winning streak in the series.
• WSU is 2-0 when taking on SUU at a neutral site.
• WSU is 7-3 against the Thunderbirds under head coach Jeremiah Larsen's tenure.
• The two teams split the competition this year. SUU picked up a five set win while WSU picked up a four set win.
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