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Wildcats drop Big Sky opener to NAU in four sets
9/26/2019 10:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
OGDEN - Weber State volleyball five game win streak came to an end Thursday night as the Wildcats fell in four sets.
What head coach Jeremiah Larsen said: "I thought we got better every game. It all came down to NAU made more plays and we lost our composure at times. We will learn and look forward to respond on Saturday against SUU."
How it happened: In the first set, NAU jumped to a 12-5 lead over Weber State. The Wildcats captured the momentum and went on a 10-3 run to tie the game up at 15-15. Weber State faltered and only scored two more points the remainder of the match while NAU went on to take a 25-17 first set win.
NAU's momentum at the end of the first set carried over into the second as the Lumberjacks took a 12-7 lead over the Wildcats. Weber State didn't let that stand for long. A Rylin Roberts kill sparked some momentum for WSU as they went on a 6-1 run. It wasn't quite enough as NAU went on to finish the second set with a 25-18 win.
Weber State just needed a few sets to warm up because the third set is where the Wildcats commanded the game. The third set started off evenly at a 6-6 score and later a 10-10 score. The Wildcats started stringing together mini-runs. A little 3-0 run here and a 2-0 run there. Coming into the final points of the set, Weber State put together a 5-0 run that started with a kill by Kennedy Williams.
To seal the deal in the third set, Aubrey Saunders-Adams had back-to-back kills to give WSU the 25-17 third set win. Weber State trailed 2-1 overall in the match heading into the fourth set.
Northern Arizona took a 6-0 lead in the fourth set. WSU pushed through and was able to go on a 4-0 run to cut the deficit. Later, Weber State was able to trail by just one for a 14-13 score. At that point, Megan Gneiting had a big kill that sparked another 5-0 Wildcat run to give WSU a 18-15 lead.
NAU kept pushing and eventually re-captured the lead and took the fourth set 25-21.
Killin' It: Weber State was led by Gneiting who rocked 12 kills from 32 swings with seven errors for a .156 percentage. Roberts also had double digit kills with 11.
Saunders-Adams led the team with a .231 hitting percentage having five kills from 13 attacks with just two errors.
The Wildcats ended the match with 50 kills from 164 attacks with 31 errors for a .116 percentage.
Ashlyn Power had 42 assists on the evening. Weber State had just two service aces.
Diggin' it: Weber State had four Wildcats record double digit digs. Helena Khouri played lights out as she recorded 24 digs. Roberts had 17, Gneiting had 14 and Power had an even 10 to contribute. In total, Weber State had 84 digs on the night.
Blockin' it: Saunders-Adams led WSU on the net with six blocks. There were two other Wildcats with five blocks, Sam Schiess and Williams.
Double up: Weber State had three Wildcats with double-doubles. Gneiting had 12 kills and 14 digs, Roberts had 11 kills and 17 digs and Power had 42 assists and 10 digs.
Notes to know: Weber State is now 9-3 overall on the season and 1-0 in Big Sky Conference play. WSU is now on a three match losing streak to NAU in the match-up series.
Next Up: The Wildcats stay on the road to take on Southern Utah Sept. 28. WSU will return home on Oct. 5 to take on Northern Colorado.
What head coach Jeremiah Larsen said: "I thought we got better every game. It all came down to NAU made more plays and we lost our composure at times. We will learn and look forward to respond on Saturday against SUU."
How it happened: In the first set, NAU jumped to a 12-5 lead over Weber State. The Wildcats captured the momentum and went on a 10-3 run to tie the game up at 15-15. Weber State faltered and only scored two more points the remainder of the match while NAU went on to take a 25-17 first set win.
NAU's momentum at the end of the first set carried over into the second as the Lumberjacks took a 12-7 lead over the Wildcats. Weber State didn't let that stand for long. A Rylin Roberts kill sparked some momentum for WSU as they went on a 6-1 run. It wasn't quite enough as NAU went on to finish the second set with a 25-18 win.
Weber State just needed a few sets to warm up because the third set is where the Wildcats commanded the game. The third set started off evenly at a 6-6 score and later a 10-10 score. The Wildcats started stringing together mini-runs. A little 3-0 run here and a 2-0 run there. Coming into the final points of the set, Weber State put together a 5-0 run that started with a kill by Kennedy Williams.
To seal the deal in the third set, Aubrey Saunders-Adams had back-to-back kills to give WSU the 25-17 third set win. Weber State trailed 2-1 overall in the match heading into the fourth set.
Northern Arizona took a 6-0 lead in the fourth set. WSU pushed through and was able to go on a 4-0 run to cut the deficit. Later, Weber State was able to trail by just one for a 14-13 score. At that point, Megan Gneiting had a big kill that sparked another 5-0 Wildcat run to give WSU a 18-15 lead.
NAU kept pushing and eventually re-captured the lead and took the fourth set 25-21.
Killin' It: Weber State was led by Gneiting who rocked 12 kills from 32 swings with seven errors for a .156 percentage. Roberts also had double digit kills with 11.
Saunders-Adams led the team with a .231 hitting percentage having five kills from 13 attacks with just two errors.
The Wildcats ended the match with 50 kills from 164 attacks with 31 errors for a .116 percentage.
Ashlyn Power had 42 assists on the evening. Weber State had just two service aces.
Diggin' it: Weber State had four Wildcats record double digit digs. Helena Khouri played lights out as she recorded 24 digs. Roberts had 17, Gneiting had 14 and Power had an even 10 to contribute. In total, Weber State had 84 digs on the night.
Blockin' it: Saunders-Adams led WSU on the net with six blocks. There were two other Wildcats with five blocks, Sam Schiess and Williams.
Double up: Weber State had three Wildcats with double-doubles. Gneiting had 12 kills and 14 digs, Roberts had 11 kills and 17 digs and Power had 42 assists and 10 digs.
Notes to know: Weber State is now 9-3 overall on the season and 1-0 in Big Sky Conference play. WSU is now on a three match losing streak to NAU in the match-up series.
Next Up: The Wildcats stay on the road to take on Southern Utah Sept. 28. WSU will return home on Oct. 5 to take on Northern Colorado.
Team Stats
WSU
NAU
Kills
50
51
Errors
31
25
Attempts
164
168
Hitting %
.116
.155
Points
63.5
70.0
Assists
48
49
Aces
2
3
Blocks
11.5
16.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
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