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Wildcats Wrap Up Road Trip, Beat Vandals in Idaho
10/8/2022 3:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MOSCOW, Idaho – Weber State volleyball wrapped up its two-week road trip with a 3-1 (30-28, 25-15, 22-25, 25-15) win over the Idaho Vandals on Saturday afternoon.
In a closely contested opening frame, it took an incredible comeback effort from the 'Cats to steal a 30-28 victory. Idaho came out with a 12-5 lead to open the match, and later had a 15-10 lead, but the Wildcats came storming back. A Dani Richins kill tied the set at 19 points each, and the teams exchanged leads prior to the Wildcats reaching set point at 24-21. The Vandals knotted things up at 24, and went on to have three set points, but Weber State, who was trailing 27-28, scored three points in a row to close out the set.
The second set was all Weber State all the time. The only time that the Wildcats trailed was at 1-0, but the Wildcat offense was purring and couldn't be stopped. The 'Cats cruised to a 25-15 set victory to go up 2-0 in the match.
Idaho wouldn't go away quietly, however, and played hard in the third set. The Vandals started the set with a 10-2 run and that was enough to fend off a late Weber State rally. Trailing 17-23, Weber State went on a five-point run that was punctuated by back-to-back Baylee Bodily service aces, but the Vandals closed out the set by scoring on the next two plays.
After being tied at 3 points each early on, the Wildcats opened up a lead by scoring four points in a row and the 'Cats never looked back. The lead was extended all the way to 11 points prior to the Vandals scoring on a trio of plays, but a kill from Kate Standifird finished off the set and the match at 25-16 in the fourth.
The victory gives Weber State (10-6, 4-1) it's fourth win in a row, including three straight road wins over Big Sky foes.
NOTABLES
-The Wildcats have now won three consecutive matches over Idaho and have won four of the last five contests between the two teams.
-Richins (18 kills and 13 digs) and Standifird (44 assists and 14 digs) are the members of Saturday's double-double club. Richins' 18 kills were the most of any player on Saturday.
-Emma Mangum set a new career high for most kills in a single match with 16.
-Richins had four service aces to put her at 149 for her career.
-For the second match in a row, Bodily had a sequence of back-to-back service aces.
-The Wildcats are currently on their longest winning streak of the season (4).
QUOTABLES
"I thought Idaho played really well. We had our moments, but they made it tough on us to match any level of consistency. This was a good learning experience for us that we need to learn from so we can grow." – Jeremiah Larsen
UP NEXT
After two weeks away from home, the Wildcats will return home to Swenson Gym for a match against the Sacramento State Hornets on Thursday, October 13 at 6:00.
All regular season and postseason home and Big Sky Conference matches can be seen on ESPN+.
TICKETS
Season and single match tickets are on sale and can be purchased online or by calling the Weber State ticket office at 801-626-8500.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Make sure to follow Weber State volleyball on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter to stay up to date with everything happening with the Wildcats.
In a closely contested opening frame, it took an incredible comeback effort from the 'Cats to steal a 30-28 victory. Idaho came out with a 12-5 lead to open the match, and later had a 15-10 lead, but the Wildcats came storming back. A Dani Richins kill tied the set at 19 points each, and the teams exchanged leads prior to the Wildcats reaching set point at 24-21. The Vandals knotted things up at 24, and went on to have three set points, but Weber State, who was trailing 27-28, scored three points in a row to close out the set.
The second set was all Weber State all the time. The only time that the Wildcats trailed was at 1-0, but the Wildcat offense was purring and couldn't be stopped. The 'Cats cruised to a 25-15 set victory to go up 2-0 in the match.
Idaho wouldn't go away quietly, however, and played hard in the third set. The Vandals started the set with a 10-2 run and that was enough to fend off a late Weber State rally. Trailing 17-23, Weber State went on a five-point run that was punctuated by back-to-back Baylee Bodily service aces, but the Vandals closed out the set by scoring on the next two plays.
After being tied at 3 points each early on, the Wildcats opened up a lead by scoring four points in a row and the 'Cats never looked back. The lead was extended all the way to 11 points prior to the Vandals scoring on a trio of plays, but a kill from Kate Standifird finished off the set and the match at 25-16 in the fourth.
The victory gives Weber State (10-6, 4-1) it's fourth win in a row, including three straight road wins over Big Sky foes.
NOTABLES
-The Wildcats have now won three consecutive matches over Idaho and have won four of the last five contests between the two teams.
-Richins (18 kills and 13 digs) and Standifird (44 assists and 14 digs) are the members of Saturday's double-double club. Richins' 18 kills were the most of any player on Saturday.
-Emma Mangum set a new career high for most kills in a single match with 16.
-Richins had four service aces to put her at 149 for her career.
-For the second match in a row, Bodily had a sequence of back-to-back service aces.
-The Wildcats are currently on their longest winning streak of the season (4).
QUOTABLES
"I thought Idaho played really well. We had our moments, but they made it tough on us to match any level of consistency. This was a good learning experience for us that we need to learn from so we can grow." – Jeremiah Larsen
UP NEXT
After two weeks away from home, the Wildcats will return home to Swenson Gym for a match against the Sacramento State Hornets on Thursday, October 13 at 6:00.
All regular season and postseason home and Big Sky Conference matches can be seen on ESPN+.
TICKETS
Season and single match tickets are on sale and can be purchased online or by calling the Weber State ticket office at 801-626-8500.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Make sure to follow Weber State volleyball on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter to stay up to date with everything happening with the Wildcats.
Team Stats
Weber
UI
Kills
59
43
Errors
25
16
Attempts
170
141
Hitting %
.200
.191
Points
75
61
Assists
49
40
Aces
9
6
Blocks
7
12
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
4
Blocks
1
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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