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Thursday, September 8
Irvine, CA
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GAME NOTES: Wildcats Travel to Orange County for More Tournament Action
9/7/2022 4:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Match 7: Weber State (4-2) at UC Irvine (4-2)
Thursday, September 8 | 7:00 MT
Irvine, CA | Bren Events Center
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3ewQMuY
Match 8: Weber State (4-2) vs Gonzaga (2-4)
Friday, September 9 | 1:00 MT
Irvine, CA | Bren Events Center
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3ewQMuY
Match 9: Weber State (4-2) vs CSU Fullerton (2-2)
Saturday, September 10 | 2:00 MT
Fullerton, CA | Titan Gym
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3cUL9X9
After wrapping up the Rebel Classic in Las Vegas against some stiff competition, Weber State volleyball will head to Orange County, California for another four-team tournament this weekend.
THE MATCHES
• After going 1-2 in its three matches at the UNLV Rebel Challenge, Weber State heads to Orange County for a four-team tournament against UC Irvine, Gonzaga, and CSU Fullerton.
• The Wildcats are 0-2 all-time against UC Irvine, 6-6 against Gonzaga, and 2-3 against Fullerton.
• Weber State is in the midst of a stretch in which it will play seven consecutive matches away from home - the longest such stretch of the 2022 season.
• The matches against UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton can be seen on ESPN+, there is no word about a broadcast for the match against Gonzaga.
• A link to live stats will be published as it becomes available.
QUICK HITS
• Weber State has won back-to-back Big Sky Conference championships, including the 2020-21 conference tournament. Over that stretch, the Wildcats have gone 41-12 overall and 28-4 in conference play. In 2021, the team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIVC, and in 2020-21 the Wildcats won the first NCAA tournament match in program history.
• Dani Richins was named the 2021 Big Sky Conference MVP, and was named an All-American for the second time in her career.
• The Wildcats hosted the Big Sky Conference tournament for the first time in program history in 2021. They advanced to the championship match for the third consecutive season.
• After having claimed the 2021 Big Sky regular season championship in 2021, Weber State also claimed the right to host the 2022 Big Sky Conference championship.
• The Wildcats were picked No. 2 in the Big Sky preseason polls, receiving two first-place votes.
• Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen is entering his eighth season leading the Wildcats, and brought in Sammi Stuart as his new associate head coach. Matt Kuelpman is returning for his fourth season as an assistant head coach.
• Baylee Bodliy was named to the Rebel Challenge All-Tournament team last weekend. She totaled two service aces, 10.0 blocks, and 25 kills including a career-high 10 kills in the match against St. John's. Bodily currently ranks third in the Big Sky Conference in hitting percentage at .351.
RANKING RICHINS
• Richins' 24 kills against San Jose State tie a career high that she set in 2019 against the Idaho Vandals.
• One of the best Wildcats of all-time, Richins currently ranks in the top ten in Weber State history in career kills per set (3.50), attacks (3,360), service aces (140), and is the most recent addition to WSU's exclusive 1,000-kill club (1,179).
FANTASTIC FRESHMAN
• The Wildcats most recent recruiting class is one of the most highly-touted in school history, and several fantastic freshman are already making big impacts.
• Saane Katoa was named Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week in the opening week of the season. She tallied 19.0 blocks in the Wildcat Invitational - a tournament that Weber State went 3-0 in.
• When the Wildcats have needed a clutch kill, they've turned to true Ashley Gneiting. Gneiting - who has scored crucial set and match-clinching kills several times this season - has led the team in kills in the last two matches, and is hitting .220 thus far in the season.
Thursday, September 8 | 7:00 MT
Irvine, CA | Bren Events Center
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3ewQMuY
Match 8: Weber State (4-2) vs Gonzaga (2-4)
Friday, September 9 | 1:00 MT
Irvine, CA | Bren Events Center
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3ewQMuY
Match 9: Weber State (4-2) vs CSU Fullerton (2-2)
Saturday, September 10 | 2:00 MT
Fullerton, CA | Titan Gym
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3cUL9X9
After wrapping up the Rebel Classic in Las Vegas against some stiff competition, Weber State volleyball will head to Orange County, California for another four-team tournament this weekend.
THE MATCHES
• After going 1-2 in its three matches at the UNLV Rebel Challenge, Weber State heads to Orange County for a four-team tournament against UC Irvine, Gonzaga, and CSU Fullerton.
• The Wildcats are 0-2 all-time against UC Irvine, 6-6 against Gonzaga, and 2-3 against Fullerton.
• Weber State is in the midst of a stretch in which it will play seven consecutive matches away from home - the longest such stretch of the 2022 season.
• The matches against UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton can be seen on ESPN+, there is no word about a broadcast for the match against Gonzaga.
• A link to live stats will be published as it becomes available.
QUICK HITS
• Weber State has won back-to-back Big Sky Conference championships, including the 2020-21 conference tournament. Over that stretch, the Wildcats have gone 41-12 overall and 28-4 in conference play. In 2021, the team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIVC, and in 2020-21 the Wildcats won the first NCAA tournament match in program history.
• Dani Richins was named the 2021 Big Sky Conference MVP, and was named an All-American for the second time in her career.
• The Wildcats hosted the Big Sky Conference tournament for the first time in program history in 2021. They advanced to the championship match for the third consecutive season.
• After having claimed the 2021 Big Sky regular season championship in 2021, Weber State also claimed the right to host the 2022 Big Sky Conference championship.
• The Wildcats were picked No. 2 in the Big Sky preseason polls, receiving two first-place votes.
• Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen is entering his eighth season leading the Wildcats, and brought in Sammi Stuart as his new associate head coach. Matt Kuelpman is returning for his fourth season as an assistant head coach.
• Baylee Bodliy was named to the Rebel Challenge All-Tournament team last weekend. She totaled two service aces, 10.0 blocks, and 25 kills including a career-high 10 kills in the match against St. John's. Bodily currently ranks third in the Big Sky Conference in hitting percentage at .351.
RANKING RICHINS
• Richins' 24 kills against San Jose State tie a career high that she set in 2019 against the Idaho Vandals.
• One of the best Wildcats of all-time, Richins currently ranks in the top ten in Weber State history in career kills per set (3.50), attacks (3,360), service aces (140), and is the most recent addition to WSU's exclusive 1,000-kill club (1,179).
FANTASTIC FRESHMAN
• The Wildcats most recent recruiting class is one of the most highly-touted in school history, and several fantastic freshman are already making big impacts.
• Saane Katoa was named Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week in the opening week of the season. She tallied 19.0 blocks in the Wildcat Invitational - a tournament that Weber State went 3-0 in.
• When the Wildcats have needed a clutch kill, they've turned to true Ashley Gneiting. Gneiting - who has scored crucial set and match-clinching kills several times this season - has led the team in kills in the last two matches, and is hitting .220 thus far in the season.
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