Wildcats go four sets, fall to Eagles

CHENEY, Wash. - Wildcat volleyball fell 3-1 to the Eastern Washington Eagles this afternoon. The loss drops the 'Cats 4-3 in Big Sky play.

SET 1 | Starting the match, Eastern Washington created some separation from Weber State early on, but not before a tough WSU squad tied the set 10-10. The two teams continued to exchange points until a seven-point run by the Wildcats gave them a 19-15 advantage over the Eagles. Keeping that lead for the Wildcats, a Jayda Tupea kill and solo block kept the 'Cats ahead by four. Eastern Washington did not back down and battled to tie the set 22-22 following a Wildcat error. It was set point for the Eagles after a kill by Quincy Moran until a kill by Liana Woodley tied it up again 24-24. Following that, the Weber State volleyball team found momentum collecting two points off a Rose Moore service ace and Eastern Washington error to earn them the set 26-24.

SET 2 | Eastern Washington again opened the set on an immediate run, building a 12-6 lead. Weber State erased the six-point advantage and trailed the Eagles by three. Using a three-point stretch, the Wildcats looked to gain the advantage with the score 24-23 in favor of the Eagles however, following an EWU timeout, the Eagles found the point and secured the set 25-23.

SET 3 | The two sides exchanged points to begin the third set as neither built a multi-point lead in the early stages until Eastern Washington slowly made distance following a couple of runs. The Wildcats rallied late stringing together a few points before an Eagle service ace secured the set 25-16.

SET 4 | Eastern Washington threatened to close out the match with a 14-9 lead. Despite being down by five, the Wildcats countered with two four-point runs taking the advantage from the Eagles 17-15. Eastern Washington answered with a 4-0 run and built upon that to ultimately win the set 25-22 and a match victory.

Woodley had 11 kills for a .524 hitting percentage. Moore led the Wildcats with 13 kills and a .250 hitting percentage she also totaled four service aces.

Both squads were close in comparison, with 48 kills. The WSU squad hit .164 percent while the Eagles hit .162 percent. Weber State struggled throughout the match with 12 service errors.

COMING UP
Weber State faces Sacramento State on Thursday, October 24 at 6 p.m. in the Swenson Gym.

HOW TO FOLLOW
All Big Sky and home games will be streamed via ESPN+. Live stats can be found at WeberStateSports.com. To stay up to date with the Wildcat volleyball team, follow them on Instagram and X. You can purchase tickets here.

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Team Stats

Rose Moore

Ashley Gneiting

Liana Woodley

Saane Munyer

Players Mentioned

Rose Moore

Jayda Tupea

Liana Woodley

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