Weber State University Athletics
Wednesday, November 27
Sacramento, Calif.
11:00 AM (MT)
Weber State University
14-14,10-6Big Sky
3
vs
1
#5 Eastern Washington
12-15,8-8Big Sky
1
2
3
4
F
Eastern Wash.
22
25
14
25
1
Weber St.
25
23
25
27
3
Wildcats down Eagles 3-1, advance to the semifinal match
11/27/2024 1:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Weber State will face the winner of today’s match against #1 Northern Colorado and #8 Montana State in the semifinal match tomorrow.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Weber State volleyball took on the Eastern Washington Eagles in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament this Wednesday afternoon defeating the red and black 3-1 and advancing to the semifinal match.Â
SET 1 | A battle from the beginning, the Wildcats and Eagles exchanged points back and forth until two kills by Ashley Gneiting and one by Rose Moore started to separate the two squads 13-9. The Eagles snapped a 3-0 Wildcat run following a timeout however, the Weber State offense stood strong pulling ahead 18-13. Wildcat head coach Jeremiah Larsen called a timeout following a three-point Eastern Washington run allowing his team to recompose. Then one point away from a first set win, an Eagle service error awarded the Wildcats a 25-22 set victory.
SET 2 | Using a 4-0 run early, Weber State pulled ahead of the Eagles 9-6 but Eastern Washington chipped away at the deficit to tie the set 11-11. Back and forth kills between the two teams kept the score close until an Eagle kill and Wildcat error put Eastern Washington up 18-16. The Wildcats returned to the court following a Weber State timeout but were unable to surpass the Eagles lead despite working to trail by one at 24-23 and Eastern Washington evened up the match 25-23.
SET 3 | The Wildcats regained their momentum in the third set with a 9-2 early advantage and the Eagles were pushed to a timeout at 14-7. Weber State continued to dominate and sealed the set 25-14. The Wildcat defense limited the Eagles to a negative hit percentage while the Wildcats hit .400 percent.Â
SET 4 | A slower start to the fourth set, Weber State trailed the Eagles for the majority of the set, unable to get ahead. Battling until the very end and making the Eagles uncomfortable, the Wildcats were down by one at 20-19 and again at 24-23. An Eastern Washington attack error tied the set 24-24 and Weber State used that to their advantage to secure the set 27-25 and the match 3-1.Â
From Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen
"I am happy with the consistent effort of our team. We faced a lot of adversity today but I think we handled it with maturity."
Wildcat Stats
SET 1 | A battle from the beginning, the Wildcats and Eagles exchanged points back and forth until two kills by Ashley Gneiting and one by Rose Moore started to separate the two squads 13-9. The Eagles snapped a 3-0 Wildcat run following a timeout however, the Weber State offense stood strong pulling ahead 18-13. Wildcat head coach Jeremiah Larsen called a timeout following a three-point Eastern Washington run allowing his team to recompose. Then one point away from a first set win, an Eagle service error awarded the Wildcats a 25-22 set victory.
SET 2 | Using a 4-0 run early, Weber State pulled ahead of the Eagles 9-6 but Eastern Washington chipped away at the deficit to tie the set 11-11. Back and forth kills between the two teams kept the score close until an Eagle kill and Wildcat error put Eastern Washington up 18-16. The Wildcats returned to the court following a Weber State timeout but were unable to surpass the Eagles lead despite working to trail by one at 24-23 and Eastern Washington evened up the match 25-23.
SET 3 | The Wildcats regained their momentum in the third set with a 9-2 early advantage and the Eagles were pushed to a timeout at 14-7. Weber State continued to dominate and sealed the set 25-14. The Wildcat defense limited the Eagles to a negative hit percentage while the Wildcats hit .400 percent.Â
SET 4 | A slower start to the fourth set, Weber State trailed the Eagles for the majority of the set, unable to get ahead. Battling until the very end and making the Eagles uncomfortable, the Wildcats were down by one at 20-19 and again at 24-23. An Eastern Washington attack error tied the set 24-24 and Weber State used that to their advantage to secure the set 27-25 and the match 3-1.Â
From Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen
"I am happy with the consistent effort of our team. We faced a lot of adversity today but I think we handled it with maturity."
Wildcat Stats
- Gneiting surpassed her season high 20 kills with 21 kills this afternoon for a .203 hitting percentage. She also recorded 15 digs against the Eagles.
- Moore helped lead the 'Cats to a match victory with 14 kills and 10 digs.
- Saane Munyer had seven kills and seven blocks.Â
- Weber State performed best in the third set, with 12 kills for a .400 hitting percentage and .480 kill percentage.Â
- The Wildcats racked up a total 57 kills, six aces, 82 digs, and 11 total blocks.Â
- After defeating the #5 seeded Eagles, the Wildcats advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament to be played Thursday evening against the winner of today's match up of the Northern Colorado Bears and the Montana State Bobcats.Â
- All Big Sky and home games will be streamed on ESPN+.
- Live stats can be found at WeberStateSports.com.
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Team Stats
EWU
Weber
Kills
57
57
Errors
23
18
Attempts
174
159
Hitting %
.195
.245
Points
69.0
74.0
Assists
55
52
Aces
5
6
Blocks
7
11
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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