Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, September 13
Cape Girardeau, MO
11:00 AM (MT)
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Wildcats defeat Hawkeyes in five sets, wrap up weekend 3-0
9/13/2025 2:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Weber State earned its first-ever series win over Iowa.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - Weber State defeated Iowa in five sets to close out the SEMO Invitational. The Wildcats won the tournament, going 3-0 on the weekend as they also defeated Murray State and SEMO.Â
In a closely contested first set, the Wildcats and Hawkeyes traded points until Weber State gained a 21-18 edge. Iowa answered with three straight points to close the gap, but the Wildcats held on, sealing the set 25-23 on an Ashley Gneiting kill. Iowa started to pull away in the second set following a 5-0 run to give the Hawkeyes a three-point lead. Despite the Wildcats efforts, the 'Cats dropped their first set of the SEMO Invitational as Iowa maintained the lead to win the set 25-21 and tie the match 1-1.Â
An 11-0 run to open the third set put Weber State in control at 22-11, with three of those points coming off of Morgan Pratt service aces. Unable to recover from the deficit, the Wildcats earned a 2-1 advantage in the match with a 25-16 set victory.Â
Iowa took the fourth set 25-22 and pushed the match to a fifth. The Wildcats then used a 4-0 run to boost themselves to a 7-2 lead. Using that to their advantage, the Wildcats went on to win their first series match against Iowa 3-2 after a 15-9 fifth set win.Â
From Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen:
"A huge step forward in our development of a volleyball team. Beating quality teams like SEMO and Iowa will help us as we head into a huge weekend against the Utah teams."
Wildcat Stats
In a closely contested first set, the Wildcats and Hawkeyes traded points until Weber State gained a 21-18 edge. Iowa answered with three straight points to close the gap, but the Wildcats held on, sealing the set 25-23 on an Ashley Gneiting kill. Iowa started to pull away in the second set following a 5-0 run to give the Hawkeyes a three-point lead. Despite the Wildcats efforts, the 'Cats dropped their first set of the SEMO Invitational as Iowa maintained the lead to win the set 25-21 and tie the match 1-1.Â
An 11-0 run to open the third set put Weber State in control at 22-11, with three of those points coming off of Morgan Pratt service aces. Unable to recover from the deficit, the Wildcats earned a 2-1 advantage in the match with a 25-16 set victory.Â
Iowa took the fourth set 25-22 and pushed the match to a fifth. The Wildcats then used a 4-0 run to boost themselves to a 7-2 lead. Using that to their advantage, the Wildcats went on to win their first series match against Iowa 3-2 after a 15-9 fifth set win.Â
From Head Coach Jeremiah Larsen:
"A huge step forward in our development of a volleyball team. Beating quality teams like SEMO and Iowa will help us as we head into a huge weekend against the Utah teams."
Wildcat Stats
- Rose Moore | 18 K, .500 H%
- Kaylie Ray | 13 K, .226 H%
- Ashley Gneiting | 11 K, .050 H%
- Saane Munyer | 11 K, .667 H%, 5 TB
- Brielle Rueckert | 9 K, .818 H%Â
- Weber State's overall record is 8-1.Â
- Weber State will face in-state opponents, BYU (Sept. 16), Utah Valley (Sept. 18) and Utah State (Sept. 20).Â
- Big Sky play will begin on September 24 in Swenson Gym against Northern Colorado.Â
- All home and Big Sky games will be streamed on ESPN+.Â
- To stay up to date with the volleyball team, follow them @weberstatevb.
- The Weber State Athletics mobile app allows fans to find results, schedules, rosters, and news quickly. Available for iPhone and Android users, search "Weber State Wildcats" and download the app today.Â
Team Stats
Weber
Iowa
Kills
64
54
Errors
18
24
Attempts
135
124
Hitting %
.341
.242
Points
88.0
74.0
Assists
61
52
Aces
13
10
Blocks
11
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
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