Sept. 17, 2009
Final Stats
Northern Arizona Box Score 
Flagstaff, AZ--Idaho State (5-5, 1-0 BSC) began the Big Sky Conference season strong as they posted a 3-1 victory over Northern Arizona (3-7, 0-1 BSC) on the road to end a four-game losing streak. Two Bengals posted double-doubles with senior Emily Waldron leading as she recorded 17 kills and 13 digs followed by sophomore Jaclyn Hone with 12 kills and 10 digs. Waldron posts her fourth double-double of the season.
ISU's win over Northern Arizona was the Bengals first since 2006 ending an NAU five-match win streak. Three Bengals posted double-figures in kills while four Bengals posted double-figures in digs, the most this season. Last season the Bengals produced only one victory on the road in during the conference season.
"It's good to get a win on the road and start off with a win in conference play," said head coach Chad Tiechert. "Overall we played pretty well, we had some serving errors, but we did a lot of good things and passed/served pretty well and Karissa (Legaux) set a good match."
Sophomore setter Karissa Legaux posted a match-high 51 assists, placing her just one assist shy of matching her career-high of 52, which she posted against Northern Arizona on the road last season.
Even with a triple-double from Lumberjack Kelli Dallmann who posted 14 kills, 17 assists and 14 digs, the Bengals prevailed as they held Northern Arizona to a .073 attack percentage for the match. Dallmann's triple-double is the first of the season against the Bengals. Lauren Campbell led NAU with 15 kills. Lumberjack libero Anna Gott posted a match-high 21 digs.
"Overall she played well," said Teichert of outside hitter Waldron. "She had a good hitting percentage tonight. Britta connected with the ball really well tonight too."
Junior Britta Bartschi-Rhodehouse joined Waldron and Hone in double-figures for kills with 14, a season-high for the middle-blocker. Four Bengals posted double-figures in digs with libero Paige Palmer tying the Bengal high of 19 and freshman Breanne Van Every posting 12 digs, a career high.
Idaho State started slow as they were down for much of the first set. The Bengals struggled on serve and serve receive, but settled down to gain momentum as they overcame NAU 26-24 to capture the first set of conference play. ISU posted five service errors in the first set alone and 13 for the match.
The Bengals took its largest lead of the second set with a five-point difference at 10-5. ISU swung freely throughout the set and continued to over-power the Lumberjacks sailing to a 25-21 victory in the second as they hit a .333 attack percentage, the match-high. Lumberjack Lexi Sullivan left the court in the second set at 13-12 when she fell during an attack. Sullivan, who leads NAU averaging 3.46 kills per set did not return to the floor. She posted five kills and a dig before leaving the match.
Idaho State held a lead in the third set but was overcome 27-25 as the Lumberjacks won several long rallies which ensued late in the set. The Bengals came out focused in the fourth set quickly posting a 14-7 lead. The Lumberjacks fought hard to come within a point of ISU at 18-17, but ISU would finish strong.
"Overall we were balanced offensively and defensively," said Teichert. "All the girls did good things, hopefully we can continue."
The Bengals will play Northern Colorado in Greeley at the Butler Hancock Sports Pavilion in their final road match of an 11-match road swing on September 19 at 7 p.m.
