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BENGAL OVERVIEW
Idaho State (11-10, 5-5 BSC) is tied at fifth in the conference standings with Montana after falling to Eastern Washington and Portland State last week. The Bengals will split time on the road and at home this week as the team travels to Ogden, Utah to take on Weber State (1-21, 1-9 BSC) at Swenson Gym Thursday, Oct. 27, and then returns to Reed Gym for a non-conference match-up with CSU Bakersfield (6-15) Friday, Oct. 28.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Bengal fans can follow the action through free live stats, live audio and live video at www.isubengals.com. KISU 91.1 FM broadcasts all of ISU's home games and provides a live audio webstream with Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services
Matt Steuart providing play-by-play and color commentary from Kade Vance. All of ISU's home games and Big Sky Conference matches can be seen for free online through Big Sky TV.
LAST WEEK IN BENGAL VOLLEYBALL
Idaho State fell to Eastern Washington in three close sets, Friday, with each set being decided by five points or less. The loss brought the series record to 39-29 in EWU's favor. In the next contest, the Bengals made an exciting rally after losing the first two sets in the Portland State match to take the the third and fourth sets, but fell short in the fifth set 9-15. The loss brought the all-time series between the two schools to 30-16 for the Vikings.
BENGAL STAND-OUT: VAN EVERY
Junior outside hitter and defensive specialist
Breanne Van Every continued to lead the Bengals last week as she recorded her eighth double-double of the season with a game-high 20 kills and 11 digs against the Vikings. She led Idaho State with 21 points. Van Every also led the Bengals against the Eagles with a team-high 10 kills and 10.5 points. Van Every leads the conference in consecutive 10+ kill matches with a streak of nine.
ABOUT THE BENGALS
Idaho State moved into a tie for fifth place in the conference standings with Montana after losses to Eastern Washington and Portland State. Sophomore setter Lori Mendenhall posts the fourth most double-doubles in the Big Sky with nine.
Breanne Van Every holds the second best kill average in the conference with 3.57 kills per set and second most points in conference play having earned 176.5. Sophomore setter Lori Mendenhall averages 9.34 assists per set in conference play for the fourth most in Big Sky action. Libero Kylee Searle posts the fifth best service aces per game in the league with 0.32 and the fifth best digs per set average at 4.84 in the Big Sky. Senior
Vanessa Muir, a middle blocker, leads ISU with 1.11 blocks per set in conference play and is ranked fourth in the conference.
MUIR DOUBLES DOWN
Against Northern Colorado, three Bengals were one dig shy of a double-double performance with
Breanne Van Every recording 22 kills, Lori Mendenhall with 43 assists and
Danielle Downs with 10 kills. However, senior middle blocker
Vanessa Muir earned her first career double-double another way. She had 10 kills and a career-high 10 blocks in ISU's five set win over the Bears.
YOUNG BENGALS STEP-UP FOR ISU AND TOP THE BIG SKY
Lori Mendenhall leads all sophomores with 9.61 assists for the season while Kylee Searle leads all freshman for digs (4.46) and aces (.27) for the season and in Big Sky action (4.84 dps, 0.32 aps). Mendenhall has already recorded 20 double-figure assist matches while Searle has posted a 18 double-figure digs.
TEICHERT CAPTURES 50TH HEAD COACH VICTORY AGAINST 'JACKS
Idaho State Head Coach
Chad Teichert captured his 50th career victory in a four set match at Northern Arizona on Oct. 13 improving his record to 50-54. Teichert began his collegiate coaching career with the Bengals in 2008 and each year ISU has improved. In his first season, he led ISU to a 10-match win season; the first since 2006. In his second season, the Bengals posted a 13-15 season record. Last season, the Bengals finished third in the conference with a 9-7 record, reaching the conference tournament for the first time since 2005 when it was a six-team event. The overall record for the Bengals was 18-13, Teichert's first winning record as a head coach and ISU's first winning record since 2003.
YOUNG SQUAD MAKES MISTAKES BUT STILL EARNS VICTORIES
Of the seven starters, including the libero, Idaho State is starting three freshman and five underclassmen. ISU's lone senior starter
Vanessa Muir is only in her second season with the Bengals. The most experienced player on the court is
Breanne Van Every, who served primarily as a defensive specialist her first two years as a Bengal, is now leading ISU in kills. With all this young, raw talent it's no surprise the Bengals will make errors, but it is outstanding that Idaho State sports a winning 11-10 record for the season and a 5-5 record in conference play. With the idea that errors will happen, the Bengals have only hit above a .250 attack percentage once this season against Georgia State posting a .266 attack percentage. However, Idaho State owns a 10-10 record in matches hitting under a .250 attack percentage this season.
FIELDS STEPS UP PLAY IN CONFERENCE
Freshman outside hitter Alydia Fields posts the second best mark at 2.32 kills per set on the Bengal squad in league action. She has posted all five of her double-figure kill matches in conference play. Against Northern Arizona, Fields posted a match-high 14 kills while maintaining a .344 attack percentage. She holds the best attack percentage for a game on the squad with a .483 hitting percentage against Weber State with a career-high 18 kills.
ABOUT WEBER STATE
Weber State posts an 1-21 record for the season and are 1-9 in league play. The Wildcats look to earn their second win of the season after defeating Northern Arizona 3-0 in Flagstaff earlier this month. Bethany Wray leads WSU with 3.41 kills per set in conference play while Caitlin Penrod leads the assist effort with 7.47 per set.
SERIES INFO AND LAST MEETING WITH THE WILDCATS
Weber State leads the series 39-37 but have lost four straight matches to the Bengals. ISU last defeated the Wildcats 3-1 Sept. 23 at Reed Gym.
ABOUT CSU BAKERSFIELD
CSU Bakersfield posts a 6-15 record for the season. Heleight Haraty leads the Roadrunners with 4.58 kills per set while Lauren Holderman heads up the dig effort with 3.21 digs per set. CSU Bakersfield is currently on a four-game losing streak.
SERIES INFO AND LAST MEETING WITH THE ROADRUNNERS
This will be the fourth meeting between CSU Bakersfield and Idaho State. The Roadrunners lead the series 3-0 after winning the last contest 3-0, Sept. 4, 2008. This will mark the first trip to Pocatello for the Roadrunners.
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