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BENGAL OVERVIEW
Idaho State volleyball is back on the road this weekend after two weeks at Reed Gym to take on Montana and Montana State. The Bengals currently sit fourth in the conference behind North Dakota, Northern Arizona and Portland State. They lost both their meetings with North Dakota and Northern Arizona but have another shot at Portland State on Nov. 23.
The Bengals take on Montana (11-12, 8-6 BSC) on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. The following night, Nov. 9, at 7:30 they face Montana State (5-20, 3-11 BSC).
AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA
The Bengals took Big Sky leading North Dakota to five sets on Friday night in Reed Gym. Idaho State topped North Dakota in the first and third sets while North Dakota took the second, fourth and the 15-9 deciding set.
Idaho State posted a .203 attack percentage compared to North Dakota's .251. They were out-blocked 27-21.
Four Bengals -
Tressa Lyman,
Marissa Todd,
Makenzie Filer and
Sommer Reeder - posted double-figure kills. Another four Bengals -
Kylee Sessions,
Tressa Lyman,
Alydia Fields-Grimm and
Hayley Farrer - posted double-figure digs.
Lori Mendenhall-Lee led the Bengals in assists with 52.
AGAINST NORTHERN COLORADOÂ Â Â
Idaho State swept returning Big Sky Tournament Champion Northern Colorado on Saturday night with scores of 25-21, 32-30 and 25-22.
The Bengals posted a .205 attack percentage compared to the Bears .195. The Bengals out-blocked 15-9.
Marissa Todd and
Tressa Lyman posted double-figure kills.
ABOUT MONTANA
Montana currently sits sixth in the conference with an 8-6 Big Sky record. Last weekend, they split matches, falling to No. 2 Portland State and topping Eastern Washington.
The Griz boast Big Sky leading blocker Brooke Bray. She has posted 111 blocks this season, averaging 1.31 per set. As a team, they rank third in the conference for blocks with an average of 2.59 per set.
At home on Oct. 5, the Bengals swept the Griz. Idaho State posted a .327 attack percentage in that match.
ABOUT MONTANA STATEÂ Â Â
Idaho State faces Montana State on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. In conference play, the Bobcats are 3-11.
Montana State's Kennadie Clute leads the conference in kills with an average of 4.43 per set and in points with an average of 4.90 per set. Their Nicole Baker leads in aces with 35 on the season.
The Bengals swept Montana State on Oct. 4.
LORI MENDENHALL-LEE
Senior
Lori Mendenhall-Lee led the Bengals in assists over the weekend with 52 against North Dakota and 40 against Northern Colorado. She leads the conference in assists with an average 11.08 per set.
Against Southern Utah, Mendenhall-Lee posted 35 assists, six digs and four kills. She had a career night against Northern Arizona with 73 assists, second most in a single game in program history.
Mendenhall-Lee has posted 3,854 assists in her career, fourth best in program history. In 2012, she posted 1,297 assists, eighth-best all-time. She ranks second all-time for her 2012 hitting percentage of .366.
She leads the conference in assist with 997 on the season and an average of 11.08 per set. She ranks 31st in the nation.
TRESSA LYMAN
Sophomore
Tressa Lyman posted a double-double against North Dakota with 14 kills and 13 digs. She posted 15 kills against Northern Colorado.
Lyman ranks second in the conference for kills with 331 on the season and an average of 3.64 per set. She also ranks second for points with an average of 4.16 per set.
CHAD TEICHERT
With 52 career Big Sky wins, Head Coach
Chad Teichert has set the Idaho State record for most Big Sky wins in program history. With 92 career wins, Teichert eyes 100 career wins before the end of the season.
JoAnn Garavaglia holds the record for most career wins with 110 from 1975-1980. The 2012 Bengals rank third all-time for most wins in the single season with 23, the record stands at 31 in 1987.
