Volleyball Heads South for Important Conference Matches

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ABOUT THE BENGALS
Idaho State enters the week with the top record in the Big Sky Conference after sweeping Eastern Washington and Idaho this past week. The Bengals will take on Northern Arizona on Thursday before traveling to Cedar City to play Southern Utah on Saturday.

SCOUTING NORTHERN ARIZONA
This will be the 65th meeting between the Bengals and the Lumberjacks.  ISU leads the series 35-29 including a 3-1 victory earlier this season.

NAU is undefeated at home this season (7-0). The Jacks lead the Big Sky in Hitting Percentage (.258), Opponent Hitting Percentage (.147), Assists (12.67/set), Kills (13.47/set), and Blocks (2.75/set)

TV INFORMATION FOR MATCH VS NAU
FOX Sports Arizona will air on tape delay on Friday, October 31 at 4:30pm
 
FOX College Sports Pacific will air on tape delay on Saturday, November 1 at 3am.

SCOUTING SOUTHERN UTAH
This will be the 9th meeting between the Bengals and the Thunderbirds. Idaho State leads the overall series 6-2 including six straight.  ISU defeated SUU 3-1 earlier this season.

The T-Birds have lost six of their last eight matches

Their roster includes two players from Southeast Idaho in Katie Elgan (Highland) and Ann Clappier (Century).

TEAM NOTES
- ISU is 19-4 in the first set of matches this season.

- 10 of the 15 wins this season have been 3-0 sweeps

- Idaho State is undefeated (11-0) when they have an attack percentage over .198

- In the 15 wins this season, the Bengals are holding their opponents to a .135 attack percentage including a season best 0.44 vs Idaho.

-The Bengals have won five straight and 12 of the last 13 matches

- 21st in the nation in aces with 1.62/set

 - The most dominant set win for ISU came when the Bengals defeated UC Riverside 25-10.

PLAYER NOTES

#1 Kylee Sessions
9th in conference with 3.49 digs per set.
Posted double-digits digs in every match but five including reaching 20 five times.  
2014 Season Highs: Kills (1, Oct 2), Digs (24, Oct 18), Aces (3, 3 times), Blocks (0)


#2 Alydia Fields-Grimm
2014 Season Highs: Kills (12, Sept 13), Digs (15, 3 times, Aces (2,  6 times), Blocks (3, times)


#3 Whitney Bartschi-Harrington
Hit a season-high .692 vs Idaho. Zero errors and nine kills.
Attack Percentage over .300 in five of the last seven matches
2014 Season Highs: Kills (12, Oct 11), Digs (2, four times), Aces (1, twice), Blocks (6, Sept 19)


#6 Tressa Lyman
Reached the 1,000 career kills mark October 2nd at Sacramento State.  She is the 11th Bengal since 1984 to achieve the milestone.  
Double figure kills in every match this season but five.
Eight double-doubles this year
2nd in the Big Sky in Kills (3.30/set)
10th in ISU History in Total Attacks & Total Points
2014 Season Highs: Kills (25, Sept 20), Digs (17, Oct 11), Aces (4, Sept 5), Blocks (5, Oct 2)

#8 Bailey Bars
Eight or more kills in each of the last four matches
2014 Season Highs: Kills (12, twice), Digs (5, twice), Aces (0), Blocks (6, Oct 2)

#12 Makenzie Filer
36th in the NCAA in blocks per set
2nd in the conference in blocks (1.32/set)
1st in the Big Sky with 0.49 aces/set in conference play.
2014 Season Highs: Kills (16, Oct 2), Digs (3, Twice), Aces (4, Sept 27), Blocks (10, Oct 2)

#13 Hayley Farrer
5th in the conference in assists with 10.22 per set.
Posted a career high in assists against Northern Arizona (51).
2014 Season Highs: Kills (9, twice), Digs (15, Oct 10), Aces (4, Sept 5), Blocks (4, Sept 25), Assists (51, Oct 18)

#14 Amy Sorensen
Eight or more kills in four consecutive matches
2014 Season Highs: Kills (9, Twice), Digs (14, Twice), Aces (4, Aug 30), Blocks (3, Oct 25)