Bengals Look to Keep Rolling

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ABOUT THE BENGALS
Idaho State enters the weekend on a seven-match winning streak and undefeated in Big Sky Conference play. The Bengals have won 21 of the last 23 sets. ISU will host Northern Colorado Friday at 7p.m. inside Reed Gym before welcoming North Dakota to Pocatello Saturday at 7 p.m.
 
SCOUTING NORTHERN COLORADO
This will be the 23rd meeting between the Bengals and the Bears.  Northern Colorado leads the overall series 15-7, but ISU has won the last three matches and five of the last six.  ISU defeated UNC twice in the 2013 regular season and then again in the Big Sky Tournament.
 
The Bears enter Friday on a two-match winning streak and a 9-7 record. They are 2-2 in Big Sky play.
 
Northern Colorado is second in the conference with13.39 kills/set.  They have two of the top three players in attack percentage.
 
Outside hitter Kendra Cunningham leads the team in kills with 3.15/set.  Ashley Guthrie is tops in assists with 9.76/set and Audrey Landrey has collected the most digs with 3.37/set.
 
SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA
This will be the 6th meeting between the Bengals and UND.  Idaho State leads the overall series 3-2.  The Bengals lost both matches during the regular season in 2013 but bounced back to beat North Dakota in the Big Sky Tournament.
 
UND enters the weekend as the only other undefeated team in Big Sky play (4-0).  They enter the weekend on a five-match winning streak. They will play Weber State Friday night before traveling to Pocatello.
 
North Dakota leads the conference in blocks (2.74/set) and digs (16.95/set). Freshman Faith Dooley leads the Big Sky with1.42 blocks/set
 
 
TEAM NOTES
-The Bengals have yet to play a five-set match this season. Just one match (Nov. 23, 2013 vs Portland State) in the past 25 has gone the distance (21 straight).
 
- ISU is 14-3 in the first set of matches this season.
 
- The seven-match winning streak is tied for 12th longest in the nation
 
 - The most dominant set win for ISU came in the UVU tournament when the Bengals defeated UC Riverside 25-10.
 
- In the ten wins this season, the Bengals are holding their opponents to a .140 attack percentage
 
- In Big Sky play the Bengals are holding their opponents to a conference best 1.40 attack percentage. They are also tops in service aces with 2.46/set over the first four matches.
 
- Idaho State is 29th in the nation with 1.61 aces per set
 
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
#1 Kylee Sessions
8th in conference with 3.56 digs per set.
Posted double-digits digs in ten matches this season including reaching 20 three times. 
Tied for 1st in Big Sky play with 0.69 aces/set
2014 Season Highs: Kills (1, Oct 2), Digs (21, Oct 4), Aces (3, 3 times), Blocks (0) 
 
#2 Alydia Fields-Grimm
2014 Season Highs: Kills (12, Sept 13), Digs (15, twice), Aces (2,  5 times), Blocks (3, times) 
 
#3Whitney Bartschi-Harrington
Recorded a block in eight consecutive matches
2014 Season Highs: Kills (11, Oct 4), 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 four.
Five double-doubles this year. 
2nd in the Big Sky in Kills (3.31/set)
10th in ISU History in Total Attacks & Total Points
2014 Season Highs: Kills (24, Sept 20), Digs (16, Sept 13), Aces (4, Sept 5), Blocks (5, Oct 2) 

#8 Bailey Bars
2014 Season Highs: Kills (12, Sept 6), Digs (5, twice), Aces (0), Blocks (6, Oct 2) 

#12 Makenzie Filer
Hit over .400 in four of the last six matches.
3rd in the conference in blocks (1.22/set) overall and 1st overall (2.00/set) in Big Sky play.
Tied for 1st in the Big Sky play with 0.69 aces/set.
2014 Season Highs: Kills (16, Oct 2), Digs (3, Oct 4), Aces (4, Sept 27), Blocks (10, Oct 2) 

#13 Hayley Farrer
5th in the conference in assists with 10.29 per set.
Posted a career high in assists against UC Riverside (48).
2014 Season Highs: Kills (9, twice), Digs (13, Oct 2), Aces (4, Sept 5), Blocks (4, Sept 25), Assists (48, Sept 20) 

#14 Amy Sorensen
2014 Season Highs: Kills (8, Aug 29), Digs (14, Sept 13), Aces (4, Aug 30), Blocks (1, twice)