UAlbany Box Score
Omaha Box Score
POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State volleyball split their season opening day with a 3-1 win vs. University at Albany and a 3-0 loss to Nebraska-Omaha on Aug. 30 in Omaha, Nebraska.
UAlbany
The Bengals went four sets vs. University at Albany. They took the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-21, while dropping the third, 26-24, to the Great Danes. Idaho State came back with a strong finish in the fourth set with a 25-13 win. Senior
Haylie Keck led the Bengals with 20 kills, four aces, and a .333 attacking percentage to score a total of 24.5 points for the team. Sophomore
Raegan Steiner followed with 11 kills while junior
Chelsea Vaughan led the team in assists with 35.
Nebraska-Omaha
Idaho State fell to Omaha 3-0 in their second match of the tournament. Senior
Haylie Keck led the team with eight kills followed by senior
Brooke Pehrson who had seven kills and two blocks. Redshirt sophomore
Kaia Rhodes recorded three blocks. Junior
Chelsea Vaughan totaled 24 assists. Sophomore
Mahala Bradburn had 15 digs.
Idaho State continues tournament play tomorrow, Aug. 31, against Abilene Christian at 10 a.m. (MST). Live stats and video will be available and can be accessed
here.
"I liked the way we competed today," Head Coach
Sammi Stuart said. "I think there are some things we need to improve on with regards to our process. Each play, each point, each match is mutually exclusive from the next so you have to be dialed in on the play you're in. It seemed like we got caught up in the cognitive phase of the game instead of just playing simple volleyball. We learned a lot and have a short turn around time. I look forward to competing tomrorow against Abilene Christian and see if we can hone our process a little better."
