Match 1 ISU vs NAU – Live Stats | Watch
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POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State volleyball continues its Big Sky Campaign this week as they head south to take on NAU and SUU.
Match one begins Thurs., Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. against NAU in Flagstaff. Match two starts Saturday, Oct. 16 at 6:00 p.m. in Cedar City, Utah against SUU.
Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+ and Live Stats will be available for both. Click on the links above to access the media or visit Isubengals.com
Bengal Bites
Dani Devlin is leading the team in attacking with 71 kills on 176 attacks for a .290 hitting %
Jamie Streit leads the team in Kills per set with an average of 2.83
Sadie Bluth leads the team in total kills with 165 Bluth passed the 150 career kills mark this weekend against UNC.
Assist Battle- Andri Dewey leads the team in Assists with 309 total averaging 4.68/set. Aliyah Sopoaga trails immediately behind with 307 assists and a 4.65 Assist/set average. Both setters have an above. .300 percentage as well. I Dig it - Asiah Sopoaga is leading the team in digs with 245 and is averaging 3.71/set. She is ranked 5th in digs per set in the conference standings
Aces Wild - Rachael Driskell is ranked 9th in the conference in total service aces with 19 averaging .40 per set.
Block Stars - Kaia Rhodes and Dani Devlin lead the team with 66 and 49 total blocks respectively. Rhodes is averaging .90 blocks per set and Devlin is at .70 blocks/set.
Streit is leading the team in points with 3.36 points per set and Sadie Bluth is following just behind at 2.97 points per set. The Bengals five-set reverse Sweep against Sac State on Sept. 30 was the first against a conference opponent since the 2017 season.
The 18 total blocks against Sac State set a season high for the Bengals and was the highest for a Bengal squad since Oct. 2017.
The Bengals win at Montana marked the 6th match in a row that the Bengals have won in Missoula.
The Bengals .242 attack Percentage against Northern Colorado was a season high. The Bengals also had a season high 36 kills in three sets against the Bears.
Quick Scout and History – NAU
NAU is 6-9 on the season and 4-2 in Big Sky Conference play.
The Lumberjacks are averaging 11.9 kills per set with a .212 attacking percentage. NAU is holding opponents to a .209 attack percentage.
NAU has strong defense at the net, holding opponents to 1.91 blocks per set, ranking them 2nd in the conference.
The Lumberjacks are led in kills by Taylor Jacobsen who has 181 on the season averaging 3.62 kills/set which ranks her 2nd in the conference. Jacobsen also ranks 2nd in the conference in service aces with .46/set.
The Lumberjacks are coming into Thursday's match off of a 3-0 sweep of Sacramento State and a 3-1 loss at Portland State.
The Bengals lead the all-time series 39-38. In Flagstaff the Bengals are 13-22.
In the previous 10 matches the Bengals are 2-8
* 10/29/2015 H L 0-3
+ 11/21/2015 A L 0-3
* 09/29/2016 A L 3-1
* 11/05/2016 H W 3-2
* 09/28/2017 H L 0-3
* 11/04/17 A L 0-3
* 09/20/2018 A W 3-2
* 10/20/2018 H L 1-3
! 11/23/2018 N L 0-3
10/31/2021 H L 1-3
Quick Scout and History – SUU
The Thunderbirds are 5-13 this season and 1-5 in Big Sky Conference play.
SUU is coming into this weekends match with the Bengals off of 0-3 sweeps at Sac State and Portland State.
The Thunderbirds are averaging 10.2 kills per set with an attack percentage of .133. So far this season opponents have averaged 12.9 kills per set and a percentage of .216.
SUU is strong at the net, averaging 2.31 blocks per set, 3rd highest in the conference.
The Bengals lead the all-time series against the Thunderbirds 15-7. In Cedar City, the Orange and Black have a 7-5 record.
In the previous 10 matches the Bengals are 5-5 with SUU. Five of the previous 10 matches have all gone to five sets.
* 10/01/2016 A W 3-1
* 11/03/2016 H W 3-1
* 09/30/2017 H W 3-0
* 11/02/17 A L 2-3
* 09/22/18 A W 3-0
* 10/18/18 H L 2-3
* 09/26/19 A W 3-0
* 11/02/19 H L 2-3
* 03/06/21 A L 2-3
* 03/07/21 A L 2-3
