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POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State volleyball is set for a pair of weekday Big Sky Conference matches.
First, the Bengals head to Ogden to face the Weber State Wildcats on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. Then the Orange and Black are back home to host the first-place Northern Colorado Bears on Friday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m.
Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats will be available. For Friday's home match, radio commentary will be available through KISU.
Links to the media can be found by clicking above or visiting Isubengals.com
Bengal Bites
· Dani Devlin is leading the team in attacking with 71 kills on 167 attacks for a .317 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 148
· Kaia Rhodes passed the 200 career kills mark this weekend against Montana.
· Assist Battle- Andri Dewey leads the team in assists with 284 total averaging 4.73/set. Aliyah Sopoaga trails immediately behind with 283 assists and a 4.72 Assist/set average. Both setters have an above. .300 percentage as well.
· The Bengal Defense is ranked No. 1 in the conference in opponent hitting percentage, holding opponents to .179 average.
· I Dig it - Asiah Sopoaga is leading the team in digs with 228 and is averaging 3.80/set. She is ranked 3rd in digs per set in the conference standings
· Aces Wild - Rachael Driskell is ranked 5th in the conference in total service aces with 19 averaging .40 per set.
· Block Stars - Kaia Rhodes and Dani Devlin lead the team with 61 and 48 total blocks respectively. Rhodes is averaging .91 blocks per set and Devlin is at .75 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 Thursday 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.
Quick Scout and History – Weber State
This is the 94th meeting between the Bengals and the Wildcats, both charter members of the Big Sky Conference.
WSU is 9-5 on the season and a perfect 4-0 in Big Sky conference play so far this season. The Wildcats are coming off of wins against Montana and Montana State.
WSU is currently ranked 3rd in assists and kills in the conference averaging 11.6 assists/set and 12.49 kills per set.
The Wildcats are currently first in in the conference in service aces, averaging 1.93/set. The two teams are neck and neck in this category with WSU recording 106 service aces and the Bengals just behind with 103 aces.
The wildcats are led in aces by conference-leader Dani Nay who is averaging 0.73 aces/set.
Rylin Adams of the Wildcats leads the conference in kills with 223, averaging 4.05 kills per set.
The Bengals lead the overall series 50-43. In Ogden the Bengals are 20-21 overall.
In the previous 10 meetings between the programs the series is tied 5-5. The Bengals will be looking to break an 0-4 skid against the Wildcats.
* 10/15/2016 H W 3-0
* 10/29/2016 A W 3-0
* 10/14/2017 H W 3-2
* 10/28/2017 A W 3-2
* 10/02/2018 H L 1-3
* 10/30/2018 A W 3-2
* 10/01/2019 H L 2-3
* 11/05/2019 A L 1-3
* 3/13/2021 H L 0-3
* 3/14/2021 H L 0-3
Quick Scout and History – Northern Colorado
The conference leading Northern Colorado Bears are 12-3 on the season with a perfect 4-0 record in the Conference Standings.
The Bears have wins against Power-5 Northwestern and Mountain West member Colorado State this season.
The Bears lead the conference in hitting percentage, averaging .222 on the season. The Bengals lead the conference in hitting percentage defense, holding opponents to .179 on average.
UNC leads the conference in Assists averaging 12.21/set. They are led by Daisy Schultz who leads the conference in assists averaging 9.52/set.
The Bears lead the overall series 21-12. In Pocatello, the Bears have an 11-4 advantage.
In the previous 10 matches the Bengals hold a 6-4 advantage and will be looking to break a four-game skid against the Bears.
* 10/08/2015 A W 3-2
* 10/22/2016 H W 3-2
* 11/17/2016 N W 3-2
* 10/21/2017 A W 3-0
* 10/05/18 H W 3-0
* 11/03/18 A W 3-1
* 10/04/19 H L 3-1
* 11/09/19 A L 3-2
* 02/28/21 H L 0-3
* 03/01/21 H L 0-3
