POCATELLO, Idaho - The Idaho State Bengals defeated the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks 3-2(25-21, 17-25, 30-28, 23-25, 15-9) Saturday night in Reed Gym.
The Bengals dropped the first set against the Nighthawks 25-21. Not giving up , the Bengals came back and won set 2 decisively 25-17. In set 2 the Bengals out hit NNU .290 to .200 with two Bengals scoring four kills apiece.
Set 3 required extra points to be decided. After trading points back and forth seven times, the Bengals clawed out a 30-28 set victory. The Bengals hit .211 in the set and were led by Tracy Kennedee's eight kills.
The Bengals dropped a close Set 4, 25-23, but still out hit the Nighthawks .190 to .143.
In the 5th set the Bengals hit the ground running and didn't look back. The Bengals hit .444 on nine-of-18 total attacks. The Bengals won the set, 15-9 and the match 3-2.
On the match, the Bengals outhit the Nighthawks, .220 to .190. Kennedee led the Bengals with 25 kills on 58 total attacks to hit .345 on the night. Two other Bengals recorded double-digit kills, Raegan Kunz had 13 and Danielle Devlin had 11.
The Bengals out dug the Nighthawks 83-81. Five Bengals recorded double-digit digs. Kennedee led the team with 20 digs, she was followed by Andri Dewey with 15. Mahala Bradburn had 14 on the night. Kunz also had 13 and Rachael Driskell had 12.
The Bengals are back in action Saturday, Feb. 20 in Bozeman as they take on Big Sky foe Montana State.
Follow the action at Isubengals.com for news and updates on the program as they come in.
