Game 1 | ISU vs SAC – Live Stats | ESPN+ | KISU | Notes
Game 2 | ISU vs PSU – Live Stats | ESPN+ | KISU |Notes
POCATELLO, Idaho – After nearly a month on the road, Idaho State volleyball returns to Reed Gym to open Big Sky conference play with a pair of matches.
First, the Bengals welcome Sacramento State Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7:00 p.m. Then Saturday, Sept. 25 the Bengals face off against Portland State.
All fans who show their ticket stub from the homecoming football game will receive a discount at the ticket booth for $3 dollar admission.
Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ and KISU. LiveStats will also be available for both matches. Links to access the media can be found above.
Bengal Bites
· Dani Devlin is leading the team in attacking with 60 kills on 139 attacks for a .338 hitting %
· Jamie Streit leads the team in Kills per set with an average of 3.10 and is ranked 7th in the conference.
· Sadie Bluth leads the team in total kills with 115 and is tied for 10th in the conference.
· Assist Battle- Aliyah Sopoaga leads the Bengals with221 assists for a .324 assist percentage but Andri Dewey trails just behind with 211 and a .306 percentage. Dewey is currently ranked 8th in the conference standings.
· I Dig it - Asiah Sopoaga is leading the team in digs with 172 and 3.91/set and is 4th in the conference standings.
· Aces Wild - Rachael Driskell is ranked 2nd in the conference in total service aces with 17 averaging .46 per set.
· Block Stars - Dani Devlin and Kaia Rhodes lead the team with 36 and 35 total blocks respectively. both Bengals average over .75 blocks/set.
· Streit is leading the team in points with 3.40 points per set and Sadie Bluth is following just behind at 3.07 points per set.
· The Bengals had their 4th highest attack percentage in a match at UVU this weekend at .206 (48-18-136)
· In a four-set match, the Bengals had their highest Number of kills with 49. and assists with 47
Quick Scout and Series History – Sacramento State
· The Hornets ended non-conference play with a 5-5 record.
· SAC is averaging 10.8 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .161 while allowing 11.9 kills per set from their opponents.
· Defensively, the Hornets are averaging 12.2 digs per set and on the net, they have a 2.49 blocks per set average.
· Tiyanane Kamba-Griffin leads the Hornets in attack percentage with 46 kills on 111 attacks for a .288 percentage.
· Bridgette Smith leads SAC in total kills with 117 kills on 421 attacks.
The Hornets lead the overall series 15-36. In Pocatello the Bengals are 10-16 against Sacramento State. In the previous 10 matches the Bengals are 2-8 against the hornets.
Previous 10 matches.
* 11/10/2016 A L 1-3
* 09/23/2017 A L 0-3
* 11/09/17 H L 2-3
* 10/11/18 A L 0-3
* 11/10/18 H W 3-1
! 11/22/18 N W 3-1
* 10/10/19 H L 2-3
* 11/16/19 A L 0-3
* 01/25/21 A L 0-3
* 01/26/21 A L 0-3
Quick Scout and Series History – Portland State University
· The Portland State Vikings ended non-conference play with a 6-5 record.
· Coming into the match, the Vikings are on a three-game winning streak having just defeated Gonzaga Sept. 19.
· PSU is averaging 12.3 kills per set with a .190 attack percentage. Their opponents are hitting .200 percent.
· Defensively the Vikings average 16.6 digs per set while at the net they are recording two blocks per set.
The Vikings lead the overall series 26-38. At home the series is tied 13-13
In their previous 10 matches, The Vikings lead 6-4 over the Bengals.
09/29/2016 H L 1-3
* 11/12/2016 A L 0-3
* 09/21/2017 A L 0-3
* 11/11/2017 H L 0-3
* 10/13/18 A W 3-2
* 11/08/18 H W 3-0
* 10/12/19 H W 3-2
* 11/16/19 A W 3-2
3/19/21 A L 0-3
3/20/21 A L 0-3
Previous Match Recap – Utah State
Idaho State volleyball fell to Utah State 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19) Saturday afternoon in Logan, Utah.
The Bengals fought for three sets short-handed against the Aggies.
Kennedee Tracy led the team in kills with a eight kills and a .250 attack percentage.
Andri Dewey had three kills on four attempts at setter for the Bengals and finished with 24 assists and a team-high nine digs.
In her first match as a Bengal, Rachael Warren had two kills and a team-high three blocks.
