Game 1: ISU vs University of Montana – Live Stats | Watch
Game 2: ISU vs Montana State – Live Stats | Watch
POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State softball hits the road this week, heading north to face the Montana and Montana State as they continue their Big Sky Conference campaign.
Game one against Montana starts Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. The Bengals then head to Bozeman to face off against Montana State Saturday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.
Both games will have livestats available and will be broadcast on ESPN+. Links to the media can be found above or by visiting Isubengals.com
Bengal Bites
· Dani Devlin is leading the team in attacking with 66 kills on 150 attacks for a .347 hitting %
· Jamie Streit leads the team in Kills per set with an average of 2.87
· Sadie Bluth leads the team in total kills with 129
· Reagan Kunz recorded the 600th kill of her career this weekend against Portland State.
· Assist Battle- Andri Dewey leads the team in Assists with 255 total averaging 4.81/set. Aliyah Sopoaga trails just behind with 251 assists and a 4.74 Assist/set average. Both setters have an above. .300 percentage as well.
· Dewey also recorded her 1,500th Career Dig this weekend.
· I Dig it - Asiah Sopoaga is leading the team in digs with 200 and is averaging 3.77/set. She is ranked 5th in digs per set in the conference standings
· Aces Wild - Rachael Driskell is ranked 3rd in the conference in total service aces with 19 averaging .46 per set.
· Block Stars - Kaia Rhodes and Dani Devlin lead the team with 44 and 38 total blocks respectively. Rhodes is averaging .85 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 most for a Bengal squad since Oct. 2017.
Quick Scout and History - Montana
· The Lady Griz are 5-7 on the season and coming off of an 0-2 conference start.
· In UM's 3-0 loss to 1st place Northern Colorado, the Lady Griz took two sets to extra points and only lost the match by a combined 5 points.
· UM is averaging 12.2 kills per set and an an attacking percentage of .224 percent.
· Ellie Scherffius is leading the team offensively, scoring 2.21 kills per set and a conference leading .424 attack percentage.
· Defensively they are led by Senior Defensive Specialist, Sarina Moreno who is averaging 3.91 digs per set
Montana currently leads the overall series 44-36. In Missoula the Bengals are 13-21.
The Bengals won the last meeting between the two teams, a 3-0 sweep at home in January of this year.
The Bengals are 7-3 in the previous 10 matchups.
Previous 10 matches.
* 10/05/2013 H W 3-0
* 11/08/2013 A W 3-2
* 11/13/2014 A W 3-2
* 11/12/2015 H W 3-0
* 10/06/2016 A W 3-1
* 10/05/2017 H W 3-2
* 11/17/18 H L 1-3
1/23/19 H L 1-3
* 01/24/21 H L 2-3
* 01/25/21 H W 3-0
Quick Scout and History – Montana State
· The Bobcats are 5-8 on the season with a 1-1 start to Big Sky Conference play.
· The Bobcats opened Big Sky play with a 3-0 sweep over rival Montana last Thursday.
· MSU is averaging 11.6 kills per set and a .219 attacking percentage. Which ranks them 2nd in the conference.
· MSU is ranked 2nd in the conference in blocks with 2.31 blocks per set and 120 total blocks.
· Hannah Scott leads the team offensively with 2.90 kills per set and 148 kills.
· Libby Christensen and Maci Abshier are neck and neck defensively. Christensen is averaging 2.78 digs per set and Abshier is at 2.76.
The Bengals lead the all-time series 41-37. In Bozeman the Bengals are 17-24.
Previous 10 matches.
* 11/09/2013 A W 3-2
* 9/25/2014 H W 3-0
* 09/24/2015 A W 3-0
* 10/08/2016 A W 3-1
* 10/07/2017 H W 3-2
* 11/15/18 A W 3-0
* 10/19/19 A L 1-3
* 11/21/19 H L 0-3
* 02/21/21 A L 3-2
* 02/22/21 A L 3-2
Previous Match Recap – Portland State
Idaho State volleyball fell 3-1 (25-19 21-25, 16-25, 17-25) to Portland State University Saturday night at Reed Gym.
The Bengals came out the gates hot, taking control of the first set with a .302 attacking percentage and 15 kills. The Bengals won the set 25-19 and looked to continue the momentum into the
The second set went back and forth between the two teams before PSU was able to pull away for the set two win.
The Vikings continued to press in the third and fourth sets, eventually winning both and the match.Jamie Streit had an 11 kill 11 dig double-double for the Bengals.
Asiah Sopoaga also earned a double-double, setting up 16 assists and a team-high 14 digs.
Rachael Driskell also had double-digit digs with 12 in the match.
The two teams were even at the net with 10 blocks each. Sadie Bluth led the team with four total blocks in the match.
