POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State volleyball took down St. Thomas 3-1 (28-26, 19-25, 25-23, 25-9) in four sets Saturday in San Antonio.
25 points was not enough to decide the first set as the Bengals took down the Tommies 28-26. The Orange and Black hit .222 in the set.
St. Thomas came back in the second set and just edged out the Bengals 25-19.
The Bengals responded in the third taking the set 25-23.
The Orange and Black was not going to let it go to a fifth set. In dominant fashion, the Bengals hit .394 in the fourth set and blew out the Tommies 25-9.
There were 20 ties throughout the game, 12 of which came in the first half.
Jamie Streit led the team in kills with 13 and an attack percentage of .257. Kaia Rhodes came in just behind her with 10 kills and .238.
Danielle Devlin led the team in attack percentage finishing the game at .333 percent.
The two squads tied in the battle at the net with both squads coming away with four blocks each.
Three Bengals finished the game with double-digit digs. Asiah Sopoaga had 20 and was followed closely by her sister Aliyah who had 17. Rachael Driskell had 11.
Driskell also led the team with four service aces.
The Bengals continue their road trip this week when they match up against The Citadel Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 4:00 PM MDT.
