Idaho @ Idaho State	Idaho @ Eastern Washington
Thursday, Oct. 26/ 6 p.m. PT	Saturday, Oct. 28/6 p.m. PT
Pocatello, Idaho/Live Stats/Live Stream	Cheney, Wash./Live Stats/Live Stream

Idaho (12-9, 7-3) heads back out on the road this week with a pair of matches against regional opponents. The Vandals will first go up against Idaho State (9-14, 6-4) in the first meeting of the Battle of the Domes on the volleyball court. Idaho closes the week with a trip to Eastern Washington (6-13, 3-7).

Idaho defeated the Bengals almost a year to the date (Oct. 27) last season, 3-1. Sarah Sharp led the Vandals with 17 kills. Haylee Mathis recorded a double-double (30a/12d) and Kaela Straw recorded 15 kills. 

The Vandals and Eagles met two weeks ago in Moscow. The Vandals won, 3-1, on their Dig for a Cure night. Sharp led the team with 17 kills. Reece Carman totaled 12 kills and Torrin Crawford rounded out the night with 10. Idaho hit .315 percent on the night and totaled eight blocks. 

Quotable: "This does not define us. It takes out being able to host [the Big Sky Tournament] but it does not take away our fighting chance to still win a championship. Now we just have to do it somewhere else. That is ok, as long as we continue to keep growing, working on things and getting better as we go into practice." - head coach Debbie Buchanan. 



Fast Facts
•    The Vandals are 7-3 in conference play for the first time since 2014
•    Ranked 34th in the NCAA with 2.63 blocks/set
•    Ranked 30th in the NCAA with .262  hitting percentage
•    Fourth in the Big Sky with 189 total blocks
•    Idaho has seven sweeps on the season. The Vandals had six combined over the last two seasons
•    2-0 in 5-set matches this season. Played eight 5-set matches in 2016, the most since 2012 (10)
•    The Vandals have not lost a match after winning the first set (10-0)

TOP GUNS: Idaho leads the Big Sky in hitting percentage with a .262 mark (30th NCAA) 
TWO ZERO: Idaho is 9-0 on the season when leading 2-0 
STREAKING: Idaho won five straight matches for the first time since 2015. Idaho's last six-match streak came in 2013
AREA 51: Idaho's 51 kills against Sac State are the sixth most in a three-set conference match this season
SWING AWAY: Idaho's 72 kills against NAU marked a season-high
NET SUCCESS: Idaho is second in the conference with 2.54 blocks per set in Big Sky play, totaling 138 blocks in 35 sets 
DEFENSE: Idaho is fourth the Big Sky with a .208 opponent hitting percentage 
SWEEP: Idaho has its most 3-0 wins in a season (7) since nine in 2014 

About Idaho State: The Bengals have won three of their last four matches. They earned a split last week against UND and UNC. Idaho State picked up a 3-0 win at UNC. Abby Garrity led ISU with 14 kills in the win. Haylie Keck leads the Big Sky and is 28th in the NCAA with 0.44 aces per set. She is also solid on defense, ranking third in the Big Sky with 4.59 digs per set. As a team Idaho State is second in the conference with 1.44 aces per set. All-Time Series: Idaho, 20-19; Last Meeting: W, 3-1

About Eastern Washington: The Eagles have lost their last five matches, earning their last win on Oct. 7 at Northern Arizona. EWU got swept last week by Portland State to open the week. The Eagles put up a fight against top-seeded Sacramento State last Saturday, falling if five sets. Ashley Seiler leads EWU with 4.03 kills per set which lands 47th in the NCAA. Idaho outhit EWU .315 to .211 percent in Idaho's 3-1 win on Oct. 14. All-Time Series: Idaho, 48-31; Last Meeting: W, 3-1

Battle of the Domes: The series, brought to you by Idaho Central Credit Union, will operate on a point system, with the winning institution receiving a donation for its athletic scholarship fund.  The yearly series will include soccer, volleyball and men's and women's basketball.  Football will be added to the mix in 2018-19. Throughout the school year, Bengals and Vandals' fans can visit www.isubengals.com or www.govandals.com to track progress and see point totals. Spearheading the initiative with the athletic departments and Idaho Central Credit Union are Learfield's respective local teams, Bengals Sports Properties and Idaho Vandals Sports Properties. Learfield is the athletics multimedia rightsholder for both universities and manages nearly 130 collegiate properties nationwide. Other Learfield partners hosting rivalry series include Oklahoma/Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series), Iowa/Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Series) and South Dakota/South Dakota State (South Dakota Showdown Series).