MOSCOW, Idaho -- Vandal Volleyball (1-19, 0-8 BSC) returns home for a weekend match against the Eastern Washington Eagles (8-12, 2-6 BSC) on Saturday, October 21 at Memorial Gym. The action gets underway at 1 p.m.
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Theme: Student Organizations Day
ABOUT IDAHO
- Idaho dropped two of its road matches at Montana (0-3) and Montana State (1-3) last week.
- The Vandal offense began to find their stride at Montana State slashing .252 - the best since their victory over UC Riverside (.352). Taylor Brickey totaled 11 kills at .400% and freshman Aubrey Nielson tallied a match-high and career-high 16 kills.
- Taryn Vrieling continues to steer the Idaho attack leading the team in total kills (149), total points (166), kills per set (2.61), and points per set (2.91).
- Libero Aine Doty anchors the Idaho defense with her league-leading 4.65 digs per set. The sophomore collected 22 digs at Montana last Thursday, her second-highest this season.
- Setter Natalia Wielgus notched a career-high 41 assists versus Montana State last Saturday. The freshman leads the team with 222 on the season.
ABOUT EASTERN WASHINGTON
- The Eagles most recently suffered two road losses at Montana State (1-3) and Montana (1-3) last week.
- Outside Hitter Sage Brustad recorded her 11th double-double of the year versus Montana last Saturday with 12 kills and 13 digs. The senior tops the Big Sky with 270 total kills and 323 points.
- Eastern leads the conference in service aces with 132. Brustad and Kate Hatch collectively own 50 of them, ranking first and fifth in the Big Sky, respectively.
- The Eastern defense is third in the league with 1,055 total digs. Four Eagles have collected at least 100 digs a piece, led by Libero Makenna Collins with 306 digs on the year (second in the Big Sky).
UP NEXT
The Vandals continue their homestand next week welcoming Idaho State on Thursday, Oct. 26 and Weber State on Saturday, Oct. 28.
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