MOSCOW, Idaho - The Idaho volleyball team continues its three-game homestand welcoming in-state rival Idaho State (6-14, 4-5 BSC) on Thursday and the Weber State Wildcats (14-6, 7-2 BSC) on Saturday.

Thursday's match versus the Bengals is set for 6 p.m. while Saturday's match against Weber State also gets underway at 6 p.m. following the Vandals' home football game. Fans who attend Idaho's football game against Montana State may gain free admission into the volleyball match by showing their football ticket stub at the door. 

HOW TO FOLLOW
Idaho vs. Idaho State // Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: SIDEARM Live Stats
Tickets: GoVandals.com/Tickets
Theme: Blackout the Bengals

Idaho vs. Weber State // Oct. 28 at 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: SIDEARM Live Stats
Tickets: GoVandals.com/Tickets

ABOUT IDAHO

• The Vandals dropped their lone match, 1-3, last Saturday to the Eastern Washington Eagles.
• The Vandal freshmen geared the offense versus Eastern as setter Lacy Cox returned to action for the first time since Sept. 9. Cox led the Vandals with 19 assists while Zuzanna Wieczorek collected a career-high and tied the game-high with 13 kills at a .333 mark.
• Aine Doty enters another week as the league leader in digs per set with 4.56. The sophomore libero gathered 13 digs versus Eastern Washington. Her 292 total digs rank fifth in the Big Sky.
• Renata Lopez Morales leads the Vandals at the net with 49 blocks and 0.68 blocks per set.

ABOUT IDAHO STATE

• The seventh-place Bengals recently collected two wins at home in a three-set sweep over Northern Arizona on Thursday, and a 3-1 victory against Northern Colorado on Saturday.
• Sophomore Marci Richins tied a school-record nine solo blocks versus Northern Colorado on Saturday. The sophomore collects 1.03 blocks per set, standing at seventh in the conference.
• Outside Hitters Sadie Bluth and Jamie Streit lead the Bengal attack with a combined 374 kills. Streit stands at 10th in the Big Sky with 2.98 kills per set and Bluth sits at 13th with 2.63.

ABOUT WEBER STATE

• Weber State split its two home matches last week with just their second conference loss against Northern Colorado on Thursday and a three-set sweep against Northern Arizona on Saturday.
• Weber State stands at fourth in the Big Sky with 959 total kills. Five Wildcats hold over 100 kills, led by former Big Sky Player of the Year, Dani Richins, who has 246.
• The Wildcats are third in the league striking at a .228 mark. Liana Woodley leads the conference hitting .358 while sophomores Saane Katoa and Brielle Rueckert both rank fourth at .312. 
• The Weber State defense holds a league-high 15.57 digs per set and the second most digs with 1,168.
• Junior setter Kate Standifird is first in the conference with 767 assists and 10.23 assists per set.

UP NEXT
The Vandals head west for road games at Portland State (Nov. 2) and Sacramento State (Nov. 4).

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