MOSCOW, Idaho -- Idaho volleyball (1-22, 0-11 BSC) heads west this week for two conference matches at Portland State (13-9, 6-5 BSC) and Sacramento State (17-8, 10-1 BSC).
The Vandals face Portland State on Thursday at 7 p.m. then visit the first-place Hornets at Sacramento State at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
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Idaho vs. Portland State // Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.
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Idaho vs. Sacramento State // Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
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ABOUT IDAHO
- The Vandals suffered two sweeps last week, hosting Idaho State and Weber State.
- Taryn Vrieling collected a team-best 19 kills over both matches. The sophomore outside hitter leads the team with 168 kills.
- Libero Aine Doty tallied 12 digs and 19 digs versus Idaho State and Weber State last week, both were match-highs. The sophomore stands at first in the conference with 4.57 digs per set.
- Three Vandal freshmen have recorded at least 100 assists, Natalia Wielgus leads the squad with 258, Keelyn Muell at 192, and Lacy Cox has 179. Muell ranks first on the team with 5.33 assists per set.
ABOUT PORTLAND STATE
- The Vikings split their road trip last week with a 3-1 victory at Northern Arizona then fell in straight sets to Northern Colorado in Greeley.
- Outside Hitter Sophia Meyers led the Vikings in both matches last week with 16 kills at NAU and 11 at Northern Colorado. The junior is second in the conference with 3.67 kills per set.
- The Viking defense collects a league-best 15.49 digs per set and is second with 1,255 total digs.
- PSU earns the Big Sky's second most aces (143) and aces per set (1.77). Meyers is the league leader with 39 service aces and 0.48 aces per set.
- The Vikings also rank second in the conference with 982 assists. Setters Ella Hartford and Madison Friebel collectively own 728.
ABOUT SACRAMENTO STATE
- Sacramento State recently earned two straight-set wins at Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona.
- Middle Blocker Kalani Hayes was named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after the Hornets held both of its opponents to a .203 hitting percentage.
- Sacramento State dominates at the net with 237.5 total blocks standing at No. 8 in the nation and first in the conference. Hayes is 16th in the country and first in the Big Sky with 113 blocks, while Tiyanane Kamba-Griffin is second with 101.
- The Hornets hold the league's most digs at 1,352, led by senior Caty Cordano, who has 394 (first in Big Sky).
- The first-place Hornets have won 10 of their last 11 matches.
UP NEXT
The Vandals return to Memorial Gym for their final two home games of the year welcoming Northern Colorado (Nov. 10) and Northern Arizona (Nov. 11) for Senior Day. Idaho will conclude the regular season with a road trip to Eastern Washington on Friday, Nov. 17.
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