2017 Weber State Wildcats volleyball team

2017 Big Sky Conference volleyball standings
	North
	South
	† – Conference champion ; y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament ; As of 2017-09-30; Rankings from AVCA;

Weber State Wildcats women's volleyball
2017 Weber State Wildcats women's volleyball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
	South
2017 record	6–18 (4–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeremiah Larsen (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kayla Morgan (3rd season); David Gannon (3rd season);
Home arena	Swenson Gym

The 2017 Weber State Wildcats volleyball team will represent Weber State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Wildcats are led by third year head coach Jeremiah Larsen and play their home games at Swenson Gym. The Wildcats are members of the Big Sky.

Weber State comes off a season where they finished 5–11 in conference, 14–13 overall, good for fifth place in the South Division and ninth overall in the conference. Coming into 2017 the Wildcats were picked to finish fifth in the South, eighth overall, in the pre-season Big Sky poll.[1]

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 Weber State Wildcats Roster[2]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

1 Jesse Hover - Senior
2 Katelyn Erwin - Sophomore
3 Thamires Cavalcanti - Senior

Setters

4 Bailey Erwin - Junior
6 Ashlyn Power - Freshman
10 Halle Evans - Sophomore

Outside Hitters

5 Andrea Hale - Junior
8 Megan Gneiting - Sophomore
9 Rachel Parson - Freshman
13 Kennedy Reed - Freshman
14 Gracey Tuifua - Junior
15 Amanda Varley - Senior

Middle Blockers

8 Megan Gneiting - Sophomore
11 Hannah Hill-Deyoung - Sophomore
20 Aubrey Saunders - Sophomore

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (Big Sky Record)
8/25 Noon	@ Arizona State	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ (Sun Devil Volleyball Classic)	P12 ASU	L 3–0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–19)	218	0–1
8/26 11:00 a.m.	vs. Boise State	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ (Sun Devil Volleyball Classic)		L 3–1 (25–20, 25–17, 17–25, 25–18)	147	0–2
8/26 3 p.m.	vs. North Dakota State	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ (Sun Devil Volleyball Classic)		L 3–1 (25–19, 25–11, 21–25, 26–24)	147	0–3
8/31 8 p.m.	@ CSUN	Matadome Northridge, CA (Pepperdine-CSUN Challenge)	BigWest.TV	L 3–0 (27–25, 25–15, 25–11)	225	0–4
9/01 5 p.m.	vs. Northeastern	Matadome Northridge, CA (Pepperdine-CSUN Challenge)		W 3–2 (23–25, 25–22, 25–20, 19–25, 15–13)	151	1–4
9/02 1 p.m.	@ Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA (Pepperdine-CSUN Challenge)	TheW.tv	L 3–0 (25–14, 25–15, 25–21)	167	1–5
9/08 11 a.m.	@ UNLV	Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV (UNLV Challenge)	MW Net	L 3–2 (22–25, 25–20, 25–19, 22–25, 15–8)	NA	1–6
9/08 6 p.m.	vs. Louisville	Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV (UNLV Challenge)		L 3–1 (25–14, 23–25, 25–19, 25–21)	NA	1–7
9/09 12:30 p.m.	vs. UC Irvine	Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV (UNLV Challenge)		L 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–20)	NA	1–8
9/12 7 p.m.	Utah State	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235	L 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–16)	436	1–9
9/13 7 p.m.	Utah Valley	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–20, 14–25, 25–23)	478	2–9
9/15 7 p.m.	@ #14 BYU	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 3–0 (25–20, 25–15, 25–22)	4,110	2–10
9/21 8 p.m.	@ Sacramento State*	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV Ch. 233	L 3–1 (25–21, 19–25, 25–22, 25–23)	210	2–11 (0–1)
9/23 8 p.m.	@ Portland State*	Peter Stott Center Portland, OR	Pluto TV Ch. 232	L 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–6)	332	2–12 (0–2)
9/28 7 p.m.	Southern Utah*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–14)	378	3–12 (1–2)
9/30 7 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–16)	469	4–12 (2–2)
10/05 7 p.m.	Montana State*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235
10/07 11:30 a.m.	Montana*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235
10/12 8 p.m.	@ Idaho*	Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID	Pluto TV Ch. 242
10/14 7 p.m.	@ Idaho State*	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV Ch. 243
10/19 7 p.m.	@ Northern Colorado*	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO	Pluto TV Ch. 241
10/21 6 p.m.	@ North Dakota*	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV Ch. 240
10/26 7 p.m.	Eastern Washington*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235
10/28 7 p.m.	Idaho State*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235
11/02 7 p.m.	@ Northern Arizona*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV Ch. 239
11/04 7 p.m.	@ Southern Utah*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236
11/09 7 p.m.	Portland State*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235
11/11 7 p.m.	Sacramento State*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235

[3]

*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the Pluto TV Ch. 235. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

Arizona State: John Engelbert
CSUN: Ryan Osborn
Pepperdine: Al Epstein
UNLV: Wyatt Tomchek & Elli Woinowsky
Utah State: Kylee Young
Utah Valley: Kylee Young
BYU: Spencer Linton & Amy Gant
Sacramento State: No commentary
Portland State: Teri Mariani
Southern Utah: Kylee Young
Northern Arizona: Kylee Young
Montana State: Kylee Young
Montana: Kylee Young
Idaho:
Idaho State:
Northern Colorado:
North Dakota:
Eastern Washington: Kylee Young
Idaho State: Kylee Young
Northern Arizona:
Southern Utah:
Portland State: Kylee Young
Sacramento State: Kylee Young

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References

"NORTH DAKOTA HIGHLY FAVORED IN #BIGSKYVB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL". Big Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
"Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site". weberstatesports.com.
"Weber State volleyball announces 2017 schedule". NeuLion. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

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[1] "NORTH DAKOTA HIGHLY FAVORED IN #BIGSKYVB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL". Big Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

[2] "Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site". weberstatesports.com.

[3] "Weber State volleyball announces 2017 schedule". NeuLion. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

2017 Big Sky Conference volleyball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
North Dakota ‍‍‍	4	–	0	1.000	19	–	2	.905
Idaho ‍‍‍	3	–	1	.750	8	–	7	.533
Northern Colorado ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Eastern Washington ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	5	–	8	.385
Montana State ‍‍‍	1	–	3	.250	5	–	8	.385
Montana ‍‍‍	0	–	4	.000	5	–	12	.294
South
Sacramento State ‍‍‍	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	7	.650
Portland State ‍‍‍	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
Northern Arizona ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	6	–	10	.375
Weber State ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	4	–	12	.250
Idaho State ‍‍‍	1	–	3	.250	4	–	13	.235
Southern Utah ‍‍‍	0	–	4	.000	5	–	11	.313

† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 2017-09-30; Rankings from AVCA