Bobcat Spikers Host Home Season Finale`
11/13/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
This Week in Bobcat Volleyball:
Friday, Nov. 14 Sacramento State at Montana State, 7 pm
Shroyer Gym, Bozeman, Mont., (1800)
live stats www.msubobcats.com
Web Video Streaming: www.bigskytv.org
Senior Night:
The Montana State volleyball team will honor its two seniors with a post-match ceremony on Friday night when it hosts Sacramento State. The Bobcats will bid a fond farewell to seniors Kaytlin Van Burger and Laura Viren.
Up Next:
The Montana State volleyball team will host Sacramento State, Friday night in Shroyer Gym, in its final home contest of the 2008 campaign. The Bobcats are 3-20 overall and 0-13 in Big Sky Conference action. MSU will look to break a couple of streaks on Friday night, including a 16-match losing streak; a 33-match Big Sky Conference losing stretch and a 10-match consecutive losing streak to the Hornets. Leading Montana State this season has been senior Kaytlin Van Burger, who is hitting a team best .165 from the field, while adding 1.90 kills and .74 blocks per set. Sacramento State is 8-20 overall and 6-6 in Big Sky play. The Hornets are under the direction of first-year head coach Ruben Volta, who took over for legendary coach Debby Colberg. Sac is paced by Desiree Hoyum at 2.82 kps.
The Week That Was:
The Montana State volleyball team dropped its only match of the weekend in a 25-20, 25-22, 25-16 decision to Montana on Friday night. For the match, the Bobcats had their best hitting performance since defeating Akron on Sept. 6 with a .182 attack mark. Leading the way for Montana State were middle blockers Kyla Hendry and Kaytlin Van Burger, who combined to record 16 kills, an impressive .417 hitting percentage and four blocks. Individually, junior outside hitter Nicole Grypiuk paced MSU with a match-high 12 kills, while hitting .296 from the floor. Setter Taylor Faught dished out 30 assists (10 aps) and added five digs. Defensively, the Bobcats were paced by Meghan Albsiton and Laura Viren with 16 and 10 digs, respectively.
The Scouting Report:
The Sacramento State volleyball team is 8-20 overall and 6-6 in Big Sky action. The Hornets are battling for a spot in the league’s postseason tournament, after winning the conference crown the past 11 years under Hall of Fame coach Debby Colberg. Colberg’s replacement, long-time assistant Ruben Volta, saw the Hornets endure a 12-match losing streak earlier this fall. However, Sacramento State has gone 6-6 since that time, which has included three 3-2 losses. The Hornets defeated the Bobcats 25-21, 25-20, 25-15 on Oct. 11 in Sacramento. On the season, the Hornets have been led by Desiree Hoyum, who is averaging 2.82 kills and 2.73 digs per set. Senior setter Rose Burke is dishing out 9.15 assists per set.
‘Cat Chat:
Senior Laura Viren broke into MSU’s all-time career digs list at No. 10 with 853 saves, surpassing Jenny Ohnsorg’s (1992-95) mark of 840 digs. Viren now has her sights set on the No. 9 spot currently held by Brooke Olsen (1996-99) with 863 saves ...Kyla Hendry is ranked sixth in the Big Sky Conference averaging .90 blocks...Taylor Faught is listed seventh in assists per game at 8.68. Against Montana, Faught, a Billings West graduate, averaged 10 assists per set, well above her season average...Libero Meghan Albiston ranks 9th in the Big Sky in digs, averaging 3.74 per set. Just a sophomore, Albiston is only 169 saves from MSU’s top ten.
Stand Up and Cheer:
Despite its 1-27 overall record and 0-12 home slate last fall, the Bobcats averaged 840 fans per game, which was the best in the Big Sky Conference. MSU drew a season-best 1,287 for the annual ‘Cat-Griz match. This year, MSU is averaging 878 fans per match, which ranks 43rd in the nation.
Player of the Week:
For the second consecutive week, junior Kyla Hendry has been named Montana State Player of the Week. Hendry posted nine kills, a .421 attack mark and two blocks in MSU’s 3-0 loss to Montana, last Friday. Hendry has had 15 matches this season in which her hitting percentage was above the team attack mark.
Stat of the Week:
The ‘Cats had a season-high 1,417 fans for its ‘Shake Shroyer’ night against Montana on Friday.
Fpr this week's complete release, click on the 'PDF Version Available' link at the top of this page.
Friday, Nov. 14 Sacramento State at Montana State, 7 pm
Shroyer Gym, Bozeman, Mont., (1800)
live stats www.msubobcats.com
Web Video Streaming: www.bigskytv.org
Senior Night:
The Montana State volleyball team will honor its two seniors with a post-match ceremony on Friday night when it hosts Sacramento State. The Bobcats will bid a fond farewell to seniors Kaytlin Van Burger and Laura Viren.
Up Next:
The Montana State volleyball team will host Sacramento State, Friday night in Shroyer Gym, in its final home contest of the 2008 campaign. The Bobcats are 3-20 overall and 0-13 in Big Sky Conference action. MSU will look to break a couple of streaks on Friday night, including a 16-match losing streak; a 33-match Big Sky Conference losing stretch and a 10-match consecutive losing streak to the Hornets. Leading Montana State this season has been senior Kaytlin Van Burger, who is hitting a team best .165 from the field, while adding 1.90 kills and .74 blocks per set. Sacramento State is 8-20 overall and 6-6 in Big Sky play. The Hornets are under the direction of first-year head coach Ruben Volta, who took over for legendary coach Debby Colberg. Sac is paced by Desiree Hoyum at 2.82 kps.
The Week That Was:
The Montana State volleyball team dropped its only match of the weekend in a 25-20, 25-22, 25-16 decision to Montana on Friday night. For the match, the Bobcats had their best hitting performance since defeating Akron on Sept. 6 with a .182 attack mark. Leading the way for Montana State were middle blockers Kyla Hendry and Kaytlin Van Burger, who combined to record 16 kills, an impressive .417 hitting percentage and four blocks. Individually, junior outside hitter Nicole Grypiuk paced MSU with a match-high 12 kills, while hitting .296 from the floor. Setter Taylor Faught dished out 30 assists (10 aps) and added five digs. Defensively, the Bobcats were paced by Meghan Albsiton and Laura Viren with 16 and 10 digs, respectively.
The Scouting Report:
The Sacramento State volleyball team is 8-20 overall and 6-6 in Big Sky action. The Hornets are battling for a spot in the league’s postseason tournament, after winning the conference crown the past 11 years under Hall of Fame coach Debby Colberg. Colberg’s replacement, long-time assistant Ruben Volta, saw the Hornets endure a 12-match losing streak earlier this fall. However, Sacramento State has gone 6-6 since that time, which has included three 3-2 losses. The Hornets defeated the Bobcats 25-21, 25-20, 25-15 on Oct. 11 in Sacramento. On the season, the Hornets have been led by Desiree Hoyum, who is averaging 2.82 kills and 2.73 digs per set. Senior setter Rose Burke is dishing out 9.15 assists per set.
‘Cat Chat:
Senior Laura Viren broke into MSU’s all-time career digs list at No. 10 with 853 saves, surpassing Jenny Ohnsorg’s (1992-95) mark of 840 digs. Viren now has her sights set on the No. 9 spot currently held by Brooke Olsen (1996-99) with 863 saves ...Kyla Hendry is ranked sixth in the Big Sky Conference averaging .90 blocks...Taylor Faught is listed seventh in assists per game at 8.68. Against Montana, Faught, a Billings West graduate, averaged 10 assists per set, well above her season average...Libero Meghan Albiston ranks 9th in the Big Sky in digs, averaging 3.74 per set. Just a sophomore, Albiston is only 169 saves from MSU’s top ten.
Stand Up and Cheer:
Despite its 1-27 overall record and 0-12 home slate last fall, the Bobcats averaged 840 fans per game, which was the best in the Big Sky Conference. MSU drew a season-best 1,287 for the annual ‘Cat-Griz match. This year, MSU is averaging 878 fans per match, which ranks 43rd in the nation.
Player of the Week:
For the second consecutive week, junior Kyla Hendry has been named Montana State Player of the Week. Hendry posted nine kills, a .421 attack mark and two blocks in MSU’s 3-0 loss to Montana, last Friday. Hendry has had 15 matches this season in which her hitting percentage was above the team attack mark.
Stat of the Week:
The ‘Cats had a season-high 1,417 fans for its ‘Shake Shroyer’ night against Montana on Friday.
Fpr this week's complete release, click on the 'PDF Version Available' link at the top of this page.
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