Thursday, September 24
BOZEMAN
7 p.m.
Montana State University
vs
Idaho State
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
Bobcats Ready for Home and Big Sky Opener
9/23/2015 4:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Bobcats will face a daunting task this weekend as it opens up Big Sky Conference play in Shroyer Gym. In its home opener on Thursday night, the Bobcats will face league preseason favorite Idaho State.
BIG SKY CONFERENCE AND BOBCAT HOME-OPENER:
The Bobcats will face a daunting task this weekend as it opens up Big Sky Conference play in Shroyer Gym. In its home opener on Thursday night, the Bobcats will face league preseason favorite Idaho State. The Bengals are 8-6 overall and are coming off a 2-1 performance from last weekend, which saw them up-end Pepperdine 3-1. ISU narrowly missed pulling the biggest upset in the Big Sky to date, dropping a 3-2 decision to No. 9 BYU on Sept. 9. The Cougars defeated the Bengals 15-12 in the fifth set. The University of Montana will play Weber State on Wednesday night, before making the trek down I-90 on Saturday for the annual Brawl of the Wild slated for 7 p.m. The Grizzlies are currently 4-8 overall after going 2-1 at the Denver Invitational, last weekend.
BRAWL OF THE WILD/SHAKE SHROYER:
Saturday's match will be the annual Brawl of the Wild contest against the University of Montana. Sponsored by NorthWestern Energy, Town Pump and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana the match will kickoff a 16-contest series between the two rivals over all sports during the 2015-16 season. Last season, the two teams split its volleyball series, each winning on its opponents' home court. Official hashtags for Saturday's match are BOTW CATgriz #BTG
FAMILIAR FACES:
Saturday's match with Montana will feature first-year head coaches JJ Riley (MSU) and Brian Doyon (UM). The two are very familiar with each other after serving as assistant coaches at the University of Utah for three seasons. Riley led the Utes offense and was in charge of on-court training, while Doyon served as recruiting coordinator. In addition, Bobcat assistant coach Daniel Jones worked with the duo at Utah for 2 1/2 seasons, before moving on to Utah Valley.
THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS:
The Bobcats went 0-2 at the Omni Invitational co-hosted by Air Force and Colorado, last weekend. On Thursday, MSU's rally from a 2-0 deficit came up short as Air Force hung on for a 25-14, 25-14, 23-25, 22-25, 15-13 win over the Bobcats. MSU was paced by freshman Natalie Passeck who had 12 kills. On Friday, Colorado won a hard-fought 25-18, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22 decision over MSU. The Bobcats had four in double-digit kills led by Natalee Godfrey's 15.
The Bobcats will face a daunting task this weekend as it opens up Big Sky Conference play in Shroyer Gym. In its home opener on Thursday night, the Bobcats will face league preseason favorite Idaho State. The Bengals are 8-6 overall and are coming off a 2-1 performance from last weekend, which saw them up-end Pepperdine 3-1. ISU narrowly missed pulling the biggest upset in the Big Sky to date, dropping a 3-2 decision to No. 9 BYU on Sept. 9. The Cougars defeated the Bengals 15-12 in the fifth set. The University of Montana will play Weber State on Wednesday night, before making the trek down I-90 on Saturday for the annual Brawl of the Wild slated for 7 p.m. The Grizzlies are currently 4-8 overall after going 2-1 at the Denver Invitational, last weekend.
BRAWL OF THE WILD/SHAKE SHROYER:
Saturday's match will be the annual Brawl of the Wild contest against the University of Montana. Sponsored by NorthWestern Energy, Town Pump and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana the match will kickoff a 16-contest series between the two rivals over all sports during the 2015-16 season. Last season, the two teams split its volleyball series, each winning on its opponents' home court. Official hashtags for Saturday's match are BOTW CATgriz #BTG
FAMILIAR FACES:
Saturday's match with Montana will feature first-year head coaches JJ Riley (MSU) and Brian Doyon (UM). The two are very familiar with each other after serving as assistant coaches at the University of Utah for three seasons. Riley led the Utes offense and was in charge of on-court training, while Doyon served as recruiting coordinator. In addition, Bobcat assistant coach Daniel Jones worked with the duo at Utah for 2 1/2 seasons, before moving on to Utah Valley.
THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS:
The Bobcats went 0-2 at the Omni Invitational co-hosted by Air Force and Colorado, last weekend. On Thursday, MSU's rally from a 2-0 deficit came up short as Air Force hung on for a 25-14, 25-14, 23-25, 22-25, 15-13 win over the Bobcats. MSU was paced by freshman Natalie Passeck who had 12 kills. On Friday, Colorado won a hard-fought 25-18, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22 decision over MSU. The Bobcats had four in double-digit kills led by Natalee Godfrey's 15.
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