POCATELLO, Idaho – The Bengal volleyball team is traveling to Tampa, Florida this weekend to participate in the University of South Florida tournament. In this tourney Idaho State will be playing in three matches. The first two are a doubleheader on Friday September 1st and the third is on Saturday September 2nd. The first match is against USF at 11 a.m. MT and the second match is against Mercer at 2:30 p.m. MT. The final match the Bengals will be playing in will be against Florida Gulf Coast University the following morning at 9 a.m. MT. This will be Idaho State's first ever matchup with all 3 of these schools.
How to Follow
ISU at University of South Florida | Friday, Sep. 1 | 11:00 AM
ISU vs Mercer | Friday, Sep. 1 | 2:30 PM
ISU vs Florida Gulf Coast University | Saturday, Sep. 2 | 9:00 AM
Quick Scout – South FloridaQuick Scout – Mercer
Quick Scout – FGCU
Looking Ahead
Following the USF tournament the Bengals will be hosting UC Davis then a 3-team tournament of their own, bringing Utah Valley University and Gonzaga's volleyball teams to Pocatello September 7th - 9th.
Follow the Bengals
Follow along at ISUBengals.com to keep up to date with the team. Fans can also follow the Bengals on social media (Twitter: @IdahoStateVB | Instagram:@Idahostatevb | Facebook:@IdahoStateVB)
- The Bulls are 0-2 this season with loses coming to #11 Florida and #20 Georgia Tech
- The Bulls top scorers are #13 sophomore OH, Buse Hazan, and #22 sophomore OH, Marie Clara Andrade. Hazan leads the team with 27 kills and Andrade has 23
- South Florida's top setter, graduate student Kelsey O'Loughlin, leads the team with 32 assists this season, junior setter Caroline Dykes is second on the team with 25
- Bulls' freshman defensive specialist, Lia Schneider, leads the team with 30 digs
- South Florida's freshman middle blocker, Lauren, Lewis, leads the team with 5 blocks this season
- The Bears are 1-2 this season with a win against Mississippi Valley State
- Mercer's top scorers are #6 OH, Kylee Quigley, and #13 MB, Skyler Bumpers. Quigley leads the team with 31 kills and Bumpers has 24
- Mercer's top setter, sophomore Kiera McCarles, leads the team with 51 assists this season, freshman setter Carley Raleigh is second on the team with 31
- Bears' sophomore defensive specialist and libero, Abby Havrilla, leads the team with 38 digs
- Mercer's junior middle blocker, Skylar Bumpers, leads the team with 9 blocks this season
- The Eagles are 1-2 this season with a win against Ole Miss
- FGCU spreads the scoring out fairly evenly as they have five girls on the team who have 20 or 21 kills on the season
- FGCU's top setter, graduate student Lily Tessier, leads the team with 86 assists this season
- Eagles' freshman defensive specialist and libero, Reese Burry, leads the team with 40 digs
- FGCU will be difficult to score on, currently having two players with 9 blocks each, Juliana Lentz and Ella Chapman, and one player with 10 blocks, Skylar English
