2017 Weber State Wildcats women's volleyball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
DivisionSouth
Record6–18 (4–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Jeremiah Larsen (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kayla Morgan (3rd season)
  • David Gannon (3rd season)
Home arenaSwenson 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]

2017 Big Sky Conference volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
North Dakota   40 1.000192 .905
Idaho   31 .75087 .533
Northern Colorado   22 .50098 .529
Eastern Washington   22 .50058 .385
Montana State   13 .25058 .385
Montana   04 .000512 .294
South
Sacramento State   40 1.000137 .650
Portland State   31 .750124 .750
Northern Arizona   22 .500610 .375
Weber State   22 .500412 .250
Idaho State   13 .250413 .235
Southern Utah   04 .000511 .313
Conference champion

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 - Redshirt 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 Rank 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

References

  1. "NORTH DAKOTA HIGHLY FAVORED IN #BIGSKYVB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL". Big Sky Sports. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. "Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site". weberstatesports.com.
  3. "Weber State volleyball announces 2017 schedule". NeuLion. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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