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MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: MIKE WALSH/JOE ST. PIERRE • (O): (208) 885-0245 • EMAIL: [email protected]/[email protected] IDAHO VANDALS 2018 IDAHO SCHEDULE/RESULTS Head Coach ............................................ Debbie Buchanan (Southern Cal, ‘96) 2018 Record ................................................8-8 Record at Idaho ..................................................................281-266 (19th season) Big Sky Record ............................................2-2 Career Record ......................................................................................................Same 2018 RPI .....................................................................................................................187 Home ............................................................2-1 Away ............................................................4-4 SACRAMENTO STATE HORNETS MATCH INFO Neutral .........................................................2-3 Head Coach ...............................................Ruben Volta Date/Time (PT) ...................................................... Oct. 4/7 p.m. Conference...........................................................Big Sky Location .............................Moscow, Idaho (Memorial Gym) Streak ............................................................. L2 2018 Record.............................................................. 8-10 Series Record (Last meeting) ..................................3-4 (2017) Big Sky Record ............................................................3-1 Live Stats ............................................GoVandals.com/VBStats August RPI ..................................................................................182 Online Stream .........PlutoTV or GoVandals.com/WatchVB 24 Santa Clara! W, 3-0 25 Grand Canyon! W, 3-2 25 New Mexico! L, 2-3 31 @ Pepperdine^ L, 1-3 September 1 @ CSUN^ W, 3-2 ON TAP 2 vs. North Texas^ W, 3-0 6 @ Hawaii# L, 1-3 MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho volleyball (8-8, 2-2) makes its return to Moscow for the first time in more than a 7 vs. San Diego State# W, 3-1 month, with Sacramento State (8-10, 3-1) coming to Memorial Gym on Thursday night at 7 p.m. 8 vs. Portland# L, 0-3 FOLLOW: Fans can follow along through the links provided on the volleyball schedule page and at the 14 vs. San Francisco$ L, 0-3 top of this article. Thursday’s match will be streamed live on the PlutoTV app. Live stat information can be found on the volleyball schedule page and at the top of this article. 14 vs. UC Riverside$ L, 2-3 15 @ Cal State Fullerton$ W, 3-1 LAST MATCH: The Vandals fell to the Bengals of Idaho State in the ICCU Battle of the Domes. Idaho started strong, winning the first set, but ISU bounced back to take the next three and the match. 18 @ Eastern Washington* W, 3-0 20 @ Northern Colorado* W, 3-0 FIRST RPI OUT: Idaho comes in at No. 187 in the first RPI of the season. Sacramento State is just above the Vandals, checking in at No. 182. Northern Colorado leads the Big Sky at No. 114. 27 @ Weber State* L, 1-3 29 @ Idaho State* L, 1-3 ROAD WARRIORS: Idaho is the lone team in the Big Sky to start the conference schedule with four con- secutive road contests. Overall, the Vandals haven’t played a home match since August 25. October 4 Sacramento State* 7 p.m. BIG SKY EXPECTATIONS: The Vandals were picked by the conference’s coaches to win the Big Sky, taking 6 Portland State* 7 p.m. nine first place votes in the annual poll. 11 @ Montana State* 6 p.m. VANDAL FACTS 13 @ Montana* 2 p.m. 16 Eastern Washington* 7 p.m. EXPERIENCED: Idaho returns nine letterwinners TWO ZERO: Idaho was 14-0 last season when lead- from the 2017 season, including a class of six seniors ing 2-0 19 Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. PRESEASON: Idaho was picked to finish first in the CONSISTENCY: Idaho has finished .500 or better in conference by the Big Sky coaches conference play in 13 of the last 14 seasons, going a 25 Idaho State* 7 p.m. TENURE: Head coach Debbie Buchanan returns for combined 149-95 in WAC/Big West/ Big Sky matches 27 Weber State* 7 p.m. her 19th season. She is the longest tenured coach at since 2003 Idaho, taking over the program in 2000. TOP GUNS: Idaho led the Big Sky in hitting percent- November SEASON OPENERS: The Vandals are 11-8 in season age in 2017 with a .269 mark (21st NCAA) 1 @ Portland State* 7 p.m. openers under Coach Buchanan POSTSEASON: 2017 marked Idaho’s 13th consecu- STRONG START: Idaho jumped out to a 2-0 start 3 @ Sacramento State* 7 p.m. tive conference postseason tournament. The Van- in conference play for the second consecutive 8 Montana* 7 p.m. dals won Big Sky championships in their final four season and the third time under head coach Debbie seasons in the Big Sky, 1992-95, before returning to Buchanan. The previous time for Buchanan came 10 Montana State* 12 p.m. the conference in 2014 in her first season, in 2000. It is the first time in pro- NORTH SPLIT: Idaho split the Big Sky North with gram history that the Vandals began the conference 15 @ Northern Arizona* 6 p.m. North Dakota. It is the second Big Sky North title for season with back-to-back road sweeps. 17 @ Southern Utah* 7 p.m. Idaho since 2014 STREAKING: Idaho won six consecutive matches to ! Idaho Volleybal Classic (Moscow, Idaho) get to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament in ^ Pepperdine/CSUN Challenge (Malibu/Northridge, Calif. ) # Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Challenge (Honolulu, Hawaii) 2017. The last time Idaho had a streak of six or more $ Fullerton Classic (Fullerton, Calif.) wins was in 2012. * Big Sky Conference Match TOURNEY WIN: Idaho’s 3-0 win over Idaho State in Home Matches in BOLD All times Pacific and subject to change the first round of the Big Sky Tournament was its first postseason win since 2015 SWEEP: Idaho had its most sweeps in a season (11) matching its most since recording 13 in 2003 2018 Idaho Volleyball @IdahoVolleyball 2018 QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School) 1 Hopen, Delaney OH 5-7 Jr. Shoreline, Wash. (Shorewood, H.S.) GENERAL INFORMATION Location ..............................Moscow, Idaho 3 Owen, Becca DS 5-5 Fr. Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline H.S.) Founded ................................................. 1889 4 Janzen, Donnée S 5-11 RFr. Surrey, B.C. (Elgin Secondary) Enrollment ..........................................12,072 5 Mathis, Haylee S 5-11 Sr. Strasburg, Ill. (Washington State) President .........................Dr. Chuck Staben 6 Carman, Reece OH/MB 6-4 Sr. Walla Walla, Wash. (Boise State) Nickname ..........................................Vandals 7 Smith, Emily OH 6-1 Fr. Kirkland, Wash. (Tahoma H.S.) Colors .................... Silver and Vandal Gold Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division I 8 Straw, Kaela OH 6-1 Sr. Spokane, Wash. (Freeman H.S.) Conference.........................................Big Sky 9 Rupiper, Paige OH 5-10 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle H.S.) Arena .....................................Memorial Gym 10 Munday, Allison OH 6-0 Fr. Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls H.S.) Capacity ................................................. 1,500 11 Casale, Shannon DS 5-8 So. Hamilton, Mont. (Montana) Interim Director of Athletics....Pete Isakson 12 Wodke, Alycia OH/DS 5-8 Sr. Eugene, Ore. (College of Southern Idaho) Interim SWA. ................ Debbie Buchanan 13 Mills, Rachel OH 6-1 RFr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon H.S.) 14 Ryter, DeVonne MB 6-0 Sr. Sedona, Ariz. (Sedona Red Rock H.S.) VOLLEYBALL STAFF 15 Ball, Nicole MB 6-3 RFr. Folsom, Calif. (Vista Del Lago H.S.) Head Coach ................. Debbie Buchanan 16 Housley, Avery OH 6-0 So. Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon H.S.) Alma Mater .....................Southern Cal, ‘96 17 Warren, Kennedy MB 6-0 Fr. Weatherford, Texas (Peaster H.S. Record at Idaho ..........281-266 (19th season) 18 Swayze, Sam DS 5-7 Fr. Hayden, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene H.S.) Career Record ......................................Same Associate Head Coach ..... Brian Lamppa 20 Sharp, Sarah OH 6-4 Sr. Filer, Idaho (Filer H.S.) Alma Mater ...........Cornerstone Univ., ‘98 Time at Idaho ...................... Eighth season Pronunciations Shannon Casale........................................... CAS-ale Assistant Coach .............. Renee Bordelon Donnèe Janzen..........................DON-eh JAN-sen Alma Mater ........... Washington State, ‘09 Paige Rupiper ......................................... ROO-piper Time at Idaho ......................... First Season DeVonne Ryter ......................Da-Vaughn RYE-ter Kaela Straw ...................................................KAY-luh Alycia Wodke ................AH-lee-SEE-ah WAD-key DEBBIE BUCHANAN Year Overall Conf. Finish 2018 Big Sky Conference Standings (as of 10.2) Preseason BSC Poll 2000 16-13 6-10 6th Big West 2001 11-19 5-13 7th Big West Team (1st-place votes) Pts. SCHOOL CONF. PCT. OVR. PCT. 2002 11-17 7-11 6th (tie) Big West 1. Idaho (9) 99 2003 19-11 10-8 5th (tie) Big West Idaho State 4-0 1.000 10-7 .588 2004 17-13 9-9 6th Big West Weber State 3-1 .750 8-5 .615 2. Northern Arizona (2) 87 2005 16-14 8-8 5th WAC 3. Sacramento State 78 2006 12-18 10-6 3rd WAC Northern Colorado 3-1 .750 7-6 .538 2007 13-17 9-7 5th WAC Sacramento State 3-1 .750 8-10 .444 4. Portland State 71 2008 19-10 11-5 3rd WAC Montana 3-1 .750 6-10 .375 5. Weber State 63 2009 15-15 11-5 3rd WAC 2010 14-15 8-8 4th (tie) WAC Northern Arizona 2-2 .500 10-7 .588 6. Northern Colorado 56 2011 16-12 10-4 2nd WAC Idaho 2-2 .500 8-8 .500 7. Idaho State 52 2012 17-14 13-5 2nd (tie) WAC Montana State 1-3 .250 6-9 .400 2013 19-11 11-5 3rd (tie) WAC 8. Montana State 34 2014 15-14 11-5 4th Big Sky Southern Utah 1-3 .250 2-14 .125 9. Montana 28 2015 14-16 10-6 3rd Big Sky EWU 0-4 .000 8-8 .500 10. Southern Utah 20 2016 11-18 6-10 8th Big Sky Portland State 0-4 .000 1-15 .063 2017 18-11 12-4 3rd Big Sky 11. Eastern Washington 17 2018 8-8 2-2 Total 281-266 168-131 19th season INDIVIDUAL HONORS/AWARDS IDAHO VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION - Kaela Straw (MVP) - Kaela Straw (8.27) 2017 Record..........................................18-11 - Sarah Sharp - DeVonne Ryter (9.3) 2017 Conf.