Vandals Volleyballers Improve But Can’T Stop Long Beach State

Fri., Oct. 15, 1999

The University of Idaho volleyball team couldn’t keep pace with fifthranked Long Beach State as the 49ers won 15-10, 15-2, 15-4 Thursday before 874 fans in Memorial Gym. Sophomore middle blocker Cheryl Weaver led Long Beach State (14-2, 6-1 Big West) with 17 kills and five blocks to complement her sizzling .654 hitting percentage.

“I think she is the best athlete in Division I volleyball,” third-year Idaho coach Carl Ferreira said. “I don’t know if this gymnasium has seen this caliber of an athlete.”

Idaho (13-7, 4-3) made it interesting in Game 1, trailing just 10-8 after a series of big blocks by Regan Butler and Shalyne Lynch. The Vandals had 12 block assists in the first game.

But Weaver and 6-foot-6 sophomore Tayyiba Haneef (14 kills, five blocks) proved too tough for Idaho, which has now lost three in a row.

“We played way better tonight than the last three matches” Ferreira said. “This team really made excellent progress early in the match.”

Lynch and Heather Kniss led the Vandals with seven kills each.

UI held Long Beach star Brandy Barratt (Gonzaga Prep) to six kills and a .059 hitting percentage.

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