Bears Come Up Short Against Weber State Saturday Night

Saturday, October 17

Ogden, Utah.

6 p.m. MT

University of Northern Colorado

9-10,5-3Big Sky

Weber State

12-6,5-3Big Sky

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Northern Colo.	22	25	16	17	1
Weber St.	25	21	25	25	3

10/17/2026 8:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Elian Soto, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

OGDEN, Utah. - Northern Colorado volleyball wrapped up its road trip Saturday night, falling to Weber State 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 16-25, 17-25) at Swenson Gym. The Bears moved to 9-10 overall and 5-3 in Big Sky Conference play following the conference match up.

Senior outside hitter Alayna Tessena led Northern Colorado with 12 kills and 12 digs. Setter Nerea Alvarez Jorge contributed seven kills while directing the offense with 35 assists. Maddie Rink added eight kills, while Summer Snead finished with six kills and three block assists.

The Bears opened the match with a competitive first set, but Weber State pulled away late to take a 25-22 victory. Northern Colorado responded in the second set, using 14 kills to even the match with a 25-21 win. The Wildcats regained momentum in the third, hitting .407 as they earned a 25-16 victory, before closing out the match with a 25-17 fourth-set win.

Defensively, Leila Ballard led the Bears with 20 digs, while Bella LePore added 13 digs. Jasmine Ogren also recorded 12 digs. Alvarez Jorge finished with eight digs and three service aces, contributing across the stat sheet. Northern Colorado totaled 50 kills and 68 digs in the match.

NOTES ABOUT THE BEARS

Northern Colorado moved to 9-10 overall and 5-3 in Big Sky Conference play.
Alayna Tessena led the Bears with 12 kills and 12 digs, for a double-double.
Nerea Alvarez Jorge recorded 35 assists, seven kills, eight digs and three service aces.
Maddie Rink finished with eight kills.
Leila Ballard led the defensive effort with 20 digs.
Northern Colorado recorded 50 kills and 68 digs as a team.

ON DECK: Northern Colorado returns home to Bank of Colorado Arena for its next Big Sky Conference matchup against Northern Arizona on Thursday, Oct. 22^nd. First serve is set for 6 p.m. MT.

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