Bears Sweep Bengals on Halloween - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Saturday, October 31

Greeley, Colo.

12 p.m. MT

University of Northern Colorado

12-11,8-4Big Sky

Idaho State

15-9,6-5Big Sky

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Idaho St.	20	13	13	0
Northern Colo.	25	25	25	3

Kassidy Schwartz | UNC Athletics

10/31/2026 2:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Elian Soto, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

GREELEY, Colo. - Northern Colorado volleyball continued its strong run in Big Sky Conference play Saturday afternoon, sweeping Idaho State 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-13) at Bank of Colorado Arena. The Bears improved to 12-11 overall and 8-4 in conference play with the straight-set victory.

Alayna Tessena led the Bears offensively with a match-high 15 kills, hitting .444 with just three errors on 27 attempts. Maddie Rink added seven kills while hitting an efficient .545, and Summer Snead and Gillian Walton contributed four kills apiece. Northern Colorado finished the match with 36 kills and a .321 hitting percentage.

The Bears set the tone early in the opening set, hitting .393 with 14 kills to earn a 25-20 win. Northern Colorado carried that momentum into the second set, limiting Idaho State to a negative hitting percentage while taking the frame 25-13. UNC closed out the sweep in the third, recording 12 kills and hitting .348 to secure another 25-13 victory.

Nerea Alvarez Jorge paced the offense with 29 assists while adding two kills, three digs and a block assist. Bella LePore led the defensive effort with 13 digs, while Leila Ballard added eight digs. The Bears also received a strong serving performance, recording eight service aces compared to Idaho State's two.

NOTES ABOUT THE BEARS

Northern Colorado improves to 12-11 overall and 8-4 in Big Sky Conference play.
Alayna Tessena led all players with 15 kills while hitting .444.
Maddie Rink finished with seven kills on 11 attempts, hitting .545.
Nerea Alvarez Jorge recorded 29 assists to lead the Bears' offense.
Bella LePore paced the defense with 13 digs.
UNC hit .321 as a team and held Idaho State to a .061 hitting percentage.
The Bears recorded eight service aces in the three-set victory.

ON DECK: The Bears continue Big Sky Conference play next week as the team travels to Moscow, Idaho to face Idaho on Thursday evening before heading to Cheney to take on Eastern Washing Friday night.

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