The University of Idaho Argonaut

In a 3-1 victory over San Jose State, the Vandal volleyball team showed the Spartans and the die hard Memorial Gym crowd what kind of team they are: supportive, dynamic and fluid.
“(This team) is so easy to play with,” Cassie Hamilton said. “We’re so supportive. Everyone is always rooting for each other, even if you’ve just been
taken out.”

The Vandals worked together like moving parts of a strong machine Saturday night.
Senior Haley Larsen led the offense with 14 kills and added 17 digs. Kelsey Yonker added 21 digs and Sarah Loney was in double figures with 11 digs.
“We did well,” Larsen said. “We executed in the first, second and fourth set, we did what we needed to do.”
San Jose took the third set by four points, where Larsen said the team didn’t execute. The Vandals eventually persevered, ending the fourth set in a 25-15 victory.

“We had some players come in off the bench and really contribute,” Idaho coach Debbie Buchanan said. “We are letting our players battle in practice and we have some talent on our bench, so if we feel someone can come in and contribute, we are happy to get them in.”
 Tonight it worked out well for us.”