The Vandal volleyball team enter the WAC tournament Nov. 22 as the second seed after defeating Nevada 3-1 in the last regular season match Nov. 12.
The Vandals had to wait for the results of New Mexico State and No. 6 Hawaii Saturday after their match to learn their ranking in the WAC tournament. Hawaii beat the Aggies in straight sets, giving Idaho the second seed and a first-round bye. The Vandals finished the regular season on a five match win streak and have won 10 of the last 12 matches.
Hawaii once again ruled the WAC this season, posting a 14-0 record in WAC play. Last year Hawaii came into the WAC tournament under similar circumstances, but was stunned in the finals by Utah State.
The Vandals won in four sets against Nevada, but it wasn’t an easy victory. Idaho took a close first set and dropped the second. In the third set the Vandals won 25-23 and then clinched it in the fourth set 25-20. The win completes the season sweep of Nevada.
Allison Walker led the team with 20 digs while Alicia Milo contributed 15. The Idaho middles also stepped up as the team finished with a season high 15.5 blocks.
Senior Cassie Hamilton had 18 digs in the match and is now just 24 digs shy of Meghan Brown, who broke the prior record in September 2005, for the most in school history. The Vandals will play their first match of the tournament in Las Vegas. The final will be played Nov. 23 and broadcasted on ESPNU.