Cade Coffey recognized in the Sun Belt
Redshirt freshman kicker and punter Cade Coffey earned Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance at South Alabama. Coffey scored a career-high 11 points in Mobile, including seven in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Coffey finished the double overtime win at USA on Saturday with a perfect kicking performance, making all three field goal attempts and hitting the 34-yard to tie the game in regulation and then again making the PAT to send the game into overtime.
This is the first weekly award for Coffey and his first as a Vandal in the 2017 season. It is also the 10th season in a row at least one Vandal has been named to Special Teams Player of the Week.
Bridget Daley earns Big Sky honors
Junior forward Bridget Daley earned Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week last Tuesday for her performances against Memphis and Nevada.
Daley scored twice in Idaho’s big win against Memphis, a top team in the country. She scored once again a few days later against Nevada, giving Idaho the winning goal. She was also recognized by TopDrawerSoccer as a member of the Team of the Week. Daley was among some of the best players in the country on the list, with players from big name programs such as USC, Florida and North Carolina.
Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Junior outside hitter/libero Alycia Wodke was named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Following a strong defensive performance from Wodke, Idaho got off to a 2-0 start in conference play, sweeping both Montana State and Montana last weekend.
The junior ended the weekend with a total of 37 digs in six sets for Idaho, leading her team defensively in both matches. She opened the regular season with 11 digs over Montana State and then matched her season high of 26 digs Saturday against Montana.
Wodke’s performance against the Griz marked the most digs in a three-set match in the conference so far this season. She currently leads the Big Sky with 6.17 digs per set in conference play.
This is Wodke’s first weekly award since transferring to Idaho from the College of Southern Idaho and is the first Vandal to earn the title since 2015.
Tennis star Marianna Petrei represents in California
Junior Marianna Petrei kicked off the fall 2017 season for Idaho in the ITA/Oracle Masters. Petrei, the reigning back-to-back Big Sky Conference MVP, played singles and mixed doubles in the preseason tournament.
The tournament started Sept. 21, with Petrei seeded 15th overall. She lost her first matchup to the no. 17 seed and played the consolation bracket Friday. She advanced to the consolation quarterfinals on Saturday before losing to South Alabama’s Alexandria Stiteler.
Petrei and the Big Sky’s male representative Tim Handel of NAU played mixed doubles. The pair drew the Big 10 matchup in the first round. The duo lost to Ohio State 6-4.