MATCH NOTES: Idaho State, Weber State

• Northern Colorado comes home to finish out its home schedule after struggling a bit on the road in the past week.

• The Bears are in third place in the Big Sky Conference heading into their final three conference matches. They are one-and-a-half matches back of league-leading Portland State (11-3) and just half a match back of second-place Eastern Washington.

• The Eagles and the Vikings both play each other on Saturday, Nov. 15, so plenty is still to be decided in the race to the conference’s top spot.

• Northern Colorado’s matches this week, against Idaho State and Weber State, will both be available for viewing at BigSkyTV.org.

• Idaho State enters Thursday’s match with Northern Colorado winners of four straight matches.

• The Bears have already clinched a spot in the Big Sky Conference tournament, along with Portland State and Eastern Washington. The conference tournament is set for Nov. 28 and 29 in Portland, Oregon.