Broncos Close Regular Season at Home Against Fresno State and San Diego State

Thursday, November 21

Boise, Idaho

7:00 p.m. (MT)

Boise State

Fresno State

Photo by: Fabiana Huffaker

Broncos Close Regular Season at Home Against Fresno State and San Diego State

11/20/2019 12:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Boise State will hold Senior Day ceremony prior to the SDSU match on Saturday.

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

WEEK 13

Match 28: Fresno State at Boise State | Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. (Mountain) | Bronco Gym

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Black Out: $3 admission if you wear black, First 100 fans receive a free orange t-shirt.
Boise Public Schools Drive: Donate a pair of socks, undergarments, or hygiene items for free admission to aid children of the Boise Public School District.
Parking: Lincoln Parking Garage

Match 29: San Diego State at Boise State | Nov. 23 | 2 p.m. (Mountain) | Bronco Gym

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Senior Day
Boise Public Schools Drive: Donate a pair of socks, undergarments, or hygiene items for free admission to aid children of the Boise Public School District.
Parking: Albertsons Stadium lots

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THIS WEEK

● WHAT'S HAPPENING: Boise State (16-11, 8-8 MW) closes the regular season this week when the Broncos host Fresno State and San Diego State.
● THURSDAY: Boise State opens the week with Fresno State (13-15, 6-10 MW) on Thursday at 7 p.m. (Mountain) in Bronco Gym. This is the second meeting of the year between the two with the Broncos winning 3-0 at Fresno on Oct. 26.
● SATURDAY: The Broncos will close the regular season with Senior Day against the San Diego State Aztecs (14-13, 7-9 MW) at 2 p.m. (MT) on Saturday. Boise State won the first meeting at San Diego in five sets.

BOISE STATE NOTES

BOISE STATE'S RECORD
● Boise State enters the final week of the season at 16-11 overall and 8-8 (fourth place) in MW play.
● Boise State's three nonconference losses came against teams ranked in the top-21 at the time of the match: at No. 9 BYU, vs. No. 16 Marquette in Provo, Utah, and at No. 21 Missouri.
● Boise State is 0-5 against top-25 teams this season adding two losses to Colorado State to the three ranked nonconference opponents.
●The Broncos are 5-4 at home.

BRONCOS CLINCH WINNING SEASON
● The Broncos' 16 victories clinched a winning season for the program.
● This marks the sixth-straight winning season for the team and the ninth under head coach Shawn Garus in 11 years.

NATIONALLY RANKED IN BLOCKS
● The Broncos are ranked fourth nationally and second in the Mountain West for blocks per set at 2.94, as well as first in league and fifth nationally for total blocks with 294.0, ranked 11th for a season in program history.

OTHER KEY MW STAT RANKINGS
● Boise State is fourth in MW for digs per set at 14.23.
● They rank fourth in the MW for opponents' hitting percentage at .194.
● The Broncos have held 15 opponents below 20 percent hitting on the year going 12-3 in those contests.
● On the year they are 12-6 when leading in blocks and 13-2 with more digs than the opposition.

WALLEY LEADS THE BRONCOS
● After 27 matches, Janell Walley has played a big part in the Broncos success this season hitting a team-best 36.2 percent ... she has hit 40 percent or better in eight matches to date and above 30 percent in 13.
● She has tallied 249 kills, 23 service aces, four block solos and 70 block assists for 311.0 points on the year.
● Walley is fourth in the MW and 63rd nationally for hitting percentage (.362).
● She has recorded 14 matches on the year in double-figure kills.
● Walley tied her career-high for kills against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 6) with 19 ... then broke it with 23 in the victory over Austin Peay (Sept. 13).
● She has eight double-doubles on the year for a team-high 16 in her career.

DONAHUE ANCHORING THE BLUE WALL
● Last year, Jessica Donahue led the Broncos with 135 blocks to rank 14th in a season all-time at Boise State.
● In 2019 she leads once again with 151 blocks entering the week to rank first in the MW and eighth nationally.
● On the year, she is first in the MW and fourth in NCAA for blocks per set at 1.54.
● In MW play, she has a league-high 107 blocks and leads with 1.73 per set ... she has tallied at least six in 11 of 16 MW matches and has a high of 12 versus Nevada (Oct. 3).
● Her 12 blocks against Nevada (Oct. 3) was a career-high and tied the school record (rally scoring era) for blocks in a match ... has five career matches with double-figure blocks, four with 10 and one with 12.
● Donahue has 18 contests this season with five or more blocks.
● She is ranked seventh in the MW on the year for hitting percentage at .320.

DONAHUE EYEING BLOCK RECORD
● Sophomore Jessica Donahue is having an outstanding season blocking and is eyeing a potential school record for blocks in a season with 151 entering the week, 18 short of tying the record of 169.

WISSINGER ON THE WALL
● Has led the team in blocks seven times on the year.
● She recorded a team and career-high 10 blocks in the loss to 14th-ranked CSU (Oct. 17).
● Wissinger has 92 blocks on the year to ranked second on the team and 59 in MW play.
● She is the second Bronco this year with 10 or more blocks in a match, Donahue has three this year.

OHLINGER SHINING IN DEBUT SEASON
● True freshman Lauren Ohlinger leads the team in kills with 289 for a 2.89 per set average ... she is fourth on the team in digs with 240 (2.4 dps), fifth in blocks with 58 and first in points with 349.0.
● Ohlinger has led the team in points 10 times and in kills on 11 occasions, including seven straight entering the week.
● The freshman has recorded double-digit kills in 13 contests to date, including 10 in conference play.
● She had a career-high 22 kills in the victory at New Mexico (Oct. 3) ... had 21 kills in the home win over UNM (Nov. 9).
● Ohlinger enters the week as one of four Broncos who has recorded a double-double on the season with eight to her name in 2019.

BOSS AT SETTER
● On the year she has 993 assists on the year to rank 16th all-time in program history for a single season ... she is seven short of becoming the 16th Bronco in history to reach the 1,000 assists in a season milestone.
● Boss is third in the MW on the year for assists per set at 9.93 ... in league play she has 595 assists to rank third and averages 9.60 per set to rank fifth.
● The sophomore has 262 digs to rank third on the team ... she averages 2.62 per set, third on team.
● She has 11 matches this season with 40-plus assists.
● The sophomore setter has a team-high 13 double-doubles on the year, all by assists and digs.

HEAD COACH SHAWN GARUS
● Boise State's 3-0 win at Fresno State (Oct. 26) handed coach Garus his 300th career victory.
● Coach Garus entered his 11th season at Boise State and 19th overall coaching just 14 wins shy of 300 career wins at 286
● Garus is 302-262 overall in his 19th year as a collegiate head coach.
● He is currently 194-143 at Boise State in his 11th season.
● At Boise State, Garus is a two-time MW Coach of the Year (2015, 2016), as well as the 2016 AVCA Region Coach of the Year.
● Garus ranks second in total wins in program history, out of 10 coaches all-time.
● At Boise State, he has recorded nine winning seasons overall, including an active streak of six straight (includes 2019).
● His Boise State teams have recorded three seasons (2010, 2015, 2016) with 20-plus wins.

MATCH PREVIEWS

FRESNO STATE PREVIEW
● Boise State opens the week against Fresno State at 7 p.m. (Mountain) on Thursday in Bronco Gym.
● The Broncos won the first meeting of the season in Fresno (Oct. 26) by a 3-0 score.
● Fresno State enters the week in seventh-place in the league standings at 6-10 and 13-15 overall ... they are coming off a win at home against Air Force (3-0), preceded by seven straight losses.
● Fresno State has been hitting 17.5 percent (9th MW) on the year and holding its opponents to 19.7 percent (6th MW).
● The Bulldogs were picked to place sixth out of 11 teams in the MW coaches poll.
● Boise State is 19-20 all-time versus Fresno State and 11-9 in MW matches.

SAN DIEGO STATE PREVIEW
● The Broncos close the regular season on Saturday against San Diego State at 2 p.m. (MT) in Bronco Gym.
● Boise State won the first meeting of the year in five sets at San Diego on Oct. 24.
● SDSU enters the week 14-13 overall and 7-9 in league play ... last week they won a pair of home matches, a 3-0 victory versus Fresno State and 3-1 over Air Force.
● The Aztecs are hitting at 23.7 percent (3rd MW), while holding opponents to 23 percent (10th MW).
● The Broncos are 9-8 all-time against the Aztecs and 9-7 in MW play.
● SDSU was predicted to place eighth in the 2019 MW race out of 11 teams.