Broncos Down Oregon and Portland on Opening Day of Pacific Northwest Invite, Will Face Washington for Title

Saturday, March 9

Portland, Ore.

1 p.m. (MT)

Boise State

Oregon

Broncos Down Oregon and Portland on Opening Day of Pacific Northwest Invite, Will Face Washington for Title

3/9/2019 10:14:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Janell Walley and Kendra Bodine won two matches Saturday to remain undefeated on the season as Boise State rolled to a pair of 4-1 victories over Oregon and Portland on the opening day of the Pacific Northwest Invitational in Vancouver, Wash. Walley and Bodine went three sets to win at No. 2 pair versus Oregon, then moved up to No. 1 pair against Portland where they cruised to victory to move to 5-0 on the year.

"I'm extremely happy with the way the team played today, especially after traveling to Vancouver from Boise this morning and then playing two matches," said Boise State head coach Allison Buck. "We knew coming in here that it was going to be a tough tournament with three quality teams. We are 2-0 so far on the weekend, which we are excited about, but we still have a very good Washington team to play tomorrow. Facing two Pac-12 schools in Oregon and Washington is big for us, but I feel we are ready for the challenge and we're looking forward to facing the Huskies."

In two new pairings this year both Kylee Johnson and Ellie McDonald, as well as, Kiley Lewis and Jensen Allen went undefeated on Saturday at No. three and four pairs, respectively. The fourth duo to win both contests was Kenna Hanses and Maya Watkins at No. 5 pair.

The two victories improved the Broncos to 4-1 overall with a contest against the Washington Huskies on the slate for Sunday morning in the championship match of the tournament. The Huskies defeated Portland 4-1 and Oregon 3-2 on Saturday to move to 2-3 on the year.

Boise State opens Pacific Northwest Invitational with 4-1 victory over Oregon in first match of two today!!! Broncos are now 3-1! Play Portland at 5 p.m. (MT)

GO BRONCOS!! #BleedBlue @BroncoSports @BoiseStateLive @MW_OlySports pic.twitter.com/aWrQJZpeTb
— Boise State Beach Volleyball (@BroncoSportsBVB) March 10, 2019

OREGON RECAP

The Broncos opened the Pacific Northwest Invitational with an impressive 4-1 victory over the Pac-12's Oregon Ducks early Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, Wash. Boise State dropped the No. 1 pairs match, then proceeded to sweep the other four contests, two of them in three sets.

The No. 2 tandem for Boise State of Kendra Bodine and Janell Walley battled through three tightly contested sets to defeat the Ducks' Emily Mattoon and Maddy Silberger-Franek 21-18, 18-21, 15-13.

On court three, Kylee Johnson and Ellie McDonald handled their opponents easily recording a 21-17, 21-15 victory.

Kiley Lewis and Jensen Allen teamed up at No. 4 pair where they came away with a three-set win 21-14, 12-21, 15-10 over Oregon's Lauren Page and August Raskie. Like Johnson and McDonald, this was the first match of the season that Lewis and Allen were teamed up together for a competition.

The last victory of the match came from the No. 5 team featuring Maya Watkins and Kenna Hanses. The Bronco tandem collected their first win (1-1) of the season beating Elise Ferreria and Carly Wallace by identical 21-19 scores to take it in two sets.

Seniors Sabryn Roberts and Morgan Hughes suffered their first setback of the season falling at No. 1 pair 21-16, 21-11.

Boise State keeps it rolling in Vancouver, Wash., collecting 2nd 4-1 victory of the day this time over host Portland!! Broncos are now 4-1 on year and will face Washington tomorrow for the title.

GO BRONCOS! #BleedBlue @BroncoSports @BoiseStateLive @MW_OlySports @AVCAVolleyball pic.twitter.com/vDxt9fxtuO
— Boise State Beach Volleyball (@BroncoSportsBVB) March 10, 2019

PORTLAND RECAP

Boise State mixed things up a little in the night cap switching the No. 1 and 2 pairs. Playing on court one was the tandem of Bodine and Walley who dispatched Portland's top duo of Katie Barker and Carey Williams 21-19, 21-12. This was Bodine and Walley's first match at the No. 1 position after playing the previous four contests at No. 2.

Playing in the second slot for the first time was Roberts and Hughes moving down one position. Unfortunately, they fell in a three-set battle to Portland's Emma Scanlan and Morgan Robinson 17-21, 21-13, 15-13.

The remainder of the roster stayed the same with McDonald and Johnson steam rolling Portland's No. 3 pair 21-14, 21-11.

Playing on court four for Boise State was Jensen Allen and Kiley Lewis. The Bronco duo also won easily in straight sets 21-13, 21-16.

Wrapping up the lineup for the Blue and Orange were Watkins and Hanses who put away Kellie Hughes and Liz Reich in two solid sets 21-8, 21-14. All three pairs collected their second win of the day.

MATCH SUMMARIES

Pacific Northwest Invitational
March 9, 2019 at Vancouver, Wash. (Frenchman's Bar Regional Park)

Boise State (3-1) vs. Oregon (0-4)

Boise State 4, Oregon 1
1. Lindsey Vander Weide/Brooke Nuneviller,(ORE) def. Morgan Hughes/Sabryn Roberts (BSU) 21-16, 21-11
2. Kendra Bodine/ Janell Walley (BSU) def. Emily Mattoon/ Maddy Silberger-Franek (ORE) 21-18, 18-21, 15-13
3. Ellie McDonald/ Kylee Johnson (BSU) def. Josie Cole/Ally Haden (ORE) 21-17, 21-15
4. Kiley Lewis/Jensen Allen (BSU) def. Lauren Page/August Raskie (ORE) 21-14, 12-21, 15-10
5. Maya Watkins/Kenna Hanses (BSU) def. Carly Wallace/ Elise Ferreira (ORE) 21-19, 21-19
Ext. Ronika Stone/ Nicole Villamil (ORE) def. Olivia Bradley/Drew Hannemann (BSU) 21-16, 22-20

Boise State (4-1) at Portland (0-1)

Boise State 4, Portland 1
1. Kendra Bodine/ Janell Walley (BSU) def. Katie Barker/Carey Williams (POR) 21-19, 21-12
2. Emma Scanlan/Morgan Robinson (POR) def. Morgan Hughes/ Sabryn Roberts (BSU) 17-21, 21-13, 15-13
3. Ellie McDonald/Kylee Johnson (BSU) def. Sarah Strong/Jessie Brigham (POR) 21-14, 21-11
4. Jensen Allen/Kiley Lewis (BSU) def. Kassidy Naone/Shayla Hoeft (POR) 21-13, 21-16
5. Maya Watkins/ Kenna Hanses (BSU) def. Kellie Hughes/Liz Reich (POR) 21-8, 21-14