Broncos Roll Past Utah Valley

Saturday, August 31

Provo, Utah

Noon (MT)

Boise State

1-2

Utah Valley

0-2

Boise St.

Utah Valley

8/31/2019 6:14:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Ohlinger records first career double-double on 18 kills and 10 digs to lead Boise State.

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

PROVO, Utah - Freshman Lauren Ohlinger's double-double on 18 kills and 10 digs led Boise State to its first victory of the season as the Broncos defeated Utah Valley 3-1 (25-21, 27-25, 26-28, 25-14) Saturday afternoon at the BYU Nike Invitational.

Boise State controlled the first two sets then let the third get away from it after having a couple match points for the win. However, the Blue and Orange put that disappointment behind them and took out their frustration in the fourth as they rolled to a decisive 11-point win in the fourth to put the match away.

Boise State puts it away taking set four 25-14 over Utah Valley! Lauren Ohlinger leads the charge with first career double-double on 18 kills and 10 digs! Walley had 13 kills, 9 digs, 7 blocks!

Broncos move to 1-2 on the year!

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— Boise State VB (@BroncoSportsVB) August 31, 2019

"I'm proud of the effort today versus a very good Utah Valley team," said Boise State head coach Shawn Garus. "The bounce-back in set four after failing to capitalize on a couple match points in set three showed a lot of toughness. I thought that both middles (middle blockers) Jessica (Donahue) and Alyssa (Wissinger) were a force at the net to help balance our attack. I'm excited to get back to practice and build on this weekend."

In addition to Ohlinger's first career double-double to lead the Broncos, senior Janell Walley also had an impressive outing collecting 13 kills, a team-high three services aces, nine digs and a team-best (tied) seven blocks.

Sophomore outside hitter Shae Duffy had her best match in the blue and orange with a career-high 11 kills to go with four digs and three blocks.

Matching Ohlinger with a double-double was sophomore setter Danielle Boss who distributed a season-high 46 assists and had 10 digs.

Boise State finished the BYU Nike Invitational at 1-2 overall. Next up for the Broncos is the Thunderbird Classic at Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah, next weekend where they will face Middle Tennessee State, Saint Mary's (Calif.) and SUU.

OTHER NOTABLES

Walley was also named to the all-tournament team after recording a combined 34 kills, 26 digs and 13 blocks.
Janell Walley reached double-figure kills for the second straight match.
For the first time this season two players recorded double-doubles in a match, it was the first in Ohlinger's career and the fourth for Boss.
Freshman Lauren Ohlinger led the Broncos in kills for the second time in three contests.
Boise State had three players record six or more blocks in the match, Walley and Wissinger with seven each, while Donahue had six.
Freshman Jordi Holdaway earned her first career start for the Broncos opening up the match as a defensive specialist and finishing with a team-high 17 digs, she also had two service aces.
Freshman libero Allison Casillas tallied a team-second-best 15 digs and had six assists.
This was the first match of the season that the Broncos hit better than their opponents as a team, 19.7 percent to UVU's 16.7 percent.
It was a block party on Saturday as the two teams combined for 25, Boise State led with 13.
Boise State has now won two straight matches against the Wolverines and is 4-8 all-time versus UVU.