Broncos host Boise State Classic featuring Santa Clara and Oregon State

Boise State Classic
Boise, Idaho (Bronco Gym) | Sept. 16-18, 2021

Thursday, Sept. 16
7 p.m. | Santa Clara at Boise State | Live Scoring | MW Network

Friday, Sept. 17
12 p.m. | Oregon State vs. Santa Clara | Live Scoring | MW Network

Saturday, Sept. 18
12 p.m. | Oregon State at Boise State | Live Scoring | MW Network

PARKING INFORMATION
Thursday and Friday: Albertsons Stadium west parking lot next to Bronco Gym
Saturday: Lincoln Garage

THIS WEEK IN BRONCO VOLLEYBALL
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Boise State (9-1) is home for the final weekend of nonconference play as it hosts the Boise State Classic this Thursday through Saturday featuring the Santa Clara Broncos (3-5) of the West Coast Conference and the Oregon State Beavers (2-6) out of the Pacific-12 Conference.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: The tournament is a round-robin format with one match played on each day starting Thursday night and ending Saturday afternoon. All three contests will feature live scoring and a live stream on the MW Network.

BRONCOS VERSUS THE FIELD: The Blue and Orange is a combined 4-14 all-time versus this week's opponents.

SANTA CLARA: The battle of the Broncos is tied at 4-4 with Boise State winning the last three encounters, including the last meeting 3-0 at Santa Clara on Sept. 6, 2018.
OREGON STATE: Boise State has never defeated the Beavers in 10 prior chances as the Broncos look to break Oregon State's stranglehold on the series.

SCOUTING BOISE STATE: The Broncos enter the week at 9-1 overall, on a seven-match win streak and coming off a title run at the Sacramento State Invitational this past weekend. They defeated Pacific (3-0), CSUN (3-1) and Sacramento State (3-0) to claim Boise State's third-straight tournament title — two outright and one shared — to open the season. The weekend tournament title was then capped off by a big upset of 10th-ranked Utah (3-1) at home on Monday.

Through 10 matches, Boise State is led by Spring 2021 All-MW and 2021 Fall Preseason All-MW honoree Lauren Ohlinger who has recorded five double-doubles on the year and tallied team highs for kills (144), service aces (20) and points (173.5). Ohlinger leads the Mountain West in kills per set at 3.76, total kills, total service aces and total points. She is ranked 9th nationally for service aces and 14th in total points.

Makayla Hansen follows with 104 kills and 43 blocks. Alyssa Wissinger is third with 58 kills and team-high 57 blocks, Kayly Pau is fourth with 56 kills and 23 blocks, while Alli O'Harra contributes 45 kills and 43 blocks.

As a team, Boise State hits .254 percent (2nd MW) and holds opponents to .153 percent (3rd MW / 36th NCAA). The Broncos average 12.92 kills per set (5th MW), 2.97 blocks (1st MW / 11th NCAA), 2.11 service aces (2nd MW / 13th NCAA) and 14.21 digs (3rd MW). Boise State is second nationally for both service aces (80) and blocks (113.0).

SCOUTING SANTA CLARA: The Broncos are 3-5 overall after going 2-1 last weekend at the Kennesaw State (Ga.) Challenge where they beat then-24th-ranked South Carolina (3-1) and Clemson (3-1) before falling to Auburn (3-2). Julia Sangiacoma and Michelle Shaffer lead Santa Clara with 114 kills each. As a team, Santa Clara hits .247 percent (4th WCC) while its opponents have hit .253 (9th WCC). The Broncos were picked to place fifth in the West Coast race this fall.

SCOUTING OREGON STATE: The Beavers enter the weekend 2-6 overall and are coming off a 1-2 trip last Friday and Saturday at Fort Collins, Colo., where they lost to UAB (3-0) and Colorado State (3-2) before regrouping to down SIUE (3-0). Lindsey Schell leads the Beavers with 97 kills and 29 blocks followed by Kateryna Tkachenko with 71 kills. As a team, Oregon State hits .185 percent (12th Pac-12) while its opponents have hit .212 (9th Pac-12).

FOLLOW THE ACTION: If you cannot attend, the best way to follow the action is by going to the volleyball schedule on BroncoSports.com and clicking on the appropriate "Live Scoring" and/or "Live Stream" links for the particular match you want to follow. For home and Mountain West contests the live stream is free of charge courtesy of the Mountain West Network.

ADMISSION: The price for attending the matches remains the same as in past years: $6 for adults, $4 for juniors (high school age and younger) and seniors 62 or older. Boise State students with valid ID cards and children two and under get in for free.

In addition, for the first time Boise State will be selling match tickets in advance for all volleyball home contests in 2021. Fans can purchase individual match tickets at the Boise State Ticket Office on the west side of Albertsons Stadium or via the internet at Single Match Tickets.

Seating is limited with the east side bleachers closed for the season due to COVID safety protocols that are in place for the 2021 campaign. So purchase your tickets early.

BRONCO SPORTS PASS: Once again Boise State will be offering the Bronco Sports Pass this year for $75, which will grant admission to all home regular season events during the 2021-22 season for: women's basketball, gymnastics, soccer, softball, volleyball and track & field. Note: The Bronco Sports Pass does not include any conference tournaments or postseason national tournaments hosted by Boise State.

Fans can purchase the Bronco Sports Pass at the Boise State Ticket Office on the west side of Albertsons Stadium or via the internet at BroncoSports.com.

FACTS & NOTES: What To Know About Bronco Volleyball
BRONCOS UPSET No. 10 UTAH: Boise State collected its biggest win to date on Sept. 13 at home when the Broncos knocked off 10th-ranked Utah 3-1. The Utes had just beaten No. 3 Nebraska on the road after rallying from two sets down. It was also only the third win over a AVCA top-25 team in Boise State history.

Top-25 Victories

9/16/2016 vs. No. 17 Santa Clara (3-1) in Boise
12/2/2016 vs. No. 20 Western Kentucky (3-0) in Stanford, Calif., NCAA 1st round
9/13/2021 vs. No. 10 Utah (3-1) in Boise

SCHOOL RECORD TYING START: Boise State is off to a school record tying start to a season at 9-1 overall after 10 contests. That mark is good for a three-way tie with the 1982 (11-1) and 2004 (9-1) teams.

OHLINGER NAMED MW OFFENSIVE POW: Lauren Ohlinger was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for the second-consecutive week on Sept. 13 after leading Boise State to the Sacramento State Invitational championship hitting .284 and averaging 4.40 kills, 2.4 digs and 5.0 points per set.

BOSS RETURNS AT SETTER: Senior Danielle Boss returns at setter where she has started the previous three campaigns. She entered the season ranked ninth all-time and fifth in the rally scoring era (RSE) for career assists at Boise State with 2,151. She has opened the season with 275 to move into eighth place and fourth in RSE with 2,426.

THE BLUE WALL NATIONALLY RANKED: The Broncos' frontline has recorded double-digit team blocks in nine of 10 contests to date with a high of 15 against CSUN (Sept. 10). The Broncos lead the Mountain West and are ranked second nationally in blocking with 113, the wall is 11th in the NCAA for blocks per set at 2.97. Anchoring the wall so far in 2021 are Alyssa Wissinger with 57 blocks, Alli O'Hara (43), Makayla Hansen (43), Kayly Pau (23), Lauren Ohlinger (19), Danielle Boss (12) and Jessica Donahue (9) who has just returned to the lineup playing in two contest this past week.

DONAHUE LOOKING FOR BLOCKS RECORD: Jessica Donahue enters the season with a chance to break the school record for career blocks. She currently stands at 385 good for eight place all-time and needs to reach 493 for the record. She sits in third during the rally scoring era, 15 short of tying for second. Donahue saw her first action of the season on Sept. 10 versus CSUN.

WISSINGER NATIONALLY RANKED: Alyssa Wissinger is ranked second nationally for total blocks with 57 and 13th in blocks per set at 1.54.

Broncos host Boise State Classic featuring Santa Clara and Oregon State

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Broncos host Boise State Classic featuring Santa Clara and Oregon State

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Players Mentioned

Danielle Boss

Jessica Donahue

Makayla Hansen

Alli O'Harra

Lauren Ohlinger

Kayly Pau

Alyssa Wissinger

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