Thursday, September 23
Fort Collins, Colo.
7 p.m. MT
Boise State
at
Colorado State
Broncos open Mountain West play at Colorado State and Wyoming
9/22/2021 11:13:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY BEGINSÂ
Thursday, Sept. 23
7 p.m. | Boise State at Colorado State | Live Scoring | MW Network
Saturday, Sept. 25
1 p.m. | Boise State at Wyoming | Live Scoring | MW Network
THIS WEEK IN BRONCO VOLLEYBALL
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Boise State (11-1, 0-0 MW) opens Mountain West Conference play on the road at Colorado State (4-5, 0-0 MW) on Thursday and at Wyoming (8-4, 0-0 MW) on Saturday. A win on Thursday would give the Broncos a new record for best start in history at 12-1.
BRONCOS VERSUS THE RAMS AND COWGIRLS: Â
COLORADO STATE: The Rams have dominated the series by a 19-1 margin. The Broncos are looking for their first win in Fort Collins where they are 0-11 all-time, including a 3-1 loss last spring in the lone meeting between the programs.
WYOMING: Boise State and Wyoming are tied at 14 wins apiece in this series. Last year the Broncos swept the Cowgirls in two matches at Boise. The Blue and Orange is 4-8 all-time in contests played at Wyoming.
SCOUTING BOISE STATE: The Broncos enter the week at 11-1 overall and on a nine-match win streak. Last week the Broncos returned home where they upset 10th-ranked Utah (3-1) on Sept. 13, then swept two matches over Santa Clara (3-0) and Oregon State (3-0) to win the Boise State Classic last weekend. Â
Through 12 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 (162), service aces (24) and points (197.0). Ohlinger leads the Mountain West in total kills, total service aces (tied) and total points. She is ranked 9th nationally for total service aces and 32nd in total points.
Makayla Hansen follows with 122 kills and 47 blocks. Kayly Pau is third with 75 kills and 27 blocks, Alyssa Wissinger is fourth with 70 kills and team-high 65 blocks, while Alli O'Harra contributes 49 kills and 50 blocks.
As a team, Boise State hits .266 percent (1st MW / 34th NCAA) and holds opponents to .156 percent (2nd MW / 41st NCAA). The Broncos average 13.0 kills per set (5th MW), 2.91 blocks (1st MW / 9th NCAA), 2.20 service aces (2nd MW / 6th NCAA) and 13.93 digs (4th MW). Boise State is fourth nationally for total blocks (128.0) and fifth in total service aces (97).Â
SCOUTING COLORADO STATE: The Rams are 4-5 overall after going 0-2 last week with a pair of losses to Colorado. Kennedy Stanford leads the team with 108 kills (3.0 kps) and Jacqi Van Liefde with 95 (2.64 kps). As a team, CSU hits .211 percent (6th MW) while its opponents have hit .219 (9th MW). The Rams were picked to place third in the 2021 Mountain West race this fall.Â
SCOUTING WYOMING: The Cowgirls are 8-4 overall entering league play and are coming off a 2-1 weekend in Wichita, Kan., where they fell to current No. 16 Creighton (3-0) before defeating both Wichita State (3-1) and South Dakota (3-1). They are led by KC McMahon with 114 kills (2.78 kps) and Naya Shime with 92 (2.24 kps). As a team, Wyoming hits .226 percent (5th MW) while its opponents have hit .199 (6th MW). Wyoming was picked to place fourth in the 2021 MW race.
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.Â
BOISE STATE IN CONFERENCE OPENERS: The Blue and Orange has won the last two conference openers and is now 5-5 since joining the Mountain West, 3-4 on the road and 2-1 at home. Since the 1980 season, Boise State has been on the road more often than not to start conference play by a 31 to 11 margin — including this year. During that time span the Broncos are 28-13 in conference openers, 10-2 at home and 18-11 on the road.
FACTS & NOTES: What To Know About Bronco Volleyball
SCHOOL RECORD TYING START:Â Boise State is off to a school record tying start to a season at 11-1 overall after 12 contests. That mark is good for a two-way tie with the 1982 (11-1) team. One more win will set a new school record for best start.Â
BRONCOS RECEIVING TOP-25 VOTES: Boise State earned seven points in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll on Sept. 20. Boise State is one of two MW programs receiving votes with UNLV tallying 10 points.Â
BRONCOS UPSET No. 10 UTAH:Â 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
BOSS DOUBLE-DOUBLES:Â After missing week one, Danielle Boss came out on fire in Irvine, Calif., during week two leading the Broncos to a tournament title at the UCI/Adidas Invitational (Sept. 3-4) with three double-doubles. The senior now has a team-high five, with the last coming in the win over No. 10 Utah (42 assists, 15 digs) on Sept. 13.
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 380 to move into seventh place overall and fourth in RSE with 2,531.
THE BLUE WALL NATIONALLY RANKED: The Broncos' frontline has recorded double-digit team blocks in nine of 12 contests to date with a high of 15 against CSUN (Sept. 10). The Broncos lead the Mountain West and are ranked fourth nationally in blocking with 128, the wall is ninth in the NCAA for blocks per set at 2.91. Anchoring the wall so far in 2021 are Alyssa Wissinger with 65 blocks, Alli O'Hara (50), Makayla Hansen (47), Kayly Pau (27), Lauren Ohlinger (22), Danielle Boss (15) and Jessica Donahue (9) who has just returned to the lineup playing on a limited basis over the last two weeks.
WISSINGER NATIONALLY RANKED FOR BLOCKS: Alyssa Wissinger is ranked fourth nationally for total blocks with 65 and 13th in blocks per set at 1.51. Â
BOSS NATIONALLY RANKED FOR ASSISTS: Danielle Boss is ranked 21st nationally for assists per set at 10.90, that is second in the MW. Â
OHLINGER NATIONALLY RANKED:Â Lauren Ohlinger is ranked ninth in the NCAA for total service aces (24), 27th nationally for service aces per set (0.55) and 32nd for total points (197.0). Â
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Thursday, Sept. 23
7 p.m. | Boise State at Colorado State | Live Scoring | MW Network
Saturday, Sept. 25
1 p.m. | Boise State at Wyoming | Live Scoring | MW Network
THIS WEEK IN BRONCO VOLLEYBALL
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Boise State (11-1, 0-0 MW) opens Mountain West Conference play on the road at Colorado State (4-5, 0-0 MW) on Thursday and at Wyoming (8-4, 0-0 MW) on Saturday. A win on Thursday would give the Broncos a new record for best start in history at 12-1.
BRONCOS VERSUS THE RAMS AND COWGIRLS: Â
COLORADO STATE: The Rams have dominated the series by a 19-1 margin. The Broncos are looking for their first win in Fort Collins where they are 0-11 all-time, including a 3-1 loss last spring in the lone meeting between the programs.
WYOMING: Boise State and Wyoming are tied at 14 wins apiece in this series. Last year the Broncos swept the Cowgirls in two matches at Boise. The Blue and Orange is 4-8 all-time in contests played at Wyoming.
SCOUTING BOISE STATE: The Broncos enter the week at 11-1 overall and on a nine-match win streak. Last week the Broncos returned home where they upset 10th-ranked Utah (3-1) on Sept. 13, then swept two matches over Santa Clara (3-0) and Oregon State (3-0) to win the Boise State Classic last weekend. Â
Through 12 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 (162), service aces (24) and points (197.0). Ohlinger leads the Mountain West in total kills, total service aces (tied) and total points. She is ranked 9th nationally for total service aces and 32nd in total points.
Makayla Hansen follows with 122 kills and 47 blocks. Kayly Pau is third with 75 kills and 27 blocks, Alyssa Wissinger is fourth with 70 kills and team-high 65 blocks, while Alli O'Harra contributes 49 kills and 50 blocks.
As a team, Boise State hits .266 percent (1st MW / 34th NCAA) and holds opponents to .156 percent (2nd MW / 41st NCAA). The Broncos average 13.0 kills per set (5th MW), 2.91 blocks (1st MW / 9th NCAA), 2.20 service aces (2nd MW / 6th NCAA) and 13.93 digs (4th MW). Boise State is fourth nationally for total blocks (128.0) and fifth in total service aces (97).Â
SCOUTING COLORADO STATE: The Rams are 4-5 overall after going 0-2 last week with a pair of losses to Colorado. Kennedy Stanford leads the team with 108 kills (3.0 kps) and Jacqi Van Liefde with 95 (2.64 kps). As a team, CSU hits .211 percent (6th MW) while its opponents have hit .219 (9th MW). The Rams were picked to place third in the 2021 Mountain West race this fall.Â
SCOUTING WYOMING: The Cowgirls are 8-4 overall entering league play and are coming off a 2-1 weekend in Wichita, Kan., where they fell to current No. 16 Creighton (3-0) before defeating both Wichita State (3-1) and South Dakota (3-1). They are led by KC McMahon with 114 kills (2.78 kps) and Naya Shime with 92 (2.24 kps). As a team, Wyoming hits .226 percent (5th MW) while its opponents have hit .199 (6th MW). Wyoming was picked to place fourth in the 2021 MW race.
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.Â
BOISE STATE IN CONFERENCE OPENERS: The Blue and Orange has won the last two conference openers and is now 5-5 since joining the Mountain West, 3-4 on the road and 2-1 at home. Since the 1980 season, Boise State has been on the road more often than not to start conference play by a 31 to 11 margin — including this year. During that time span the Broncos are 28-13 in conference openers, 10-2 at home and 18-11 on the road.
FACTS & NOTES: What To Know About Bronco Volleyball
SCHOOL RECORD TYING START:Â Boise State is off to a school record tying start to a season at 11-1 overall after 12 contests. That mark is good for a two-way tie with the 1982 (11-1) team. One more win will set a new school record for best start.Â
BRONCOS RECEIVING TOP-25 VOTES: Boise State earned seven points in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll on Sept. 20. Boise State is one of two MW programs receiving votes with UNLV tallying 10 points.Â
BRONCOS UPSET No. 10 UTAH:Â 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
- Â 9/16/2016 vs. No. 17 Santa Clara (3-1) in Boise
- Â 12/2/2016 vs. No. 20 Western Kentucky (3-0) in Stanford, Calif., NCAA 1R
- Â 9/13/2021 vs. No. 10 Utah (3-1) in Boise
BOSS DOUBLE-DOUBLES:Â After missing week one, Danielle Boss came out on fire in Irvine, Calif., during week two leading the Broncos to a tournament title at the UCI/Adidas Invitational (Sept. 3-4) with three double-doubles. The senior now has a team-high five, with the last coming in the win over No. 10 Utah (42 assists, 15 digs) on Sept. 13.
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 380 to move into seventh place overall and fourth in RSE with 2,531.
THE BLUE WALL NATIONALLY RANKED: The Broncos' frontline has recorded double-digit team blocks in nine of 12 contests to date with a high of 15 against CSUN (Sept. 10). The Broncos lead the Mountain West and are ranked fourth nationally in blocking with 128, the wall is ninth in the NCAA for blocks per set at 2.91. Anchoring the wall so far in 2021 are Alyssa Wissinger with 65 blocks, Alli O'Hara (50), Makayla Hansen (47), Kayly Pau (27), Lauren Ohlinger (22), Danielle Boss (15) and Jessica Donahue (9) who has just returned to the lineup playing on a limited basis over the last two weeks.
WISSINGER NATIONALLY RANKED FOR BLOCKS: Alyssa Wissinger is ranked fourth nationally for total blocks with 65 and 13th in blocks per set at 1.51. Â
BOSS NATIONALLY RANKED FOR ASSISTS: Danielle Boss is ranked 21st nationally for assists per set at 10.90, that is second in the MW. Â
OHLINGER NATIONALLY RANKED:Â Lauren Ohlinger is ranked ninth in the NCAA for total service aces (24), 27th nationally for service aces per set (0.55) and 32nd for total points (197.0). Â
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