Thursday, September 30
Boise, Idaho
7 p.m. MT
Boise State
12-3,1-2Mountain West
2
vs
3
San Jose State
9-4,3-0Mountain West
1
2
3
4
5
F
San Jose St.
28
15
7
25
15
3
Boise St.
26
25
25
21
13
2
Team Stats
SJSU
Boise
Kills
53
52
Errors
36
20
Attempts
179
155
Hitting %
.095
.206
Points
61
78
Assists
52
49
Aces
4
8
Blocks
4
18
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
L
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballOPP
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
Broncos edged in five by San Jose State
9/30/2021 10:26:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Ohlinger led Boise State with a team-high 15 kills against the Spartans.
BOISE, Idaho - Lauren Ohlinger led Boise State with 15 kills, but that was not enough as the Broncos were edged in five sets 28-26, 15-25, 7-25, 25-21, 15-13 by San Jose State in a Mountain West volleyball match in Bronco Gym. Boise State rallied from a set down to take a 2-1 match lead after hitting .433 percent in the second set and .571 percent in the third. Unfortunately, the Broncos went cold in the last two sets as the Spartans rallied to win the final two periods to take the match 3-2.
The loss moved Boise State to 12-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play, while San Jose State improved to 9-4 and 3-0 in league. Next up, the Broncos host Nevada at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Boise State ended the match hitting better than San Jose State .206 percent to .095 percent, but the match was ugly in the final two sets as the Broncos struggled to hit the ball. The Spartans ended the contest tallying 53 kills on 52 assists with four service aces, 78 digs and four blocks. Boise State countered with 52 kills on 49 assists to go with eight service aces, 69 digs and a season-high 18 blocks, tied for the third most during the rally scoring era (2001-present).
Ohlinger hit .225 percent for the team-high 15 kills to go with two service aces, six digs and two block assists for a team-best 18.0 points.
No other Bronco reached double-digit kills as Makayla Hansen followed Ohlinger with eight kills, one service ace, a career-high 24 digs and six blocks — two were solos — to finish with 13.0 points.
Kayly Pau was next with seven kills and two block assists. Jessica Donahue — getting her first start of the contest — had six kills and seven block assists. Paige Bartsch also had six kills with a career and team-high three service aces, six blocks assists and 12.0 points.Â
Danielle Boss had a solid night tallying her sixth double-double of the season on a team-high 42 assists and 13 digs, she also had four kills and a team and career-tying-high eight block assists.Â
Meanwhile, Jolei Akima finished with 14 digs.Â
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The loss moved Boise State to 12-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play, while San Jose State improved to 9-4 and 3-0 in league. Next up, the Broncos host Nevada at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Boise State ended the match hitting better than San Jose State .206 percent to .095 percent, but the match was ugly in the final two sets as the Broncos struggled to hit the ball. The Spartans ended the contest tallying 53 kills on 52 assists with four service aces, 78 digs and four blocks. Boise State countered with 52 kills on 49 assists to go with eight service aces, 69 digs and a season-high 18 blocks, tied for the third most during the rally scoring era (2001-present).
Ohlinger hit .225 percent for the team-high 15 kills to go with two service aces, six digs and two block assists for a team-best 18.0 points.
No other Bronco reached double-digit kills as Makayla Hansen followed Ohlinger with eight kills, one service ace, a career-high 24 digs and six blocks — two were solos — to finish with 13.0 points.
Kayly Pau was next with seven kills and two block assists. Jessica Donahue — getting her first start of the contest — had six kills and seven block assists. Paige Bartsch also had six kills with a career and team-high three service aces, six blocks assists and 12.0 points.Â
Danielle Boss had a solid night tallying her sixth double-double of the season on a team-high 42 assists and 13 digs, she also had four kills and a team and career-tying-high eight block assists.Â
Meanwhile, Jolei Akima finished with 14 digs.Â
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