Boise State Falls in Five to Wyoming

Saturday, October 22

Boise, Idaho

Noon MT

Boise State

14-7,6-4Mountain West

Wyoming

9-13,5-5Mountain West

Wyoming

Boise St.

Volleyball versus Saint Mary’s, 8-27-22, Photo by Tyler McFarland

10/22/2022 3:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Lauren Ohlinger recorded a season-high 24 kills and 28.5 points to lead the Broncos.

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State volleyball was edged 3-2 (16-25, 25-19, 22-25, 26-24, 15-12) by Wyoming in a Mountain West match Saturday afternoon in front of a near sell-out crowd of 1,104 at Bronco Gym. Senior Lauren Ohlinger tallied a team and season-high 24 kills, but it was not enough as the Broncos lost their first home match of the year. Boise State is now 14-7 overall and 6-4 in league play, while Wyoming is 9-13 and 5-5.

Boise State was outhit by Wyoming .267 percent to .244 percent on the day. The Cowgirls picked up their hitting intensity in the final two sets finishing at .378 percent or above in both periods, while the Broncos hit .250 percent or below.

The Broncos finished with more kills 71 to Wyoming's 64, but the Cowgirls had more service aces, five to four, and blocks 14.5 to nine.

Boise State rolled to a nine-point first-set win, then followed with a 25-22 victory in the third. Meanwhile, Wyoming rallied back to take the second, fourth and fifth sets. The match saw a combined 26 ties and 14 lead changes as the two teams went back and forth.

The Cowgirls rallied from two down in the fifth set at 7-5 with an 8-1 run to take control of the period up 13-8. Boise State attempted to rally, closing to within 14-12 before Wyoming put it away to claim the road victory over the Broncos.

Top Broncos

Ohlinger recorded her seventh double-double of the season on a team-high 24 kills and 14 digs; she also finished the match hitting .276 percent and added a team-best three service aces and three block assists to end the contest with a team-high 28.5 points.
Paige Bartsch finished with her eighth double-double on 16 kills and 11 digs to go with three block assists for 17.5 points.
Jordan Miller added 14 kills against the Cowgirls.
Annie Kaminski hit a team-best .500 percent with 10 kills and three block assists.
Allison Casillas recorded her third match of the season with 20 or more digs; she had a team-high 20.

Notables

Ohlinger's 24 kills give her 1,272 in her career, closing to within 10 of fourth place on the Boise State all-time career list.
Casillas' 20 digs give her a career total of 1,072 as she inches closer to 11th place on the career list.
Ashley Hayden distributed a career-high 56 assists versus Wyoming.
This was the eighth home match out of 10 that the Broncos had over 900 people in attendance and the fifth over 1,000.
The Broncos are now 9-1 at home in Bronco Gym in 2022.
With the loss in the lone meeting of the regular season between the two programs, Wyoming takes a slim 17-16 advantage in the all-time series.

What's Next

Boise State remains home this week for two big contests against fourth-place Utah State on Tuesday and second-place UNLV on Thursday; both matches start at 7 p.m. (MT) in Bronco Gym.