Tuesday, October 25
Boise, Idaho
7 p.m. MT
Boise State
14-8,6-5Mountain West
1
vs
3
Utah State
15-7,7-4Mountain West
1
2
3
4
F
Utah St.
12
25
25
25
3
Boise St.
25
20
14
19
1
Photo by: Boise State University
Boise State Falls in Four to Utah State
10/25/2022 9:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State volleyball fell in four sets (12-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-19) to Utah State in a big Mountain West match between teams tied for fourth place in the league standings. With the loss, Boise State moved to 14-8 overall and 6-5 in the conference, while Utah State improved to 15-7 and 7-4.
The Broncos struggled to hit the ball after a hot opening set where they hit .500 percent, finishing the match at .137 percent to Utah State's .336 percent.
After being tied at 3-3 in the first, Boise State broke the set open with a 6-1 run, then cruised to a 13-point, 25-12, set-one victory over the Aggies powered by hot hitting.
Boise State went out to an early lead in the second set and was up 17-15 when the Aggies rallied with a 10-3 run to close it out with a five-point, 25-20, win to even the match at 1-1.
The Broncos scored the first point of the third, but Utah State quickly responded with a 3-0 run and never trailed again as the Aggies won the set by 11 points.
The fourth set saw the Broncos start strong up 3-0, but they could not maintain the energy as USU rallied, taking the lead for good following a 3-0 run that turned a 9-9 tie into a 12-9 advantage.
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Top Broncos
The Broncos struggled to hit the ball after a hot opening set where they hit .500 percent, finishing the match at .137 percent to Utah State's .336 percent.
After being tied at 3-3 in the first, Boise State broke the set open with a 6-1 run, then cruised to a 13-point, 25-12, set-one victory over the Aggies powered by hot hitting.
Boise State went out to an early lead in the second set and was up 17-15 when the Aggies rallied with a 10-3 run to close it out with a five-point, 25-20, win to even the match at 1-1.
The Broncos scored the first point of the third, but Utah State quickly responded with a 3-0 run and never trailed again as the Aggies won the set by 11 points.
The fourth set saw the Broncos start strong up 3-0, but they could not maintain the energy as USU rallied, taking the lead for good following a 3-0 run that turned a 9-9 tie into a 12-9 advantage.
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Top Broncos
- Paige Bartsch led the Broncos with her eighth double-double of the season on 13 kills and 11 digs to go with 16 points; all three were team highs.
- Lauren Ohlinger added eight kills, two service aces, and two block assists to finish with 11 points.
- Annie Kaminski had six kills and a team-high five block assists.
- Ohlinger's career kills total increased to 1,280 as she closed to within two of fourth place on the Boise State all-time list.
- Ohlinger's two service aces moved her into a tie for eighth place on the all-time career list with 128.
- Allison Casillas now has 1,077 career digs as she inches closer to 12th place on the Bronco career list.
- Bartsch has now recorded double-digit kills in 19 matches this season and has led the Broncos in kills 13 times and in points 14.
- Boise State will host conference-leading (tied) UNLV on Thursday at 7 p.m. (MT).
Team Stats
USU
Boise
Kills
50
42
Errors
14
26
Attempts
107
117
Hitting %
.336
.137
Points
64
58
Assists
48
41
Aces
3
10
Blocks
11
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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