Broncos Host Boise State Beach Classic

BOISE STATE BEACH CLASSIC
When: April 1-2
Where: Boise State Sand Volleyball Complex (corner of S. Oakland Ave and Belmont St.)
Parking: Lincoln Parking Garage (free if you use the kiosks and pick the volleyball option)
Admission: Free

THE SCHEDULE (all times are Mountain)
FRIDAY

Match 1: Washington at Boise State | 11 a.m. | Live Stream | Live Scoring
Match 2: Colorado Mesa vs. Oregon | 1 p.m. | Live Scoring
Match 3: Colorado Mesa vs Washington | 3 p.m. | Live Scoring
Match 4: Oregon at Boise State | 5 p.m. | Live Stream | Live Scoring

SATURDAY

Match 5: Colorado Mesa at Boise State | 10 a.m. | Live Stream | Live Scoring
Match 6: Washington vs. Oregon | noon | Live Scoring
Match 7: Washington at Boise State | 2:30 p.m. | Live Stream | Live Scoring

The Broncos are home for the only time this spring when they host the Boise State Beach Classic this Friday and Saturday at the Boise State Sand Volleyball Complex on campus at the corner of S. Oakland Ave. and Belmont St.
Participating in the 2022 edition of the Classic are the Oregon Ducks (8-8), the Washington Huskies (4-8), and the Colorado Mesa Mavericks (10-7).

SENIOR DAY

Saturday will be senior day for Boise State. Following the final match on Saturday versus Washington, we will honor our five seniors, Erin Martin, Yasmin Tan, Ellie McDonald, Dani Boss, and Alli O'Harra.

ABOUT THE SAND BRONCOS

Boise State is in its ninth season overall, the first program in the Pacific Northwest.
Overall Record: The Broncos enter the weekend at 11-8 overall, 3-3 away, and 8-5 in neutral contests.
Versus Ranked Opponents: The Broncos are 0-6 versus nationally-ranked teams.
Versus Unranked Opponents: Boise State is 11-2 versus unranked opponents.
Top Pairs: Four pairs have record 10 wins for Boise State. Rori Chartier and Sierra Land are 10-9 overall, between the No. 1 and 2 position. Kaylee Mejia and Sharli O'Neil have split time between the No. 2 through No. 4 positions, going 10-3. Dani Boss and Madison Nichols are 10-9, playing primarily on courts three and four. Meanwhile, Joey Benson and Emilia Guerra-Acuna are 10-7 playing in both the four and five slots.

ABOUT THE ROSTER

The 2022 roster consists of 15 student-athletes: One fifth-year, four seniors, two juniors, three sophomores, and four freshmen (one redshirt-freshman).
This year's roster features beach-only players primarily, with 12 of the 15 focusing on the sport.
The three other members also compete for the indoor team: Dani Boss, Alli O'Harra, and Alyssa Wissinger.

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE

The 2022 schedule features the most regular-season matches in program history with 29 and two exhibitions; the previous high was 19 in 2019.
This year's schedule includes seven matches versus teams ranked in the current top-20 nationally.
Ten contests will be against Pacific-12 Conference opponents, four from the West Coast Conference and seven from the Big West Conference.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

Vs. Washington: Boise State is 1-4 all-time versus the Huskies, who bring a 4-8 overall record to Boise this weekend. They are coming off a 1-3 weekend at the Pac-12 South Invitational at Tucson last weekend falling to Arizona 4-1, Oregon 3-2, Southern Cal 5-0, while defeating Cal 3-2.
Vs. Oregon: The Broncos are 7-0 all-time against the Oregon Ducks, including a 4-1 victory on March 12 of this year at the Northwest Invitational at Salem, Ore. (Corban University). Oregon enters the weekend at 8-8 overall and coming off a 1-3 mark at the Pac-12 South Invitational at Tucson last weekend, where they lost to Stanford 5-0, Cal 5-0, and Utah 3-2 while defeating Washington 3-2. They fell 4-1 at Grand Canyon on Monday.
Vs. Colorado Mesa: The Mavericks are an NCAA DII school with a 10-7 overall record and coming in off a 2-2 week in California. They split a double dual with CSUN, then lost 4-1 at Concordia Irvine and defeated Cal State LA 4-1. This meeting will be the third of the series in which the Broncos lead 2-0; both encounters were in 2019 by 5-0 scores.

LOOKING AHEAD

Boise State will return to the road for the final two trips of the year starting April 8-9 at Sacramento, Calif., where they will play four matches versus Sacramento State (twice), San Jose State, and Santa Clara.

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Players Mentioned

Joey Benson

Emilia Guerra-Acuña

Sierra Land

Erin Martin

Ellie McDonald

Kaylee Mejia

Madison Nichols

Alli O'Harra

Sharli O'Neil

Yasmin Tan

Alyssa Wissinger