Boise State Splits on Saturday in Sacramento

Saturday, April 9

Sacramento, Calif.

11 a.m. MT

Boise State

Sacramento State

4/9/2022 5:39:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

The Broncos opened the day defeating Sacramento State 4-1 before getting edged by San Jose State 3-2.

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Danielle Boss and Madison Nichols, and Rorianna Chartier and Sierra Land went undefeated on Saturday to lead Boise State to a road split as the Broncos defeated Sacramento State 4-1 before getting edged out 3-2 by San Jose State. The split snapped a school-record eight-match wins streak while the record for wins in a season grew to 18.

Boss and Nichols won their two contests on Saturday to extend their wins streak to nine straight as they improved to 18-9, setting a new record for wins by a pair in a season. Chartier and Land have won six-consecutive matches as they also claimed a pair of victories on the day to improve to 16-11 overall.

In the morning match versus Sacramento State, the Broncos once again started with a 1-0 lead — as they did on Friday — as the Hornets forfeited the No. 5 pair for the second day.

Kaylee Mejia and Sharli O'Neil pushed the Broncos' advantage to 2-0 with a straight-set victory at No. 4 pair, 21-12, 21-18, recording their 12th win of the season.

After Sacramento State came back with a three-set win at court three to close within 2-1, Boss and Nichols put away the Hornets' No. 2 pair of Macey Hayden and Kalani Hayes 21-14, 21-14 to clinch the victory with Boise State up 3-1. Chartier and Land closed the match out with a two-set 21-16, 21-19 win on court one.

In the second contest of the day, Boise State saw a 2-0 lead slowly disappear as the Spartans rallied to edge the Broncos 3-2. Chartier and Land put the Broncos on the scoreboard at 1-0 with a two-set win at No. 2 pair, 21-19, 21-12. Boss and Nichols followed them on court three, where they beat their opponents 21-15, 21-13 to spot the Blue and Orange the 2-0 lead.

Unfortunately, the final three contests went to San Jose State, two in three sets. No. 1 pair saw Erin Martin and Yasmin Tan win the first set only to have SJSU's Jaida Ward and Haylee Nelson force the match to a third set where the Bronco tandem came up just short 13-21, 21-18, 15-12. Joey Benson and Emilia Guerra-Acuna also came up short in three sets after winning the first.

Boise State improved to 18-9 overall with the split. The Broncos will take this coming week off before closing the regular season at the Utah Beach Classic in Salt Lake City on April 22-23.

MATCH BOX SCORES
April 9, 2022, at Sacramento, Calif. (Hornet Beach)

Boise State (18-8) def. Sacramento State (4-14) 4-1
1. Rorianna Chartier/Sierra Land (BSU) def. Caitlin Volkmann/Bridgette Smith (SAC) 21-16, 21-19
2. Danielle Boss/Madison Nichols (BSU) def. Macey Hayden/Kalani Hayes (SAC) 21-14, 21-14
3. Ashtin Olin/McKenna Smith (SAC) def. Emilia Guerra-Acuna/Joey Benson (BSU) 14-21, 21-19, 15-13
4. Kaylee Mejia/Sharli O'Neil (BSU) def. Karlee Soderberg/Caty Cordano (SAC) 21-12, 21-18
5. No player/No player (BSU) def. No player/No player (SAC), by forfeit
Order of finish: Doubles 4,3,2,1

San Jose State (11-12) def. Boise State (18-9) 3-2
1. Jaida Ward/Haylee Nelson (SJS) def. Erin Martin/Yasmin Tan (BSU) 13-21, 21-18, 15-12
2. Rorianna Chartier/Sierra Land (BSU) def. Sarah Smevog/Madeline Boerstra (SJS) 21-19, 21-12
3. Danielle Boss/Madison Nichols (BSU) def. Chloe Culver/Mia Schafer (SJS) 21-15, 21-13
4. Siena Brewster/Cheyenne Rice (SJS) def. Emilia Guerra-Acuna/Joey Benson (BSU) 23-25, 21-19, 15-10
5. Letizia Cammillucci/Allison Pereira (SJS) def. Sharli O'Neil/Kaylee Mejia (BSU) 21-19, 21-19
Order of finish: Doubles 2,3,4,5,1