Boise State Falls 3-1 at San Diego State

Thursday, October 19

San Diego, Calif.

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

10-9 (6-3MW)

San Diego State

8-12 (3-6MW)

Boise State

San Diego State

Paige Bartsch hits a shot against Utah State on October 10, 2023.

10/19/2023 9:58:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

SAN DIEGO – Boise State's volleyball team came up short Thursday night in San Diego as the Broncos fell in four sets 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-22) to the San Diego State Aztecs. The loss moves the Blue and Orange to 10-9 overall and 6-3 in MW play, tied for second place.

San Diego State used a 9-0 run early in the first set to take an 11-4 lead. However, the Broncos regrouped and slowly rallied from the seven-point deficit to win the frame by four, 25-21. Paige Bartsch recorded eight kills to lead Boise State back.

Boise State also opened the second frame slow, as SDSU rattled off a 6-1 run to go up 11-6. The Broncos would never overcome the lead, but they did not go down without a fight, cutting a seven-point deficit to one at 23-22 before the Aztecs held the Blue and Orange off for the 25-22 win.

Tied at 9-9, San Diego State used a 6-0 run to take control of the third set, eventually winning it 25-16 over the Broncos.

Boise State opened the fourth set strong, taking an early five-point 10-5 lead. San Diego State rallied with a 9-1 run to take a 17-13 advantage to claim the lead for good. Boise State did rally back, closing to within one late at 23-22, but could get no closer as San Diego State put it away 25-22 for the set and match victories.

Top Broncos

Paige Bartsch led all scorers in the match with 27.5 points on 25 kills and five block assists; she also hit .339 and had one assist and nine digs.
Breanna Mitchell tallied a team-high 21 digs from her libero position.
Annie Kaminski had eight kills and tied Bartsch for the lead in blocks with five.

Notables

Bartsch – ranked sixth nationally for total kills – recorded her ninth match of the season and 16th in her career with 20-plus kills…she also had her 19th contest of the year and 49th of her career with double-digit kills.
Bartsch's 25 kills are tied for fifth, and the 27.5 points are ranked sixth during the rally-scoring era for kills and points in a four-set match in program history.
Bartsch – ranked fifth nationally for total points – recorded her 12th contest this year with 20-plus points and her fifth with 25-plus.
Mitchell – ranked seventh in the MW for total digs – recorded her fourth match this season with 20-plus digs.
Kaminski's team-high (tied) five blocks marked the 11th time she has led the team in blocks this season.