Broncos Beat Nevada in Three

Thursday, November 16

Reno, Nev.

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

13-14,9-8Mountain West

Nevada

7-21,3-14Mountain West

Boise St.

Nevada

Paige Bartsch and Annie Kaminski go up for the block during the San Jose State match, November 11, 2023.

11/16/2023 9:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

RENO, Nev. - Boise State volleyball recorded a big road win Thursday night in Reno, Nev., sweeping the Nevada Wolf Pack, 25-22, 25-14, 25-16, to keep their hopes alive for qualifying for next week's Mountain West Championship in Las Vegas.

Boise State used a balanced attack to win set one as Paige Bartsch and Annie Kaminski each had five kills, followed by Chey Day with four. The frame went back and forth, with Boise State rallying from 21-20 down to claim a 25-22 victory.

The Broncos raced out to a 13-3 advantage and never trailed in the second set. Nevada attempted to rally back, pulling to within six, but the Blue and Orange regrouped and rolled to an 11-point victory, 25-14.

Nevada came out strong in the third, taking the early lead. Boise State rallied to tie the score three times, with the last coming at 10. The Blue and Orange then used a 6-0 run -- powered by Bartsch with two kills and one block assist -- to take control of the set. Boise State then cruised to a 25-16 win to clinch the match.

Quotables

"I'm really proud of the entire team tonight," said head coach Shawn Garus. "Everyone is working hard and getting better in practice, and that effort is carrying over into matches. We played great defense and got offensive production up and down the lineup tonight. I'm excited for the next match."

Top Broncos

Bartsch led the Broncos with a team-high 17 kills while hitting .438 to go with one service ace, nine digs, and three block assists for 19.5 points.
Kaminski hit a team-best .476 for 12 kills and added three block assists to finish with 13.5 points.
Noelani Helm distributed a team-high 34 assists from the setter position as the team hit .311 percent.
Bella McGirr (12) and Breanna Mitchell (11) teamed up for 23 digs to lead the team on the back line.

Notables

The Blue and Orange outhit the Wolf Pack .311 to .108, marking the sixth time Boise State held an opponent to below 15 percent hitting this season.
Bartsch has reached double-digit kills in 26 of 27 matches this year and has moved from 14th place to 12th on the all-time career kills list with 1,067.
Bartsch is in seventh place for career points with 1,259.5, 20 short of sixth.
Kaminski recorded her ninth match with double-figure kills and the 15th of her career.
The win and Air Force's loss at Wyoming move the Broncos and Falcons into a tie for sixth place; only the top six teams in the league standings advance to the tournament next week in Las Vegas.
Boise State now leads the all-time series with Nevada 39-30 and 21-15 in contests played at Reno.

What's Next

Boise State will close the regular season on Saturday in Fresno, Calif., when the Broncos face the Fresno State Bulldogs at 2 p.m. (Mountain) with a berth to next week's MW Championship on the line.