Broncos Pick Up Four Wins in San Jose

Friday, March 17

San Jose, Calif.

10 a.m. MT

Boise State

CSU Bakersfield

Kaylee Mejia readies for a serve at the Alki Pairs Tournament.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Boise State went undefeated at the San Jose State Tournament this weekend, winning all four duals to improve to 13-4 on the season.

The Broncos (13-4, 4-2 SLC) grabbed a 2-0 lead over CSU Bakersfield in the first dual of the weekend, with the No. 4 pair, Joey Benson and Emilia Guerra-Acuña, and No. 5 pair, Aris Vetter and Elli Wolthuis, picking up wins for the squad. After dropping matches at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, Sierra Land and Madison Nichols won the deciding match for the Broncos in three sets, 25-23, 16-21, 15-11, to seal the team's second victory of the season over the Roadrunners.

Boise State cruised to a victory over Oregon in its second dual on the weekend, winning 4-1 to also defeat the Ducks for the second time on the season. The team continued its hot streak on the second day, picking up back-to-back sweeps against San Francisco and Southland-foe San Jose State to complete the undefeated weekend.

Notables

- Boise State picked up a weekend sweep for the fifth time in program history.
- Between all four duals, the Broncos finished the weekend with a match record of 17-3.
- Boise State has reached 13 wins in a season for the third time in program history.
- Head coach Allison Voigt surpassed 50 career wins on the weekend. She finished the tournament with an all-time record of 53-33.
- The Broncos remain undefeated all-time against CSU Bakersfield (2-0), Oregon (10-0) and San Francisco (2-0).

Quotables

"A 4-0 weekend is amazing. Our team played really, really well the last two days. We played great competition all the way through. Everyone in the lineup played really well and it showed itself in the results." – head coach Allison Voigt

"Finding the right pairings and finding the right consistency has been what we've been looking for. The new pairings were very consistent this weekend. We're going to build off these wins. We want to take each match one at a time and keep growing and keep improving. That's the best thing for us to do. Our girls are ready and hungry to do that." - Voigt

What's Next

Boise State will have a quick turnaround, having only two days rest before getting into action again. The Broncos will compete against Colorado Mesa and Long Beach State, Tuesday, in Long Beach, Calif. before taking on Concordia Irvine and Irvine Valley, Wednesday, in Irvine, Calif.

Weekend Results

Boise State def. CSU Bakersfield (3-2)
1. Madison Nichols and Sierra Land (BOI) def. Sophia Brandstetter and Hana Makonova (CSUB) 25-23, 16-21, 15-11
2. Emma Erteltova and Sophia Hladyniuk (CSUB) def. Ava Anderson and Rorianna Chartier (BOI) 22-20, 16-21, 15-12
3. Isabella Almeida and Hayley McCluskey (CSUB) def. Kaylee Mejia and Lily Patock (BOI) 21-16, 21-18
4. Joey Benson and Emilia Guerra-Acuña (BOI) def. Emma Bubelis and Alanna Shields (CSUB) 16-21, 21-16, 15-10
5. Aris Vetter and Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Megan Gilbert and Pearl Moore (CSUB) 21-16, 16-21, 15-12

Boise State def. Oregon (4-1)
1. Sierra Land and Madison Nichols (BOI) def. Zoe Almanza and Chloe Brown (ORE) 21-12, 21-18
2. Ella Tyus and Bea Wetton (ORE) def. Ava Anderson and Rorianna Chartier (BOI) 21-19, 21-13
3. Emilia Guerra-Acuña and Lily Patock (BOI) def. Natasha George and Ashley Schroeder (ORE) 26-24, 19-21, 15-9
4. Kaylee Mejia and Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Abby Plevin and Batia Rotshtein (ORE) 21-14, 21-14
5. Joey Benson and Aris Vetter (BOI) def. Lolo Folau and Presley McCaskill (ORE) 21-16, 21-13

Boise State def. San Francisco (5-0)
1. Sierra Land and Madison Nichols (BOI) def. Letizia Aquilino and McKenna Towne (USF) 14-21, 21-18, 15-10
2. Ava Anderson and Rorianna Chartier (BOI) def. Claire Crijns and Branson Lennon (USF) 21-16, 21-12
3. Emilia Guerra-Acuña and Lily Patock (BOI) def. Rylie Reeves and Rainie Stevens (USF) 21-15, 21-19
4. Kaylee Mejia and Elli Wolthuis and (BOI) def. Jolie Gutierrez and Francesca Stanschus (USF) 21-17, 21-14
5. Joey Benson and Aris Vetter (BOI) def. Isadora Nicolai and Anna Petrova (USF) 21-14, 21-8

Boise State def. San Jose State (5-0)
1. Sierra Land and Madison Nichols (BOI) def. Cheyenne Rice and Jaida Ward (SJSU) 21-13, 21-23, 15-12
2. Ava Anderson and Rorianna Chartier (BOI) def. Siena Brewster and Amethyst Harper (SJSU) 21-16, 21-12
3. Emilia Guerra-Acuña and Lily Patock (BOI) def. Tessa Rogers and Nayeli Tia (SJSU) 21-8, 21-14
4. Kaylee Mejia and Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Teila Allen and Blaire Fleming (SJSU) 21-14, 21-12
5. Joey Benson and Aris Vetter (BOI) def. Meredith Scott and Isabelle Sistek (SJSU) 21-19, 21-15