Boise State Records Second Sweep Over Idaho State

Sunday, August 27

Pocatello, Idaho

4 p.m. MT

Boise State

2-0,0-0Mountain West

Idaho State

0-2,0-0Big Sky

Boise St.

Idaho St.

8/27/2023 7:14:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

POCATELLO, Idaho – Boise State volleyball completed the weekend sweep of the Idaho State Bengals with its second-straight 3-0 victory over ISU on Sunday. The Broncos are now 2-0 after the first week of play.

The Blue and Orange started the match slow in set one, which saw them trail most of the way as the two teams traded mini-runs throughout. The decisive stretch was a 5-0 run that saw the Bronco come from 24-20 down to 25-24 up. Boise State eventually took the set 28-26 on kills by Paige Bartsch and Anabel Kotzakov, respectively.

The second frame saw Boise State jump out to a quick lead and never trailed, eventually winning it by seven at 25-18.

The third set was close throughout, with 14 ties and six lead changes. Down 20-19, the Broncos regrouped with a 4-0 run to go up 23-20. The Blue and Orange maintained the lead after that with Bartsch recording the final two Boise State points with kills to secure the set 25-23 and the 3-0 match victory.

Top Broncos

Bartsch led the Broncos with a season-high 24 kills while hitting .333 percent.
Noelani Helm recorded the team's first double-double of the year and her first in a Bronco uniform on 22 assists and 10 digs to go with seven kills, one ace and two blocks.
Annie Kaminski led the team defensively at the net, tallying a team-high seven blocks, one by solo, in addition to five kills.

Quotes

"I thought Annie (Kaminski) was really good at slowing down Idaho State's middles with her seven blocks; seven in three sets is great," said Boise State Head Coach Shawn Garus. "Bree (Mitchell) was also big today and had a terrific service run to lead the comeback in set one. I also thought that Noelani (Helm) was solid, getting the first double-double of the season with 22 assists and 10 digs, as well as being second in kills. The season is young, and we still have much to work on and keep improving."

Notables

Boise State outhit Idaho State .229 to .075 and recorded 45 kills to the Bengals 31.
Bartsch has recorded back-to-back 20-plus kill matches to open the season and is hitting .422 percent.
With Helm as the primary setter, the Broncos hit .290 percent on the week.
The Broncos recorded 10 blocks in both matches versus Idaho State on the weekend.
The win on Sunday makes it seven straight victories over the Bengals and increased Boise State's series advantage to 38-33.