Boise State Races Past Nevada in Four

Thursday, October 17

Boise, Idaho

6 p.m. MT

Boise State

12-6,4-2Mountain West

Nevada

11-9,4-4Mountain West

Nevada

Boise St.

Paige Bartsch jumps high to hammer an attack during the Idaho State match on Sept. 14, 2024.

10/17/2024 9:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

BOISE, Idaho – Paige Bartsch recorded a team-high 17.5 points to lead Boise State to a Mountain West victory over Nevada 3-1 (25-17, 25-12, 22-25, 25-9) in Bronco Gym on Thursday night.

For the Blue and Orange, it was the fourth victory in the last five contests as the Broncos improved to 12-6 overall and 4-3 in conference.

Boise State outhit Nevada .331 to .099 percent on the night and held advantages in kills 52 to 37, assists 51 to 33, services aces nine to three, and blocks nine to three and a half.

Set one was tight early before the Broncos pulled away. Tied at 9-9, Boise State rolled off a 5-1 run to take the lead for good. Nevada attempted to rally late, but the Blue and Orange held the visitors off for a 25-17 win.

Boise State took control of set two early and never trailed. The Broncos led 18-8 and were never threatened down the stretch, winning by 13, 25-12.

The third set saw the Blue and Orange struggle a bit as Nevada took an early lead, then held the Broncos off as they came with one a couple of times but could never get over the top, falling 25-22.

After letting the third set slip away, Boise State regrouped and stormed past the Wolf Pack in the fourth, taking an early 10-5 lead. Then, they put it in cruise control, hitting .464 in the period as they raced to a dominating 25-9 win to clinch the match 3-1.

TOP BRONCOS

Paige Bartsch hit .406 and recorded a team-high 15 kills, two service aces, and one block assist for a team-best 17.5 points.
Annie Kaminski hit .429 for seven kills with a team-high seven block assists to finish with 10.5 points.
Kiki Remensperger hit a career-high .467 for eight kills to go with 16 assists, two service aces, eight digs, and two block assists for 11 points.
Lilli Etter turned in her sixth double-double of the season with a team-high 17 assists and 12 digs to go with an ace.
Bre Mitchell recorded her third double-double in a row and in her career with 11 assists and a team-high 15 digs.

NOTABLES

Paige Bartsch's three service aces moved her into 10th place on the all-time career aces list at Boise State with 121, passing Sharon Leonhardt (1983-86) who had 119.
Annie Kaminski's seven blocks moved her into 12th place on the all-time career blocks list with 327, passing Amber Woodcock (1993-95) who had 326.
The Wolf Pack's nine points in the fourth set were the first time since Nov. 25, 2021, that the Broncos had held an opponent to fewer than 10 points in a 25-point set.
Boise State's match-hitting percentage of .331 was a season-high.

QUOTABLES

Shawn Garus, head coach

"I'm really pleased with the result tonight. Nevada is a team that has been playing everybody tough day in and day out in Mountain West Conference play, so to come out and jump on them and go up two in the match score was fantastic."
"I love the team's answer after losing a close third set, coming back and playing probably our best volleyball of the match in the fourth set."
"I thought Paige was exceptional tonight, really showing a lot of versatility that she can score in a variety of ways. She has a big arm and a lot of size and athleticism that she can hit high and over people, but she also dropped in some off-speed shots and just was doing exactly what her team needed, in addition to how she pours into her teammates with leadership."
"I thought Annie also was really focused today. She wanted to respond from the tough loss we had last week at Wyoming. So, I thought Annie played with great energy and great intentions. She was great in practice all week. It looked like nobody was going to outwork Annie in preparing for this match tonight."