Broncos Rally Past UNLV in Four

Saturday, October 26

Las Vegas, Nev.

2 p.m. MT

Boise State

14-7,6-3Mountain West

UNLV

10-11,3-7Mountain West

Boise St.

UNLV

Kiki Remensperger sets the ball during the San Diego State match on October 24, 2024 in Boise.

10/26/2024 5:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

LAS VEGAS – After dropping the opening set by six points, the Boise State volleyball team rallied, claiming three straight set victories to beat the UNLV Rebels in four Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.

The win improved the Broncos to 14-7 overall and 6-4 in Mountain West play, while UNLV moved to 10-11 and 3-7, respectively.

Boise State opened the match on a 6-1 run in the first set but could not hold on down the stretch as UNLV rallied for the win. The Rebels used a series of small runs to catch the Broncos and then take the lead, as Boise State went cold offensively late.

Like the first set, the Broncos opened with a run, taking a 6-1 advantage. However, this time, the Blue and Orange did not let UNLV back into the set, leading the entire way and eventually taking it 25-20.

Set three was back-and-forth, featuring 14 ties and eight lead changes. With the score tied at 19, Boise State closed on a 6-2 run, winning the set 25-21.

Tied at 4-4 in the fourth, Boise State used a 5-0 run to take control up 9-4. The Blue and Orange maintained a lead the rest of the way but was forced to hold off several UNLV rally attempts before winning the set 25-20 to clinch the match in four, 3-1.

TOP BRONCOS

Kiki Remensperger recorded a triple-double on 11 kills, 14 assists and 14 digs with four blocks.
Paige Bartsch recorded a team-high 22 kills with seven digs, three block assists and a team-best 23.5 points.
Lilli Etter turned in a double-double on team highs for assists with 22 and digs with 16.
Bre Mitchell also recorded a double-double on a career-high 16 assists and 15 digs.

NOTABLES

Kiki Remensperger's triple-double was the freshman's second of the season and Boise State's fifth during the Rally Scoring Era (since 2001). She is tied for the most triple-doubles in a career during the RSE; Breann Nesselhuf (2009-11) also had two during the 2011 campaign.
Paige Bartsch's 22 points mark her fifth match this season – all during MW play – with 20-plus kills and the 25th of her career. It also moved her into sole possession of third for career matches with double-digit kills at 76 during the RSE.
Etter's double-double was her eighth of the year.
Bridey O'Connor had a career-high nine kills while hitting a career-best .474 percent.
Kendall Hastings turned in career-highs for kills with four, blocks with four, and points with six, to go with a career-best hitting percentage of .222.
Kayleigh Carpenter had a career-high 11 digs.
This was the Blue and Orange's first win of the season after dropping the first set and only their second in the last two years, 2-15 combined.

QUOTABLES

Shawn Garus, head coach

"Great TEAM win today. We were a little short-handed, but Bridey and Kendall came off the bench and gave us a spark today. Credit to those two and others that work hard every day in practice to get better and be ready when the opportunity comes."