Broncos Finish Third at Alki Beach Invitational

Friday, April 12

Seattle, Wash.

12:15 p.m. MT

Boise State

No. 15 Georgia State

Emilia Guerra-Acuna dives for a ball at the Boise State Beach Classic.

Photo by: Brodie Perry

4/13/2024 3:32:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

SEATTLE – Boise State beach volleyball wrapped up its regular season with a third-place finish at the Alki Beach Invitational, Saturday.

The Broncos (28-11) finished 1-2 in pool play on Friday to earn a third seed in bracket play. Boise State fell to No. 15 Georgia State in the first round before defeating Oregon to finish third.

The Blue and Orange opened pool play on Friday against Georgia State. The Panthers (18-11) picked up the first point with a straight-set victory on court two, but Addison Wolden and Abbie Wolf tied the dual with a win from the No. 3 slot. Sharli O'Neil and Elli Wolthuis gave the Broncos the lead with another win on court five, but the Panthers clinched the dual with victories from the No. 1 and 4 positions.

Boise State fell to No. 11 Washington 5-0 in the second dual of pool play. In the final contest of the day against the Ducks (4-23), the Broncos started out with two straight-set wins on courts two and five, setting up Marlayna Bullington and Sierra Land to clinch the dual with a three-set win on the top court. Boise State completed the sweep with victories on courts three and four.

The Broncos opened bracket play on Saturday with a rematch against Georgia State. The Panthers put the first point on the board with a victory on court two, but Rorianna Chartier and Lily Patock won in straight sets on court four to even the score. Georgia State took another lead with a win at the No. 3 position, but Bullington and Land won in two sets to force the dual's decision to court five. The Panthers won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 to clinch the dual.

Wolden and Wolf opened the third-place dual against Oregon with a quick victory on court three. Bullington and Land made it 2-0 with a straight-set win from the top court, allowing Chartier and Patock to clinch the match with a victory from the No. 4 position, setting up a 4-1 win for the squad.

Notables

Marlayna Bullington and Sierra Land broke the program record for most wins by a pair in program history with 28 victories.
By winning their first match of the tournament, Addison Wolden and Abbie Wolf notched 14-straight victories, tying Madison Nichols for the longest win streak in program history.
Wolden is the first Bronco in program history to notch 30 individual wins in a season.
Lily Patock and Wolden moved into the top ten in program history for career wins. Patock sits at ninth place with 31 career victories while Wolden is tied for 10th with 30.
Boise State maintains an undefeated record against Oregon all-time, winning all 17 contests.

Quotables

"We played against really good teams. We really adapted well to the elements and to the different types of play we saw between each match. It was a good weekend for us going into the conference tournament." – head coach Allison Voigt

"I'm so excited to compete for a conference championship next weekend. Our whole season we've angled to play our best at our conference championship. The fact that we are there is crazy. I'm excited to play against all the Southland teams. We're playing high-level volleyball and I hope we add more to our special season." - Voigt

"This team is really special and we've had a special season. We still have some things in front of us that we want to achieve. I'm really proud of what our team has accomplished so far and I'm excited to see what we can accomplish this next weekend." - Voigt

What's Next

Boise State will compete at the Southland Conference Championship, April 19-21, in Houston, Texas. The Broncos will be the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 7 McNeese State in the first round at 10:15 a.m. MT. on Friday.

Full Results

No. 15 Georgia State def. Boise State 3-2
1.) Angel Ferary/Bella Ferary (GSU) def. Marlayna Bullington/Sierra Land (BOI) 21-19, 17-21, 15-10
2.) Lila Bordis/Aree Keller (GSU) def. Ava Anderson/Emilia Guerra-Acuña (BOI) 21-15, 22-20
3.) Addison Wolden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) def. Kaylie Drysdale/Savannah Ebarb (GSU) 21-15, 23-21
4.) Elise Saga/Aliisa Vuorinen (GSU) def. Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock (BOI) 19-21, 21-16, 15-11
5.) Sharli O'Neil/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Ayla Johnson/Cassie Thayse (GSU) 21-19, 21-19

No. 11 Washington def. Boise State 5-0
1.) Piper Monk-Heidrich/Magdalena Rabitsch (WASH) def. Marlayna Bullington/Sierra Land (BOI) 21-17, 19-21, 15-9
2.) Zoey Henson/Lauren Wilcock (WASH) def. Ava Anderson/Emilia Guerra-Acuña (BOI) 21-9, 21-12
3.) Scarlett Dahl /Natalie Martin (WASH) def. Addison Wolden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) 21-16, 14-21, 15-13
4.) Brooke Balue/Sarah Wilcock (WASH) def. Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock (BOI) 21-12, 21-18
5.) Kendall Mather/Josie Ulrich (WASH) def. Sharli O'Neil/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) 21-14, 21-18

Boise State def. Oregon 5-0
1.) Marlayna Bullington/Sierra Land (BOI) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) 19-21, 21-19, 15-9
2.) Ava Anderson/Emilia Guerra-Acuña (BOI) Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) 21-17, 21-15
3.) Addison Wolden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) def. Landree Coats/Bella Gamache (ORE) 21-18, 16-21, 15-12
4.) Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock (BOI) def. Natasha George/Skylar Kelly (ORE) 21-18, 21-23, 15-9
5.) Sharli O'Neil/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) 21-8, 21-12

No. 15 Georgia State def. Boise State 3-2
1.) Marlayna Bullington/Sierra Land (BOI) def. Angel Ferary/Bella Ferary (GSU) 26-24, 21-17
2.) Lila Bordis/Aree Keller (GSU) def. Ava Anderson/Emilia Guerra-Acuña (BOI) 21-13, 21-15
3.) Kaylie Drysdale/Savannah Ebarb (GSU) def. Addison Wolden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) 21-19, 21-15
4.) Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock (BOI) def. Elise Saga/Aliisa Vuorinen (GSU) 21-16, 21-15
5.) Ayla Johnson/Courtney Smith (GSU) def. Sharli O'Neil/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) 18-21, 21-19, 15-12

Boise State def. Oregon 4-1
1.) Marlayna Bullington/Sierra Land (BOI) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) 21-12, 21-18
2.) Ava Anderson/Emilia Guerra-Acuña (BOI) Landree Coats/Bella Gamache (ORE) 21-17, 30-28
3.) Addison Wolden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) def. Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) 21-10, 21-11
4.) Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock (BOI) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) 21-16, 21-17
5.) Natasha George/Skylar Kelly (ORE) def. Sharli O'Neil/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) 29-27, 21-19