Thursday, November 13
San Jose, Calif.
7 p.m.
Boise State
at
San José State
Broncos Swing Through California for Final MW Road Matches
11/11/2025 5:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Boise State plays at San Jose State on Thursday, Fresno State on Friday
FIRST SERVE
In the penultimate weekend of the regular season, Boise State hits the road for the final time ahead of the Mountain West Championship tournament as the Broncos will play at San Jose State on Thursday and Fresno State on Saturday … Boise State has only played two road matches over the last 32 days heading into Thursday's match in San Jose … The Broncos are 6-4 on the road this season … They have split two of their three road weekends in MW play this year, but picked up wins in both road matches back in late September at Grand Canyon (Thursday, Sept. 25) and New Mexico (Saturday, Sept. 27).
Match 26 (November 13, 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT)
Boise State (16-9, 8-6 MW) at San Jose State (11-14, 6-8 MW)
Series: Boise State leads, 25-22
Notes: The Broncos have an 11-10 all-time advantage at San Jose … They have won four of the last six meetings in San Jose, a stretch dating back to 2019 … Boise State swept the Spartans in the last meeting at San Jose State, a 25-23, 25-19, 25-23 decision on Oct. 12, 2023.
Match 27 (November 15, 12 p.m. PT/1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (16-9, 8-6 MW^) at Fresno State (6-19, 2-12 MW^)
Boise State at San Jose State on Thursday/Fresno State vs. Utah State on Thursday
Series: Boise State leads 25-24
Notes: The Broncos are 11-12 all-time at Fresno State … Their last win on the road against the Bulldogs was Nov. 18, 2023 (3-1) … Boise State has dropped three of the last four meetings at Fresno State, dating back to 2021 … However, the Broncos have won four of the last six overall meetings against the Bulldogs.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats and live stream for all games are available on BroncoSports.com … follow Boise State volleyball @BroncoSportsVB on X and @boisestatevb on IG.
LAST WEEK
The Broncos split a pair of home matches against two of the top-three teams in the MW standings … Boise State dropped a four-set match against Wyoming on Thursday … The Broncos lost the first two sets against the Cowgirls, but they found a spark in the third before falling in four … Arianna Bilby had a team-high 13 kills but Boise State was out-hit, .231-.141 … The Broncos bounced back, though, against second-place Colorado State as they beat the Rams in four sets on Saturday afternoon … Boise State had 14 blocks in the win against Colorado State, which was its second triumph over the Rams in the last three matches in Boise … Middle blockers Layla Smith (12 kills, 7 blocks) and Eliza Sharp (12 kills, 4 blocks) led the way for the Broncos.
LOOKING AHEAD
Boise State enters the last two weeks of the regular season currently in the Mountain West Championship tournament picture … The Broncos are tied with Grand Canyon and San Diego State for fourth in the MW standings … The top-six teams in the MW standings advance to the tournament … If the season ended entering this weekend, Boise State would be the No. 4 seed in the tournament … The Broncos are two matches up on the three teams in a tie for seventh in the conference standings: Air Force (6-8), UNLV (6-8) and San Jose State (6-8) … Boise State plays both Air Force (Nov. 22) and San Jose State (Nov. 13) to end the season … The Broncos are looking to get the potential head-to-head tiebreaker over the Spartans with a win on Thursday as they beat the Spartans in Boise on Oct. 16 … The matchup against Air Force in the regular season finale on Nov. 22 is the only meeting of the season between the Broncos and Falcons … The Broncos split the season series with UNLV … Head-to-head match record is the first tiebreaker in seeding for the MW Women's Volleyball Championship.
NCAA RANKINGS
Boise State is among the best in the nation in several defensive categories.
Team Blocks/Set
8. Utah Tech - 2.91
9. Auburn - 2.90
10. Boise State - 2.88
Team Total Blocks
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN (WEST)
Boise State leads the Mountain West in several categories.
Team Blocks/Set (All Matches)
Team Digs/Set (All Matches)
STORIES FROM THE ROAD
Boise State enters its final road trip of the regular season with a 6-4 record in true road matches, which is their best road record in a season so far since 2021 (8-6) … The six road wins this year are the Broncos' most since 2021 … Boise State needs two more road wins to match its most in a season in the last nine years … The Broncos' six road wins are also tied for the second-most among MW teams … Utah State leads the way with nine road wins while San Diego State has six as well … Boise State is 4-3 in road conference matches and looking for its first winning road record in conference play since 2019 (5-4) … The Broncos have not had six or more road wins in conference action since 2016.
BLOCK PARTY
Boise State is looking to do something only done three times in the program's rally-scoring era: total 300 or more blocks as a team in a season … The Broncos enter this week with 282.5 team blocks, which are already fifth-most in team history during the rally-scoring era (since 2001) … Boise State needs 15 more blocks to enter into a tie for fourth-most on the rally-scoring list and 23.5 blocks to tie for third … This year's total team blocks are the most in a season for the Broncos since they set the rally-scoring record with 358.5 in 2021 (129 sets).
Total Blocks (Rally-Scoring Era)
TOP-THREE IN SIGHT
Boise State's total blocks have also helped it post one of its best blocks average for a season … The Broncos are averaging 2.88 blocks/set, which is currently third-best in the program's rally-scoring era and eighth-best all-time … The current clip of 2.88 would be Boise State's best in a season since it averaged 2.90 blocks/set in 2020.
Blocks Per Set (Rally-Scoring Era)
BLOCKING DUO
Junior Layla Smith and redshirt freshman Eliza Sharp have become one of the top blocking duos in the Mountain West this season as the two are second and fourth, respectively, in the conference in blocks per set this season in all matches … Smith is averaging 1.40 blocks per set this year while Sharp is averaging 1.33 … Smith has 132 total blocks this year, which is the eighth-most by a Bronco in a single-season in the rally scoring era … Sharp, meanwhile, is 10th on the rally-scoring list for most blocks in a season with 122 … Both are top-40 in the country in blocks per set: Smith is 22nd and Sharp is 37th.
Season Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
4. Alisha King (2010) - 140
    Alyssa Wissinger (2021) - 140
6. Jessica Donahue (2018) - 135
7. Morgan Hughes (2018) - 133
8. Layla Smith (2025) - 132
9. Sadie Maughan (2010) - 1313
10. Eliza Sharp (2025) - 122
PROTECTING THE BACK LINE
Senior libero Bre Mitchell totaled 34 digs in last week's two matches, as she now has a team-best 375 this season … Mitchell is 60 digs away from matching her career-high (435), which was set last year …. In three seasons as a Bronco, Mitchell has 1,173 career digs, which are tied for ninth all-time in program history … Mitchell's 3.76 digs/set in her career is currently the second-best average in school history … She is tied with Jackie Stroud on Boise State's all-time list in career digs/set and trails Maddi Osburn (4.06).
Career Digs (Rally-Scoring Era)
1. Maddi Osburn (2014-17) - 1,756
2. Jackie Stroud (2003-06) - 1,491
3. Lauren Hamm (2007-10) - 1,250
    Amanda Remy (2008-11) - 1,250
5. Kersti Whitney (2009-12) - 1,223
6. Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,173
Career Digs (All-Time)
8. Kersti Whitney (2009-12) - 1,223
9. Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,173
10. Tara Brinkerhoff (1997-2000) - 1,169
Career Digs/Set (Rally-Scoring Era and All-Time)
1. Maddi Osburn - 4.06 (2014-17)
2. Bre Mitchell - 3.76 (2023-Current)
     Jackie Stroud - 3.76 (2003-06)
4. Amanda Remy - 3.32 (2008-11)
HEATING UP
Sixth-year outside hitter Arianna Bilby leads the team in kills and points per set, and she is heating up since the start of November … Bilby is averaging 3.17 kills/set over the last three matches (38 kills, 12 sets) … She is hitting .287 over the same stretch (38k-11e-94att).
Arianna Bilby - Last 3 Matches (Since Nov. 1)
RECORD BOOK
Here are other notable record lists being changed this season.
Season Solo Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
1. Heather Malashak (2004) - 31
2. Lydia Blaha (2008) - 24
3. Cameron Flunder (2006) - 20
4. Alisha King (2010) - 19
5. Jeanette Jenkins (2007) - 17
6. Layla Smith (2025) - 16
    Eliza Sharp (2025) - 16
    Alyssa Wissinger (2021) - 16
Career Service Aces (Rally Scoring Era)
3. Cameron Flunder (2003-06) - 117
4. Bre Mitchell - 109
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In the penultimate weekend of the regular season, Boise State hits the road for the final time ahead of the Mountain West Championship tournament as the Broncos will play at San Jose State on Thursday and Fresno State on Saturday … Boise State has only played two road matches over the last 32 days heading into Thursday's match in San Jose … The Broncos are 6-4 on the road this season … They have split two of their three road weekends in MW play this year, but picked up wins in both road matches back in late September at Grand Canyon (Thursday, Sept. 25) and New Mexico (Saturday, Sept. 27).
Match 26 (November 13, 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT)
Boise State (16-9, 8-6 MW) at San Jose State (11-14, 6-8 MW)
Series: Boise State leads, 25-22
Notes: The Broncos have an 11-10 all-time advantage at San Jose … They have won four of the last six meetings in San Jose, a stretch dating back to 2019 … Boise State swept the Spartans in the last meeting at San Jose State, a 25-23, 25-19, 25-23 decision on Oct. 12, 2023.
Match 27 (November 15, 12 p.m. PT/1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (16-9, 8-6 MW^) at Fresno State (6-19, 2-12 MW^)
Boise State at San Jose State on Thursday/Fresno State vs. Utah State on Thursday
Series: Boise State leads 25-24
Notes: The Broncos are 11-12 all-time at Fresno State … Their last win on the road against the Bulldogs was Nov. 18, 2023 (3-1) … Boise State has dropped three of the last four meetings at Fresno State, dating back to 2021 … However, the Broncos have won four of the last six overall meetings against the Bulldogs.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats and live stream for all games are available on BroncoSports.com … follow Boise State volleyball @BroncoSportsVB on X and @boisestatevb on IG.
LAST WEEK
The Broncos split a pair of home matches against two of the top-three teams in the MW standings … Boise State dropped a four-set match against Wyoming on Thursday … The Broncos lost the first two sets against the Cowgirls, but they found a spark in the third before falling in four … Arianna Bilby had a team-high 13 kills but Boise State was out-hit, .231-.141 … The Broncos bounced back, though, against second-place Colorado State as they beat the Rams in four sets on Saturday afternoon … Boise State had 14 blocks in the win against Colorado State, which was its second triumph over the Rams in the last three matches in Boise … Middle blockers Layla Smith (12 kills, 7 blocks) and Eliza Sharp (12 kills, 4 blocks) led the way for the Broncos.
LOOKING AHEAD
Boise State enters the last two weeks of the regular season currently in the Mountain West Championship tournament picture … The Broncos are tied with Grand Canyon and San Diego State for fourth in the MW standings … The top-six teams in the MW standings advance to the tournament … If the season ended entering this weekend, Boise State would be the No. 4 seed in the tournament … The Broncos are two matches up on the three teams in a tie for seventh in the conference standings: Air Force (6-8), UNLV (6-8) and San Jose State (6-8) … Boise State plays both Air Force (Nov. 22) and San Jose State (Nov. 13) to end the season … The Broncos are looking to get the potential head-to-head tiebreaker over the Spartans with a win on Thursday as they beat the Spartans in Boise on Oct. 16 … The matchup against Air Force in the regular season finale on Nov. 22 is the only meeting of the season between the Broncos and Falcons … The Broncos split the season series with UNLV … Head-to-head match record is the first tiebreaker in seeding for the MW Women's Volleyball Championship.
NCAA RANKINGS
Boise State is among the best in the nation in several defensive categories.
Team Blocks/Set
8. Utah Tech - 2.91
9. Auburn - 2.90
10. Boise State - 2.88
Team Total Blocks
- Utah Valley - 298.0
- Boise State - 282.5
- Fordham - 281.0
- UC Santa Barbara - 273.5
- Louisville - 270.5
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN (WEST)
Boise State leads the Mountain West in several categories.
Team Blocks/Set (All Matches)
- Boise State - 2.88
- Grand Canyon - 2.77
- Colorado State - 2.71
Team Digs/Set (All Matches)
- Boise State - 15.10
- Wyoming - 15.01
- Grand Canyon - 14.94
STORIES FROM THE ROAD
Boise State enters its final road trip of the regular season with a 6-4 record in true road matches, which is their best road record in a season so far since 2021 (8-6) … The six road wins this year are the Broncos' most since 2021 … Boise State needs two more road wins to match its most in a season in the last nine years … The Broncos' six road wins are also tied for the second-most among MW teams … Utah State leads the way with nine road wins while San Diego State has six as well … Boise State is 4-3 in road conference matches and looking for its first winning road record in conference play since 2019 (5-4) … The Broncos have not had six or more road wins in conference action since 2016.
BLOCK PARTY
Boise State is looking to do something only done three times in the program's rally-scoring era: total 300 or more blocks as a team in a season … The Broncos enter this week with 282.5 team blocks, which are already fifth-most in team history during the rally-scoring era (since 2001) … Boise State needs 15 more blocks to enter into a tie for fourth-most on the rally-scoring list and 23.5 blocks to tie for third … This year's total team blocks are the most in a season for the Broncos since they set the rally-scoring record with 358.5 in 2021 (129 sets).
Total Blocks (Rally-Scoring Era)
- 358.5 (2021)
- 328.0 (2019)
- 306.0 (2018)
- 297.5 (2010)
- 282.5 (2025)
TOP-THREE IN SIGHT
Boise State's total blocks have also helped it post one of its best blocks average for a season … The Broncos are averaging 2.88 blocks/set, which is currently third-best in the program's rally-scoring era and eighth-best all-time … The current clip of 2.88 would be Boise State's best in a season since it averaged 2.90 blocks/set in 2020.
Blocks Per Set (Rally-Scoring Era)
- 2.95 (2019)
- 2.90 (2020)
- 2.88 (2025)
- 2.78 (2021)
- 2.73 (2018)
BLOCKING DUO
Junior Layla Smith and redshirt freshman Eliza Sharp have become one of the top blocking duos in the Mountain West this season as the two are second and fourth, respectively, in the conference in blocks per set this season in all matches … Smith is averaging 1.40 blocks per set this year while Sharp is averaging 1.33 … Smith has 132 total blocks this year, which is the eighth-most by a Bronco in a single-season in the rally scoring era … Sharp, meanwhile, is 10th on the rally-scoring list for most blocks in a season with 122 … Both are top-40 in the country in blocks per set: Smith is 22nd and Sharp is 37th.
Season Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
4. Alisha King (2010) - 140
    Alyssa Wissinger (2021) - 140
6. Jessica Donahue (2018) - 135
7. Morgan Hughes (2018) - 133
8. Layla Smith (2025) - 132
9. Sadie Maughan (2010) - 1313
10. Eliza Sharp (2025) - 122
PROTECTING THE BACK LINE
Senior libero Bre Mitchell totaled 34 digs in last week's two matches, as she now has a team-best 375 this season … Mitchell is 60 digs away from matching her career-high (435), which was set last year …. In three seasons as a Bronco, Mitchell has 1,173 career digs, which are tied for ninth all-time in program history … Mitchell's 3.76 digs/set in her career is currently the second-best average in school history … She is tied with Jackie Stroud on Boise State's all-time list in career digs/set and trails Maddi Osburn (4.06).
Career Digs (Rally-Scoring Era)
1. Maddi Osburn (2014-17) - 1,756
2. Jackie Stroud (2003-06) - 1,491
3. Lauren Hamm (2007-10) - 1,250
    Amanda Remy (2008-11) - 1,250
5. Kersti Whitney (2009-12) - 1,223
6. Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,173
Career Digs (All-Time)
8. Kersti Whitney (2009-12) - 1,223
9. Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,173
10. Tara Brinkerhoff (1997-2000) - 1,169
Career Digs/Set (Rally-Scoring Era and All-Time)
1. Maddi Osburn - 4.06 (2014-17)
2. Bre Mitchell - 3.76 (2023-Current)
     Jackie Stroud - 3.76 (2003-06)
4. Amanda Remy - 3.32 (2008-11)
HEATING UP
Sixth-year outside hitter Arianna Bilby leads the team in kills and points per set, and she is heating up since the start of November … Bilby is averaging 3.17 kills/set over the last three matches (38 kills, 12 sets) … She is hitting .287 over the same stretch (38k-11e-94att).
Arianna Bilby - Last 3 Matches (Since Nov. 1)
| Last 3 Matches | Overall | |
| Kills/Set | 3.17 | 2.70 |
| Attack Pct. | .287 | .199 |
| Digs/Set | 1.00 | 1.78 |
| Blocks/Set | 1.00 | 0.43 |
RECORD BOOK
Here are other notable record lists being changed this season.
Season Solo Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
1. Heather Malashak (2004) - 31
2. Lydia Blaha (2008) - 24
3. Cameron Flunder (2006) - 20
4. Alisha King (2010) - 19
5. Jeanette Jenkins (2007) - 17
6. Layla Smith (2025) - 16
    Eliza Sharp (2025) - 16
    Alyssa Wissinger (2021) - 16
Career Service Aces (Rally Scoring Era)
3. Cameron Flunder (2003-06) - 117
4. Bre Mitchell - 109
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