High-Powered Offense Fuels Sweep of Fresno State

Saturday, November 15

Fresno, Calif.

1 p.m. MT

Boise State

17-10,9-7Mountain West

Fresno State

6-21,2-14Mountain West

Boise St.

Fresno St.

11/15/2025 3:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Boise State had its highest attack percentage of the season in the win over the Bulldogs

FRESNO, Calif. – Four different Broncos had at least nine kills and Boise State had its highest hitting percentage in a match this season as the Broncos swept Fresno State (25-15, 25-20, 25-21) on Saturday in the Save Mart Center.

The Broncos (17-10, 9-7 MW) hit .348, which was the first time all season they recorded a hitting percentage above .300 for an entire match. Boise State finished with 49 kills, its most in a three-set match since the first meeting of the season against Fresno State (6-21, 2-13 MW) on Oct. 2 (50).

Layla Smith led all Broncos with 10 kills. The junior middle blocker was clean on all 15 of her swings as she registered a .667 attack percentage.

In addition to Smith, three other Broncos had nine kills: Sydney Dreves, Kailyn Jager and Eliza Sharp. All four attackers hit at least .381 as Dreves (.400) and Jager (.381) were efficient on the outside while the middle blocker Sharp, who also turned in a team-high four blocks, had a .467 attack percentage.

Helping keep the offense going for the Broncos were five aces by Boise State from the service line. Bella McGirr had two while Jager, Arianna Bilby and Lilli Etter each had one.

The victory also gave the Broncos their second regular season sweep of Fresno State in the last three seasons and eighth since 2014.

The Broncos never trailed in the first, despite Fresno State hitting .464, and went on a 5-0 run to make it 10-3 to force Fresno State to call an early timeout. The stoppage was not enough, though, as the Broncos scored nine of the next 16 points to make Fresno State call its final timeout and take a 19-9 lead. L. Smith and Sharp had two kills apiece in between the two Bulldog timeouts. Jager, meanwhile, closed out the set with her fourth kill of the day.

Boise State staved off a late comeback attempt by Fresno State in the second set. The Broncos led by six at 17-11, but the Bulldogs brought it within two at 21-19 on a block. However, a kill by Sharp made it 22-19 and then a combo block by Jager and L. Smith forced Fresno State to call a timeout at 23-19. An ace by McGirr was later followed up by one of L. Smith's two kills in the set to give Boise the set and a 2-0 lead in the match.

Fresno State led 15-14 in the third, its latest lead in a set in the match up to that point. However, Sharp's eighth kill of the day on a slide quickly evened it before another kill by Sharp made it 16-15. The Broncos never trailed through the remainder of the set while Dreves and Bilby each had a team-best four kills in the final set.

Top Broncos

Layla Smith had 10 kills on a .667 attack percentage (0 errors, 15 attacks).
Kailyn Jager added five digs and two blocks to her nine kills.
Eliza Sharp was the team leader in blocks with four. She also had nine kills on a .467 attack percentage.
Bre Mitchell had a team-high 13 digs. The senior also had five assists and a kill.
Lilli Etter had 19 assists, six digs and an ace.

Notables

The .348 hitting percentage was Boise State's best in a match since Aug. 25, 2023 vs. Idaho State (.358). It was its best in a MW match since Sept. 24, 2022 vs. Air Force (.410).
Boise State improved to 7-5 on the road which is the first time it has finished a season with a winning record in true road matches since 2021 (8-6).
The Broncos finished with seven blocks to Fresno State's four.
Boise State's five aces were its third-highest in a Mountain West match this season and most since it had six at San Diego State on Nov. 1.

What's Next
Boise State will host Nevada for its penultimate home match of the season on Thursday, Nov. 20. First serve in Bronco Gym is at 6 p.m.