Boise State Athletics
Thursday, November 6
Boise, Idaho
6 p.m.
Boise State
vs
Wyoming
Broncos Host Wyoming, Colorado State in Pivotal Weekend
11/4/2025 5:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Boise State is one match back of Wyoming in the MW standings
FIRST SERVE
For the third time in the last four weeks, Boise State will play both of its matches at home as it hosts Wyoming on Thursday and Colorado State on Saturday in Bronco Gym … The Broncos are 7-4 at home this year, including 3-3 in conference play … First serve on Thursday against the Cowgirls is at 6 p.m. MT … Boise State won the first meeting against Wyoming this season, a four-set win in Laramie on Oct. 11 … Saturday's contest against the Rams is at noon MT … Boise State dropped the first match against Colorado State this year in three sets in Fort Collins on Oct. 9 … Tickets for this week's matches are available at BroncoSports.com/Tickets … Both matches will also be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
Match 24 (November 6, 6 p.m. MT)
Boise State (15-8, 7-5 MW) vs. Wyoming (12-11, 8-4 MW)
Military Appreciation Night
Series: Tied, 19-19
Notes: Boise State has won three of the five last matches against Wyoming and seven of the last 10 … The Broncos' 7-3 record against the Cowgirls in the last 10 matches stretches back to the spring 2021 season … Boise State is 12-4 all-time at home in the series … It has won two straight at home and five of the last six in Boise … Wyoming enters the week having won back-to-back matches … The Broncos are one match back of Wyoming for third-place in the Mountain West standings.
Match 25 (November 8, 12 p.m. MT)
Boise State (15-8, 7-5 MW^) vs. Colorado State (16-6, 10-2 MW^)
Boise State vs. Wyoming on Thursday/Colorado State at Utah State on Thursday
Series: Boise State trails, 4-24
Notes: Boise State has lost two straight to Colorado State … Boise State is 3-3 against the Rams since the 2022 season … the Broncos' last win at home against Colorado State was a five-set victory on Sept. 21, 2023 … Boise State is 2-10 all-time against Colorado State in Boise … Colorado State enters this week on a six-match winning streak but will face first-place Utah State on Thursday in Logan … The Rams are two matches back of the Aggies in the Mountain West standings.
LAST WEEK
The Broncos split their pair of road matches, falling to UNLV in three sets on Thursday, Oct. 30 before taking down San Diego State in four sets on Saturday, Nov. 1 … The victory over the Aztecs helped the Broncos pick up their sixth road win of the season, which are their most road victories in a campaign in four years … Boise State earned its first win at San Diego State in four years thanks to a school-rally scoring record 21 blocks.
ON THE BLOCK
The 21 Bronco blocks against San Diego State last Saturday were not only a school-rally scoring record but also the sixth most all-time in Boise State history … the 21 blocks were the most by the Broncos in a match since a school-record 26 at UC Irvine on Oct. 17, 1997 … the 21 blocks bested the previous program-rally scoring record of 20 blocks set against Fresno State on Oct. 2, 2008 … the Broncos have double-digit blocks in 15 of their 23 matches this season and enter the week 10th in the country in blocks per set (2.86).
NCAA RANKINGS
Boise State is among the best in the nation in several defensive categories.
Team Blocks/Set
8. Georgia - 2.91
9. Utah Tech - 2.88
10. Boise State - 2.86
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)
BLOCK PARTY
With six regular-season matches remaining, Boise State has already established itself as one of the best blocking teams in program history … the Broncos' 2.86 blocks/set this year currently rank third-best in the team's rally-scoring era … the current clip is also eighth-best all-time in program history … the Broncos' 257.5 total blocks so far this year currently place them tied for 10th in the program's rally-scoring era.
Blocks Per Set (Rally-Scoring Era)
Total Blocks (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 fifth and sixth, respectively, in the conference in blocks per set this season in all matches … Smith is averaging 1.36 blocks per set this year while Sharp is averaging 1.34 … The two had a combined 20 blocks in the win against San Diego State on Saturday, with Sharp totaling 11 while Smith had nine … Smith's total helped move her into 10th all-time in Boise State's rally-scoring era for most blocks in a season with 117 … Sharp, meanwhile, is 12th on the rally-scoring list for most blocks in a season … Both are top-50 in the country in blocks per set: Smith is 37th and Sharp is 50th.
Season Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
8. Sadie Maughan (2010) - 131
9. Annie Kaminski (2024) - 122
10. Layla Smith (2025) - 117
11. Laney Hayes (2017) - 116
12. Eliza Sharp (2025) - 115
CAN YOU DIG IT?
In addition to tracking as one of the best blocking teams in program history, Boise State is also pacing as one of the best digging teams in school history … the Broncos enter this week averaging 15.14 digs/set, which is currently third-best in the program's rally-scoring era … the Broncos have only averaged 15.0+ digs/set for an entire season three times in the rally-scoring era and not done so since the 2016 campaign (15.54 digs/set; second-best in rally-scoring era).
Digs Per Set (Rally-Scoring Era)
PROTECTING THE BACK LINE
Senior libero Bre Mitchell leads the team with 341 digs this year, which are 18th-most in a season in Boise State's rally-scoring era … Mitchell is looking to become only the second Bronco with three-consecutive 350-dig seasons in the team's rally-scoring era, joining Madi Osburn (2015-17) with that feat … Mitchell (1,139 career digs) enters this week ranked seventh in career digs in Boise State's rally-scoring era … she is 30 digs away from cracking Boise State's all-time top-10 in that career category.
Career Digs (Rally-Scoring Era)
5. Kersti Whitney (2009-12) - 1,223
6. Allison Casillas (2019-22) - 1,144
7. Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,139
Career Digs (All-Time)
10. Tara Brinkerhoff (1997-2000) - 1,169
– Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,139
DOUBLE DOUBLE
Lilli Etter leads the team with 12 double-doubles this season, including a double-double in two of the last four matches … Etter had a double-double at UNLV on Oct. 30 with 17 assists and 16 digs … The sophomore setter has totaled five double-doubles in 12 conference matches.
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For the third time in the last four weeks, Boise State will play both of its matches at home as it hosts Wyoming on Thursday and Colorado State on Saturday in Bronco Gym … The Broncos are 7-4 at home this year, including 3-3 in conference play … First serve on Thursday against the Cowgirls is at 6 p.m. MT … Boise State won the first meeting against Wyoming this season, a four-set win in Laramie on Oct. 11 … Saturday's contest against the Rams is at noon MT … Boise State dropped the first match against Colorado State this year in three sets in Fort Collins on Oct. 9 … Tickets for this week's matches are available at BroncoSports.com/Tickets … Both matches will also be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
Match 24 (November 6, 6 p.m. MT)
Boise State (15-8, 7-5 MW) vs. Wyoming (12-11, 8-4 MW)
Military Appreciation Night
Series: Tied, 19-19
Notes: Boise State has won three of the five last matches against Wyoming and seven of the last 10 … The Broncos' 7-3 record against the Cowgirls in the last 10 matches stretches back to the spring 2021 season … Boise State is 12-4 all-time at home in the series … It has won two straight at home and five of the last six in Boise … Wyoming enters the week having won back-to-back matches … The Broncos are one match back of Wyoming for third-place in the Mountain West standings.
Match 25 (November 8, 12 p.m. MT)
Boise State (15-8, 7-5 MW^) vs. Colorado State (16-6, 10-2 MW^)
Boise State vs. Wyoming on Thursday/Colorado State at Utah State on Thursday
Series: Boise State trails, 4-24
Notes: Boise State has lost two straight to Colorado State … Boise State is 3-3 against the Rams since the 2022 season … the Broncos' last win at home against Colorado State was a five-set victory on Sept. 21, 2023 … Boise State is 2-10 all-time against Colorado State in Boise … Colorado State enters this week on a six-match winning streak but will face first-place Utah State on Thursday in Logan … The Rams are two matches back of the Aggies in the Mountain West standings.
LAST WEEK
The Broncos split their pair of road matches, falling to UNLV in three sets on Thursday, Oct. 30 before taking down San Diego State in four sets on Saturday, Nov. 1 … The victory over the Aztecs helped the Broncos pick up their sixth road win of the season, which are their most road victories in a campaign in four years … Boise State earned its first win at San Diego State in four years thanks to a school-rally scoring record 21 blocks.
ON THE BLOCK
The 21 Bronco blocks against San Diego State last Saturday were not only a school-rally scoring record but also the sixth most all-time in Boise State history … the 21 blocks were the most by the Broncos in a match since a school-record 26 at UC Irvine on Oct. 17, 1997 … the 21 blocks bested the previous program-rally scoring record of 20 blocks set against Fresno State on Oct. 2, 2008 … the Broncos have double-digit blocks in 15 of their 23 matches this season and enter the week 10th in the country in blocks per set (2.86).
NCAA RANKINGS
Boise State is among the best in the nation in several defensive categories.
Team Blocks/Set
8. Georgia - 2.91
9. Utah Tech - 2.88
10. Boise State - 2.86
Team Total Blocks
- Utah Valley - 254.0
- Kansas - 242.0
- Boise State - 237.0
- Louisville - 236.5
- Grand Canyon - 233.0
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN (WEST)
Boise State leads the Mountain West in several categories.
Team Blocks/Set (All Matches)
- Boise State - 2.86
- Grand Canyon - 2.81
- Colorado State - 2.75
Team Digs/Set (All Matches)
- Boise State - 15.14
- Grand Canyon - 15.10
- Wyoming - 15.00
BLOCK PARTY
With six regular-season matches remaining, Boise State has already established itself as one of the best blocking teams in program history … the Broncos' 2.86 blocks/set this year currently rank third-best in the team's rally-scoring era … the current clip is also eighth-best all-time in program history … the Broncos' 257.5 total blocks so far this year currently place them tied for 10th in the program's rally-scoring era.
Blocks Per Set (Rally-Scoring Era)
- 2.95 (2019)
- 2.90 (2020)
- 2.86 (2025)
- 2.78 (2021)
- 2.73 (2018)
Total Blocks (Rally-Scoring Era)
- 280.0 (114 sets) - 2016
- 264.5 (103) - 2007
- 260.5 (103) - 2008
- 260.0 (109) - 2024
- 257.5 (90) - 2025 and 257.5 (113) - 2022
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 fifth and sixth, respectively, in the conference in blocks per set this season in all matches … Smith is averaging 1.36 blocks per set this year while Sharp is averaging 1.34 … The two had a combined 20 blocks in the win against San Diego State on Saturday, with Sharp totaling 11 while Smith had nine … Smith's total helped move her into 10th all-time in Boise State's rally-scoring era for most blocks in a season with 117 … Sharp, meanwhile, is 12th on the rally-scoring list for most blocks in a season … Both are top-50 in the country in blocks per set: Smith is 37th and Sharp is 50th.
Season Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
8. Sadie Maughan (2010) - 131
9. Annie Kaminski (2024) - 122
10. Layla Smith (2025) - 117
11. Laney Hayes (2017) - 116
12. Eliza Sharp (2025) - 115
CAN YOU DIG IT?
In addition to tracking as one of the best blocking teams in program history, Boise State is also pacing as one of the best digging teams in school history … the Broncos enter this week averaging 15.14 digs/set, which is currently third-best in the program's rally-scoring era … the Broncos have only averaged 15.0+ digs/set for an entire season three times in the rally-scoring era and not done so since the 2016 campaign (15.54 digs/set; second-best in rally-scoring era).
Digs Per Set (Rally-Scoring Era)
- 16.53 (2006)
- 15.54 (2016)
- 15.14 (2025)
- 15.08 (2005)
- 14.91 (2024)
PROTECTING THE BACK LINE
Senior libero Bre Mitchell leads the team with 341 digs this year, which are 18th-most in a season in Boise State's rally-scoring era … Mitchell is looking to become only the second Bronco with three-consecutive 350-dig seasons in the team's rally-scoring era, joining Madi Osburn (2015-17) with that feat … Mitchell (1,139 career digs) enters this week ranked seventh in career digs in Boise State's rally-scoring era … she is 30 digs away from cracking Boise State's all-time top-10 in that career category.
Career Digs (Rally-Scoring Era)
5. Kersti Whitney (2009-12) - 1,223
6. Allison Casillas (2019-22) - 1,144
7. Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,139
Career Digs (All-Time)
10. Tara Brinkerhoff (1997-2000) - 1,169
– Bre Mitchell (2023-Current) - 1,139
DOUBLE DOUBLE
Lilli Etter leads the team with 12 double-doubles this season, including a double-double in two of the last four matches … Etter had a double-double at UNLV on Oct. 30 with 17 assists and 16 digs … The sophomore setter has totaled five double-doubles in 12 conference matches.
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