Broncos Conclude Fall Season with Successful Showing in Alabama

Friday, November 7

Huntsville, Ala.

TBA

Boise State

AVCA National Pairs Championship

Broncos Conclude Fall Season with Successful Showing in Alabama

11/9/2025 6:44:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boise State's Ava Anderson and Addison Wolden finished in the top half of the bracket for the second consecutive season at the AVCA National Pairs Tournament.

The duo finished the three-day event in a tie for 31st place, a year after finishing a program-best 25th. Anderson and Wolden's performance marks the only two occurrences in program history a Bronco duo has finished in the top half of the high-profile bracket.

The pair started with an opening-round victory over UNC Wilmington's Gabby Lapata and Grace Sistrunk. The tandem then nearly pulled off an upset over the sixth-seeded UCLA pair, Cassie Dodd and Alexa Fernandez, falling 15-21, 21-15, 15-13. The tandem lost the remaining three duals – all that finished by three points or less in a third set - to finish in a tie for 31st place.

Elsewhere in the bracket, Allyson Alden and Abbie Wolf responded to an opening-round loss by defeating North Alabama's Audrey Gauthier and Selma Robinson in straight sets. The duo lost their next two matches, before rounding out the tournament with a straight-set victory over Florida Gulf Coast's Alexis Keeter and Ava Lilliquist to secure a 45th place finish.

The remainder of the team competed at the Saint Mary's Pairs Tournament in Moraga, Calif. Avery Allen and Addison Moss were one of two pairs that finished 3-1 on the weekend, alongside Avery Bowidowicz and Summer McCann.

Quotables
"There weren't any matches that they weren't in. We had a lot of losses that came down to the wire in the third set. We could be sharper with our fundamentals and some decision-making down the stretch, but the reality is that they went toe-to-toe with some of the top pairs in the country. It's a good indicator that we can compete with anyone across the net." – head coach Alex Venardos.

"Saint Mary's was a good tournament for everyone to step up and have a new role. We showed a lot of composure playing at a high level. Summer [McCann] and Avery [Bowidowicz] as well as Avery [Allen] and Addison [Moss] showed a lot of consistency throughout the weekend." – Venardos

"The fall is hard because it's hard to separate the results from the process. It's an ongoing conversation but we should be satisfied with our process this fall. If anything, we should know that the process works and use it as fuel to be competitive in the spring semester." - Venardos

Notables
- Ava Anderson and Addison Wolden placed in the top half of the AVCA National Pairs Tournament for the second consecutive season.
- Of the two tandems that participated in Alabama, six of the pairs' seven losses came in three sets.
- Anderson and Wolden's opponent in the second round (UCLA) ended up as the runner-up at the event. The Bronco duo lost to the Bruins, 15-21, 21-15, 15-13.
- Two Bronco pairs – Avery Bowidowicz/Summer McCann and Avery Allen/Addison Moss – finished 3-1 in California.

AVCA National Pairs Tournament Results
First Round
Sofia Izuzquiza/Stacy Reeves (TCU) def. Allyson Alden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) 21-13, 21-11
Ava Anderson/Addison Wolden (BOI) def. Gabby Lapata/Grace Sistrunk (UNCW) 21-15, 16-21, 15-11

Second Round
Cassie Dodd/Alexa Fernandez (UCLA) def. Ava Anderson/Addison Wolden (BOI) 15-21, 21-15, 15-13

Consolation Bracket
Allyson Alden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) def. Audrey Gauthier/Selma Robinson (NA) 21-14, 21-19
Reagan Hope/Olivia McElroy (ASU) def. Ava Anderson/Addison Wolden (BOI) def. 31-29, 12-21, 15-12
Madeline Walker/Ashlyn Zilliken (ARIZ) def. Allyson Alden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) 23-21, 17-21, 15-13
Skylar Ensign/Molly Trodd (TUL) def. Ava Anderson/Addison Wolden (BOI) 17-21, 21-12, 15-13
Avery Cukjati/Sadie Snipes (SC) def. Allyson Alden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) 20-22, 21-19, 25-23
Emma Kunaus & Frida Lyo (CCU) def. Ava Anderson/Addison Wolden (BOI) 21-16, 19-21, 19-17
Allyson Alden/Abbie Wolf (BOI) def. Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) 21-12, 21-14

Saint Mary's Pairs Tournament Results
Day One
Avery Bowidowicz/Summer McCann def. San Jose State Pair 21-12, 21-18
Susannah Barnett/Lily Patock (BOI) def. Pacific Pair 21-6, 17-21, 15-10
Avery Allen/Addison Moss (BOI) def. Saint Mary's Pair 22-20, 19-21, 15-7
Saint Mary's Pair def. Keira Demirjian/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) 21-17, 15-21, 15-12
San Francisco Pair def. Anika Christensen/Nora Hayd (BOI) 21-15, 21-18
Charlee Ellena/Luna Ingaramo (BOI) def. Pacific Pair 21-14, 21-12
Avery Bowidowicz/Summer McCann def. Pacific Pair 21-11, 21-18
Susannah Barnett/Lily Patock (BOI) def. San Jose State Pair 22-20, 21-18
Avery Allen/Addison Moss (BOI) def. San Jose State Pair 21-15, 19-21, 17-15
San Jose State Pair def. Keira Demirjian/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) 21-19, 20-22, 15-3
Saint Mary's Pair def. Anika Christensen/Nora Hayd (BOI) 21-18, 21-23, 10-15
San Francisco Pair def. Charlee Ellena/Luna Ingaramo (BOI) 21-17, 21-19

Day Two
Avery Bowidowicz/Summer McCann (BOI) def. Saint Mary's Pair 21-17, 21-15
Saint Mary's Pair def. Nora Hayd/Anika Christensen (BOI) 14-21, 21-18, 15-11
Keira Demirjian/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Saint Mary's Pair 21-16, 22-20
Saint Mary's Pair def. Susannah Barnett/Lily Patock (BOI) 21-18, 21-17
Avery Allen/Addison Moss (BOI) def. Saint Mary's Pair 21-13, 21-13
Saint Mary's Pair def. Avery Bowidowicz/Summer McCann (BOI) 21-16, 21-19
Saint Mary's Pair def. Charlee Ellena/Luna Ingaramo (BOI) 21-17, 21-16
Nora Hayd/Makayla Dimond (BOI) def. Saint Mary's Pair 16-21, 21-19, 15-7
Saint Mary's Pair def. Anika Christensen/Lily Patock (BOI) 21-18, 23-21
Saint Mary's Pair def. Luna Ingaramo/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) 21-19, 19-21, 17-15
Saint Mary's Pair def. Charlee Ellena/Keira Demirjian (BOI) 21-19, 21-15
Saint Mary's Pair def. Avery Allen/Addison Moss (BOI) 21-13, 21-13