Broncos Edged by Arizona in Five

Friday, September 5

Boise, Idaho

3:30 p.m.

Boise State

4-1,0-0Mountain West

Arizona

5-0,0-0Big 12

Arizona

Boise St.

Eliza Sharp goes to hammer a shot down the middle against UC San Diego on Sept. 4.

9/5/2025 7:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State volleyball came up just short in extra points in the fifth set Friday afternoon, falling in five to the Big 12 Conference's Arizona Wildcats 3-2 (21-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19, 21-19). Both teams entered the match undefeated; the loss moved the Broncos to 4-1 overall, while Arizona improved to 5-0.

Boise State went out to a 2-0 lead in the match with victories in the first and second sets. Unfortunately, the Wildcats rallied, taking the third and fourth to force a decisive fifth set.

The fifth set saw the Broncos rally from 11-8 down to force it into extra points, where they had three match points but could not secure the win. Arizona also had three match points before edging the Blue and Orange 21-19 to claim the match.

Quotables

Shawn Garus, head coach

"It was a really fun, fun match. I think we played very well and gave Arizona everything we had. We had our chances, but just couldn't quite put them away."
"I think Arizona is a very good team with some elite outside hitters, and I'm proud of my team for how they hung in there today."

Notables

Ari Bilby recorded her third double-double of the season on a team-high (tied) 12 kills and 13 digs and finished with 13 points.
Kailyn Jager led the team in points with 14, matching Bilby's 12 kills to go with one service ace and two block assists…it was her team-high fourth match with double-digit kills.
Lilli Etter recorded her team-high fourth double-double in five contests with a team-best (tied) 25 assists and 14 digs.
Bre Mitchell led the defense along the back line with a team-high 19 digs.
Layla Smith tallied 10 kills and team-best six blocks, finishing the day with 13.5 points.
Eliza Sharp hit a team-best .435 for 11 kills to go with four blocks, finishing with 13.5 points.
Four Broncos reached double-figures in kills.
The match saw 39 ties and 13 lead changes through five sets.