Boise State to Face Washington State and Gonzaga

Thursday, October 15

Boise, Idaho

6 p.m.

Boise State

Washington State

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10/14/2026 11:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State volleyball is set to face Washington State at home on Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. MT and Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash. on Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. MT.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Both matches will be streamed on Pac-12 YouTube and will feature live scoring.

Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. MT vs. Washington State: Pac-12 YouTube | Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. MT at Gonzaga: Pac-12 YouTube | Live Stats

SCOUTING OUT THE OPPONENTS
The Cougars are 7-8 on the season and 2-3 in conference. Washington State split its matches over the weekend against Colorado State and Texas State. The Rams defeated the Cougars 3-0, but Washington State ended the weekend with a 3-1 win against Texas State. Gonzaga holds a 5-12 mark this season and are 0-5 in conference play. The Bulldogs fell to Texas State 3-1 and San Diego State 3-0 this past weekend.

BOISE STATE VERSUS THE FIELD
Washington State leads the overall series 10-3 and the series in Boise 3-2. The last time the two teams met was on Aug. 30, 2008 where the Cougars defeated the Broncos 3-1. This marks the first time head coach Shawn Garus will face Washington State in his career with Boise State. Against Gonzaga, Boise State leads the overall series 20-12 and the series at Spokane 8-4. When the two teams faced off earlier in the season, the Broncos overcame the Bulldogs 3-1 in Boise.

LAST WEEK
The Broncos went 2-0 on their road trip against Utah State (3-1) and Fresno State (3-0) and are on a three-game winning streak. Boise State recorded two season highs against Utah State with 66 kills and 63 assists. Azlynn Tittmann also became the first Bronco of the season to tally 20+ kills (21). Additionally, Tehya Maeva put up 33 assists against the Aggies. Against the Bulldogs, the Broncos posted their 10th sweep of the season, leading the conference in sweeps. Tittmann recorded her third-consecutive match with 10+ kills (16) against Fresno State.

PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tittmann became the first freshman in Boise State history to win conference offensive player of the week on Oct. 13. She is also the only freshman to earn a conference weekly honor so far this season. Tittmann recorded a career high with 21 kills and a .442 attack percentage against Utah State.

PAC-12 WEEKLY HONORS
Kendall Hastings became the third Bronco to earn Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, earning the award on Sept. 29 after recording a career-high 10 blocks against Gonzaga. Hastings also became the first Bronco of the season to tally double-digits in blocks. Amelia Hansen became the second student-athlete in the program to earn Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) after tallying 19 blocks and 29 kills against No. 25 BYU, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's and Eastern Washington. Melia Barlow was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1) after posting 52 digs and 16 assists during the Bulldog Invitational. The senior libero led the team in digs and service aces in all three contests to become the first Bronco to earn a Pac-12 weekly award.

LEADING THE PAC
Boise State currently leads the Pac-12 in sweeps with 10. The Broncos also lead the conference in digs with 946 and an average of 15.02 per set. Additionally, Boise State leads in service aces with 102 and an average of 1.62 per set.

RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE
Boise State volleyball marked the highest attended volleyball match in the state of Idaho for the second time this season with 2,290 fans in ExtraMile Arena on Sept. 24 against Gonzaga. The first time the Broncos broke this record, there were 2,166 fans in attendance at ExtraMile Arena against BYU on Sept. 8.

NONCONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HONORS
Sydney Dreves earned Boise State Classic MVP after tallying 40 kills, eight blocks, five service aces and 22 digs. Barlow and Tittmann were named to the Boise State Classic All-Tournament Team. Hansen earned Boise State Invitational MVP after posting 17 blocks and 21 kills. Dreves, Maeva and Tittmann were named to the Boise State Invitational All-Tournament Team. Hastings and Tittmann were named to the Orange and Black Classic All-Tournament Team. Hastings posted 28 kills and 10 blocks during the tournament. She also posted a career high of 14 kills against Wyoming. Tittmann tallied 40 kills and recorded three-consecutive double-digit matches in kills during the tournament. She added a career-high 15 kills against Wyoming.

300 WINS
Garus earned his 300th career win at Boise State after a 3-0 win against North Dakota State. In his 25th year coaching collegiate volleyball, Garus holds a 430-335 career record and a 310-215 record at Boise State.

THE WINNING WAY
The Blue and Orange recorded a 20-11 record in 2025, setting their 10th winning season in the last 11 campaigns under Garus.

PAC-12 PRESEASON
Barlow, Dreves and Maeva have all been named to the Preseason Pac-12 Impact List. As voted on by the league's head coaches, Boise State was ranked number four on the 2026 Pac-12 predicted order of finish.

WHAT'S BACK
Boise State returns five Broncos from the 2025 season which includes Dreves (OH), Hastings (MB), Hallee Heath (MB), Giselle Paedon (OH) and Reese Weinert (MB).

WHAT'S NEW
The Broncos added nine newcomers, including four transfers and five true freshmen. The transfers include Barlow (L, Northern Arizona), Athena Cox (MB, Cal Baptist), Hansen (OH, SMU), and Maeva (S, Syracuse). The freshmen include Reese Hone (L/DS, Idaho Falls, Idaho), Jenelle Legates (S, Los Altos, Calif.), Savannah Sheridan (OH, Temecula, Calif.), Sadie Snyder (OH, Goodyear, Ariz.) and Tittmann (OH, Corrales, N.M.).