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10/7/2026 10:32:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State volleyball is set for two Pac-12 matches on the road against Utah State and Fresno State.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Both matches will be streamed on Pac-12 YouTube and will feature live scoring.
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Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. MT at Utah State: Pac-12 YouTube | Live Stats
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Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. MT at Fresno State: Pac-12 YouTube | Live Stats
SCOUTING OUT THE OPPONENTS
The Aggies (3-11, 2-2) are coming off a 1-1 weekend against Fresno State and Colorado State. Utah State kicked off the weekend with a win versus Fresno State 3-1, but fell to Colorado State 3-2 on Saturday. At the start of their season, the Aggies faced No. 3 Kentucky and two teams that were receiving votes in the AVCA poll, Iowa State and UCLA. The Bulldogs (5-11, 0-5) went 0-2 last week with their loss against Utah State 3-1 and against Oregon State 3-2.
BOISE STATE VERSUS THE FIELD
Boise State leads the overall series against Utah State 30-28, but the Aggies hold the series in Utah 16-7. The last time the two teams met was in the Mountain West Championships on Nov. 28, 2025 where the Aggies defeated the Broncos 3-2. The Blue and Orange also lead the series against Fresno State 26-24 and the two teams are tied at 12-12 for the series at Fresno.
LAST WEEK
The Blue and Orange went 1-1 on the weekend against San Diego State and Texas State. In four sets, the Aztecs defeated the Broncos 3-1 on Oct. 1. Kendall Hastings posted a team-high six blocks and Sadie Snyder led the team with nine kills. Boise State picked up its first Pac-12 sweep against the Bobcats 3-0 in Bronco Gym on Oct. 3. Sydney Dreves and Azlynn Tittmann led the team with 10 kills. Tehya Maeva added 22 assists.
PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
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. Boise State has tallied the most Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in the conference.
LEADING THE PAC
Boise State leads the conference with 845 total digs and an average of 15.09 digs per set. The Broncos have swept nine of their opponents this season, the most in the conference.
NONCONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HONORS
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
Head coach Shawn 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 427-334 career record and a 307-214 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.), Snyder (OH, Goodyear, Ariz.) and Tittmann (OH, Corrales, N.M.).
