Saturday, October 25
Boise, Idaho
Noon
Boise State
vs
San Diego State
Broncos Face Rebels and Aztecs on the Road
10/29/2025 4:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Boise State travels to UNLV and San Diego State for a pair of Mountain West matches...Broncos are 14-7 overall, 6-4 in the MW...currently Boise State is tied for fourth place with Wyoming, one game back of San Diego State and one game ahead of Grand Canyon and San Jose State...UNLV sits one game back of the Lopes and Spartans...top six qualify for the Mountain West Championship.
MATCH 22 (October 30, 6:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. MT)
Boise State (14-7, 6-4 MW) at UNLV (10-10, 4-6 MW)Â
SERIES: Boise State 18-12
NOTES: Broncos won 3-2 in Boise, Oct. 23...Lilli Etter had career highs in assists (38) and digs (22)...Layla Smith registered a career-high 16 kills...Ari Bilby notched a season-high 21 kills...Boise State holds a 10-8 edge over UNLV in matches played in Las Vegas...won 3-1 at UNLV, Oct. 26, 2024...Paige Bartsch had 22 kills and Kiki Remensperger registered a triple-double with 11 kills, 14 assists and 14 digs.
MATCH 23 (November 1, noon PT/1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (14-7, 6-4 MW^) at San Diego State (12-9, 7-3 MW*) ^at UNLV, Thursday/*hosts Utah State, Thursday
SERIES: Tied 13-13
NOTES: San Diego State won 3-1 at Boise State, Oct. 25...Sydney Dreves recorded 12 kills, her fourth double-digit effort in the last five matches...last time teams met in San Diego, the Aztecs won 3-1 despite 25 kills by Boise State's Paige Bartsch.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats and live stream for all games are available on BroncoSports.com...follow Boise State volleyball @BroncoSportsVB on X and @boisestatevb on Instagram.
LAST WEEK
Boise State split a pair of matches at home...Broncos defeated UNLV in five sets and lost to San Diego State in four.
SCHEDULE QUIRK
When Grand Canyon was admitted to the Mountain West, fall schedules in the conference were revised...one result was Boise State facing two conference opponents in back-to-back weeks for the first time since 2005 when they played Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through Oct. 27)
Blocks (232) - 3rd
Blocks Per Set (2.80) - 13th
Layla Smith (105 Total Blocks) - 22nd
Eliza Sharp (104 Total Block) - Tied 23rd
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN (WEST)
Boise State leads the Mountain West in several categories.
Assists (1,044)
Blocks (232)
Digs (1,263)
Digs Per Set (15.22)
Kills (1,104)
ACCOLADES
Ari Bilby
All-Boise State Invitational Team
Sydney Dreves
Boise State Invitational MVP
Kailyn Jager
All-Utah Valley Invitational Team
All-Boise State Invitational Team
Bre Mitchell
Preseason All-Mountain West
All-Utah Valley Invitational Team
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6)
Eliza Sharp
Utah Valley Invitational MVP
All-Boise State Classic Team
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Five Broncos have double-doubles this season.
Lilli Etter - 10 (Assists/Digs)
Ari Bilby - 7 (Digs/Kills),
Elle Cotton - 4 (Assists/Digs)
Sydney Dreves - 2 (Digs/Kills)
Layla Smith - 1 (Blocks/Kills)
FRESHMAN LEADER
Redshirt freshman middle blocker Eliza Sharp leads all NCAA freshmen with 104 blocks.Â
RETURN TO SENDER
Junior middle blocker Layla Smith tallied 29 blocks from Sept. 20-27...most in a three-match stretch by a Bronco since Heather Malashak had 30 in September 2004...had at least four blocks in eight consecutive matches from Sept. 19-Oct. 11, longest streak by a Bronco since Jessica Donahue from 2019-21.
BRONCO FIRST
Against UNLV, Oct. 23, sophomore Lilli Etter recorded 38 assists an 22 digs, both career highs...became the first Bronco since Denise Mullin, Sept. 25, 1999 (rally scoring began in 2001) to have at least 30 assists and at least 20 digs in the same match.
ROAD WINS
Boise State has five victories in true road matches this season...next win will mark the most since 2021 (eight).
CLUB 400
Boise State Volleyball Head Coach Shawn Garus earned his 400th-career win when the Broncos defeated Idaho State, Sept. 13...currently 407-325 in his 25th year as a collegiate coach, including 292-205 in his 17th year with the Blue and Orange...one of 47 active Division I coaches with 400-plus career victories.
RECORD BOOK
Season Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
10. Laney Hayes (2017) - 116
Layla Smith - 105
Eliza Sharp - 104
Career Digs (All-Time)
10. Tara Brinkerhoff (1997-2000) - 1,169
Bre Mitchell - 1,116
Career Digs (Rally Scoring Era)
6. Allison Casillas (2019-22) - 1,144
7. Bre Mitchell - 1,116
Career Service Aces (Rally Scoring Era)
3. Cameron Flunder (2003-06) - 117
4. Bre Mitchell - 107
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MATCH 22 (October 30, 6:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. MT)
Boise State (14-7, 6-4 MW) at UNLV (10-10, 4-6 MW)Â
SERIES: Boise State 18-12
NOTES: Broncos won 3-2 in Boise, Oct. 23...Lilli Etter had career highs in assists (38) and digs (22)...Layla Smith registered a career-high 16 kills...Ari Bilby notched a season-high 21 kills...Boise State holds a 10-8 edge over UNLV in matches played in Las Vegas...won 3-1 at UNLV, Oct. 26, 2024...Paige Bartsch had 22 kills and Kiki Remensperger registered a triple-double with 11 kills, 14 assists and 14 digs.
MATCH 23 (November 1, noon PT/1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (14-7, 6-4 MW^) at San Diego State (12-9, 7-3 MW*) ^at UNLV, Thursday/*hosts Utah State, Thursday
SERIES: Tied 13-13
NOTES: San Diego State won 3-1 at Boise State, Oct. 25...Sydney Dreves recorded 12 kills, her fourth double-digit effort in the last five matches...last time teams met in San Diego, the Aztecs won 3-1 despite 25 kills by Boise State's Paige Bartsch.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats and live stream for all games are available on BroncoSports.com...follow Boise State volleyball @BroncoSportsVB on X and @boisestatevb on Instagram.
LAST WEEK
Boise State split a pair of matches at home...Broncos defeated UNLV in five sets and lost to San Diego State in four.
SCHEDULE QUIRK
When Grand Canyon was admitted to the Mountain West, fall schedules in the conference were revised...one result was Boise State facing two conference opponents in back-to-back weeks for the first time since 2005 when they played Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through Oct. 27)
Blocks (232) - 3rd
Blocks Per Set (2.80) - 13th
Layla Smith (105 Total Blocks) - 22nd
Eliza Sharp (104 Total Block) - Tied 23rd
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN (WEST)
Boise State leads the Mountain West in several categories.
Assists (1,044)
Blocks (232)
Digs (1,263)
Digs Per Set (15.22)
Kills (1,104)
ACCOLADES
Ari Bilby
All-Boise State Invitational Team
Sydney Dreves
Boise State Invitational MVP
Kailyn Jager
All-Utah Valley Invitational Team
All-Boise State Invitational Team
Bre Mitchell
Preseason All-Mountain West
All-Utah Valley Invitational Team
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6)
Eliza Sharp
Utah Valley Invitational MVP
All-Boise State Classic Team
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Five Broncos have double-doubles this season.
Lilli Etter - 10 (Assists/Digs)
Ari Bilby - 7 (Digs/Kills),
Elle Cotton - 4 (Assists/Digs)
Sydney Dreves - 2 (Digs/Kills)
Layla Smith - 1 (Blocks/Kills)
FRESHMAN LEADER
Redshirt freshman middle blocker Eliza Sharp leads all NCAA freshmen with 104 blocks.Â
RETURN TO SENDER
Junior middle blocker Layla Smith tallied 29 blocks from Sept. 20-27...most in a three-match stretch by a Bronco since Heather Malashak had 30 in September 2004...had at least four blocks in eight consecutive matches from Sept. 19-Oct. 11, longest streak by a Bronco since Jessica Donahue from 2019-21.
BRONCO FIRST
Against UNLV, Oct. 23, sophomore Lilli Etter recorded 38 assists an 22 digs, both career highs...became the first Bronco since Denise Mullin, Sept. 25, 1999 (rally scoring began in 2001) to have at least 30 assists and at least 20 digs in the same match.
ROAD WINS
Boise State has five victories in true road matches this season...next win will mark the most since 2021 (eight).
CLUB 400
Boise State Volleyball Head Coach Shawn Garus earned his 400th-career win when the Broncos defeated Idaho State, Sept. 13...currently 407-325 in his 25th year as a collegiate coach, including 292-205 in his 17th year with the Blue and Orange...one of 47 active Division I coaches with 400-plus career victories.
RECORD BOOK
Season Blocks (Rally Scoring Era)
10. Laney Hayes (2017) - 116
Layla Smith - 105
Eliza Sharp - 104
Career Digs (All-Time)
10. Tara Brinkerhoff (1997-2000) - 1,169
Bre Mitchell - 1,116
Career Digs (Rally Scoring Era)
6. Allison Casillas (2019-22) - 1,144
7. Bre Mitchell - 1,116
Career Service Aces (Rally Scoring Era)
3. Cameron Flunder (2003-06) - 117
4. Bre Mitchell - 107
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