Boise State women’s volleyball was swept by visiting Oregon State in three sets at the Bronco Gymnasium, falling 25-20, 25-20, and 25-19. The Broncos struggled with attack errors and the Beavers’ strong net play throughout the night. The match took place in Bronco Gym, dropping the Broncos to 15-10 overall and 7-5 in Pac-12 play, while Oregon State improved to 13-9 and 8-3 in the conference.
The Beavers capitalized on early mistakes to seize control. Oregon State jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the opening set before Boise State responded with consecutive kills from Azlynn Tittmann and Savannah Sheridan to take an 8-6 advantage. Melia Barlow followed with a service ace to make it 9-8. Following two successful Oregon State challenges that overturned Broncos points, the score tied at 10-10. The Beavers then pulled away to a 17-12 lead and closed out the first set 25-20. Boise State committed 11 attack errors in the opening frame, while Oregon State recorded seven blocks.
The second set mirrored the first as early Broncos errors gifted Oregon State its first four points. The Beavers built a 14-9 lead before true freshman Sydney Dreves landed a service ace to cut the deficit to 14-11. Boise State fought back to within one point at 19-18 following an ace from Jenelle Legates. However, Oregon State’s Jackie Matias responded with a kill followed by two consecutive aces to push the lead to 22-18, paving the way for a 25-20 set win.
In the third set, Oregon State established an 18-13 lead before the Broncos mounted another late push. A kill from Reese Weinert, alongside a block and an ace from Melia Barlow, brought Boise State within two points at 18-16. Kendall Hastings added four kills in the final set to spark the offense, but the Beavers held firm. AC Froehlich led Oregon State with nine kills, including the final point of the match, while Taylor Treahy contributed two consecutive aces to seal the 25-19 set victory.
Broncos Players Post Strong Stats Despite Serve Struggles
For the Broncos, Reese Weinert, Azlynn Tittmann, and Sadie Snyder each finished with seven kills, with Weinert adding four blocks. Weinert paced the team in blocks for the third time this season and led in points for the first time, while Sydney Dreves led the squad in digs for the sixth time. Snyder also posted five or more kills for the ninth time this year, and the team finished with eight total team blocks.
After the match, Boise State head coach Shawn Garus pointed to difficulties handling serves.
Oregon State played really well and we looked a little bit rattled in serve receive,
Garus said. But I believe in this group to be resilient and we will get back to work tomorrow.
Reflecting on the team’s mindset entering the contest, Weinert mentioned the desire to sustain momentum. I think all the momentum from last week, we really tried to carry over into this week,
Weinert said. I was still on a high from all that excitement from those games last week, all those wins.
Looking ahead, the schedule offers no relief for the Broncos. Garus highlighted the upcoming challenge, stating, I’m excited for the opportunity to take on Colorado State on Saturday. They are the top team in the conference. They’re going to be hosting the conference tournament, so I look forward to putting our team in that environment.
Boise State travels to face conference-leading Colorado State on November 7 at noon Mountain Time.
