Mountain West: 5-Set Matches Highlight Thursday Volleyball Action

  0 Jil Price Igara | October 04th, 2018 | College - Women's Indoor, Mountain West, News

The Mountain West race heated up Thursday night as it took 5 sets to solve 3 of 5 matchups. Fresno State stays undefeated in conference play with a sweep of Utah State, while UNLV downed San Jose State in 4 sets.

Updated Standings:

 
SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. STREAK
Fresno State 4-0 1.000 12-5 0.706 W4
New Mexico 4-1 0.800 10-7 0.588 W3
Wyoming 4-2 0.667 12-6 0.667 W2
UNLV 3-2 0.600 12-5 0.706 W1
Colorado State 3-2 0.600 11-6 0.647 L2
Air Force 2-2 0.500 12-6 0.667 L2
Boise State 2-3 0.400 10-6 0.625 L2
San Diego State 2-3 0.400 4-14 0.222 W3
Nevada 1-4 0.200 8-8 0.500 L1
San José State 1-4 0.200 6-8 0.429 L1
Utah State 1-4 0.200 3-13 0.188 L2

Fresno State def. Utah State 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-10)

Fresno State downed Utah State in straight sets on Thursday night to remain undefeated in Mountain West action at 4-0. Teams were even in blocks (10-10), but the Bulldogs outperformed their opponent in attack percentage (.214 to -.045) to earn the win.

Team Comparison: FS / US

  • Points: 49 / 34
  • Kills: 39 / 22
  • Aces: 0 / 2
  • Blocks: 10 / 10
  • Assists: 37 / 21
  • Digs: 48 / 37

Statistical Leaders – Fresno State

  • Kava Durr: 9 kills
  • Taylor Slover: 9 kills, 9 digs
  • Madelyn Halteman: 30 assists, 8 digs
  • Haile Watson: 7 blocks
  • Reagan Leonard: 13 digs

Statistical Leaders – Utah State

  • Gabbi Shumway: 7 kills
  • Kassidy Johnson: 20 assists
  • Tasia Taylor: 13 digs
  • Lauren O’Brien: 6 blocks

Wyoming def. Air Force 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-12)

After falling behind 2 games to none, Wyoming came charging back with 3-straight wins to complete a thrilling comeback victory in 5 sets against Air Force. The Cowgirls outdid the Falcons in attack percentage (.191 to .130) and blocks (18 to 9) to move to 3-1 in Mountain West play.

Team Comparison: WY / AF

  • Points: 78 / 72
  • Kills: 59 / 54
  • Aces: 1 / 9
  • Blocks: 18 / 9
  • Assists: 54 / 52
  • Digs: 55 / 62

Statistical Leaders – Wyoming

  • Jackie McBride: 13 kills, 5 blocks
  • Reed Copeland: 12 kills, 13 blocks
  • Cori Aafedt: 31 assists, 12 digs
  • Madi Fields: 17 digs

Statistical Leaders – Air Force

  • Abigail Miksch: 16 kills
  • Elizabeth Pennington: 11 kills, 4 service aces
  • Lauren Heldt: 10 kills
  • Andi Ahlers: 26 assists
  • Denise Ssozi: 18 digs

UNLV def. San Jose State 3-1 (25-19, 27-25, 26-28, 25-21)

UNLV and San Jose State duked it out Thursday night in an evenly-matched 4-set contest in Las Vegas, Nev. The Rebels prevailed, outdoing the Spartans in attack percentage (.257 to .137) and blocks (10 to 4).

Team Comparison: UNLV / SSR

  • Points: 69 / 60
  • Kills: 53 / 46
  • Aces: 6 / 10
  • Blocks: 10 / 4
  • Assists: 48 / 43
  • Digs: 57 / 66

Statistical Leaders – UNLV

  • Mariena Hayden: 18 kills, 9 digs
  • Antonette Rolda: 44 assists, 10 digs
  • Shania Scott: 15 digs
  • Kate Brennan: 9 kills, 5 blocks, .471 attack percentage

Statistical Leaders – San Jose State

  • Latahevai Lousi: 12 kills
  • Ryann Thomison: 10 kills, .421 attack percentage
  • Kaitlynn Zdroik: 21 assists, 7 digs
  • Luiza Andrade: 28 digs

New Mexico def. Nevada 3-2 (25-14, 13-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-4)

New Mexico emerged the victor in a back-and-forth 5-set match against Nevada in Albuquerque, N.M., Thursday night. The Lobos held the edge in attack percentage (.211 to .131) and service aces (4 to 2) to overcome the Wolf Pack and move to 4-1 in Mountain West play.

Team Comparison: NM / NV

  • Points: 69 / 53
  • Kills: 57 / 39
  • Aces: 4 / 2
  • Blocks: 8 / 12
  • Assists: 57 / 37
  • Digs: 66 / 50

Statistical Leaders – New Mexico

  • Lauren Twitty: 19 kills, 11 digs, .348 attack percentage
  • Carly Beddingfield: 13 kills, .360 attack percentage
  • Tai Bierra: 12 kills
  • Jacklyn Inclan: 27 assists, 8 digs, 2 service aces
  • Mercedes Pacheco: 16 digs

Statistical Leaders – Nevada

  • Jamila Minor: 13 kills, 8 digs
  • Camryn Rocha: 12 kills
  • McKayla Wuensch: 35 assists, 13 digs, 6 blocks
  • Shiloh Peleras: 7 blocks

San Diego State def. Boise State 3-2 (18-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-25, 15-11)

San Diego State came out on top of a 5-set thriller at Boise State Thursday night to move to 2-3 in Mountain West action. The Aztecs edged the Broncos in attack percentage (.223 to .206) and service aces (12 to 6) to secure the win.

Team Comparison: SDSU / BSU

  • Points: 75 / 65
  • Kills: 58 / 48
  • Aces: 12 / 6
  • Blocks: 5 / 11
  • Assists: 52 / 45
  • Digs: 46 / 52

Statistical Leaders – San Diego State

  • Deja Harris: 14 kills, 8 blocks, .458 attack percentage
  • Ashlynn Dunbar: 13 kills
  • Delaney Taylor: 36 assists, 9 digs
  • Loren Teter: 19 digs

Statistical Leaders – Boise State

  • Sabryn Roberts: 20 kills, 10 digs
  • Janell Walley: 13 kills
  • Morgan Hughes: 10 kills, 10 digs, 6 service aces, .444 attack percentage
  • Danielle Boss: 46 assists
  • Jessie Brigham: 14 digs

Up Next:

Date Matchup Location Time
Friday, Oct. 5 Air Force at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6 Fresno State at Boise State Boise, Idaho 10 a.m.
San Diego State at Utah State Logan, Utah 1 p.m.
San Jose State at New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 1 p.m.
Nevada at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 6 p.m.

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