by SAN MARCOS, Texas — Melia Barlow recorded 10 digs as Boise State beat Texas State 3-1 on Saturday at Strahan Arena.
Barlow played all four sets, adding 2 assists, 1 ace and 1 reception error to go with her 10 digs.
In the first set, the teams tied 10 times before Texas State took it 26-24. The Bobcats led 15-10 before kills from Dreves and Kendall Hastings tied it at 17, and at 24-24 a Peyton McKee kill and a Boise State attack error gave Texas State the set. Texas State out-blocked Boise State 4-3 in the set and served two aces to the Broncos’ one.
Boise State answered in the second set, surging ahead 6-2 behind back-to-back kills from Hastings and Reese Weinert and tallying 17 kills in the set to win it 25-17. Texas State hit a set-best .242 in the frame but was undone by nine errors across the major statistical categories.
The Broncos took control in the third set, jumping out to a 10-3 lead and winning it 25-13. Weinert picked up two blocks to lead Boise State’s net defense, while McKee, Bentke and Ashley Euston had three kills each for Texas State.
In the fourth set, Texas State led twice and tied the score seven times, but Boise State took hold at 11-9 on a Savannah Sheridan kill, stretched the lead to 20-15, and closed out the match 25-21.
Kendall Hastings led Boise State with 15 kills, Sydney Dreves added 14 and Azlynn Tittmann 13. McKee led Texas State with 16 kills and Brooke Bentke added 13. Boise State held Texas State to a .090 attack percentage for the match.
The win moved Boise State to 15-9 overall and 7-4 in Pac-12 play, completed the regular-season sweep of the Bobcats, and was the Broncos’ first win in San Marcos. Boise State returns home to face Oregon State on Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. MT in Bronco Gym.
