Broncos Home for Two Against UNLV and New Mexico

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1 2017 Schedule (5-5 MW) H: 5-5 A: 3-5 N: 4-0 DATE DAY OPPONENT STREAM 2017 VOLLEYBALL NOTES 2016 Mountain West Champions and NCAA 2nd Round at Sun Devil Classic; Tempe, Ariz. TIME/ RESULT 8/25 Fri. vs North Dakota State W 3-0 8/26 Sat. vs Weber State W 3-1 8/26 Sat. at Arizona State L 0-3 at Boise State Invitational; Boise, Idaho 8/31 Thu. #10 BRIGHAM YOUNG FloVolleyball L 0-3 9/1 Fri. SACRAMENTO STATE FloVolleyball W 3-2 9/2 Sat. MISSOURI FloVolleyball W 3-0 at UC Davis Invitational; Davis, Calif. 9/8 Fri. vs Santa Clara W 3-0 9/8 Fri. at UC Davis L 2-3 9/9 Sat. vs Portland State W 3-0 at Boise State Classic; Boise, Idaho 9/15 Fri. #1 MINNESOTA MWN/Stadium L 2-3 9/16 Sat. OREGON STATE MW Network L 0-3 9/16 Sat. IDAHO STATE MW Network W 3-0 9/21 Thu. FRESNO STATE* MW Network W 3-0 9/23 Sat. SAN DIEGO STATE* MW Network W 3-0 9/28 Thu. at New Mexico* MWN/Stadium W 3-1 9/30 Sat. at UNLV* MW Network W /5 Thu. COLORADO STATE* MWN/Stadium L /7 Sat. WYOMING* MW Network L /10 Tue. at Utah State* MWN/Stadium L /14 Sat. at Air Force* MW Network L /19 Thu. at San Diego State* MW Network L /21 Sat. at Fresno State* MW Network W /26 Thu. UNLV* MWN/Stadium 7:30 p.m. 10/28 Sat. NEW MEXICO* MW Network 12 p.m. 11/2 Thu. at Wyoming* MW Network 6:30 p.m. 11/4 Sat. at Colorado State* MW Network 1 p.m. 11/7 Tue. UTAH STATE* MWN/Stadium 7:30 p.m. 11/9 Thu. AIR FORCE* MW Network 7:30 p.m. 11/15 Wed. SAN JOSE STATE* MW Network 7:30 p.m. 11/18 Sat. at Nevada* MW Network 2 p.m. Home Games are in Bold *Mountain West Conference game All times are Mountain Follow The Action Live LIVE VIDEO STREAM All MW contests will be stream live via the MW Network at LIVE STATS All MW matches will feature live stats, links can be found at bosu-w-volley-sched.html Broncos Home for Two Against UNLV and New Mexico THIS WEEK S FACTS WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK Boise State (12-10, 5-5 MW) is home for the first time in three weeks as they prepare to host UNLV (8-15, 4-6 MW) and New Mexico (11-12, 3-7 MW). The Broncos open up the homestand with UNLV at 7:30 p.m. (Mountain) on Thursday, followed by an encounter with New Mexico at noon on Saturday. Both contest will be in Bronco Gym and will be broadcast over the internet by the Mountain West Network. LAST WEEK FOR THE BRONCOS The Broncos wrapped up four straight road matches with a split last weekend falling in a heartbreaker at San Diego State 3-2, then regrouped to rally from one set down to defeat Fresno State 3-1. Sierra Nobley led the Broncos on the week tallying 45 kills, four service aces and three block assists for 50.5 points. Sabryn Roberts had back-to-back doubledoubles on the week and recorded 27 kills, five service aces and eight blocks for 36.5 points. BOISE STATE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE Location Boise, Idaho AVCA Ranking NR MW Preseason Poll nd of Overall Record Conference Record Starters R/L libero/2 Letterwinners R/L /2 TEAM.... # (MW / NCAA) Hitting Percentage (4 / -) Opp. Hitting Percentage (3 / -) Kills per set (1 / 29) Assists per set (2 / 31) Service Aces per set (9 / -) Digs per set (1 / -) Blocks per set (7 / -) LEADERS.... # (MW / NCAA) Hitting Pct.: Walley (- / -) Kills per set: Nobley (1 / 5) Blocks per set: Hayes (- / -) BroncoSports.com Nobley had a team-high 22 kills at San Diego State followed by Roberts with 15 and 12 digs. In the win at Fresno State, Nobley tallied a team-best 23 kills, Roberts added 12 kills and 10 digs, while Laney Hayes recorded a career-high 12 blocks to tie for second most in school history. ABOUT UNLV The Rebels enter the week at 8-15 overall and have a 4-6 league mark. UNLV is coming off a home split last week falling to No. 20 Colorado State (3-0) before defeating Wyoming (3-2). UNLV is averaging 10.8 kills per set (11th MW) while hitting 15.9 percent (10th MW) on the year... the Rebels are holding opponents to 21.8 percent hitting (9th MW). UNLV was picked to place seventh in the MW preseason poll after returning two starters and three letterwinners from last year s team. This will be the 17th meeting in the all-time series which Boise State leads the Broncos won 3-0 earlier this year in Las Vegas. THIS WEEK BY THE NUMBERS Team Rankings MW = Out of 11 NCAA = Top-50 UNLV MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE Series BSU 11-5 Location Las Vegas, Nev. AVCA Ranking NR MW Preseason Poll th of Overall Record Conference Record Starters R/L /5+libero Letterwinners R/L /12 TEAM.... # (MW / NCAA) Hitting Percentage (10 / -) Opp. Hitting Percentage (9 / -) Kills per set (11 / -) Assists per set (11 / -) Service Aces per set (7 / -) Digs per set (8 / -) Blocks per set (5 / -) LEADERS # (MW / NCAA) Hitting Pct.: Descamps (- / -) Kills per set: Hayden (- / -) Blocks per set : Owens (6 / -) Boise State Volleyball Contact: Doug Link, Associate SID Office: (208) Cell / Press Row: (208) Boise State Volleyball NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE Series BSU 5-8 Location Albuquerque, N.M. AVCA Ranking NR MW Preseason Poll th of Overall Record Conference Record Starters R/L libero/3 Letterwinners R/L /8 TEAM.... # (MW / NCAA) Hitting Percentage (6 / -) Opp. Hitting Percentage (10 / -) Kills per set (7 / -) Assists per set (8 / -) Service Aces per set (11 / -) Digs per set (3 / -) Blocks per set (9 / -) LEADERS.... # (MW / NCAA) Hitting Pct.: Carrasco (6 / -) Kills per set: Twitty (3 / -) Blocks per set : Spragg (- / -) Individual Rankings MW = Top-10 / NCAA + Top-50

2 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) #1 Sabryn Roberts #2 Kiley Lewis #3 Tiaja McKnight #5 Cat Clemens #6 Laney Hayes #7 Keri Leake #8 Maddie Simon #10 Kenna Hanses #11 Janell Walley #12 Jaymee-Lee Bulda #13 Cassedi Simon #14 Jensen Allen #15 Sierra Nobley #16 Celine Christensen #17 Maddi Osburn #18 Lizzie Wilson HC Shawn Garus BRONCO ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Sabryn Roberts OH 5-9 Jr. 2L Torrance, Calif. (North HS) 2 Kiley Lewis OH 6-2 Fr. HS Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Mountainview HS) 3 Tiaja McKnight MB 6-1 Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Hollywood HS/Rutgers) 4 Kaitlyn Oliver MB 6-4 R-Sr. RS/3L Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) 5 Cat Clemens OH 6-0 Fr. HS Burns, Ore. (Burns HS) 6 Laney Hayes MB 6-0 R-Sr. RS/3L Bend, Ore. (Summit HS) 7 Keri Leake MB 6-1 Fr. HS Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS) 8 Maddie Simon DS/L 5-9 So. 1L West Liberty, Iowa (West Liberty HS) 10 Kenna Hanses OH 6-0 R-Fr. RS Renton, Wash. (Liberty HS) 11 Janell Walley OH 5-11 So. 1L Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa HS) 12 Jaymee-Lee Bulda S 5-5 Sr. 3L Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers HS) 13 Cassedi Simon S 5-9 So. 1L West Liberty, Iowa (West Liberty HS) 14 Jensen Allen OH 5-10 R-Fr. RS Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS) 15 Sierra Nobley OH 6-1 Sr. 3L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon HS) 16 Celine Christensen MB 6-3 R-So. TR/RS Salem Hills, Utah (Salem HS / Snow Col.) 17 Maddi Osburn L 5-7 Sr. 3L Nampa, Idaho (Vallivue HS) 18 Lizzie Wilson OH 6-0 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS) PRONUNCIATIONS Boise...BOY-see (not BOY-Z) Broncos...not Lady Broncos Cassedi Simon Cassidy Janell Walley Wall-lee Jaymee-Lee Bulda Bull-duh Kenna Hanses..... Han-ses (rhymes with Kansas) Keri Leake leak Laney Hayes lay-nee Sabryn Roberts say-bren Shawn Garus GAIR-us Sierra Nobley.. knob-lee (as in door knob) Tiaja McKnight TEE-ah-juh VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach: Shawn Garus (Cal State San Bernardino, 1995; 9th Season) Assistant Coach: Candy Murphy (UC Davis, 1993; 9th Season) Assistant Coach: Allison Buck (New Mexico, 2012; 2nd Season) October 24, Boise State Volleyball

3 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) Category Boise State 2017 Record When Record At Home Away At Neutral Site Vs. AVCA Top Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets Won First Set Lost First Set Won First Two Sets Lost First Two Sets Split First Two Sets Leading In Kills Trailing In Kills Tied In Kills Leading In Blocks Trailing In Blocks Tied In Blocks Leading In Digs Trailing In Digs Tied In Digs Leading In Attack Percentage Trailing In Attack Percentage Hitting.300 or better Hitting Hitting Under Opponent Hit.300 or Better Opponent Hitting Opponent Hitting Under Longest Set Winning Streak Longest Set Losing Streak Current Set Streak...W3 Longest Match Winning Streak Longest Match Losing Streak Current Match Streak...W1 Current Home Streak... L2 Current Road Streak...W1 ABOUT NEW MEXICO The Lobos enter the week at overall and 3-7 in league play. New Mexico is coming off of a pair of home defeats last week falling to Wyoming (3-1) and No. 20 Colorado State (3-2). UNM is averaging 12.3 kills per set (7th MW) while hitting 20.9 percent (6th MW) as a team... meanwhile, the Lobos hold opponents to 21.8 percent hitting (10th MW). The Lobos were picked to place ninth in the 2017 MW race after returning three starters, the libero and seven letterwinners from last year s team. This is the 14th meeting in the series which is led by New Mexico Boise State has won four straight including the first meeting of the season 3-1 at Albuquerque. BRONCO STORY LINES (Date is for when the note was written and/or last updated) BRONCOS LEAD MW (10/24/2017) Boise State leads the league in three statistical categories entering the week: kills per set at 13.96, total digs at 1,246 and digs per set at BOISE STATE TOP NCAA RANKINGS (10/24/2017) The Broncos are ranked 29th in the NCAA for kills per set (13.96) and 31st for assists per set (13.11). NCAA RPI (10/24/2017) Boise State is ranked 88th in the latest NCAA RPI of the year. Colorado State is the only MW team to make the top 50 coming at 32, Wyoming is No. 98. Six of Boise State s 12 nonconference opponents are in the top 100: Minnesota (2), BYU (17), Oregon State (27), Missouri (50), Portland State (83), Sacramento State (97). Mountain West as of Oct. 24, 2017 HEAD COACH SHAWN GARUS (10/24/2017) Coach Garus is the reigning two-time MW Coach of the Year (2015 and 2016), as well as the 2016 AVCA Region Coach of the Year. Garus is overall in his 17-year career as a collegiate head coach, 2017 marks his 17th season. Garus is currently at Boise State in his ninth season. Garus ranks second in total wins in program history, out of 10 coaches all-time. Garus has recorded six winning seasons, three (2010, ) with 20-plus wins, in the first eight seasons at Boise State. NOBLEY LEADS MW IN FOUR CATEGORIES (10/24/2017) Sierra Nobley leads the MW in total kills at 328, kills per set at 4.82, total points and points per set at 5.4. Nobley has led the conference in kills and points per set for the last three years. NOBLEY LEADS THE MW IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES (10/24/2017) The senior outside hitter leads the MW with a league-high 44 career doubles, including nine this season. She has two in MW play during 2017 versus Colorado State (Oct. 5) and Wyoming (Oct. 7). NOBLEY AMONG NCAA CAREER LEADERS (10/24/2017) Sierra Nobley is currently ranked among the NCAA s top-6 for 2017 s ACTIVE players in four categories: third for career kills (1,795), third for kills per set (4.53), fourth for total attacks (4,614) and sixth for attacks per set (11.65). OSBURN IN NCAA TOP-25 CAREER DIGS (10/24/2017) Senior libero Maddi Osburn is currently ranked 21st among ACTIVE 2017 NCAA players for career digs with 1,642. MW Overall Home Away Neutral No. School W L Pct. W L Pct. W L W L W L 1 Colorado State Wyoming San Jose State Boise State San Diego State Utah State Fresno State UNLV Nevada New Mexico Air Force # = AVCA Top-25 Ranking BroncoSports.com 3 October 24, 2017

4 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) AVCA RANKED OPPONENTS (10/24/2017) Boise State will face three teams currently ranked in the AVCA Poll: No. 5 Minnesota (Sept. 15) and No. 8 BYU (Aug. 31) and No. 20 Colorado State (Oct. 5) all at Bronco Gym in Boise, will play at CSU Nov. 4. Missouri entered the year at No. 19 and was in those receiving votes (2nd) when the Broncos defeated the Tigers (Sept. 2) in Bronco Gym. BYU was ranked No. 10 when the Broncos played them, while Minnesota was No. 1. BOISE STATE CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT (9/16/2017) Boise State s Janell Walley was named to the Boise State Classic All- Tournament Team after hitting an impressive team-high 42 percent over the three match stretch with 37 kills, two service aces, 32 digs and four block assists. UC DAVIS INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT (9/9/2017) Boise State s Maddi Osburn was named the UC Davis Invitational MVP, while Sierra Nobley and Janell Walley joined her on the all-tournament team after they led the Broncos to the tournament title at 2-1. BOISE STATE INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT (9/2/2017) Boise State seniors Sierra Nobley and Maddi Osburn were named to the BSI All-Tournament Team (Aug. 31-Sept. 2) in Boise., after leading Broncos to 2-1 record. SUN DEVIL CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT (8/26/2017) Boise State seniors Sierra Nobley and Maddi Osburn were named to the SDC All-Tournament Team (Aug ) in Tempe, Ariz., after leading Broncos to 2-1 record. CAREER RECORD WATCH (Date is for when the note was written and/or last updated) NOBLEY CLOSING IN ON MW S CAREER POINTS RECORD (10/24/2017) Sierra Nobley entered 2017 with 1,642.0 points and ranked 17th in MW history, 423 short of tying the conference record of 2,065. Nobley has added points this season to give her 2,009.5 to pull into second-place, 55.5 short of tying the record and 56 short of breaking it. 1,800 Points Club listed below. No. Individual Years Total 1. Kim Turner (Utah) , SIERRA NOBLEY 2014-pres. 2, Chantale Riddle (UNM) , Jodi Purdy (UW) , Lauren Miramontes (UNLV) , Tess Rogers (CSU) ,800.0 OSBURN SETS CAREER DIGS RECORD (10/24/2017) Maddi Osburn has tallied 425 digs so far this season to set the school record for career digs at 1,642 and counting. The record breaking moment came in the third set against San Diego State (Sept. 23) at Boise State... she needed nine to break record entering match, she finished with a team-high 12. Senior libero Maddi Osburn entered the season with 1,217 career digs good for eighth-place all-time at Boise State and 274 short of tying for the record at 1,491 set by Jackie Stroud ( ). Top five listed below. No. Individual Years (Sets) Total 1. MADDI OSBURN 2014-pres. (404) 1, Jackie Stroud (397) 1, Rebecca Richards (441) 1, Katy Shepard (423) 1, Brandy Mamizuka (440) 1,265 NOBLEY SETS SCHOOL KILLS RECORD (10/24/2017) Senior Sierra Nobley set the school career kills record versus No. 10 BYU (Aug. 31) when she tallied 23 against the Cougars pushing her past the old record of 1,510 to 1,530. She has since extended the record to 1,795. Nobley broke the old school record in her 97th match and 339th set with the decisive fourth kill versus BYU coming in the first set. Nobley entered the year in second-place and 43 short of tying the record with 1,467. Top five listed below. No. Individual Years (Sets) Total 1. SIERRA NOBLEY 2014-pres. (396) 1, Cameron Flunder (412) 1, Kelly Baker (444) 1, Tara Brinkerhoff (386) 1, Becky Meek (426) 1,209 NOBLEY BREAKS MW KILLS RECORD (10/24/2017) Sierra Nobley set the Mountain West Conference s career kills record breaking the old mark of 1,623 in the third set against Portland State (Sept. 9) before finishing with 1,626 in the match. She has since extended it out to 1,795. Nobley entered the year in 12th-place on the MW career list with 1,467, 156 short of tying the record of 1,623 set by New Mexico s Chantale Riddle ( ). At the Sun Devil Classic Nobley recorded 40 kills to move to 1,507 career kills moving her into eighth-place, 106 short of tying conference record. She added 71 kills at the Boise State Invitational (Aug. 31-Sept. 2) to move from eighth into fourth-place, 45 short of tying record. She broke the old MW record in the third match of the UC Davis Invitational (Sept. DOUBLE-DOUBLES Date Opponent Stats Jaymee-Lee Bulda (7 season / 14 career) 8/25 vs North Dakota State assists, 11 digs 8/26 vs Weber State assists, 10 digs 9/8 at UC Davis...43 assists, 11 digs 9/28 at New Mexico assists, 16 digs 9/30 at UNLV assists, 17 digs 10/7 Wyoming assists, 12 digs 10/21 at Fresno State assists, 14 digs Sierra Nobley (9 season / 44 career) 8/25 vs North Dakota State kills, 14 digs 8/26 vs Weber State kills, 14 digs 9/1 Sacramento State kills, 14 digs 8/26 Missouri kills, 12 digs 9/8 at UC Davis kills, 14 digs 9/9 vs Portland State kills, 12 digs 9/15 #1 Minnesota kills, 13 digs 10/5 #23 Colorado State kills, 12 digs 10/7 Wyoming kills, 16 digs Sabryn Roberts (5 season / 5 career) 9/1 Sacramento State kills, 13 digs 9/15 #1 Minnesota kills, 14 digs 10/7 Wyoming kills, 13 digs 10/19 at San Diego State kills, 12 digs 10/21 at Fresno State kills, 10 digs Cassedi Simon (0 season / 2 career) Janell Walley (4 season / 5 career) 8/25 vs North Dakota State kills, 13 digs 8/26 vs Weber State kills, 15 digs 9/15 #1 Minnesota kills, 11 digs 9/28 at New Mexico kills, 14 digs 8-9) where she recorded a combined 48 kills. Top five listed below. No. Individual Years Total 1. SIERRA NOBLEY (BSU) 2014-pres. 1, Chantale Riddle (UNM) , Kim Turner (Utah) , Maria Aladjova (UNLV) , Tess Rogers (CSU) ,562 NOBLEY SETS PROGRAM S CAREER POINTS RECORD (10/24/2017) Sierra Nobley entered 2017 with 1,642.0 points, good for second on the Bronco career list and 192 short of tying for the school record held by Cameron Flunder ( ) with 1, She broke the record in the match versus #1 Minnesota (Sept. 15) when she tallied 24.5 to give her 1, She has since stretched it out to 2, The points statistics officially began with the start of the rally scoring era in the fall of Top five listed below. No. Individual Years (Sets) Total 1. SIERRA NOBLEY 2014-pres. (396) 2,009.5 October 24, Boise State Volleyball

5 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) DOUBLE FIGURES DOUBLE-FIGURE KILLS Season Career Sierra Nobley Sabryn Roberts Janell Walley Riley Lewis KILL MATCHES Season Career Sierra Nobley KILL MATCHES Season Career Sierra Nobley Sabryn Roberts Does not include 30 kill matches DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Season Career Jaymee-Lee Bulda Cassedi Simon ASSIST MATCHES Season Career Jaymee-Lee Bulda ASSIST MATCHES Season Career Jaymee-Lee Bulda Cassedi Simon Does not include 50 assists matches 30-ASSIST MATCHES Season Career Jaymee-Lee Bulda Cassedi Simon Does not include 40 or 50 assists matches DOUBLE-FIGURE DIGS Season Career Maddi Osburn Sierra Nobley Jaymee-Lee Bulda Janell Walley Sabryn Roberts Cassedi Simon DIG MATCHES Season Career Maddi Osburn DIG MATCHES Season Career Maddi Osburn Does not include 40 dig matches 20-DIG MATCHES Season Career Maddi Osburn Sierra Nobley Does not include 30 or 40 dig matches 2. Cameron Flunder (412) 1, Alisha King (390) 1, Liz Harden (459) 1, Maddy O Donnell (368) 1,223.0 MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Date is for when the honor was announced) OSBURN NAMED MW DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (8/28/2017) Boise State senior Maddi Osburn was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week for matches played Aug The setter from Nampa, Idaho, recorded a team-high 62 digs for a 6.2 per set average, in addition, she was second in serve receive with 79 receptions while committing only two errors for a.975 percent reception rate... all-tournament team honors. NOBLEY NAMED MW OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/5/2017) Boise State s Sierra Nobley was been named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week for matches played Aug. 28-Sept It is the ninth career Conference weekly award for Nobley. She led the Broncos at the Boise State Invitational with a team-high 73.5 points on 71 kills and five block assists, while hitting 24.4 percent... also led in kills during all three matches (tied vs Missouri) and recorded a pair of double-doubles... alltournament team honors. ROBERTS NAMED MW OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (10/2/2017) Boise State junior outside hitter was named this week s Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Broncos to a pair of road wins last week at New Mexico and UNLV. She tallied a team-high 32 kills for a 4.57 kills per set average in addition to two service aces and three blocks for a team-high 36 points (5.14 points per set). PRESEASON NOTES (Date is for when the note was written and/or last updated) WATCH THE BRONCOS ON LIVE STREAM (8/22/2017) All of Boise State s home contests and all of the Broncos 18 conference matches will be broadcast live on the internet. The home opening Boise State Invitational Aug. 31-Sept. 2 will be live streamed by FloVolleyball.tv. The remaining 11 home contests, all of the QUICK FACTS GENERAL Facts Name Boise State University Location Boise, Idaho Founded Enrollment ( ) ,154 Nickname Broncos Colors Blue and Orange Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Mountain West President Dr. Robert W. Kustra Director of Athletics Curt Apsey Associate A.D./SWA Christina VanTol NCAA Faculty Rep Dr. Roger Munger Athletic Dept. Phone (208) Athletic Ticket Office Phone (208) FACILITY FACTS Name Bronco Gym Capacity ,400 Press Box/SID Phone (208) VOLLEYBALL STAFF FACTS Head Coach Shawn Garus Alma Mater Cal State San Bernardino, 1995 Years at Boise State Ninth Boise State Record (Years) (9th) Career Record (Years) (17th) Volleyball Office Phone (208) ShawnGarus@BoiseState.edu Assistant Coach Candy Murphy Assistant Coach Allison Buck TEAM FACTS 2016 Overall Record MW Record MW Finish st 2016 Postseason NCAA, 2nd Round Starters Returning/Lost Libero/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost /3 Returning Redshirts / 2017 Newcomers /5 HISTORICAL FACTS First Year of Volleyball League Affiliations Northwest Collegiate Women s Sports Federation Interstate League Mountain West Athletic Conference (MWAC) Big Sky Conference Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Mountain West Conference (MW) present All-Time Program Record (.497) All-Time MW Record (.605) MW Season Titles (Years) (2016) NCAA Tournament Appearances (Years) (2016) NIVC Appearances (Years) (2016) BOISE CITY FACTS Time Zone Mountain Elevation (campus / downtown level) ,704 City Population ,237 Metro Population ,422 BroncoSports.com 5 October 24, 2017

6 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) Date 2017 HONORS 2017 PRESEASON COACHES POLL No. School 1st Pts 1 Colorado State Boise State San Diego State 79 4 Wyoming 67 5 Nevada 57 6 Utah State 51 7 UNLV 42 8 San Jose State 38 9 New Mexico Fresno State Air Force PRESEASON TEAM Player, School Class Pos. Sierra Nobley, BSU Sr. OH Maddi Osburn, BSU Sr. L Sanja Cizmic, CSU Sr. OH Kirstie Hillyer, CSU RSo. MB Katie Oleksak, CSU So. S Alexandra Poletto, CSU Sr. MB Deja Harris, SDSU Jr. MB Preseason Player of the Year Sierra Nobley, BSU Honor Sierra Nobley (7) 8/ Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year 8/ Preseason All-Mountain West 8/ Sun Devil Classic All-Tournament Team 9/ Boise State Invitational All-Tournament Team 9/ Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week 9/ Boise State Athlete of the Week 9/ UC Davis Invitational All-Tournament Team Maddi Osburn (7) 8/ Preseason All-Mountain West 8/ Sun Devil Classic All-Tournament Team 8/ Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week 9/ Boise State Invitational All-Tournament Team 9/ UC Davis Invitational MVP 9/ UC Davis Invitational All-Tournament Team 9/ Boise State Athlete of the Week Sabryn Roberts (1) 10/ Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week Janell Walley (2) 9/ UC Davis Invitational All-Tournament Team 9/ Boise State Classic All-Tournament Team Boise State Classic (Sept ) and all 18 conference matches (home and away) will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network. Chris Lewis returns for his fifth season as the voice of the Broncos for most of the home matches. AVCA COACHES PRESEASON POLL (8/9/2017) Boise State received votes in the AVCA Preseason Poll collecting a total of 21 points. THE MW IN AVCA PRESEASON POLL (8/9/2017) The Broncos were one of two Mountain West Conference teams getting votes in the preseason poll along with Colorado State who received 55 points. BRONCOS PICKED SECOND (8/16/2017) The defending Mountain West Conference champions were picked to place second in the MW Preseason Coaches Poll five points behind Colorado State. The Rams received eight first place votes to the Broncos three. Preseason poll can be found on page 4. MW PRESEASON HONOREES (8/16/2017) Boise State seniors Sierra Nobley and Maddi Osburn received Preseason Mountain West Conference honors. Nobley was named the Preseason MW Player of the Year for the secondstraight year, as well as a member of the allconference team, her third time. Meanwhile, Osburn was named to the preseason allconference team as well, second time. Preseason All-MW Team can be found on page 4. KEY PLAYERS BACK IN 2017 (8/22/2017) Sierra Nobley: The Broncos return the bulk of the 2016 MW championship team including two-time AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and 2016 MW Player of the Year Sierra Nobley, a senior outside hitter. Nobley is set to break the school and MW records for career kills and points this season. Last year she led the conference and ranked 12th nationally for kills per set at 4.58, as well as ranking 17th in the NCAA for total kills (522) and 16th for total points (589.0). Nobley has set the school single season kills record each of the last two years 513 in 2015 followed by 522 in Maddi Osburn: Two-time All-Mountain West honoree Maddi Osburn returns for her senior season at libero. Osburn set the school record for digs in a season during 2016 with 544 to lead the MW and rank 63rd nationally. She is poised to break the school record for career digs this season needing 274. Sabryn Roberts: The final postseason honoree back from last year is junior outside hitter Sabryn Roberts who received honorable mention All-MW accolades in BOISE STATE TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS (MW as of 10/23 NCAA as of 10/23) ALL GAMES NCAA CATEGORY STAT. MW RANK RANK Hitting Percentage Opponent Hitting Pct Total Kills 1, Kills Per Set Total Assists 1, Assists Per Set Total Blocks Blocks Per Set Total Service Aces Service Aces Per Set Total Digs 1, Digs Per Set BOISE STATE PLAYER STATISTICAL RANKINGS ALL GAMES (MW as of 10/23 NCAA as of 10/23) ALL GAMES NCAA PLAYER & CATEGORY TOTAL MW RANK RANK Jaymee-Lee Bulda Total Assists Assists Per Set Sierra Nobley Total Kills Kills Per Set Total Points Points Per Set Maddi Osburn Total Digs Digs Per Set Sabryn Roberts Kills Per Set Total Points Points Per Set MW = Top-10 NCAA = Top She ranked third on the team last year for kills with 306 and kills per set at Jaymee-Lee Bulda: Jaymee-Lee Bulda is back for her senior campaign after leading the Broncos from the setter position in 2016 where she led the league and ranked fifth in the NCAA for assists per game at Her 1,160 assists last season ranked 10th in program history. Janell Walley: Sophomore outside hitter Janell Walley is the last returning starter back this season. Walley recorded 176 kills and averaged 1.61 kills per set to go with 80 blocks as a freshman in October 24, Boise State Volleyball

7 2015 AND 2016 MW COACH OF THE YEAR 2016 AVCA REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Shawn Garus, the two-time Mountain West Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2016, joined the Bronco family on June 30, 2009, becoming the 10th head coach in Boise State volleyball history. He currently serves in two capacities for the Boise State Athletics Department as the head coach for both of the Broncos volleyball programs, indoor and beach. The year marks Garus ninth season at the helm of Boise State s volleyball (indoor) program holding a (.574) record over his first eight seasons with the Broncos. His career record through 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach is now (.526). In addition, Garus helped usher in the newest sport to the Bronco family as head coach of the beach volleyball program which began in the spring of During the program s first four campaigns he has led the beach team to a record, including 5-6 in BOISE STATE TENURE (2009-PRES.) Garus inherited a program that was struggling and had only one winning season in the previous 10 years. Since arriving on campus, Garus has won more matches than his five predecessors combined between 1997 and In addition, he had the challenge of taking the program through a change of conferences moving from the Western Athletic Conference into the Broncos Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) Shawn Garus Position... Head Coach Years at Boise State th Years Coaching th Alma Mater.... Cal State San Bernardino, 1995 current home as a member of the Mountain West Conference starting with the 2011 campaign. In 2016 he guided his team to the Mountain West championship going 16-2 in league and 26-7 overall, as well as the program s first-ever berth into the NCAA National Championship Tournament where the Broncos advanced to the second round following a 3-0 victory over 20th-ranked Western Kentucky before falling at eventual national champion and ninth-ranked Stanford. The conference title is only the program s second alltime and first since After producing an 8-22 record in his first season, Garus has since guided Boise State to six winning seasons in eight years, including three with 20- plus victories. His 2010 squad went overall, followed by a 23-7 record in 2015 and 26-7 mark in The three 20-win seasons are three of 10 all-time in program history and the first since the 1990 campaign. The 26 wins in 2016 are the most since the 1990 team went 23-12, 27 years ago. The Broncos Mountain West Conference records of 11-7 in 2014, 15-3 in 2015 and 16-2 are the best three-year stretch in league play since 1988 through 1990 campaigns. The 16 conference wins in 2016 are the most in program history. The Broncos also placed second in the MW during 2015 at 15-3, making it the first time since that the program recorded back-to-back top-two league finishes (1st then 2nd). BOISE STATE HIGHLIGHTS Garus highlights at Boise State are numerous and include: three-consecutive winning seasons ( and 14-16), six winning seasons in eight years, three 20-plus win seasons, 2016 MW championship the first in 28 years, 20 allconference honors, one MW Player of the Year (program s first-ever in 2016), one MW Freshman of the Year, one MW Newcomer of the Year, four honorable-mention AVCA All-Americans, four AVCA All-Pacific North Region and two honorablemention honorees, three CoSIDA Academic All- District Team award winners, one conference all-freshmen team member, 48 academic allconference honors and 12 MW Scholar Athletes. COACHING HIGHLIGHTS In 16 seasons as a collegiate coach (head and assistant) Garus has produced: 34 all-conference honorees, six honorable mention all-conference, one conference player of the year, one conference freshman of the year, one conference newcomer of the year, four AVCA honorable-mention All- Americans, five AVCA All-Region, two honorablemention AVCA All-Region, six conference alltournament team members and one conference all-freshman team honoree. Academically his student-athletes have earned one CoSIDA Academic All-American accolade, six CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and 60 academic allconference awards. PERSONAL The Glendale, Calif., native is a 1995 graduate of California State University San Bernardino where he played four years on the Coyotes men s club volleyball team ( ). He earned his bachelor s degree in business administration with a marketing specialization. Garus is married to the former Cindy Bench and they have two children, Emily (15) and Trevor (11). GARUS HEAD COACHING RECORD BY YEAR Year School Overall Pct. League Pct. Place Conference 1998 UC Colorado Springs WD 7 Rocky Mountain Athletic (RMAC) 1999 UC Colorado Springs WD 7 Rocky Mountain Athletic (RMAC) 2000 UC Colorado Springs WD 5 Rocky Mountain Athletic (RMAC) 2001 UC Colorado Springs WD t2 Rocky Mountain Athletic (RMAC) 2005 UNC Greensboro Southern (SoCon) 2006 UNC Greensboro t6 Southern (SoCon) 2007 UNC Greensboro Southern (SoCon) 2008 UNC Greensboro Southern (SoCon) 2009 Boise State t4 Western Athletic (WAC) 2010 Boise State t4 Western Athletic (WAC) 2011 Boise State t5 Mountain West (MW) 2012 Boise State t5 Mountain West (MW) 2013 Boise State th Mountain West (MW) 2014 Boise State t-4th Mountain West (MW) 2015 Boise State nd Mountain West (MW) 2016 Boise State st Mountain West (MW) TOTALS BroncoSports.com 7 October 24, 2017

8 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) Date Opponent Points Kills Assists Aces Digs Total Blocks 8/25 vs North Dakota St. Roberts Nobley - 16 C. Simon - 21 Roberts - 2 Osburn - 21 Christensen/Roberts - 5 8/26 vs Weber St. Nobley/Roberts Lewis - 13 Bulda - 22 Nobley/Walley - 1 Osburn - 25 Nobley/Roberts - 3 8/26 at Arizona St. Nobley - 17 Nobley - 14 Bulda - 18 Nobley/C. Simon - 1 Osburn - 16 Nobley/Roberts - 2 8/31 #10 BYU Nobley Nobley - 23 Bulda - 44 Hayes - 1 Osburn - 23 Roberts - 3 9/1 Sacramento St. Nobley Nobley - 32 C. Simon - 35 Roberts - 3 Osburn - 35 Christensen/Hayes - 5 9/2 Missouri Nobley/Roberts Nobley/Roberts - 16 Bulda - 43 Bulda - 2 Nobley - 12 Hayes - 4 9/8 vs Santa Clara Nobley Nobley - 12 Bulda - 28 Nobley - 3 Osburn - 12 Hayes - 4 9/8 at UC Davis Nobley Nobley - 21 Bulda - 43 Bulda - 2 Osburn - 33 Christensen - 7 9/9 vs Portland St. Nobley Nobley - 15 Bulda - 35 Walley - 2 Osburn - 13 Christensen/Hayes/Nobley - 5 9/15 #1 Minnesota Nobley Nobley - 23 Bulda - 56 Walley - 2 Osburn - 27 Christensen - 5 9/16 Oregon St. Nobley Nobley - 13 Bulda - 30 None Osburn - 19 Hayes - 3 9/16 Idaho St. Nobley Nobley - 15 Bulda - 32 Bulda - 3 Osburn - 18 Hayes - 5 9/21 Fresno St.* Roberts Roberts - 14 Bulda - 38 Allen/Osburn - 1 Osburn - 13 Roberts - 2 9/23 San Diego St.* Roberts Roberts - 12 Bulda - 27 Roberts - 3 Osburn - 12 Hayes/Leake - 4 9/28 at New Mexico* Walley Roberts/Walley - 15 Bulda - 40 Bulda - 3 Osburn - 17 Hayes - 9 9/30 at UNLV* Roberts Roberts - 17 Bulda - 37 Roberts/Walley - 2 Bulda - 17 Hayes /5 Colorado St.* Nobley Nobley - 24 Bulda - 52 M. Simon - 2 Osburn - 16 Hayes /7 Wyoming* Nobley Nobley - 27 Bulda - 35 Roberts/Bulda - 2 Osburn - 30 Lewis/Leake /10 at Utah St.* Roberts Roberts - 10 Bulda - 22 Bulda - 2 Osburn - 19 Roberts/Christensen /14 at Air Force* Nobley Nobley - 13 Bulda - 32 Nobley - 2 Osburn - 14 Leake/C. Simon /19 at San Diego St.* 10/21 at Fresno St.* 10/26 UNLV* 10/28 New Mexico* 11/2 at Wyoming* 11/4 at Colorado St.* 11/7 Utah St.* 11/9 Air Force* 11/15 San Jose St.* 11/18 at Nevada* Times Led Team (includes ties) Nobley - 14 Roberts - 7 Walley - 1 Nobley - 14 Roberts- 5 Lewis - 2 Walley - 1 Bulda - 18 C. Simon - 2 Bulda - 6 Roberts - 5 Walley - 4 Nobley - 4 Allen - 1 Osburn - 1 Hayes - 1 C. Simon - 1 M. Simon - 1 None - 1 Osburn - 18 Bulda - 1 Nobley - 1 Hayes - 10 Roberts - 6 Christensen - 6 Nobley - 3 Leake - 3 Lewis - 1 C. Simon - 1 October 24, Boise State Volleyball

9 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) 2017 PLAYER MATCH HIGHS Category Sets Boise State - Player Opponent - Player Kills Nobley, BYU (8/31) 16-2x last Denise Ssozi, at Air Force (10/14) Nobley, at Fresno State (10/21) 13-2x last Slover/Hefner, at Fresno State (10/21) Nobley, Sacramento State (9/1) 26 - Stephanie Samedy, Minnesota (9/15) Kill Attempts Nobley, Oregon State (9/16) 51 - Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State (9/16) Nobley, at Fresno State (10/21) 46 - Lauren Twitty at New Mexico (9/28) Nobley, Sacramento State (9/1) 76 - Stephanie Samedy, Minnesota (9/15) Hitting Percentage Minimum of 8 kills or highest Walley, vs Portland State (9/9) Piper Heineck, at Air Force (10/14) Roberts, at Fresno State (10/21) Aubrey Folk, at Fresno State (10/21) Walley, at San Diego State (10/19) Baylee Little, at San Diego State (10/19) Assists Bulda, BYU (8/31) 44 - Kylee McLaughlin, Oregon State (9/16) x last Bulda, at Fresno State (10/21) 29 - Ashlyn Power, vs Weber State (8/26) Bulda, Minnesota (9/15) 62 - Gabi Peoples, at San Diego State (10/19) Service Aces 3 3-3x last Roberts, San Diego State (9/23) 2-5x last Piper Heineck, at Air Force (10/14) Nobley, at Fresno State (10/21) 3 - Sydney Lostumo, at Fresno State (10/21) Roberts at San Diego State (10/19) 2-6x last Sam McGrath, at San Diego State (10/19) Digs Osburn, BYU (8/31) 25 - Halle Harker, at Arizona State (8/26) Osburn, vs Weber State (8/26) 16 - Jacque Hutcheson, at Fresno State (10/21) Osburn, Sacramento State (9/1) 33 - Devyn Pritchard, at San Diego State (10/19) Blocks 3 5-6x last Hayes, Idaho State (9/16) 8 - Cosy Burnett, BYU (8/31) Hayes, at Fresno State (10/21) 9 - Hannah Hill, vs Weber State (8/26) 5 7-2x last Hayes, Colorado State (10/5) 7 - Hillyer, Colorado State (10/5) 2017 TEAM MATCH HIGHS & LOWS Category Sets Boise State - Team High Boise State - Team Low Opponent - Team High Opponent - Team Low x last, Missouri (9/2) 34 - at Utah State (10/10) 49 - Oregon State (9/16) 24 - at UNLV (9/30) Kills vs Weber State (8/26) 53 - at Fresno State (10/21) 46 - at Fresno State (10/21) 28 - at New Mexico (9/28) x last Wyoming (10/7) 59 - Colorado State (10/5) 73 - at San Diego State (10/19) 62 - Colorado State (10/5) vs North Dakota St. (8/25) 90 - vs Santa Clara (9/8) vs North Dakota St. (8/25) 87 - Fresno State (9/21) Kill Attempts vs Weber State (8/26) at Fresno State (10/21) at New Mexico (9/28) vs Weber State (8/26) Minnesota (9/15) Colorado State (10/5) Minnesota (9/15) Colorado State (10/5) Hitting Percentage vs Portland State (9/9) at Utah State (10/10) at Air Force (10/14) at UNLV (9/30) at New Mexico (9/28) vs Weber State (8/26) at Fresno State (10/21) at New Mexico (9/28) Wyoming (10/7) Sacramento State (9/1) Wyoming (10/7) at UC Davis (9/8) x last, Missouri (9/2) 33-2x last at Utah State (10/10) 47 - Oregon State (9/16) 24 - at UNLV (9/30) Assists x last at Fresno State (10/21) 49 - at New Mexico (9/28) 41 - at Fresno State (10/21) 26 - at New Mexico (9/28) Minnesota (9/15) 56 - at UC Davis (9/8) 69 - Wyoming (10/7) 60 - Colorado State (10/5) Idaho State (9/16) 0 - Oregon State (9/16) 6-2x last at Air Force (10/14) 1-4x last San Diego State (9/23) Service Aces at New Mexico (9/28) 2 - vs Weber State (8/26) 4-2x last at Fresno State (10/21) 1 - at New Mexico (9/28) Wyoming (10/7) 3 - Minnesota (9/15) 5 - Colorado State (10/5) 3-3x last at San Diego State (10/19) vs North Dakota St. (8/25) 34 - San Diego State (9/23) 63 - vs North Dakota St. (8/25) 24 - at Air Force (10/14) Digs vs Weber State (8/26) 55-2x last at Fresno State (10/21) 63 - vs Weber State (8/26) 46 - at New Mexico (9/28) Sacramento State (9/1) 53 - Colorado State (10/5) 86 - at UC Davis (9/8) 60 - Colorado State (10/5) x last vs Portland State (9/9) 3.0-2x last at Utah State (10/10) BYU (8/31) 2.0-2x last vs Santa Clara (9/8) Blocks at New Mexico (9/28) vs Weber State (8/26) vs Weber State (8/26) at New Mexico (9/28) at UC Davis (9/8) Minnesota (9/15) Colorado State (10/5) at UC Davis (9/8) * = School Record ^ = Mountain West Conference Record BroncoSports.com 9 October 24, 2017

10 Bronco Notebook for UNLV & New Mexico (Oct ) 1 Boise State vs North Dakota State Aug. 25 Tempe, Ariz. # North Dakota State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 4 Brianna Rasmusson McKenzie Burke Alex Erickson Bella Lien Emily Halverson Erika Gelzinyte Allie Mauch Abbi Klos Emilee McGowan Mikaela Purnell Totals % % % % SET SCORES North Dakota State (0) Boise State (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Boise State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 ROBERTS, Sabryn LEWIS, Kiley WALLEY, Janell BULDA, Jaymee-Lee NOBLEY, Sierra CHRISTENSEN, Celine HAYES, Laney SIMON, Cassedi OSBURN, Maddi Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 Site: Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) Date: Attend: 147 Time: 1:32 Referees: Peter Meyer, Margie Ray Total Tie scores Lead change Boise State vs Weber State Aug. 26 Tempe, Ariz. # Boise State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 ROBERTS, Sabryn LEWIS, Kiley WALLEY, Janell BULDA, Jaymee-Lee NOBLEY, Sierra CHRISTENSEN, Celine HAYES, Laney LEAKE, Keri SIMON, Cassedi OSBURN, Maddi Team 1 Totals % % % % % SET SCORES Boise State (3) Weber State (1) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Weber State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 HOVER, Jesse POWER, Ashlyn GNEITING, Megan HILL, Hannah VARLEY, Amanda SAUNDERS, Aubrey ERWIN, Katelyn CAVALCANTI, Thamires IRWIN, Bailey HALE, Andrea TUIFUA, Gracey Totals % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0 Site: Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) Date: Aug 26, 2017 Attend: 147 Time: 1:45 Referees: Margie Ray, Peter Meyer Total Tie scores Lead change Boise State at Arizona State Aug. 26 Tempe, Ariz. # Boise State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 ROBERTS, Sabryn LEWIS, Kiley WALLEY, Janell BULDA, Jaymee-Lee NOBLEY, Sierra CHRISTENSEN, Celine HAYES, Laney LEAKE, Keri HANSES, Kenna SIMON, Cassedi OSBURN, Maddi WILSON, Lizzie Team 1 Totals % % % % SET SCORES Boise State (0) Arizona State (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Arizona State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 LEFFEL, Courtney GRAHOVAC, Peyton UNZUE, Carmen DOBMEIER, Shelbie OKARO, Oluoma JEREMIC, Ivana HARKER, Halle JOHNSON, Halle HUGHES, Griere Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0 Site: Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) Date: Aug 26, 2017 Attend: 866 Time: 1:37 Referees: Margie Ray, Peter Meyer Total Tie scores Lead change Volleyball Box Score Boise #10 State BYU Volleyball at Boise 2017 State #10 BYU vs Boise State ( at Boise, Idaho) Aug. 31 Boise, Idaho # BYU S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 2 BURNETT, Cosy HADDOCK, Lyndie MARTINDALE, Sydnie JONES-PERRY, Veronic STETLER, Danelle REDDING, Kennedy ROBINS-HARDY, Alohi MILLER, McKenna LAKE, Mary Totals % % % % SET SCORES BYU (3) Boise State (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Boise State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 ROBERTS, Sabryn HAYES, Laney WALLEY, Janell BULDA, Jaymee-Lee NOBLEY, Sierra CHRISTENSEN, Celine LEWIS, Kiley LEAKE, Keri SIMON, Maddie OSBURN, Maddi Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0 Site: Boise, Idaho (Bronco Gym) Date: Attend: 1009 Time: 1:32 Referees: Chris Saunders, Conrad Johnston Total Tie scores Lead change October 24, Boise State Volleyball