Volleyball season winds down

The BSU women’s volleyball team will compete in the WAC

tournament for the first time Nov. 19-21, but first the Broncos hit

the road for three more matches. Tonight the Broncos play in Utah

against the Wolverines of Utah Valley State College for a

non-conference match. On Nov.11 the Broncos travel to Nevada to

take on the Wolfpack and on Nov. 13 they play in California against

the Fresno State Bulldogs.

The Broncos are 17-8 on the season, 6-5 in conference play and have

a 6-3 record on the road. This season the Broncos doubled their

total wins since 1998 in the first half of the season to 16.

Cameron Flunder was the first Bronco to be named WAC player of the

week since the program joined the WAC. Heather Malaschak was ranked

17 in the nation in blocking and remains in the top 25. Saturday,

Oct. 30 marked the first time since September of 1997 that the

Broncos beat San Jose State. Friday, Oct. 29 the Broncos took game

one against third ranked Hawaii, the first time the Broncos have

ever won a game against them.

First times are great times, but winning as a team is what counts.

The Broncos pride themselves on playing as a team. Both Malaschak

and Flunder have said they don’t pay attention to their

individual statistics.

The Broncos have three more games to focus on before the

tournament. First up is tonight’s match against the UVSC

Wolverines. This is a non-conference match but the Broncos will

face this match like any other, focused on adding another win to

their record.

The Wolverines are 8-11 on the season after a loss at home to

Northern Colorado. The Wolverines total 1,055 kills as a team and

average 14.3 kills per game. As a team the Wolverines have 131.5

total team blocks and average 1.8 blocks per game.

Senior Deise Borghetti leads the Wolverines in kills averaging 4.26

per game. Senior Alina Wallauer has 195 total kills and averages

3.20 per game. Freshman Jessica Endres leads the Wolverines in

blocking with 74 blocks. Sophomore Lacee Koelliker is the assist

leader for the Wolverines averaging 10.92 per game with 808 total

assists.

Bronco category leaders include Flunder who leads the team in kills

with 384. Flunder averages 4.09 per game. Malaschak leads the team

in blocks with an average of 1.66 per game and a total of 154.

Christina Melvin is the assist leader for the team with 993. Melvin

averages 11.96 assists per game.

Telia Peterson is a key offensive element with her total 247 kills

and her average 2.68 kills per game. Peterson is dominant on

defense averaging 2.97 digs per game to total 273. Jamie Claussen

is another key component to the Broncos offensive and defensive

strategies. Claussen averages 2.94 kills per game and 2.93 digs per

game. Claussen has 247 total kills and 246 total digs. Kim Fenneman

continues to contribute to the offense averaging 2.40 kills per

game to total 204 kills. Jackie Stroud is a consistent asset to the

offense and defense with her .400 attack percentage and her average

3.10 digs per game.

The Broncos as a team average 15.2 kills per game, 13.4 assists,

14.6 defensive digs and 2.7 blocks per game. The Broncos have a

team total of 1,427 kills, 1,264 assists, 1,371 digs and 254.5 team

blocks.

The Broncos attack the ball with forceful effectiveness and are a

potential threat to any opponent when they are on top of their

game. The Broncos focus on executing their defensive strategy by

playing quick at the net and in center court. Smart exhibition of

plays on offense and quick reaction time on defense creates a

balance that the Broncos prioritize as their mental focus.

Tonight the lady Broncos aim to focus and play fiercely against the

Wolverines to be victorious for their last non-conference

match.

Amber Fuger
Sports Writer

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