No. 19 Boise State Defeats South Florida, Florida International

Friday, April 10

Boise, Idaho

1 p.m. MT

Boise State

South Florida

Photo by: Kenna Harbison

No. 19 Boise State Defeats South Florida, Florida International

4/10/2026 8:16:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State Beach Volleyball had another dominant showing on its home courts on Friday, defeating South Florida and Florida International on the first day of the Boise State Beach Bash.

The Broncos (15-11) defeated the Bulls (18-8) 5-0 and the Panthers (8-14) 4-1. The victories extended the program's home winning streak to 26, which remains the fifth-highest active win streak in the nation.

Boise State opened against South Florida. Ava Anderson and Addison Wolden scored the first point of the day for the Blue and Orange, winning in straight sets from the No. 2 position. On court four, Addison Moss and Elli Wolthuis claimed the first set but dropped the second. After a back and forth start of the deciding set, the duo powered through to win 15-12 and give Boise State a 2-0 advantage.

Charlee Ellena and Luna Ingaramo secured the dual with a straight-set victory from the No. 5 slot. The Broncos completed the sweep with dominant victories from both the No. 1 and No. 3 positions.

The final dual of the day against Florida International got off to a thrilling start. On court four, Moss and Wolthuis secured the first set but lost the second. The tandem rallied back from an early deficit to claim the third set 15-10 and give the Broncos the first point of the contest. Not even a minute later, Anderson and Wolden won a three-set victory of their own from the No. 2 slot to give Boise State a 2-0 advantage.

After a dominant first set on court five, Susannah Barnett and Lily Patock cruised to a two-set win from the No. 5 position to secure the win. Avery Allen and Keira Demirjian also won 21-15, 21-18 from court three for another Bronco point. Florida International claimed the final point of the dual with a victory from the top court.

Notables
- Broncos extend their home winning streak to 26, a streak that dates back to 2020. The streak is the fifth-longest active home win streak in the nation.
- Boise State has dropped only two points in their six home duals of the season.
- Ava Anderson and Addison Wolden reached 16 career victories from the No. 2 court, breaking the record for most from that position in program history.
- Anderson has matched Emilia Guerra-Acuna for the most career matches played in program history with 137.
- Wolden reached 71 career victories, tying Sierra Land (2021-24) for the fifth-most in program history.
- Wolden is up to 16 career victories from the No. 2 position, tied with Sharli O'Neil (2022-25) for the fourth-most in program history.
- Avery Allen and Keira Demirjian are up to 10 career victories as a pair from the No. 3 court, tied for the third-most by a pair in program history.
- Allen is up to 22 career victories from the No. 3 position, tied for the third-most in program history.
- Demirjian is up to 10 career wins from the No. 3 position, tied for the third-most in a single season in program history.
- Addison Moss and Elli Wolthuis are up to 12 career wins from the No. 4 court as a duo, tied for the fourth-most from that position in program history.
- The dual against South Florida was the first against the Bulls in school history.
- Boise State is 2-0 against Florida International this season.

Quotables
"What we're doing really well is staying level-headed down the stretch, making good adjustments, and trusting in our systems that we've been working on. Nothing came easy today and I was proud of how the team showed up from start to finish." – head coach Alex Venardos

"We've got some great opponents tomorrow. We've gotten to this point by keeping our head down and doing our thing. We definitely have respect for the teams on the other side of the net but we want to make sure we treat ourselves with that same amount of respect." – Venardos

"Our crowd really showed up again today. We don't take them for granted at all. We appreciate Bronco Nation and all the love they've been giving us this season." - Venardos

What's Next
The Broncos will conclude the Boise State Beach Bash on Saturday with its final day of home competition this season. The Blue and Orange will face No. 11 Grand Canyon at 12:30 p.m. MT before rounding out the day against Washington at 4:30 p.m.

Full Results
No. 19 Boise State def. South Florida 5-0
Order of Finish: 2,4,5,1,3
1.) Allyson Alden/Serena van der Made (BOI) def. Cornelia Crudu/Julia Panko (USF) 21-17, 21-19
2.) Ava Anderson/Addison Wolden (BOI) def. Isabella Almedia/Zoey Mitchell (USF) 21-15, 21-17
3.) Avery Allen/Keira Demirjian (BOI) def. Morgan Anderson/Sasha Pasloski (USF) 21-14, 21-18
4.) Addison Moss/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Ariana Medchill/Kate Stewart (USF) 22-20, 15-21, 15-12
5.) Charlee Ellena/Luna Ingaramo (BOI) def. Tereza Lajkebova/Alyx Zapatka (USF) 21-16, 21-14

No. 19 Boise State def. Florida International 4-1
Order of Finish: 4,2,5,3,1
1.) Katarina Drozd/Brianna Luoma (FIU) def. Allyson Alden/Serena van der Made (BOI) 29-31, 21-18, 15-4
2.) Ava Anderson/Addison Wolden (BOI) def. Nicole Robison/Madalyn Wade (FIU) 13-21, 21-19, 15-10
3.) Avery Allen/Keira Demirjian (BOI) def. Kendra Brown/Isabella Pereira (FIU) 21-15, 21-14
4.) Addison Moss/Elli Wolthuis (BOI) def. Lauren Coady/Elizabeth Nye (FIU) 21-18, 16-21, 15-10
5.) Susannah Barnett/Lily Patock (BOI) def. Annelise Alvarez/Marta Vildere (FIU) 21-14, 21-17