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Colorado State Athletics | November 1, 2013

Rams tie program record

Colorado State's Marlee Reynolds led all hitters with nine kills.

BOISE, Idaho -- Ninth-ranked Colorado State’s perfect season remained perfect on Thursday at Bronco Gym, sweeping Boise State 25-19, 25-20, 25-13 in one of the team’s best performances of the season.

The win is CSU’s 20th of the season, tying the program’s best start (2001). It also marks the 19th consecutive season that the Rams (20-0, 11-0 Mountain West) have won at least 20 matches, the fifth-longest active streak in the country.

“We played extremely well [Thursday night], and it was a good win for us,” Colorad state head coach Tom Hilbert said. “The team is preparing well, and they’re figuring out how to play well consistently. I’m super-impressed with this group.”

The Rams hit .440 on the night, the second consecutive match above .400 and fourth time this season. What was more impressive, however, was that CSU committed a season-low five attack errors, including just one unforced error.

“To do that on the road is remarkable,” Hilbert said. “If we hit like we did [Thursday night] we can compete with any team in the country.”

Junior Marless Reynolds led all hitters with nine kills, also adding a team-high-tying four blocks -- all of which came in the first set. Four others had at least four kills, including middle blockers Samantha Peters and Kelsey Snider, who combined for 16 kills on .625 hitting.

“Everyone played really well [Thursday night], but especially Marlee,” Hilbert said. “She had some pressure shots and got some great kills. If [Thursday night] is any indication as to how we’re going to play the second half of conference I’m really pleased.”

CSU held an 11-9 early in the match and forced Boise State (10-12, 4-8 MW) to burn both of its timeouts during a 7-3 run to take an 18-12 lead. The Rams would remain in front by at least four for the remainder of the set, outhitting Boise State .333 to .103. The Broncos hit much better in the second set (.310), but so did the Rams, recording 17 kills on 27 swings for .593 efficiency.

“We played consistently well throughout the course of the match,” Hilbert said. “When they played well in the second set we played better.”

Following ties from 1-1 to 4-4, CSU used a 15-6 run to gain major separation, leading by as many as nine. The Rams never trailed in Set 3 to complete the sweep.

With the win, CSU improved to 8-0 all-time against Boise State, with each victory coming in three sets. In six matches with Deedra Foss as setter, CSU has hit at least .374 each time. On Thursday, Foss finished with 34 assists and two service aces.