Boise State's volleyball team recorded its fourth consecutive sweep in defeating Arkansas-Little Rock 25-19, 2-16, 25-15 at the Sooner Legends Nike Invitational in Norman, Oklahoma.

Coach Shawn Garus' team is now 8-3 as Fiona Jones and Darlene Nwagbuo had 11 kills apiece.

That sets the Broncos up for a match against #22 Oklahoma (12-3), the host school in the tournament.  That match gets underway at 4 p.m. Mountain Time.

"I am really proud with the way the team has played this week," commented head coach Garus.  "We are developing consistent play across the board and have had numerous individuals step up and contribute to the team's success."

Breaan Nesselhug had 23 assists while Casey Rose had 20.  Amanda Remy had a team-high 12 digs for Boise State.

Paige Gantar led Arkansas-Little Rock with 11 points on 10 kills (.421) and two block assists, followed by Edina Begic with nine points on nine kills.


Final Match Summary

Sept. 17, 2011
Sooner Legends Nike Invitational
Norman, Okla. (McCasland Fieldhouse)
Attend: 154 Time: 1:17

Boise State def. Arkansas-Little Rock 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-15)

Boise State (8-3)
(Kills-aces-blocks) - Jones, Fiona 11-0-2; Nwagbuo, Darlene 11-0-2; Griffin, Elizabth 8-0-0; Nesselhuf, Breann 8-0-0; Reardon, Brittany 7-1-2; Harden, Liz 3-0-3; Remy, Amanda 2-0-0; Rose, Casey 0-1-0; Totals 50-2-5.0.  (Assists) - Nesselhuf, Breann 23; Rose, Casey 20. (Dig leaders) - Remy, Amanda 12; Nesselhuf, Breann 8.

Arkansas-Little Rock (5-9)
(Kills-aces-blocks) - Gantar, Paige 10-0-2; Begic, Edina 9-0-0; Hein, Alexis 4-0-1; Xie, Eva 4-0-3; Block, Kristi 3-0-4; Souza Moura, Daniele 1-1-0; de Zoete, Marleen 0-0-2; Totals 31-1-6.0. (Assists) - de Zoete, Marleen 26. (Dig leaders) - Souza Moura, Daniele 11; de Zoete, Marleen 7.