Thursday, October 15
Spokane, WA
6 p.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
Fresno State
Volleyball hosts home Pac-12 matches starting Thursday
10/14/2026 3:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Gonzaga (5-12, 0-5 Pac-12) vs. Fresno State (5-11, 0-5 Pac-12)
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 | 6 P.M. | CHARLOTTE Y. MARTIN CENTRE | SPOKANE
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Gonzaga (5-12, 0-5 Pac-12) vs. Boise State (12-6, 4-1 Pac-12)
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 | 6 P.M. | CHARLOTTE Y. MARTIN CENTRE | SPOKANE
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FACING OFF AGAINST FRESNO
- Prior to a 2018 win over Fresno State, GU has only faced the other Bulldogs in 1998 and 1993. The 1998 matchup was a 3-1 loss in Spokane, while the 1993 matchup was a GU victory in a match in Moscow.
-Thursday's matchup features the two top players in Kills, Points and Aces in the Pac-12. Claire Wagstaff has 256 kills (3.94 kills per set), the most in the Pac-12, while Fresno State's Jenna Legault has 230 kills (3.90 kills per set) for second most.
-Legault has 37 aces (.63 per set), while Wagstaff has 27 aces (.42 per set). No other Pac-12 player has more than 25 aces on the season
- Wagstaff leads the conference with 315 points (256 kills, 27 aces, 8 solo blocks, 48 block assists) and an average of 4.85 points per set. Legault is second in the Pac-12 with 285 points (230 kills, 37 aces, 9 solo blocks, 18 block assists) and 4.83 points per set. No other Pac-12 player averages more than 4.35 points per set and no other conference players have over 250 kills.
BATTLING AGAINST BOISE
-The last meeting between these teams on November 24th featured 22 kills on 58 attacks for Claire Wagstaff. This was tied for the most kills and tied for the attacks in a four set match by any Pac-12 player in a match this season. Wagstaff had 26 points, most by any Pac-12 player in a four set match in 2026
- Boise State's Sydney Dreves had 22 digs in the match, the second most digs in a four set match by any Pac-12 player this year. Maggie Rickert had 19 digs for the Zags, which is tied for fifth in the same rank.
-Before last month's game, the most recent Gonzaga match against Boise State was in 2015, a regional rivalry that was played every single year from 1992-2015. This is just the third match in Spokane between Gonzaga and Boise since 2006 since the rivalry would rotate to neutral sites frequently
REMARKABLE RALLIES FOR RICKERT
- Maggie Rickert was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for October 6th.
- Rickert had 36 digs in the five set match against Colorado State, the second most digs by a Gonzaga player in a match in program history
- Those 36 digs were also the most by a Pac-12 player in any match this season. No other player has had 30 or more digs in a match this season
- Gonzaga held CSU to a .185 hitting percentage in the match as a result of 83 team digs and 14 blocks. This was the third lowest hitting percentage for CSU on the season despite playing four ranked matches
- Rickert played as an outside hitter for her first two seasons before switching to libero to start 2025
WONDERFUL TWO WEEKS FOR WAGSTAFF
- Claire Wagstaff won the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week back to back weeks to end September
- She currently leads the conference in points scored per set in Pac-12 play, averaging 5.23 points per set. She is the only player averaging over five points per set in conference play
-The Outside Hitter is currently 15th in the nation in total points with 315 and 23rd overall in points per set with 4.85 across the entire season.
-She also ranks 40th in the nation in total kills with 256 kills and 46th with 3.94 kills per set
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 | 6 P.M. | CHARLOTTE Y. MARTIN CENTRE | SPOKANE
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
Gonzaga (5-12, 0-5 Pac-12) vs. Boise State (12-6, 4-1 Pac-12)
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 | 6 P.M. | CHARLOTTE Y. MARTIN CENTRE | SPOKANE
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
FACING OFF AGAINST FRESNO
- Prior to a 2018 win over Fresno State, GU has only faced the other Bulldogs in 1998 and 1993. The 1998 matchup was a 3-1 loss in Spokane, while the 1993 matchup was a GU victory in a match in Moscow.
-Thursday's matchup features the two top players in Kills, Points and Aces in the Pac-12. Claire Wagstaff has 256 kills (3.94 kills per set), the most in the Pac-12, while Fresno State's Jenna Legault has 230 kills (3.90 kills per set) for second most.
-Legault has 37 aces (.63 per set), while Wagstaff has 27 aces (.42 per set). No other Pac-12 player has more than 25 aces on the season
- Wagstaff leads the conference with 315 points (256 kills, 27 aces, 8 solo blocks, 48 block assists) and an average of 4.85 points per set. Legault is second in the Pac-12 with 285 points (230 kills, 37 aces, 9 solo blocks, 18 block assists) and 4.83 points per set. No other Pac-12 player averages more than 4.35 points per set and no other conference players have over 250 kills.
BATTLING AGAINST BOISE
-The last meeting between these teams on November 24th featured 22 kills on 58 attacks for Claire Wagstaff. This was tied for the most kills and tied for the attacks in a four set match by any Pac-12 player in a match this season. Wagstaff had 26 points, most by any Pac-12 player in a four set match in 2026
- Boise State's Sydney Dreves had 22 digs in the match, the second most digs in a four set match by any Pac-12 player this year. Maggie Rickert had 19 digs for the Zags, which is tied for fifth in the same rank.
-Before last month's game, the most recent Gonzaga match against Boise State was in 2015, a regional rivalry that was played every single year from 1992-2015. This is just the third match in Spokane between Gonzaga and Boise since 2006 since the rivalry would rotate to neutral sites frequently
REMARKABLE RALLIES FOR RICKERT
- Maggie Rickert was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for October 6th.
- Rickert had 36 digs in the five set match against Colorado State, the second most digs by a Gonzaga player in a match in program history
- Those 36 digs were also the most by a Pac-12 player in any match this season. No other player has had 30 or more digs in a match this season
- Gonzaga held CSU to a .185 hitting percentage in the match as a result of 83 team digs and 14 blocks. This was the third lowest hitting percentage for CSU on the season despite playing four ranked matches
- Rickert played as an outside hitter for her first two seasons before switching to libero to start 2025
WONDERFUL TWO WEEKS FOR WAGSTAFF
- Claire Wagstaff won the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week back to back weeks to end September
- She currently leads the conference in points scored per set in Pac-12 play, averaging 5.23 points per set. She is the only player averaging over five points per set in conference play
-The Outside Hitter is currently 15th in the nation in total points with 315 and 23rd overall in points per set with 4.85 across the entire season.
-She also ranks 40th in the nation in total kills with 256 kills and 46th with 3.94 kills per set
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