BOISE, IDAHO - The University of Idaho volleyball team outlasted intra-state rival Boise State, Wednesday to win their Western Athletic Conference clash, 3-2. Game scores were 28-30, 37-35, 21-30, 30-19, 15-8.

With the victory Idaho improves to 7-13 on the season and 6-2 in WAC play. Boise State falls to 8-13 and 2-7 in WAC play.

Idaho has not lost to their in-state rival since head coach Debbie Buchanan's first season. A streak that covers seven matches.

"We didn't play well beginning of the match," Buchanan said. "We finished strong and hit some high percentages. We blocked well, passed well and did some really good things at the end of match to win. This was a win we really needed."

Idaho hit .217 on the match, to out hit their Boise counterparts who were held to .194.

Five Vandals had double-digit kills on the match led by Haley Larsen's 21. Erin Curtis also had a strong match as she recorded 18 kills. Saxony Brown and Amanda Bowman both had twelve kills and Lauren Mathis had 11.

Five Vandals also had double-digit digs on the night led by Stacy Sode, who collected 24. Brown also had more than 20 as she pulled in 21. Bowman had 15 and Kelsey James and Kelsey Yonker each recorded 10.

The Vandals late match heroics sealed the victory, as Idaho out hit the Broncos, .424 to .176 in game four to even the match at two games apiece. Idaho then closed the match winning game five while hitting, .370 to .130.

Idaho's extended road swing continues as they travel to Honolulu to face the Rainbow Wahine of the University of Hawai'i. The match is set to begin at 10 p.m., Pacific.