{"id":142099,"date":"2026-01-20T21:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/142099\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:26:10","slug":"broncos-return-home-to-host-fresno-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/142099\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Return Home to Host Fresno State"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHAT’S NEXT
\nBoise State women’s basketball will return to ExtraMile Arena to host Fresno State. The contest will tip off at 6:30 p.m. MT on Jan. 21 and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.
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\nSCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
\nFresno State is on a two game winning streak as it holds a 10-9 overall record and 4-4 MW record. The Bulldogs top the conference in steals per game (10.8) and turnovers forced per game (20.8). Individually, Emilia Long ranks first in the MW in steals (48) and steals per game (2.5). The Broncos have lost the past two matchups as Fresno State leads the all-time series 30-22.
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\nSTRONG STARTERS
\nBoise State has started the same five players in every game this season, one of only two Mountain West teams to do so (along with San Diego State).
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\nBIG 5
\nStarters Dani Bayes<\/a>, Mya Hansen<\/a>, Libby Hutton<\/a>, Natalie Pasco<\/a> and Tatum Thompson<\/a> have each surpassed 150 points this season, making Boise State one of two MW teams with five players reaching 150+ points (along with Colorado State). The Broncos were also the first team to have five players pass the 100-point threshold.
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\n200
\nBoise State is the only MW team to have three players to pass 200 points on the season. Tatum Thompson<\/a> leads 283, followed by Bayes with 259 and Pasco with 252.
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\nGETTING HOT
\nBoise State has won four-straight conference games for the first time since the 2023-24 season.
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\nBOARDS
\nThe Broncos are 11-0 while outrebounding the opponent.
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\nBACK-TO-BACK
\nBoise State put up back-to-back +15 wins over conference opponents for the first time since the 2019-20 season. The Broncos defeated Wyoming 77-40 on Jan. 14 and Utah State 76-60 on Jan. 17.
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\nCOACH P
\nPresnell ranks 22nd all-time in NCAA D1 women’s basketball history with 783 victories. He entered the season fifth among active D1 head coaches.
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\nCAREER MILESTONES
\nBayes and Tatum Thompson<\/a> both surpassed the 1,000 career points milestone against Grand Canyon on Jan. 3, with Tatum Thompson<\/a> also eclipsing 500 career rebounds in the same game. Hansen is the next closest to the milestone with 958 points.
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\nLONG RANGE SHOOTING
\nBoise State has converted 39.1% (133-of-340) of its 3-point field goal attempts, leading the Mountain West and ranking fourth nationally.
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\nFROM DEEP
\nPasco has made 50 3-pointers this season, leading the MW. She also tops the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.6. Pasco currently shoots 46.7% from three, the fourth-highest in the nation.
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\nHELPING HAND
\nHansen leads the MW with 87 assists and 4.6 assists per game. As a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 16.2 assists per game.
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\nBUCKETS
\nTatum Thompson<\/a> has a field goal percentage of 45.8%, the second-highest in the league. She sits behind Colorado State’s Lexus Bargesser with 46.4%.
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\nSCORING OFFENSE
\nThe Broncos are averaging 71.5 points per game, the highest mark in the MW.
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\nCHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS
\nBoise State leads the MW in free throws made per game with 13.1. As an individual, Tatum Thompson<\/a> has sunk 71 free throws, the most in the conference.
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\nRECORD BOOK MOVEMENT
\nPasco ranks sixth in program history with 1,398 career points, chasing Karla Meier (1977-82) with 1,499. She is also ninth in career field goals made with 507 and is chasing Lauren Lenhardt (2009-13) with 522. Hansen is ninth all-time in career assists with 315, trailing Braydey Hodgins (2016-20) with 319.
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\nFOR THREE
\nBayes holds the seventh-highest single-game three-point percentage nationally this season. She shot 77.8% (7-of-9) against UC Davis on Nov. 14. Bayes’ mark also ties for the second-best single-game percentage in program history.
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\nTOP FIVE ALERT
\nBayes has moved into the top five in program history in career 3-pointers made with 183. She trails Brooke Pahukoa (2013-17), who made 193. Pasco also ranks in the top five, sitting third with 245.
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\nREBOUNDS
\nThe Broncos grabbed more rebounds (44) than the Cowgirls had points (40) on Jan. 14. The last time this was done against a conference opponent was Jan. 20, 2024, when Boise State had 49 rebounds as it defeated Utah State 76-41.
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\nTAKES A TEAM
\nTwelve different Broncos scored against Wyoming on Jan. 14, the most scorers in a single game this season.
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\nOFF THE BENCH
\nBoise State’s bench scored a season-high 37 points against Wyoming on Jan. 14.
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\nSCORING OUTBURST
\nBoise State scored 83 points against San Francisco on Nov. 9 and tallied 91 points against UC Davis on Nov. 14, marking the first time since Feb. 18 and 20, 2021, at Utah State that the Broncos scored at least 80 points in back-to-back games.
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\nNOT SO FAST
\nBoise State held North Dakota 0.0% (0-of-20) from three-point range in its 65-45 win at the Paradise Jam tournament on Nov. 27. The performance ties the program record for the lowest opponent three-point percentage with the most attempts (20).
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\nHOME SWEET HOME
\nThe Broncos have started their season 7-0 at home for three-consecutive seasons and 8-0 for two-consecutive seasons.
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\nHOME STREAK
\nBoise State won 10-consecutive home games, spanning from Feb. 18, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. This marks the program’s first such home winning streak since the combined 2017-18 and 2019-20 seasons when the Broncos won 14 straight.
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\nGOING THE EXTRAMILE
\nBoise State has won 22-straight nonconference games at ExtraMile Arena, the fourteenth highest nationally.
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\nPRESEASON ACCOLADES
\nTatum Thompson<\/a> was named the 2025-26 Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year.
\nPasco joined her on the preseason all-conference team.
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\nFOLLOW THE BRONCOS
\nLive stats are available on BroncoSports.com<\/a>. Games will be televised by Mountain West Network with Jay Tust<\/a> (play-by-play) and Kim Brydges (analyst). On radio, Garrett Jones<\/a> is the voice of the Broncos on KBOI 670 AM.
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\nTICKETS ON SALE NOW
\nFans can purchase season and single-game tickets for the 2025-26 season by visiting BroncoSports.com<\/a>.
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