{"id":172861,"date":"2026-02-11T03:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T03:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/172861\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T03:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T03:11:07","slug":"boise-state-to-travel-to-fresno-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/172861\/","title":{"rendered":"Boise State to Travel to Fresno State"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHAT’S NEXT
\nBoise State women’s basketball will travel to face Fresno State on Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.
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\nGETTING HOT
\nBoise State is currently on a nine-game conference win streak, the longest the team has achieved in a single season since 2007-08. This streak also marks the first time that the Broncos have done so since joining the MW in 2011-12. In the 2007-08 season, Boise State won 14 WAC games in a row.
\n*NOTE: Only regular season games over a single season are included in the winning streak; the conference tournament is excluded.
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\nWIN STREAK
\nThe Broncos’ 10-game win streak is the 16th longest in the nation.
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\nSCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
\nFresno State has won its past two games with victories over San Jose State and Nevada. The Bulldogs sit seventh in the MW standings with a 12-13 overall record and a 6-8 conference record. Fresno State tops the conference in turnovers forced per game with 19.4. Individually, Emilia Long leads the conference in steals (62) and steals per game (2.5). Fresno State leads the all-time series 30-23 and 15-7 on the road.
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\nLAST TIME
\nBoise State defeated Fresno State 60-52 in the last matchup in Boise, Idaho on Jan. 21. Libby Hutton<\/a> paced the Broncos with a career-high 25 points and nine rebounds. Avery Watkins collected a double-double, notching 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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\nSTRONG STARTERS
\nBoise State has started the same five players in every game this season, the only team in the MW to do so.
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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 190 points this season. The Broncos were the first MW team to have five players pass the 100-point threshold, as well as the 150-point mark.
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\n300+
\nTatum Thompson<\/a>, Bayes, and Pasco have scored 338, 327 and 307 points this season, respectively. Boise State stands as the only team in the MW to have three players surpass the 300-point mark.
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\nSTRONG RETURNERS
\nBayes, Hansen, Pasco and Tatum Thompson<\/a> have all surpassed 1,000 career points, all of which were achieved as Broncos.
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\n10+ MW WINS
\nBoise State picked up its 10th MW win over New Mexico on Feb. 7, making this the 10th season that the team has done so since joining the league. The last time the Broncos notched 10 MW wins was the 2023-24 season, the last time Boise State reached 11 MW wins was 2022-23. The Blue and Orange have also racked 10 MW wins the fastest since 2018-19.
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\n20+ WINS
\nIf the Broncos pick up another win, it will mark the ninth time that Presnell has notched a 20+ win season in his Boise State tenure. It will also become the seventh time that his team has done so since joining the MW.
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\nTHIRD QUARTER SCORING
\nBoise State has outscored its opponents 479-376 in the third quarter this season.
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\nBOARDS
\nThe Broncos are 14-0 while outrebounding the opponent.
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\nSCORE LEADERS
\nIn the 24 games that Boise State has played, a Bronco has been the game-high scorer in 18. Tatum Thompson<\/a> leads with six games as the leading scorer, followed by Bayes with four, Pasco with four, Hutton with three and Hansen with one.
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\nCOACH P
\nPresnell ranks 22nd all-time in NCAA D1 women’s basketball history with 788 victories. He entered the season fifth among active D1 head coaches.
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\nLONG RANGE SHOOTING
\nBoise State has converted 39.6% (173-of-437) of its 3-point field goal attempts, leading the Mountain West and ranking second nationally. The Broncos trail UConn, who is currently shooting 39.6%.
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\nFROM DEEP
\nPasco has made 61 3-pointers this season, leading the MW. She also tops the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.5. Pasco currently shoots 46.2% from three, the eighth-highest in the nation.
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\nBUCKETS
\nBoise State averages the second-highest field goal percentage in the MW at 43.1%. Tatum Thompson<\/a> also leads the conference individually at 46.5%.
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\nHELPING HAND
\nHansen leads the MW with 108 assists and 4.5 assists per game. As a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 16.3 assists per game.
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\nSCORING OFFENSE
\nThe Broncos are averaging 71.8 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.
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\nDEFENSE
\nThe Broncos limit their opponents to a 3-pointer percentage of 28.2%, the lowest in the MW.
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\nFOR THREE
\nBayes holds the 12th-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 197. She sits in fourth, trailing Pasco with 256.
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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.
\nHansen notched her 1,000th career point against New Mexico on Feb. 7.
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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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\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 14th-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. 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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