Good Morning, Boise State 1/8: Wine & Basketball

Plus: Let's open a new season!

Good Morning, Bronco Nation! 

What else is mixed into today’s piping hot edition of the Good Morning, Bronco Nation Brew? Scroll down to find out!

🤸 Season opener
🏈 Wild Card Weekend
🔹 And so much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Road Win. Boise State women’s hoops picked up a road win over Air Force, 70-59, last night. Natalie Pasco led the scoring for the Broncos with 24 points, while Mya Hansen added 15 and Dani Bayes tallied 11. It’s Boise State’s first road win of the season. The Broncos will head home to play Colorado State on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. MT.

🔼 To the Next. Boise State men’s hoops fell to Grand Canyon, 75-58, on Wednesday night. Javan Buchanan scored a team-high 18 points and Drew Fielder scored 10. Dylan Andrews eclipsed the 900-point career mark during the contest, while Aginaldo Neto made his first career start and Dominic Parolin made his first start with Boise State. The Broncos are back at it on Saturday against Utah State at home at 7 p.m. MT.

🔼 Built Different. Boise State Athletics announced the launch of Built Different Travel to help Bronco fans earn cashback and help give back to Boise State student-athletes. Signing up for Built Different Travel is free. All travel booked through the program opens up proceeds that are given back directly to Boise State Athletics. More details here.

🔼 Season Opener. It’s time for the 2026 edition of Boise State gymnastics! The program will open the season on Friday, Jan. 9, on the road against Southern Utah at 6:30 p.m. MT. Full preview here.

🔼 Big Impact. Teal Matsueda is making her mark on the Boise State women’s golf history books! Matsueda is one of five players to earn All-Mountain West honors, has the second lowest individual career scoring average at 73.52, owns the second lowest individual single season scoring average, is tied for sixth with lowest individual round at 67, and is tied for seventh in the most career top-25 finishes.

🔼 Mark Your Calendars. The dates are locked in for Boise State beach volleyball’s 2026 season. The Broncos are set to compete in their first season as part of the Big 12 and will take on one of the most difficult slates in program history. Boise State will compete in 13 duals against teams who finished last season ranked in the AVCA Beach Volleyball Top 20.

🔼 Wild Card Weekend. Five former Broncos will hit the field for the NFL playoffs, with three set to play on Wild Card Weekend. Jacksonville’s Ezra Cleveland will square off against the Buffalo Bills and Khalil Shakir on Sunday at 11 a.m. MT. The Chargers’ Scott Matlock is set to face the Patriots on Sunday Night Football at 6 p.m. MT. DeMarcus Lawrence and the Seahawks, and JL Skinner and the Broncos earned first-round byes.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

On Par. Teal Matsueda is tied for seventh all-time in Boise State women’s golf history in career top-25 finishes. How many times has she done it?

Think you know the answer? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed

Friday, Jan. 9
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Arizona State Hidden Duals (Tempe, Ariz.)
🤸 Women’s Gymnastics @ Southern Utah @ 6:30 p.m. (Cedar City, UT)

Saturday, Jan. 10
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Arizona State Hidden Duals (Tempe, Ariz.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Colorado State @ 1 p.m. | Watch: Mountain West Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State @ 7 p.m. | Watch: CBS Sports Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM | Tickets

Sunday, Jan. 11
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Arizona State Hidden Duals (Tempe, Ariz.)

Monday, Jan 12
🎮 ES vs. Nebraska (Rocket League) @ 6 p.m. | Watch: Boise State Twitch

Tuesday, Jan 13
🎮 ES vs. Nebraska (Overwatch) @ 6 p.m. | Watch: Boise State Twitch
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ UNLV @ 9 p.m. | Watch: CBS Sports Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM

Wednesday, Jan 14
🎮 ES vs. Nebraska (Valorant) @ 6 p.m. | Watch: Boise State Twitch
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs Wyoming @ 6:30 p.m. | Watch: Mountain West Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM | Tickets

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 18!

🔷 Have a great week, Bronco Nation!