Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Tomorrow’s the day! Boise State will clash with Notre Dame in South Bend as two of the winningest FBS programs in the country meet on the gridiron. We’ve got everything you need to be ready for kickoff in this week’s game preview.

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

🏈 Watch Party
👟 Finding Her Stride
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Watch Party. If you’re not in South Bend to cheer on the Broncos, come out to Albertsons Stadium for a free watch party on The Blue! Doors open at 12:30 p.m. ahead of the game’s 1:30 p.m. start. We’ve got all the details you’ll need for an epic afternoon here.

🔼 Finding Her Stride. Bronco standout Kaiya Robertson has quickly become one of Boise State’s brightest stars on the course. A multi-sport athlete growing up, she didn’t start running competitively until eighth grade, but once she did, she never looked back. Since joining the Broncos, Kaiya has battled through the challenges of Division I competition and found her rhythm under a new coaching staff. She now holds the program-best in the 1,500-meter, brought home silver in the 800m and gold in the 1,500m at the MW Championships, and earned all-region honors. With confidence and momentum on her side, Kaiya is aiming to lead Boise State back to cross country nationals, and she’s just getting started.

🔼  Grab the Brooms. That’s a Thursday night sweep for Boise State volleyball as the Broncos took down Fresno State in three straight sets at home. Kailyn Jager led the way for the Broncos with 12 kills, while Layla Smith added nine and Arianna Bilby posted eight. Smith added a team-high four blocks, Bre Mitchell tallied 19 digs and an ace, and Lilli Etter posted 26 assists, eight digs, and two aces.

Next up for the Broncos is a road trip to Utah State (5-7, 2-0 MW) for a noon first serve on Saturday.

🔼 A Draw. Boise State soccer played Colorado College to a 2-2 draw last night on the road, getting goals from Kenzie MacMillan and Madie Donovan (the first of her collegiate career!). MacMillan and Jillian Anderson both added assists, while goalie Ava de Leest posted two saves. The Broncos will be back on the pitch against Air Force at the USAFA in Colorado on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m.

🔼  Holding Serve. Boise State women’s tennis is at the Mountain West Fall Qualifiers! Paula Schaefer and Tereza Polakova opened the tournament with an 8-7(2) win in doubles, then Allison Isaacs posted the straight-set singles win, going 6-4, 6-4 in the match. Polakova followed up her doubles win with a singles victory, coming from behind to win the final two sets, 6-0, 7-6, after dropping the first, and Masa Viriant posted a singles win on the evening. Play continues in Las Vegas today.

🔼 Tennis on the Move. Boise State men’s tennis is in for a busy weekend as the team splits up to compete in two different tournaments. Four Broncos will be in San Diego at the Veterans Tennis Classic, while the other four head to Las Vegas for the Mountain West Fall Qualifiers, where winners will punch their tickets to the ITA Conference Masters in November.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Singles Leader. Can you name the Bronco who has the most career singles wins in the history of Boise State men’s tennis?

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, Oct. 3
👟 Cross Country @ Joe Piane Invitational (South Bend, Indiana)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ MW Fall Qualifiers (Las Vegas, Nevada)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Hidden Duals (San Diego, California)
🎮 ES vs. Syracuse @ 6 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate
🎮 ES vs. Hawai’i @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Saturday, Oct. 4
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ MW Fall Qualifiers (Las Vegas, Nevada)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Hidden Duals (San Diego, California)
🥎 Softball vs. Northwest Nazarene @ 12:00 p.m.
🏐 Women’s Volleyball @ Utah State @ 1 p.m. | Watch | Live Scoring 
🏈 Football @ Notre Dame @ 1:30 p.m. | NBC | Live Scoring
🥎 Softball vs. Idaho State @ 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ MW Fall Qualifiers (Las Vegas, Nevada)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Hidden Duals (San Diego, California)
🏐 Women’s Volleyball @ Alki AVCA Qualifier (Seattle, Washington)
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Air Force (USAFA, Colorado) @ 1 p.m. TV: Mountain West Network | Watch

Monday, Oct. 6
🎮 ES vs. Michigan State @ 6 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate
🎮 ES vs. New Mexico @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Tuesday, Oct 7.
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Mountain Region Championships (Provo, Utah)
🎮 ES vs. Michigan State @ 6 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate
🎮 ES vs. New Mexico @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Luke Shields racked up 119 singles wins from 2004-08.

🔷 Have a great weekend, Bronco Nation!