Good Morning, Boise State 2/18: Year of the Bronco

Plus: Game day for men's hoops!

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!

🏀 Game time
🎾 Ranked win
🔹 And so much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Game Time. It's game night in Logan. Boise State men’s basketball takes on Utah State (8:30 p.m. MT, FS1) looking for just the fifth road win over the Aggies in program history. Boise State has been rolling, scoring 80+ points seven times in their last eight games, the most in the Mountain West over that stretch. Drew Fielder has been a matchup nightmare, putting up one of just 13 stat lines nationally among forwards/centers averaging 14+ points on 50/40/75 shooting splits. Tune in tonight on FS1 or KBOI 93.1 FM.

🔼 Keep Rolling. Boise State women’s basketball is back at The X tonight to host Air Force (6:30 p.m. MT, MW Network). Boise State already owns a 70-59 win over the Falcons this season and is rolling with 20 wins for the first time since 2023-24. The Broncos lead the Mountain West in scoring offense (71.0 ppg), assists (15.9 apg), and three-point shooting (38.5%), with Natalie Pasco leading the conference in threes made. Four Broncos have eclipsed 1,000 career points, and the starting five has been the same every game this season. Coach Gordy Presnell is chasing his eighth 21-win season at Boise State. Full preview here.

🔼 Clean Sweep. Boise State gymnastics grabbed three Mountain West weekly awards after a strong showing at the Metroplex Challenge. Freshman Miraya Nero earned Co-Beam Specialist and Co-Freshman of the Week after posting a 9.900 on beam and a team-best 9.850 on vault. Kristina Shchennikova matched Nero's 9.900 on beam to claim Co-Beam Specialist honors for the ninth time in her career, the most on the team. The duo helped Boise State post a season-high 49.125 on beam.

🔼 Weekly Winners. Records keep falling for the Broncos. Senior Kaiya Robertson earned MW Track Athlete of the Week after smashing her own Boise State and Mountain West mile record by more than five seconds, clocking a 4:24.51, the sixth-fastest time in the nation this season and the eighth-fastest in NCAA history. That time also ranks fourth all-time in Canadian history. Freshman Priscilla Adu-Gyamfi picked up MW Freshman of the Week after breaking the school record in the 400 meters with a 53.40. Both have now earned two weekly awards this indoor season, becoming the first Bronco women to do that since 2021-22.

🔼 Sharing His Story. We’re so proud of Javan Buchanan, as the Boise State men’s basketball senior forward shared his story at the BSD StuCo Conference last week.

🔼 Ranked Win. Boise State men’s tennis’ Filip Soderqvist posted another ranked win over the weekend as he defeated Wichita State’s Zaid Mashni, ranked No. 101 in the nation in a come-from-behind thriller.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

What is Boise State's record when holding opponents to 60 points or fewer since associate head coach Mike Burns (who oversees the defense) joined the coaching staff?

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 


Wednesday, Feb. 18
🎮 ES vs. Minnesota (Valorant) | Stream
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Air Force @ 6:30 p.m. | Watch: Mountain West Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Utah State @ 8:30 p.m. | Watch: FS1 | Listen: KBOI 93.1 FM

Thursday, Feb. 19
🎮 ES vs. Minnesota (Super Smash Bros.) | Stream
🥎 Softball vs. Arizona @ 3 p.m. (Stanford, Calif.)

Friday, Feb. 20
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Florida International @ 8 a.m. (Boca Raton, Fla.)
🥎 Softball vs. Santa Clara @ Noon (Stanford, Calif.)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Florida Atlantic @ 2 p.m. (Boca Raton, Fla.)
🤸 Gymnastics @ Utah State @ 6:30 p.m. (Logan, Utah)

Saturday, Feb. 21
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Coastal Carolina @ 6 a.m. (Boca Raton, Fla.)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Palm Beach Atlantic @ 8 a.m. (Boca Raton, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Grand Canyon @ Noon (Phoenix, Ariz.)
🎮 ES vs. Colorado State (Valorant) | Stream
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. San Jose State @ 2 p.m. | Watch: Mountain West Network | Listen: KBOI 93.1 FM
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ San Jose State @ 3 p.m. | Watch: Mountain West Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM
🥎 Softball vs. Texas @ 4 p.m. (Stanford, Calif.) 
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Lipscomb @ 5 p.m. (Phoenix, Ariz.)
🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 7 p.m. (Stanford, Calif.) 

Sunday, Feb. 22
🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 1:30 p.m. (Stanford, Calif.)

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 90-6!

🔷 Have a great week, Bronco Nation!