Good Morning, Boise State 2/9: From Downtown

Plus: The Broncos extend to nine straight.

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!

🏀 Nine straight
🧹 Clean sweep
🔹 And so much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 From Downtown. Boise State men's basketball got hot from beyond the arc to defeat New Mexico, 91-90, at The Pit, improving to 15-9 overall and 7-6 in Mountain West play. Dylan Andrews poured in a career-high 33 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including five triples and a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line, while Drew Fielder set a career high with five three-pointers en route to 18 points. Pearson Carmichael added 16 points with a career-best eight rebounds.

The Broncos shot 46.3 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from deep, and an impressive 96.3 percent from the free-throw line (26-for-27), marking their sixth game this season shooting over 90 percent from the charity stripe, which is tied for most in the NCAA. Boise State has now won six of its last seven games and swept the season series against New Mexico, extending its winning streak over the Lobos to four games.

🔼 Nine Straight. Boise State women's basketball dominated New Mexico 63-35 at The X, extending its conference winning streak to nine games, marking the first time the program has accomplished that feat in a single season since joining the Mountain West in 2011-12. The Broncos (19-5, 10-3 MW) held the Lobos to the third-lowest opponent score in DI program history and limited New Mexico to just four points in the third quarter, the lowest opponent total in any quarter this season. Natalie Pasco led Boise State with 16 points and four three-pointers, Libby Hutton added 11 points with three steals, and Tatum Thompson recorded eight points, 13 rebounds, and six assists. Mya Hansen reached a career milestone by surpassing 1,000 points, finishing the game with 1,001 career points, while the Broncos improved to 14-0 when outrebounding opponents and 13-1 at home.

🔼 Opening Weekend. The first weekend of Boise State softball’s season is in the books, and the Broncos are 4-2 through their first six road games after a 4-1 win over Cal State Fullerton on Sunday afternoon. Charley Durdan picked up the win on Sunday from the circle after pitching six innings with three strikeouts. The Broncos jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first before Cal State Fullerton tied it in the fifth. A third-run eighth inning salted away the victory for Boise State.

The Broncos will be back at it on Friday, Feb. 13, from La Jolla, California.

🔼 Clean Sweep. Boise State men's tennis swept a four-match weekend at Boas Indoor Tennis Center, defeating Linfield 7-0 and Idaho 6-1 to improve to 5-2 on the season. The Broncos dominated Linfield with 6-0 sweeps in all three doubles matches and straight-set singles victories across the board. Against Idaho, Boise State claimed the doubles point and won five of six singles matches. The Broncos extended their winning streak over Idaho to five consecutive matches, and now lead the all-time series 54-22.

🔼 Four in a Row. Boise State women's tennis swept Saint Mary's 7-0 in San Luis Obispo to extend its winning streak to four matches and improve to 5-2 on the season. Head coach Beck Roghaar tied the program's all-time coaching wins record with 182 victories as the Broncos dominated in straight sets across five of six singles matches. Tereza Polakova and Zdena Safarova improved to 3-0 as a doubles pair this spring, while Carla Grignac and Masa Viriant both improved to a team-best 6-1 in singles play. The Broncos will take three weeks off before traveling to Spokane on February 28 to face Gonzaga and Eastern Washington.

🔼 New Records. The Broncos lit up the Riverfront Invitational in Spokane with multiple program records over the weekend. Landon Helms shattered Boise State's heptathlon record with 5,776 points, beating a mark that stood since two-time Olympian Kurt Felix set it in 2012, while freshman phenom Chase Lawyer won the 60-meter hurdles and clocked the fifth-fastest time in program history (7.92). Victoria Lotz won shot put and weight throw, Tanner Nett nailed a personal-best shot put, and the team logged 18 collegiate bests total.

🔼 On the Bars. The Broncos posted a season-best 195.350 at Friday's home quad in ExtraMile Arena, with Kristina Shchennikova capturing her first-ever bars title with a career-high-tying 9.875. Boise State set season highs on both vault (48.850) and bars (48.975) despite competing with only five routines, while freshmen Isabella Delarosa and Miraya Nero both notched career-best vault scores. The Broncos finished third behind San Jose State (195.475) and Oregon State (195.450) in the four-team meet.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

How many three-pointers did Boise State make in their win over New Mexico, setting a season high?

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed 

Monday, Feb. 9
⛳ Women’s Golf @ Mountain Classic Match Play (Palm Desert, Calif.)
🎮 ES vs. Kansas (Rocket League) @ 6 p.m. | Stream

Tuesday, Feb. 10
⛳ Women’s Golf @ Mountain Classic Match Play (Palm Desert, Calif.)
🎮 ES vs. Kansas (Overwatch) @ 6 p.m. | Stream
🎮 ES vs. San Jose State (Overwatch) | Stream

Wednesday, Feb. 11
⛳ Women’s Golf @ Mountain Classic Match Play (Palm Desert, Calif.)
🎮 ES vs. Kansas (Valorant) @ 6 p.m. | Stream
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Fresno State @ 7:30 p.m. | Watch: Mountain West Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM

Thursday, Feb. 12
🎮 ES vs. Kansas (Super Smash Bros.) @ 6 p.m. | Stream

Friday, Feb. 13
👟 Track & Field @ Don Kirby Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.)
👟 Track & Field @ Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.) 
🥎 Softball @ Weber State @ 12:30 p.m. (La Jolla, Calif.)
🥎 Softball @ FDU @ 3 p.m. (La Jolla, Calif.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Wichita State @ 5 p.m. | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. UNLV @ 8 p.m. | Watch: FS1 | Listen: KBOI 670 AM

Saturday, Feb. 14 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
👟 Track & Field @ Don Kirby Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.)
👟 Track & Field @ Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.) 
⛳ Women’s Golf @ Alice & John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic (Palm Desert, Calif.)
🎮 ES vs. Fresno State (Valorant) | Stream
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Wyoming @ 2 p.m. | Watch: Mountain West Network | Listen: KBOI 670 AM
🥎 Softball @ Southern Utah @ 3 p.m. (San Diego, Calif.)
🥎 Softball @ Omaha @ 8 p.m. (San Diego, Calif.)

Sunday, Feb. 15
⛳ Women’s Golf @ Alice & John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic (Palm Desert, Calif.)
🥎 Softball @ Southern Utah @ 10 a.m. (San Diego, Calif.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Denver @ 11 a.m. | Live Stats
🤸 Gymnastics @ Auburn, NC State, North Carolina @ 6:15 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas)


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ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 15!

🔷 Have a great week, Bronco Nation!