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Good Morning, Boise State 3/24: Sunday, Sand & Season Champs

Boise State clinched the Southland Conference Regular Season Championship on Sunday by winning all six duals of the conference midseason tournament.

Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Boise State clinched the Southland Conference Regular Season Championship on Sunday by winning all six duals of the conference midseason tournament.

After winning its first five contests of the three-day event, the Broncos (12-9, 8-0 SLC) defeated three-time defending champion Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-2, in a de facto championship match in the final dual of the weekend to secure the regular season crown. Boise State's title marks the first regular season championship in program history and secures the top seed in the 2025 SLC Beach Volleyball Championship, which takes place April 23-25 in New Orleans.

What else is mixed into todayโ€™s Brew? Scroll down below to find out!

๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ Gymnastics garners four MW yearly awards, awaits postseason destination
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Letโ€™s talk about The Bronco Sports Podcast Network
๐Ÿ”ท And much, much more!

๐Ÿ“ˆ STOCK UP

๐Ÿ”ผ A Nod to the Pod. The Bronco Sports Podcast Network is the home for all the audio content of Boise State football, basketball, all the other sports. The flagship program, "Off The Blueโ€, features news, analysis, in-depth interviews, and profiles of everything regarding the Boise State Broncos.

Other podcasts include pre and post game interviews, coaches shows and more. The feed is loaded with everything a Boise State Broncos fan could want, no matter how much you #BleedBlue. And itโ€™s all designed to listen when YOU want it.

๐Ÿ”ผ Fab Four. Boise State earned four Mountain West yearly awards, the conference announced Friday. Head coach Tina Bird was named coach of the year, Kristina Shchennikova was crowned co-freshman of the year, while Emily Lopez and Alyssa Vulaj earned specialist of the year on bars and vault, respectively.

Coach and Freshman of the Year are voted on by each head coach in the MW, while Specialist of the Year is determined by the highest NQS in the conference.

๐Ÿ”ผ The E-Squared Show. Boise State placed second at the 2025 Mountain West Gymnastics Championships, Saturday afternoon, scoring 195.950. Emily Lopez was named vault and bars co-champion, while Emma Loyim was crowned floor champion.

The Broncos wait for the selection show today on ESPNU to determine where they are headed for NCAA Regionals. The team will either travel to Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Wash; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; or University Park, Pa., for the competition from April 2-6.

๐Ÿ”ผ Getting Ducks in a Row. Boise State men's golf will compete in the 35th annual Oregon Duck Invitational, hosted by the University of Oregon and taking place at the Eugene Country Club (Eugene, Oregon) today and tomorrow. The 54-hole event begins with an 8:30 a.m. PT shotgun start each day.
 
The squad is looking to build off recent momentum, as the Broncos finished in a second-place tie (877, +25) at the Bandon Dunes Collegiate (March 9-11). Cole Rueck has already recorded first-place finishes in two events, winning the Genesis Collegiate Showcase at Torrey Pines for the second-straight year, while also claiming victory at the Loyola Intercollegiate.

๐Ÿ”ผ The Growth Mindset. The Boise State women's tennis team dropped its third consecutive match, losing 4-2 to No. 44 San Diego State, Sunday afternoon.

๐Ÿ—ฃ : "We need to keep working. We're playing well and have had a path to win in every match we've played, but this team has grown from every match and this will be no different." - Beck Roghaar, head coach

๐Ÿ”ผ Hornet Invite Didnโ€™t Sting a Bit. The Boise State track & field team opened its 2025 outdoor season with 34 personal bests and 11 top-10 finishes over the two days of competition at the Hornet Invite.

Senior Alyssa Cullen impressed on day one, placing eighth in the women's 200-meters in a field of 94 runners. The Broncos also saw three personal bests in field events, as Alexee Kline and Ruby Sereday both set top marks in the hammer, while Addie Winter and Gabbie Hasskamp posted PRs in the javelin.

๐Ÿ”ผ Linking Up in California. The Boise State womenโ€™s golf team will continue competition with a trip to Millbrae, California, to compete in the Silicon Valley Showcase today and tomorrow, March 24-25. The Broncos will play two rounds today and one round tomorrow, with both days featuring a 9:30 a.m. MT shotgun start.

Boise State finished sixth at the Momentum Transportation UNF Collegiate, with Hannah Lim tying for third at 219 (+3). This marked the highest finish of the seniorโ€™s career.

โ›ณ๏ธ : SCOUTING REPORTS, FIELD & MORE

๐Ÿค” BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Floored โ€˜Em โ€ฆ Again. Todayโ€™s trivia questionโ€ฆ Boise State gymnast Emily Loyim took home the MW Individual Floor title in back-to-back seasons, becoming the first Bronco to do so since when?

๐Ÿ“ฑ FROM THE ADโ€™S DESK

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๐Ÿ—“ LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT

Monday, March 24
โ›ณ๏ธ Menโ€™s Golf @ Oregon Duck Invitational in Eugene, Oregon
๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ Womenโ€™s Golf @ Silicon Valley Showcase in Millbrae, California | Live Scoring

Tuesday, March 25
โ›ณ๏ธ Menโ€™s Golf @ Oregon Duck Invitational in Eugene, Oregon
๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ Womenโ€™s Golf @ Silicon Valley Showcase in Millbrae, California | Live Scoring

Wednesday, March 26
(No Events Scheduled)

Thursday, March 27
๐ŸฅŽ Softball @ UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada TV: Mountain West Network @ 7 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats

Friday, March 28
๐Ÿ Womenโ€™s Beach Volleyball vs. Oregon in Salt Lake City, Utah @ 11 a.m. | Watch
๐ŸฅŽ Softball @ UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada TV: Mountain West Network @ 4 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats
๐ŸŽพ Menโ€™s Tennis vs. Utah State @ 5 p.m.
๐Ÿ Womenโ€™s Beach Volleyball vs. Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah @ 5 p.m. | Watch

Saturday, March 29
๐ŸฅŽ Softball @ UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada TV: Mountain West Network @ 4 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats
๐Ÿ Womenโ€™s Beach Volleyball vs. UC Davis in Salt Lake City, Utah @ 1 p.m. | Watch
โšฝ๏ธ Womenโ€™s Soccer - Alumni Match @ 2 p.m.

Sunday, March 30
๐ŸŽพ Womenโ€™s Tennis vs. Nevada @ 11 a.m.

๐ŸŽ‰ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: The 1997-98 season!

๐Ÿ”ท Letโ€™s get this week started off right, Bronco Nation!