Good Morning, Boise State 3/7: MBB Senior Sendoff

Seeking its 23rd regular-season win, Boise State (22-8) MBB will host Colorado State (21-9) tonight at ExtraMile Arena for Senior Night.

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Morning Bronco Crew
March 07, 2025

Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Seeking its 23rd regular-season win, Boise State (22-8) MBB will host Colorado State (21-9) tonight at ExtraMile Arena. Honoring the team's three seniors, the game will be aired on FS1 and 670AM KBOI, with tip off slated for 8 p.m. MT.

Having defeated Utah State, 82-65, on Feb. 26, Boise State secured its 12th 20-win season in the Leon Rice era. The Broncos have won 20 or more games in each of the last four years.

🏀 : SCOUTING REPORT

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? Scroll down below to find out!

🤸🏽‍♀️ Gymnastics faces No. 21 Southern Utah tonight
🎾 B1: Feature on women’s tennis coach Beck Roghaar
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Globetrotter. Beck Roghaar has been at the helm of the Bronco women’s tennis team since 2010. In the midst of his 15th year, more than half of the athletes he has coached have come from outside of the United States. 

Roghaar first came to Boise from Utah in 2001 as a student-athlete on the men’s tennis team. At the age of 19, his eyes were opened to the global nature of the game of tennis.

“As a sophomore, I was the only American on the team,” said Roghaar. “Seeing and spending time with guys from Egypt, France, Peru, Sweden, all over, was so different. It was eye opening as a 19-year-old, and I realized, ‘Oh, hold on, this is cool.’ Learning about their cultures more deeply was really valuable.”

🔷 Read the B1: Feature: “A Global Game” for more on Coach Roghaar’s communication with international athletes, how this has impacted his recruiting philosophy and hear from international students on what it’s like from their perspectives.

🔼 Ready For Ranked Opponents. Boise State BVB will compete in its toughest tournament of the season this weekend as the team travels to Fort Worth, Texas for the TCU Invitational. All four duals on the Broncos’ schedule will be against ranked opponents, the most ranked teams the program has played at a single event in program history.
 
The team will begin play at 9 a.m. MT this morning against the host school, No. 4 TCU, and will end the day at 3 p.m. MT against No. 12 Florida Atlantic. The Broncos will end the weekend on Saturday against No. 13 Texas at 9 a.m. MT and No. 7 Florida State at 1 p.m. MT.

🔼 Tumbling Into the Weekend Like… No. 29 Boise State will travel to Cedar City, Utah, to face No. 21 Southern Utah tonight at 6:30 p.m. MT.

The Broncos earned the Mountain West regular season championship after defeating Air Force on Feb. 28. Boise State rounded out conference competition with a 5-1 record. Boise State is also the only team in the Mountain West undefeated at home, boasting a 4-0 home record on the season.

 🔼 Softball Was So Clutch. In the biggest matchup in series history, Boise State powered past Idaho State 8-3, Thursday. The Broncos (16-5) and Bengals (14-5) both entered the week receiving votes in the NFCA/GoRout Top 25 poll.

Sophia Knight extended her hitting streak to a school-record 23 games with a single in the third, marking her 42nd-career multi-hit game. Mykenzie Hanna's home run in the fourth was the 41st of her career, tied for second all-time at Boise State.

The Broncos are back at it TODAY, hosting Utah at 3:30 p.m. MT.

🔼 Leaders Gonna Lead. As selected by the coaching staff, Janiah Brown and Landon Helms have been named this week's Bronco Athletes of the Week for their performances at the MW Indoor Championships! Both brought home multiple medals.

🔼 Softball Standouts. Boise State sophomore Sophia Knight and freshman Makenzie Butt received national accolades, Thursday. Knight was named No. 15 among outfielders in the Softball America Power Position Rankings and Butt was No. 10 on the D1Softball Player Power Rankings for first basemen.

Knight leads the NCAA with 46 hits, 2.30 hits per game and 1.60 runs per game. Her .575 batting average is second nationally. Butt has garnered the last-two Mountain West Freshman of the Week awards. She is batting .397 and leads Boise State with nine home runs and 33 RBI.

🔼 The Commish Was in Town. Boise State Athletics welcomed Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould to the Treasure Valley.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Her Net Results. Today’s trivia question… Which member of the Boise State women’s tennis team earned not one but TWO MW accolades this week?

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🗓 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT

Friday, March 7
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball vs. #4 TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas @ 9 a.m. | Watch
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball vs. #14 Florida Atlantic in Ft. Worth, Texas @ 3 p.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Utah @ 3:30 p.m. | Watch | Tickets
🤸🏽‍♀️ Gymnastics @ Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah @ 6:30 p.m. TV: OVERNGHT | Watch 
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Colorado State @ 8 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Listen | Live Stats 

Saturday, March 8
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball vs. #13 Texas in Ft. Worth, Texas @ 9 a.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Utah @ Noon | Watch | Tickets
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball vs. #6 Florida State in Ft. Worth, Texas @ 1 p.m. | Watch

Sunday, March 9
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Bandon Dunes Collegiate in Bandon, Oregon (Bandon Trails GC)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Nevada @ Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada - First Round @ 3 p.m. TV: Mountain West Network | Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Utah Tech @ 11 a.m.
🥎 Softball vs. Montana in Pocatello, Idaho @ 12:30 p.m. | Watch | Tickets

Monday, March 10
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Bandon Dunes Collegiate in Bandon, Oregon (Bandon Trails GC)
🏀 Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada - Quarterfinal @ TBD
🥎 Softball vs. Washington in Pocatello, Idaho @ 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 11
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Bandon Dunes Collegiate in Bandon, Oregon (Bandon Trails GC)
🏀 Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada - Semifinal @ TBD

Wednesday, March 12
🏀 Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada - Championship @ TBD

Thursday, March 13
(No Events Scheduled)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Maya Dutta!

Maya Dutta was named both the MW Player and Freshman of the Week. This marks Dutta's first Player of the Week and third Freshman of the Week award this season. Her four total weekly honors are the most by a single player in program history, surpassing Pauline Ernstberger, who earned three in her career.

🔷 Have an awesome weekend, Bronco Nation!