Good Morning, Boise State: That's a Baller's Dozen

Boise State MBB defeated New Mexico, 86-78, on Wednesday night, collecting the squad's 12th home win.

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Morning Bronco Crew
February 20, 2025

Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Led by Tyson Degenhart and Pearson Carmichael who scored a combined 53 points, Boise State defeated New Mexico, 86-78, on Wednesday night at ExtraMile Arena. Last night’s game means that Boise State (18-8, 10-5 MW) has won at least 12 home games in each of the last six seasons.
 
Degenhart shot 9-of-16 from the field, scored a career-high 32 points and 13 free throws and added seven rebounds and two assists. Carmichael poured in a career-best 21 points. Alvaro Cardenas stuffed the stat sheet, posting 11 points, three rebounds, 10 assists and five steals.

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

🥎 Boise State softball heads to the Lyman Classic in Utah
🎾 Men’s tennis defeats second Big Ten team with dub over Indiana
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Ballin’ in the Beehive State. Coming off a second-straight winning week, Boise State heads to the Lyman Classic in St. George, Utah, hosted by Utah Tech, today through Sunday (Feb. 20-23). Broncos have posted four, mercy-rule wins this season. Last week, Boise State knocked off (RV)BYU, 8-6 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge.

Shortstop Chloe Hughes was 8-for-10 at the Puerto Vallarta College. She drove in a school freshman record seven runs in an 18-1 win over FIU, Feb. 15, and was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week.

🥎 : SCOUTING REPORT

🔼 A Sandy Sneak Peek. Do you have plans on Saturday?  Join the Broncos beach volleyball team for an open practice at the Boise State Beach Volleyball Complex, starting at 2 p.m. MT. 

🔼 Things That Go Bump On the Beach. Check out highlights as the team prepares for the upcoming season.

🔼 ‘Nother Big Ten Triumph. Boise State men's tennis rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat their second Big Ten team, the Indiana Hoosiers, by a 4-3 score Wednesday. Carson Baker fought through three tiebreakers at No. 2 singles to clinch the Broncos seventh-consecutive victory as they improved to 7-1 overall while handing Indiana (9-1) its first loss.

Jett Middleton won his 11th singles match of the year and is now 4-2 at No. 1 singles this spring. Taiyo Kurata and Julius Seifert are now 2-1 at No. 2 doubles. James Van Herzeele won his 67th career singles match, going undefeated this spring at 5-0. Lukas Velik recorded his 13th singles win of the year.

🔼 Support the Blue & Orange. Want to give early? Go here!

🔼 Limitless Potential. Chloe Hughes, the latest MW Freshman Of the Week, is just getting started! 💪🏼

🔼 And Now, in Anthemic News. Know someone who might be interested? Send them this form today!

🔼 On the Dotted Line 📝. Luke Shields, Boise State Men's Tennis Head Coach, announced today the addition of Eyad Ezzat from Cairo, Egypt for the 2025-26 campaign.
 
Ezzat will be a freshman for the Broncos next fall. He has an International Tennis Federation (ITF) of 120 and a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 12.00. He will be the second student-athlete from Egypt to play for the Boise State men's tennis team, joining Mahmoud Rezk (2000-04).

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

So Clutch. Today’s trivia question… Boise State WBB utilized a commanding fourth-quarter effort to take down Wyoming, 78-73, Tuesday night in ExtraMile Arena. Which member of the squad converted all four free throw attempts down the stretch to secure the win in this nail-biter?

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🗓 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT

Thursday, Feb. 20
🥎 Softball @ Utah Tech in St. George, Utah @ 3 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 21
🥎 Softball vs. San Diego in St. George, Utah @ noon
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana @ 3 p.m. | Live Scoring
🤸🏽‍♀️ Gymnastics @ Utah State in Logan, Utah @ 7 p.m. | Watch 

Saturday, Feb. 22
🥎 Softball vs. UC San Diego in St. George, Utah @ 9:30 a.m.
🥎 Softball vs. Weber State in St. George, Utah @ noon
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Nevada @ 4 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: KBOI 670 AM & 93.1 FM | Listen | Live Stats 

Sunday, Feb. 23
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Princeton @ 9 a.m. | Live Scoring
🥎 Softball vs. San Diego in St. George, Utah @ 9:30 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 24
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Lake Las Vegas Invitational in Henderson, Nevada

Tuesday, Feb. 25
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Lake Las Vegas Invitational in Henderson, Nevada

Wednesday, Feb. 26
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Lake Las Vegas Invitational in Henderson, Nevada
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ UNLV @ 7:30 p.m. TV: Mountain West Network Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Watch | Listen | Live Stats 
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State @ 8:30 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Listen | Live Stats 

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Tatum Thompson!

Boise State WBB utilized a commanding fourth-quarter effort to take down Wyoming, 78-73, Tuesday night in ExtraMile Arena.

Trailing 69-68 with 1:31 remaining, Natalie Pasco and Dani Bayes buried back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Broncos a three-point lead. After the Cowgirls answered with a pair of free throws, Tatum Thompson converted all four free throw attempts down the stretch to secure the win.

🔷 Happy Thursday, Bronco Nation!