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Good Morning, Bronco Nation 1/15: Cowboys All Hat, No Cattle

Boise State MBB dominated in a 96-55 win over Wyoming on Tuesday night, securing the team's ninth double-digit win of the season.

Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Shooting nearly 59 percent as a team, Boise State collected its ninth double-digit win of the season, defeating Wyoming, 96-55, on Tuesday night inside ExtraMile Arena.
 
Led by Andrew Meadow, five players scored in double figures on Tuesday. Meadow tallied a game-high 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting while knocking down all five of his free throw attempts.

What else is brewing in today’s edition, Bronco Nation?

πŸ€ WBB opens a two-game homestand tonight against San Jose State
🀸🏽 Emma Loyim named Mountain West Floor Specialist of the Week
πŸ”Ή And much, much more!

πŸ“ˆ STOCK UP

πŸ”Ό Gordy’s Hardwood Goals. Boise State women’s basketball will open a two-game homestand tonight, with a contest against San Jose State. The game will tip off at 6:30 p.m. MT in ExtraMile Arena and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.

Head coach Gordy Presnell enters the contest with 257 victories as a MW head coach, the fourth-most in league history. The Broncos’ winningest head coach can tie Don Flanagan (New Mexico, 1999-11) for third place with a win against the Spartans.

πŸ€ : The Full Rundown

πŸ”Ό Emma Has the Floor. Senior Emma Loyim was named the Mountain West Floor Specialist of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday morning. The honor is awarded to the highest-scoring athlete in each event weekly. This is Loyim's sixth-career weekly award and fourth that recognizes her performance on floor.

Loyim earned the accolade after a third place finish on the floor, scoring a 9.875. She helped lead Boise State (195.050) to a second place finish ahead of Washington (194.800) and No. 29 UC Davis (193.375).

πŸ”Ό Sleeping Giants. In this episode of β€œMeet the Coaches,” Associate Head Coach for Boise State Track & Field, Mark Badowsky, talks about his desire to set the student-athletes up for success after graduation, how he ended up at Boise State and why he thinks the Broncos are β€œsleeping giants.”

πŸ”Ό One to Watch. πŸ‘€ Boise State first baseman Makenzie Butt was named Softball America's Preseason Freshman Watch List, Tuesday.

Butt batted .489 during her four-year career at Fountain Valley (Calif.) High School. She collected 64 extra-base hits, including 32 home runs and added 131 RBI and 107 runs in 97 games. As a senior, she garnered second-team all-state accolades. During her career, she was an All-CIF, All-Orange County and all-league selection.

πŸ€” BLUE TURF TRIVIA

No Holds Barred. Today’s trivia question… Which member of the Broncos gymnastics squad won the bars title at this past Friday’s quad meet?

A) Noelle Ball
B) Carly Buell
C) Anna Ferguson
D) Emily Lopez
E) Kylee Hamby

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom and find out!

πŸ“± FROM THE AD’S DESK

In partnership with Boise State Athletics and The Horseshoe Collective, ExtraMile Arena is introducing a limited edition 32-ounce souvenir cup available at arena concession stands.

As a benefit to student-athletes, all proceeds from sales of the special Bronco souvenir cups will be donated to The Horseshoe Collective and specifically, the NIL funds for the teams that play in the arena: men and women's basketball and gymnastics.

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πŸ—“ LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT

Wednesday, Jan. 15
πŸ€ Women’s Basketball vs. San Jose State @ 6:30 p.m. | MWN | Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Thursday, Jan. 16
No scheduled events

Friday, Jan. 17
πŸ‘Ÿ Track & Field - Spokane Sports Showcase @ Spokane, Washington
🀸🏽 Women’s Gymnastics @ Georgia @ 5 p.m. SEC Network+
πŸ€ Men’s Basketball @ New Mexico @ 9 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, Jan. 18
πŸ‘Ÿ Track & Field - Spokane Sports Showcase @ Spokane, Washington
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Weber State @ 11 a.m.
πŸ€ Women’s Basketball vs. Nevada @ 2 p.m. TV: Mountain West Network Radio: KBOI 670 AM | MWN | Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, Jan. 19
No scheduled events

Monday, Jan. 20
🀸🏽 Women’s Gymnastics vs. San Jose State, Arizona State and Iowa State @ Salt Lake City, Utah @ 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 21
πŸ€ Women’s Basketball @ Colorado State @ 6:30 p.m. TV: Mountain West Network Radio: KBOI 670 AM | MWN | Watch | Listen | Live Stats 

Wednesday, Jan. 22
πŸ€ Men’s Basketball @ Colorado State @ 6 p.m. TV: CBS Sports Network Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Listen | Live Stats 

πŸŽ‰ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Emily Lopez!

πŸ”· Happy Wednesday, Bronco Nation!