Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Natalie Pasco and Tatum Thompson combined for 51 points to lead Boise State women's basketball to a dominant victory over San Jose State, 93-64, Wednesday at ExtraMile Arena.

Pasco finished with a season-high 26 points in the victory, marking her third consecutive game scoring over 20+ points. Thompson recorded her second-straight double-double, matching her season-high with 25 points and pulling down 12 boards.

🗣 "It was great to get a good win against a team that's athletic and aggressive. Nevada will be exactly the same on Saturday so hopefully this performance gives us confidence." – Gordy Presnell, head coach

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

🥎 Boise State Softball Head Coach Justin Shults agrees to contract extension
👟 Meet Emma Wren, Associate Head Coach For Cross Country/Track & Field
🔹 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Circle Up For Good News. Boise State Softball Head Coach Justin Shults has agreed to a contract extension through 2028-29, athletic director Jeramiah Dickey announced, Wednesday.

Boise State has 251 wins over the last-eight seasons, most in the Mountain West. In 2022, Shults led the Broncos to 40 wins, a mark that tied the school record. Boise State earned a spot in multiple Top 25 polls, including a school-record No. 23 slot in late March.

⇢ Go here for more on the impressive Boise State softball success that has led to this extension. 🥎

🔼 On the Run. In this episode of “Meet the Coaches,” we meet Associate Head Coach for Boise State Cross Country/Track & Field Emma Wren.

Coach Wren talks about how her own impactful coaches influenced her to go into the field, why she finds peer running so special and what she loves about living in Boise.

🔼 Giving Back. It looks like it was just as great a day for the Broncos football team members as it was for the kids from Miracle League Arizona!

🔼 We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do … Best of luck to the Boise State Spirit Squad!

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Alexa, What’s a Drubbing? Today’s trivia question… With the Boise State MBB team’s dominant 96-55 victory over Wyoming on Tuesday, how many double-digit wins have they collected for the season?

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

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🗓 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT

Thursday, Jan. 16
No scheduled events

Friday, Jan. 17
👟 Track & Field - Spokane Sports Showcase @ Spokane, Washington
👟 Track & Field - Spokane Indoor Challenge @ Spokane, Washington
🤸🏽 Women’s Gymnastics @ Georgia @ 5 p.m. SEC Network+
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ New Mexico @ 9 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, Jan. 18
👟 Track & Field - Spokane Indoor Challenge @ Spokane, Washington
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Weber State @ 11 a.m.
🏀 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. TV: ESPN+

Tuesday, Jan. 21
🏀 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
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Colorado State @ 6 p.m. TV: CBS Sports Network Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Listen | Live Stats 

Thursday, Jan. 23
No scheduled events

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Nine!

Shooting nearly 59 percent as a team, Boise State collected its ninth double-digit win of the season—including six by 20 points or more—defeating Wyoming, 96-55, on Tuesday night inside ExtraMile Arena.

🔷 Happy Thursday, Bronco Nation!