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Good Morning Bronco Nation 11/15: The Stage Is Set

Good Morning Bronco Nation 11/15: The Stage Is Set

Today, a Week 12 football preview and two Bronco pairings set for the AVCA National Championships

Morning Bronco Crew
November 15, 2024

Good morning! Read the latest B:1 Feature about Brennan Ramirez and how his dream has come true with the Bronco men's basketball team.

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

🏈 Week 12 preview
🏀 Women’s basketball and volleyball recaps
🔷 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Another Road Test. On a seven-game winning streak and atop the Mountain West standings, the No. 13-ranked Boise State will hit the road for a game against San José State on Saturday for a 5 p.m. kickoff. Both teams are aiming for a spot in the MW Championship, as the Broncos can clinch a spot in the title game with a win and a UNLV loss. Boise State and San José State represent some of the top offenses in the Mountain West as the Broncos are first in the conference -- and fourth in the nation -- in total offense with both sides combining for 923.1 yards per game this season.

🔼 Another Won. Boise State women’s basketball’s Tatum Thompson scored a game-high 19 points while Natalie Pasco and Dani Bayes added 12 and 10 respectively to lead the Broncos past UC Riverside, 72-57, on Thursday night. The Broncos, now 3-0, were a force defensively, holding the Highlanders to 31.6% shooting from the floor. Boise State blocked 11 shots in the contest, two blocks shy of the program's single-game record,

🔼 The Stage Is Set. Boise State will compete in its final weekend of fall competition with two separate events. Two Bronco pairs will compete at the AVCA National Pairs Championship in Huntsville, Alabama, while the remaining 16 members of the squad will take part in the Lopes Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona. Ava Anderson and Addison Wolden will join Allyson Alden and Emilia Guerra-Acuña at the AVCA National Championships, a three-day event, which begins on Nov. 15.

🔼 Fight To The End. Paige Bartsch and Annie Kaminski combined for 25 kills, but in the end, Boise State volleyball came up short, 3-1, as New Mexico rallied for the win. Boise State and New Mexico split the regular season series, with the home team winning each time.

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🔼 Welcome Home. Fresh off a 16-win season and a runner-up finish at the MW Championship, Boise State women's soccer head coach Jim Thomas announced the team has signed nine future Broncos as part of the 2025 recruiting class.

🔼 Coming Soon. Noah Bendinger and Nash Humpherys have officially signed as members of the 2025 recruiting class for Boise State men's basketball, head coach Leon Rice announced. The two guards hail from Idaho (Humpherys) and Utah (Bendinger).

🔼 Headed to Boise. Boise State announced the addition of five players as part of its 2025 recruiting class. Mason Borcherding, Kenna Garza, Izzie Harms, Morgan Maldonado and Keirra Thompson all announced their intention to attend Boise State and will join the Broncos on campus prior to the start of the 2025-26 academic year.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Keep On Churning. Today’s trivia question…Of Ashton Jeanty’s 1,734 rushing yards, how many have come after contact?

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

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

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— Boise State Football (@BroncoSportsFB)
11:01 PM • Nov 13, 2024

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, November 15
👟 Cross Country @ NCAA West Regional in Colfax, Wash.
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ AVCA National Pairs Championship in Huntsville, Ala. | Live Scoring

Monday, November 18
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. College of Idaho @ Noon in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | MWN | Listen | Live Stats

Tuesday, November 19
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas

Wednesday, November 20
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas

Thursday, November 21
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. San Francisco @ 5 p.m. in San Francisco, Calif. | Listen | Live Stats

🔷Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 1,260 yards!

Only two players in the nation have more total rushing yards than No. 2’s yards after contact. Jeanty's average of 140.0 yards after contact per game is higher than any FBS player's total rushing yards per game number.

🔷 Have a great weekend, Bronco Nation!