Good Morning Bronco Nation 11/19: Trophy Hunting

Today, women’s basketball cruises to a 52-point victory and Degenhart earns first MW weekly award

Good morning! Tune in to see Boise State football head coach Spencer Danielson in his latest press conference following the Broncos’ win over San Jose State on Saturday.

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

🏀 Women’s basketball cruises to a 52-point victory
🏆️ Degenhart earns first MW weekly award
🔷 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Afternoon Delight. In an afternoon game against the College of Idaho, Boise State women’s basketball cruised to an 86-34 win in front of its home crowd. Libby Hutton led the team in scoring with 15 points as three other Broncos joined her by recording double-digits. Now sitting at 4-0 this season, the team will get ready to hit the road to face off against San Francisco at the USF Legacy Tournament.

🔼 First Things First. After helping Boise State take down Clemson at home on Sunday with a double-double performance, Tyson Degenhart was named the first Mountain West Player of the Week award of his career. Degenhart picked up the honor after averaging 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and two assists in the two games last week as the Broncos defeated Corban, 100-65, in addition to the 13-point win over the Tigers.

🔼 Trophy Hunting. Boise State women’s tennis sophomore standout Zdena Safarova will compete in singles at the NCAA Individual Championships, Nov. 19-24, in Waco, Texas. Safarova punched her ticket after winning the individual title at the ITA Mountain Regionals and will head into the tournament with a 14-0 record in singles matches this season.

🔼 Left It All Out There. Check out the highlights from Boise State cross country’s first postseason race of the season at the NCAA West Regionals.

🔼 Coming Soon. Boise State women's golf head coach Kailin Downs announced the signing of two future Broncos, Jaime Hards and Callia Ward, to the team's 2025 class.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Passing The Torch. Today’s trivia question…who was the last Bronco men’s basketball player to win a MW Player of the Week award?

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

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

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

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

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

Friday, November 22
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas | Watch

Saturday, November 23
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas | Watch
👟 Cross Country @ NCAA National Championships in Madison, Wis.
🏐 Volleyball vs. Fresno State @ Noon in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | MWN | Live Stats
🏈 Football vs. Wyoming @ 5 p.m. in Laramie, Wyo. | Tickets | CBS Sports | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, November 24
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Hampton @ 9 a.m. in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Travel Packages | Watch | Listen
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Weber State @ 2 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | MWN | Listen | Live Stats

Monday, November 25
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. South Dakota State/Duquesne @ TBD in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Travel Packages | Listen

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Max Rice!

Degenhart is the first Bronco to earn the MW Player of the Week award since Max Rice earned the accolade on Feb. 5, 2024.

🔷 Have a great Tuesday, Bronco Nation!