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What else are we kicking into today’s edition, Bronco Nation?

🥎 Dowell earns conference honors
⚽️ Soccer’s spring schedule
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

Following her performance at Tiger Classic, Boise State pitcher Abby Dowell was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week. The lefty went 2-1 in her four appearances over the weekend, including one start, and posted a 0.95 ERA in 14 2/3 innings. In two outings against No. 6 ranked LSU, Dowell gave up just one run on five hits and no walks over 6 2/3 innings. In her start against Houston, she put in four innings of work, allowing one run to help the Broncos to victory.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Fight To The Finish. Boise State men’s basketball will conclude its two-game road trip at Air Force tonight at 7 p.m. With four games left to play in the regular season, the Broncos enter the matchup tied for first place in the Mountain West standings with a conference record of 10-4. In the teams’ matchup earlier this season on Feb. 3, Boise State put together one of the most complete wins of the season with a 38-point win against the Falcons. Now, Boise State will look to pick up its 20th win of the season which would mark the third-straight season with 20 or more wins, and the 11th under head coach Leon Rice.

🔼 Spring Ball. Boise State soccer is set to take the pitch this spring to play in five matches. The Broncos will kick off their spring campaign with two matches on the road. They will face Northwest Nazarene on March 1, followed by a match against the College of Idaho on March 8. The spring season will conclude against Weber State at home at the Boas Soccer Complex on April 20.

🗣️ "As we prepare for another run at a Mountain West Championship, I'm really excited with the variety of challenges we have ahead. Each match has been hand-picked to challenge our areas of growth and development during the season.” - head coach Jim Thomas

🔼 In The Spotlight. Josh Kraft is a second-year graduate assistant working in the Bronco Athletic Association, the fundraising arm of the athletic department, specifically in premium seating and events, while pursuing a degree in the Master of Athletic Leadership (MAL) program. During his first year as a GA, Kraft focused on helping with events, such as the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and operational tasks like membership and season ticket renewals.

🗣️ "My process of getting this position and into the program was unique. I didn't start filling out my application until after the summer courses had started, so I wasn't able to start until the fall semester. It was also by luck that the role that needed to be filled was in the BAA because that's the area of athletics I want to work in." - Josh Kraft

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Tuesday, Feb. 27

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Loyola Intercollegiate in Goodyear, Ariz.

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Air Force @ 7 p.m. in USAF Academy, Colo. | Watch on MWN | Listen | Live Stats

Wednesday, Feb. 28

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UNLV @ 7:30 p.m. in Las Vegas, Nev. | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, Feb. 29

🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 6:30 p.m. in Stanford, Calif. | Live Stats

Friday, March 1

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Diablo College Tennis Invitational

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Pepperdine @ 10 a.m. in Malibu, Calif.

🥎 Softball vs. Georgia @ 3:30 p.m. in Stanford, Calif.

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Wisconsin @ 4 p.m. in Madison, Wis. | Watch | Live Scoring

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Arizona @ 4 p.m. in Malibu, Calif.

🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 6:30 p.m. in Stanford, Calif. | Live Stats

🤸 Gymnastics vs. UC Davis/Washington/Minnesota @ 7 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Live Scoring

Saturday, March 2

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Diablo College Tennis Invitational

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. San Francisco @ 11 a.m. in Malibu, Calif.

🥎 Softball vs. California @ Noon in Stanford, Calif.

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. DePaul @ 1 p.m. in Madison, Wis. | Watch

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Air Force @ 2 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Vanguard @ 3 p.m. in Malibu, Calif.

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. New Mexico @ 6 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch on CBSSN | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, March 3

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Diablo College Tennis Invitational

🥎 Softball vs. California @ 2 p.m. in Stanford, Calif. | Live Stats

Monday, March 4

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken, S.C.

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🔷 Have a great Tuesday, Bronco Nation!