Boise State Athletics
Boise State Athlete of the Week Poll
1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM | General
BOISE, Idaho - Boise State Athletics wants to get Bronco Nation involved in celebrating the performances of our student-athletes, so we are giving Bronco fans the chance to vote on the top Boise State performer each week!
Follow @BroncoSports on Twitter, and vote in our Twitter poll for your Boise State Athlete of the Week every Monday morning, and the occasional Tuesday morning, should a holiday fall on a Monday.
Help us choose from two Mountain West Players of the Week for Bronco of the Week!
CASES - https://t.co/YHbSW4jaWY#BleedBlue- Boise State Broncos (@BroncoSports) January 2, 2018
Riley Lupfer | Guard | Sophomore | Spokane, Wash.
Lupfer was named Mountain West Player of the Week today after leading Boise State to a 2-0 start to conference play for the second-straight season. Lupfer highlighted her week with a career day on Saturday against UNLV, setting personal milestones with 28 points, nine field goals and seven 3-pointers made in Boise State's 69-60 victory. She scored 15 points alone in the first half. Her 7-for-14 effort from behind the arc tied for third-most in Boise State single-game history. Earlier in the week she hit a pair of key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter at Colorado State, as the Broncos held off the Rams to complete a 12-point comeback victory. Overall Lupfer averaged 19.5 points and shot 50.0 percent from 3-point range over the two victories.
A big week highlighted by a career day (28 points, 7 3-ptrs) earns @rileylupfer2 her first @MountainWest Player of the Week honor! #BleedBlue
STORY: https://t.co/LXNkPv4eOp pic.twitter.com/pWP3HRB7az-- Boise State WBB (@BroncoSportsWBB) January 2, 2018
Chandler Hutchison | Guard | Senior | Mission Viejo, Calif.
Hutchison earned Mountain West Player of the Week honors as he has led the team to a 2-0 start to conference play. He scored a game-high 24 points against Colorado State on 9-of-15 shooting, while tallying 32 points and 12 rebounds against UNLV. The effort against UNLV marked his 11th career 20-point, 10-rebound game - putting him in sole possession of the school record. The 32 and 10 also gave him his sixth double-double of the season and 17th of his career. He was also was efficient against the Rebels, going 13-of-18. For the week, the Mission Viejo, Calif., native collected 56 points, 15 rebounds on 22-of-33 shooting.
.@HutchIsClutch15 was a man on a mission last week! #BleedBlue
📰: https://t.co/JUq5BeehmN pic.twitter.com/H7fLprjbXI-- Boise State MBB (@BroncoSportsMBB) January 2, 2018
