Women's Hoops Announces Updated 2019-20 Slate
10/17/2019 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's basketball announced its full 2019-20 schedule, complete with updated dates and times.
Bronco fans can still purchase their 2019-20 Bronco Sports Pass, which grants the bearer general admission seating to all 16 regular-season home games plus Nov. 2's exhibition against Concordia (Ore.), for $100 by clicking here. Courtside season tickets are available for $200 here.
Notable updates include the move of Boise State's Mountain West road opener at Colorado State from Saturday, Dec. 7, to Sunday, Dec. 8, as well as tip times established for home contests against Washington State (Nov. 20, 5 p.m.), BYU (Dec. 11, 7 p.m.), Western Oregon (Dec. 18, 12 p.m.), and Pepperdine (Dec. 22, 2 p.m.).
The Broncos will lead off doubleheaders with the Boise State men's basketball team Nov. 5 and Nov. 20, with the women facing Lewis-Clark State College (5:30 p.m.) and Washington State (5 p.m.), respectively, at ExtraMile Arena.
On the road, Boise State will visit TCU for the 2019 Maggie Dixon Classic, tipping off at 4 p.m. MT on Dec. 1. Nov. 24's contest at Louisville will tip at 11 a.m. MT and be aired on ACC Network Extra.
Still to be determined are Boise State's remaining two, and possibly three, dates in the Preseason WNIT. After hosting Portland State in Friday, Nov. 8's first round, the Broncos will play additional games Sunday, Nov. 10, and Thursday, Nov. 14, with opponents, locations, and tip times to be announced at a later date.
The 2019-20 non-conference schedule is shaping up as one of the most competitive in program history. The Broncos will face a minimum of three NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago, beginning with Nov. 8's Preseason WNIT first-round game in Boise against Portland State. Louisville, which reached the Albany Regional Final last season, will host the Broncos Nov. 24, and BYU, which made the second round of last year's tournament, will come to Boise Dec. 11 in the first meeting between the schools since Nov. 27, 2002.
Depending on Boise State's performance in the Preseason WNIT, the Broncos could face additional postseason teams from a season ago, with a potential second-round Preseason WNIT matchup with Sweet 16 participant Missouri State on tap.
The Broncos are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which they won a school-record 28 games and made the program's third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Boise State, which went 16-2 in conference play last season under the guidance of 2018-19 Mountain West Coach of the Year Gordy Presnell, has claimed consecutive Mountain West regular-season titles (2018-19) and three-straight conference tournament titles (2017-19) while reaching the NCAA Tournament in four of the past five seasons (2015, 2017-19).
The Broncos will return three of their top four scorers from a season ago, highlighted by All-Mountain West selection and Mountain West Tournament MVP Braydey Hodgins. Hodgins, who will enter her senior season in 2019-20, led the Broncos in scoring (13.2 ppg), 3-pointers made (70), and free throws made (96) last season, with fellow rising senior Riley Lupfer also being named to the All-Mountain West Team after averaging 11.1 points per game with 67 made 3-pointers and a team-high 87.2 free-throw percentage.
Also returning for their final seasons are redshirt seniors Jayde Christopher and A'Shanti Coleman. Christopher, in her debut season with the Broncos in 2018-19, passed out 182 assists, the second-highest single-season figure in program history, while scoring 6.3 points per game. Coleman shot 51.5 percent from the field while averaging 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game with team bests in steals (54) and blocks (28).
Boise State will also be bolstered by the debut of redshirt junior center Mallory McGwire. After sitting out the 2018-19 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules, the 6-foot-5 McGwire, who averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds and shot 52.2 percent over 75 games (43 starts) at Oregon from 2016-18, will team with returning sophomore 6-foot-3 center Rachel Bowers, who averaged 6.2 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 55.4 percent in 2018-19.
2019-20 Boise State Women's Basketball Schedule (all times MT)
Saturday, Nov. 2 – Concordia (Ex.) (4 p.m.)
Tuesday, Nov. 5 – Lewis-Clark State (5:30 p.m.)
Preseason WNIT
Friday, Nov. 8 – Portland State (7 p.m.)
Sunday, Nov. 10 – vs. TBD (TBD)
Thursday, Nov. 14 – vs. TBD (TBD)
Wednesday, Nov. 20 – Washington State (5 p.m.)
Sunday, Nov. 24 – at Louisville (11 a.m.)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 – Utah Valley (7 p.m.)
Maggie Dixon Classic
Sunday, Dec. 1 – at TCU (4 p.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 4 – New Mexico * (7 p.m.)
Sunday, Dec. 8 – at Colorado State * (1 p.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 11 – BYU (7 p.m.)
Sunday, Dec. 15 – at Eastern Washington (2:05 p.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 18 – Western Oregon (12 p.m.)
Sunday, Dec. 22 – Pepperdine (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 1 – at Wyoming * (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 4 – Nevada * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – at UNLV * (12 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 11 – San Diego State * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 – Air Force * (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 18 – at Utah State * (2 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 25 – Fresno State * (1 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 29 – at San Jose State * (8 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 1 – at Nevada * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 5 – Wyoming * (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 8 – Utah State * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 12 – at Air Force * (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 15 – at San Diego State * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 19 – San Jose State * (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 22 – at New Mexico * (2 p.m.)
Monday, Feb. 24 – UNLV * (7 p.m.)
* - Mountain West game
Bronco fans can still purchase their 2019-20 Bronco Sports Pass, which grants the bearer general admission seating to all 16 regular-season home games plus Nov. 2's exhibition against Concordia (Ore.), for $100 by clicking here. Courtside season tickets are available for $200 here.
Notable updates include the move of Boise State's Mountain West road opener at Colorado State from Saturday, Dec. 7, to Sunday, Dec. 8, as well as tip times established for home contests against Washington State (Nov. 20, 5 p.m.), BYU (Dec. 11, 7 p.m.), Western Oregon (Dec. 18, 12 p.m.), and Pepperdine (Dec. 22, 2 p.m.).
The Broncos will lead off doubleheaders with the Boise State men's basketball team Nov. 5 and Nov. 20, with the women facing Lewis-Clark State College (5:30 p.m.) and Washington State (5 p.m.), respectively, at ExtraMile Arena.
On the road, Boise State will visit TCU for the 2019 Maggie Dixon Classic, tipping off at 4 p.m. MT on Dec. 1. Nov. 24's contest at Louisville will tip at 11 a.m. MT and be aired on ACC Network Extra.
Still to be determined are Boise State's remaining two, and possibly three, dates in the Preseason WNIT. After hosting Portland State in Friday, Nov. 8's first round, the Broncos will play additional games Sunday, Nov. 10, and Thursday, Nov. 14, with opponents, locations, and tip times to be announced at a later date.
The 2019-20 non-conference schedule is shaping up as one of the most competitive in program history. The Broncos will face a minimum of three NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago, beginning with Nov. 8's Preseason WNIT first-round game in Boise against Portland State. Louisville, which reached the Albany Regional Final last season, will host the Broncos Nov. 24, and BYU, which made the second round of last year's tournament, will come to Boise Dec. 11 in the first meeting between the schools since Nov. 27, 2002.
Depending on Boise State's performance in the Preseason WNIT, the Broncos could face additional postseason teams from a season ago, with a potential second-round Preseason WNIT matchup with Sweet 16 participant Missouri State on tap.
The Broncos are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which they won a school-record 28 games and made the program's third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Boise State, which went 16-2 in conference play last season under the guidance of 2018-19 Mountain West Coach of the Year Gordy Presnell, has claimed consecutive Mountain West regular-season titles (2018-19) and three-straight conference tournament titles (2017-19) while reaching the NCAA Tournament in four of the past five seasons (2015, 2017-19).
The Broncos will return three of their top four scorers from a season ago, highlighted by All-Mountain West selection and Mountain West Tournament MVP Braydey Hodgins. Hodgins, who will enter her senior season in 2019-20, led the Broncos in scoring (13.2 ppg), 3-pointers made (70), and free throws made (96) last season, with fellow rising senior Riley Lupfer also being named to the All-Mountain West Team after averaging 11.1 points per game with 67 made 3-pointers and a team-high 87.2 free-throw percentage.
Also returning for their final seasons are redshirt seniors Jayde Christopher and A'Shanti Coleman. Christopher, in her debut season with the Broncos in 2018-19, passed out 182 assists, the second-highest single-season figure in program history, while scoring 6.3 points per game. Coleman shot 51.5 percent from the field while averaging 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game with team bests in steals (54) and blocks (28).
Boise State will also be bolstered by the debut of redshirt junior center Mallory McGwire. After sitting out the 2018-19 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules, the 6-foot-5 McGwire, who averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds and shot 52.2 percent over 75 games (43 starts) at Oregon from 2016-18, will team with returning sophomore 6-foot-3 center Rachel Bowers, who averaged 6.2 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 55.4 percent in 2018-19.
2019-20 Boise State Women's Basketball Schedule (all times MT)
Saturday, Nov. 2 – Concordia (Ex.) (4 p.m.)
Tuesday, Nov. 5 – Lewis-Clark State (5:30 p.m.)
Preseason WNIT
Friday, Nov. 8 – Portland State (7 p.m.)
Sunday, Nov. 10 – vs. TBD (TBD)
Thursday, Nov. 14 – vs. TBD (TBD)
Wednesday, Nov. 20 – Washington State (5 p.m.)
Sunday, Nov. 24 – at Louisville (11 a.m.)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 – Utah Valley (7 p.m.)
Maggie Dixon Classic
Sunday, Dec. 1 – at TCU (4 p.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 4 – New Mexico * (7 p.m.)
Sunday, Dec. 8 – at Colorado State * (1 p.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 11 – BYU (7 p.m.)
Sunday, Dec. 15 – at Eastern Washington (2:05 p.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 18 – Western Oregon (12 p.m.)
Sunday, Dec. 22 – Pepperdine (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 1 – at Wyoming * (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 4 – Nevada * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – at UNLV * (12 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 11 – San Diego State * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 – Air Force * (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 18 – at Utah State * (2 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 25 – Fresno State * (1 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 29 – at San Jose State * (8 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 1 – at Nevada * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 5 – Wyoming * (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 8 – Utah State * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 12 – at Air Force * (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 15 – at San Diego State * (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 19 – San Jose State * (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 22 – at New Mexico * (2 p.m.)
Monday, Feb. 24 – UNLV * (7 p.m.)
* - Mountain West game
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