Monday, March 2
Las Vegas, Nev.
7:00 PM MT
Boise State
vs
Air Force
Broncos Go For The Four-Peat In Vegas
2/29/2020 6:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Championships
No. 2 Boise State (21-9) vs. No. 7 Air Force (9-20) OR No. 10 Colorado State (12-17)
March 2, 2020 - 7 p.m. MT
Las Vegas, Nev. - Thomas and Mack Center
Game Notes | Watch | Listen
BOISE, Idaho -Â Boise State goes for its fourth-straight conference tournament crown and NCAA Tournament bid at the 2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Basketball Championships, beginning Monday at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
LAST TIME OUT
Boise State will go into the Mountain West Championship on a five-game winning streak after an 81-52 rout of UNLV on Senior Night, Feb. 24.
A'Shanti Coleman matched her career high with 22 points, her third-straight 20-point day, and grabbed 10 rebounds to post her third double-double of the season.
Riley Lupfer added 18 points on a night in which the five active seniors combined for 55 points, as Boise State overall shot 49.1 percent from the field.
WHO'S NEXT
The Broncos will open tournament play in Monday's quarterfinals at 7 p.m. MT against the winner of Sunday's first-round contest between No. 7 Air Force and No. 10 Colorado State.
The Falcons (9-20, 7-11 MW) won five of their last seven to rise up to the seventh seed, while Colorado State (12-17, 6-12 MW) comes into the tournament on a three-game slide.
Sunday's 7-10 matchup between the Falcons and Rams will be the second-straight meeting of the teams, as Air Force defeated Colorado State, 49-44, in Thursday's regular-season finale in Colorado Springs.
SERIES HISTORY
Boise State went 3-0 combined against Air Force and Colorado State this season, sweeping both meetings with the Falcons, and defeating the Rams in the only meeting back on Dec. 8.
Overall, Boise State is 19-1 against Air Force, and has won the past 14 in the series. Against Colorado State, the Broncos have won seven in a row to take the lead in the overall series, 11-10.
CHASING HISTORY
This week's Air Force Reserve Mountain West Basketball Championship could be a history-making one, if Boise State has its way.
The Broncos, three-time defending champion, have a chance to become the first team to win four-straight Mountain West tournaments.
Boise State is already one of just two programs to win three-straight tournament crowns (2017-19), along with New Mexico (2003-05).
ALL-TIME AT THE MW TOURNAMENT
Boise State has won a total of four Mountain West Tournament titles (2015, 2017-19), and owns an all-time record of 13-4 at the event.
After going 1-3 at the event from 2012-14, the Broncos have won 12 of their last 13 tournament games, with the lone loss since 2015 a quarterfinal defeat at the hands of host UNLV in 2016.
VS. THE MW IN MARCH
Mountain West foes have not fared well against the Broncos in the month of March over the past few years, as Boise State has won 19 of the past 20 meetings against conference opponents during the month.
Twelve of those wins have come over the 3-0 Mountain West Tournament runs in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
CLASS OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Entering the Mountain West Championship, Boise State has won 42 of its last 49 meetings overall against conference opposition (regular season and tournament).
The current 42-7 run began with a 91-85 victory over New Mexico in Boise on Feb. 7, 2018. That win started a seven-game winning streak to close the 2017-18 regular season, which was followed by a 3-0 run at the 2018 Mountain West Tournament, a 16-2 regular season in 2018-19, and another tournament win last March.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Boise State has found itself, as well as a handful of players, ranked fairly high in early national stat rankings through Feb. 27.
As a team, the Broncos rank eighth in assists (511). The Broncos' 45.1 field-goal percentage ranks 22nd, and the team's 214 3-pointers are 36th in the country.
Individually, redshirt senior point guard Jayde Christopher is second in the nation with 240 assists, and with 8.00 assists per game. Senior guard Riley Lupfer is second in the country with 99 3-pointers made, and sixth with 3.30 triples made per game.
LOADS OF CRUNCH TIME EXPERIENCE
Boise State comes into the Mountain West Basketball Championship with a distinct edge on the rest of the competition, in that it has on its roster the only players at the event who have won a previous title.
Nine of the 13 players on Boise State's roster have played in a Mountain West Championship game, while two, Braydey Hodgins and Riley Lupfer, have played in three.
In fact, the only player on Boise State's roster who has played in a Bronco loss at the conference tournament is sixth-year senior Marijke Vanderschaaf, who was a redshirt freshman when Boise State fell to UNLV in the 2016 quarterfinals.
TWO MVPs IN ACTION
Along the experience lines, Boise State also boasts two previous Mountain West Championship MVPs in Riley Lupfer (2018) and Braydey Hodgins (2019).
Lupfer averaged 16.7 points and hits 12 3-pointers over Boise State's 3-0 run to the title in 2018, while Hodgins, last year, averaged 23.3 points and 3.00 assists while posting FG/3FG/FT percentages of 61.1/42.1/94.7. Hodgins also set a Mountain West Tournament single-game record with 37 points in the quarterfinal win over Nevada.
No. 2 Boise State (21-9) vs. No. 7 Air Force (9-20) OR No. 10 Colorado State (12-17)
March 2, 2020 - 7 p.m. MT
Las Vegas, Nev. - Thomas and Mack Center
Game Notes | Watch | Listen
BOISE, Idaho -Â Boise State goes for its fourth-straight conference tournament crown and NCAA Tournament bid at the 2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Basketball Championships, beginning Monday at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
LAST TIME OUT
Boise State will go into the Mountain West Championship on a five-game winning streak after an 81-52 rout of UNLV on Senior Night, Feb. 24.
A'Shanti Coleman matched her career high with 22 points, her third-straight 20-point day, and grabbed 10 rebounds to post her third double-double of the season.
Riley Lupfer added 18 points on a night in which the five active seniors combined for 55 points, as Boise State overall shot 49.1 percent from the field.
WHO'S NEXT
The Broncos will open tournament play in Monday's quarterfinals at 7 p.m. MT against the winner of Sunday's first-round contest between No. 7 Air Force and No. 10 Colorado State.
The Falcons (9-20, 7-11 MW) won five of their last seven to rise up to the seventh seed, while Colorado State (12-17, 6-12 MW) comes into the tournament on a three-game slide.
Sunday's 7-10 matchup between the Falcons and Rams will be the second-straight meeting of the teams, as Air Force defeated Colorado State, 49-44, in Thursday's regular-season finale in Colorado Springs.
SERIES HISTORY
Boise State went 3-0 combined against Air Force and Colorado State this season, sweeping both meetings with the Falcons, and defeating the Rams in the only meeting back on Dec. 8.
Overall, Boise State is 19-1 against Air Force, and has won the past 14 in the series. Against Colorado State, the Broncos have won seven in a row to take the lead in the overall series, 11-10.
CHASING HISTORY
This week's Air Force Reserve Mountain West Basketball Championship could be a history-making one, if Boise State has its way.
The Broncos, three-time defending champion, have a chance to become the first team to win four-straight Mountain West tournaments.
Boise State is already one of just two programs to win three-straight tournament crowns (2017-19), along with New Mexico (2003-05).
ALL-TIME AT THE MW TOURNAMENT
Boise State has won a total of four Mountain West Tournament titles (2015, 2017-19), and owns an all-time record of 13-4 at the event.
After going 1-3 at the event from 2012-14, the Broncos have won 12 of their last 13 tournament games, with the lone loss since 2015 a quarterfinal defeat at the hands of host UNLV in 2016.
VS. THE MW IN MARCH
Mountain West foes have not fared well against the Broncos in the month of March over the past few years, as Boise State has won 19 of the past 20 meetings against conference opponents during the month.
Twelve of those wins have come over the 3-0 Mountain West Tournament runs in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
CLASS OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Entering the Mountain West Championship, Boise State has won 42 of its last 49 meetings overall against conference opposition (regular season and tournament).
The current 42-7 run began with a 91-85 victory over New Mexico in Boise on Feb. 7, 2018. That win started a seven-game winning streak to close the 2017-18 regular season, which was followed by a 3-0 run at the 2018 Mountain West Tournament, a 16-2 regular season in 2018-19, and another tournament win last March.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Boise State has found itself, as well as a handful of players, ranked fairly high in early national stat rankings through Feb. 27.
As a team, the Broncos rank eighth in assists (511). The Broncos' 45.1 field-goal percentage ranks 22nd, and the team's 214 3-pointers are 36th in the country.
Individually, redshirt senior point guard Jayde Christopher is second in the nation with 240 assists, and with 8.00 assists per game. Senior guard Riley Lupfer is second in the country with 99 3-pointers made, and sixth with 3.30 triples made per game.
LOADS OF CRUNCH TIME EXPERIENCE
Boise State comes into the Mountain West Basketball Championship with a distinct edge on the rest of the competition, in that it has on its roster the only players at the event who have won a previous title.
Nine of the 13 players on Boise State's roster have played in a Mountain West Championship game, while two, Braydey Hodgins and Riley Lupfer, have played in three.
In fact, the only player on Boise State's roster who has played in a Bronco loss at the conference tournament is sixth-year senior Marijke Vanderschaaf, who was a redshirt freshman when Boise State fell to UNLV in the 2016 quarterfinals.
TWO MVPs IN ACTION
Along the experience lines, Boise State also boasts two previous Mountain West Championship MVPs in Riley Lupfer (2018) and Braydey Hodgins (2019).
Lupfer averaged 16.7 points and hits 12 3-pointers over Boise State's 3-0 run to the title in 2018, while Hodgins, last year, averaged 23.3 points and 3.00 assists while posting FG/3FG/FT percentages of 61.1/42.1/94.7. Hodgins also set a Mountain West Tournament single-game record with 37 points in the quarterfinal win over Nevada.
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