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Mountain West Announces Preseason Women's Basketball Predictions
10/13/2021 12:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State women's basketball team was picked sixth in the Mountain West preseason poll, as selected by conference head coaches and selected media members, Wednesday.
The Broncos have won four of the last five Mountain West tournament titles and a pair of regular season championships during that span (one outright).
Boise State returns three players who started double-figure games last season in senior forward Rachel Bowers (10), sophomore forward Abby Muse (15) and sophomore guard Mary Kay Naro (all 23 games).
Naro (5.2) and Muse (1.7) ranked second in the conference last season in assists per game and blocks per game, respectively. Muse was a Mountain West All-Freshman selection in 2020-21.
Fresno State topped the preseason poll with 269 points and 13 of 27 first-place votes. New Mexico (seven), UNLV (three) and Colorado State (one) each earned at least one first-place nod and were picked second through fourth. Wyoming was fifth ahead of Boise State. San Diego State (two first-place votes), Nevada, San Jose State (one first-place vote), Air Force and Utah State rounded out the poll.
The last time the Broncos were picked this low was 2013-14 when they were predicted to finish eighth. Boise State won 18 games that season and posted a 12-6 mark in conference play to tie for third.
Boise State hosts Southern Oregon in an exhibition game, Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. The regular season begins Saturday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. against Long Beach State. The conference-home opener is scheduled for New Year's Eve at 2 p.m. against New Mexico.
Season tickets are available by purchasing a Bronco Sports Pass.
The Broncos have won four of the last five Mountain West tournament titles and a pair of regular season championships during that span (one outright).
Boise State returns three players who started double-figure games last season in senior forward Rachel Bowers (10), sophomore forward Abby Muse (15) and sophomore guard Mary Kay Naro (all 23 games).
Naro (5.2) and Muse (1.7) ranked second in the conference last season in assists per game and blocks per game, respectively. Muse was a Mountain West All-Freshman selection in 2020-21.
Fresno State topped the preseason poll with 269 points and 13 of 27 first-place votes. New Mexico (seven), UNLV (three) and Colorado State (one) each earned at least one first-place nod and were picked second through fourth. Wyoming was fifth ahead of Boise State. San Diego State (two first-place votes), Nevada, San Jose State (one first-place vote), Air Force and Utah State rounded out the poll.
The last time the Broncos were picked this low was 2013-14 when they were predicted to finish eighth. Boise State won 18 games that season and posted a 12-6 mark in conference play to tie for third.
Boise State hosts Southern Oregon in an exhibition game, Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. The regular season begins Saturday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. against Long Beach State. The conference-home opener is scheduled for New Year's Eve at 2 p.m. against New Mexico.
Season tickets are available by purchasing a Bronco Sports Pass.
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