Rams Knock Off Broncos

Wednesday, January 11

Boise, Idaho

6:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

7-9,2-1Mountain West

Colorado State

11-5,4-1Mountain West

Colorado St.

Boise St.

1/11/2023 9:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BOISE, Idaho – Boise State dropped a 71-50 decision to Colorado State, Wednesday, in ExtraMile Arena.

Though the Broncos (7-9, 2-1 MW) jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead, Colorado State responded with a 13-2 run in the first quarter. Up 17-12 after the first period, the Rams (11-5, 4-1) shot 46.2% from the field in the second quarter to take a 34-26 lead at the break.

Boise State came out of the break hot offensively, shooting 57.1% from beyond the arc in the period. Bayes and Mya Hansen balanced the Bronco offense, hitting four 3-pointers as the duo scored all 16 points for the squad in the quarter. Hansen's triple with 35 seconds left in the third quarter cut the score to five, but Colorado State's Cailyn Crocker hit a stepback jumper to extend the lead to 49-42 as the teams entered the final period.

The Rams jumped out to a 11-4 run in the fourth quarter to take a 60-46 lead with 6:31 remaining. The Broncos were held scoreless over the final 4:46 as Colorado State took the victory.

Top Broncos

- Dani Bayes scored a team-high 16 points, including shooting 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.
- Mya Hansen recorded 11 points and four assists on the night.
- Abby Muse finished with nine points and nine rebounds. The junior also added a pair of blocks.

Quotables

"Colorado State's guards took over the game in the fourth quarter. We couldn't stop their penetration the whole night. On the offensive end we can't win with 50 points." – head coach Gordy Presnell

"We have to play with more intensity. Colorado State played with great intensity and I don't think we handled that really well. These are the fun games. We have some tough games coming up and the environments aren't going to get any easier. We just have to find a way to get better." - Presnell

Notables

- Abby Muse recorded two blocks on the night, pushing the junior into second place all-time in the Boise State record books with 117 total blocks. Stephanie Block is the program leader with 142.
- Dani Bayes finished with 16 points, the third time in the last four games the freshman has reached double figures. Bayes also tied her season-high with four made 3-pointers.
- Mya Hansen recorded 11 points and four assists on the night. The freshman has notched double figures in four of her last six games and recorded four or more assists in four of her last five games.
- Trista Hull recorded a career-high three blocks on the night.

What's Next

The Broncos return to action on Saturday, Jan. 14, beginning a two-game road trip against San Diego State. The game will tip off at 1 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on the MW Network.