Boise State Takes Down Fresno State

Thursday, January 19

Boise, Idaho

6:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

8-11,3-3Mountain West

Fresno State

8-13,1-7Mountain West

Fresno St.

Boise St.

1/19/2023 9:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Boise, Idaho – Boise State bounced back from a three-game losing streak with a 60-53 win over Fresno State, Thursday, in ExtraMile Arena.

The Broncos (8-11, 3-3 MW) were stout defensively in the opening period, holding the Bulldogs (8-13, 1-7) to just 16.7% from the floor in the first quarter. Boise State used a balanced attack offensively in the first half, with seven different Broncos finding the bottom of the net for the squad to take a 24-21 lead into the locker room.

Elodie Lalotte got rolling out of the break, scoring six of the team's first eight points of the second half. The junior was sent to the bench after picking up her third foul with 5:30 left in the third quarter, but Trista Hull and Tatum Thompson combined for nine points over the remainder of the period to send Boise State to the final quarter up 46-40.

Fresno State pulled within four with 1:33 left in the contest, but Dani Bayes responded with a jumper to give the Broncos a 58-52 lead with 58 seconds remaining. After a series of stops, Hull sealed the game by draining two free throws with 16 seconds on the clock to help the team voyage to a 60-53 win.

Top Broncos

- Trista Hull played a big role off the bench late in the game, recording all seven points and all but one of her nine rebounds in the second half.
- Dani Bayes scored a team-high 10 points while shooting 4-of-11 from the field.
- Elodie Lalotte finished with eight points on 4-of-6 shooting. The junior also pulled down seven rebounds.
- Mya Hansen scored seven points and dished out a pair of assists.

Notables

- Abby Muse moved into sixth place on the Bronco all-time single season block list. The junior, who has blocked 46 shots this season, passed Nancy Phillips, who recorded 44 blocks in the 1978-79 season. Camille Redmon owns the Boise State record with 77 blocks during the 2014-15 season.
- Boise State outrebounded Fresno State 32-23, marking the fifth time that Boise State has won the rebound battle in MW play this season.
- All 10 Broncos who entered the game scored points for the team.

Quotables

"I'm really pleased with this win because it was a big team win. Dani hit a huge shot late. Mary Kay sped the game up against the press in the third quarter which was really helpful. Tatum grew up a lot tonight. She was fearless, she wanted the ball. Trista came up huge for us with Abby and Elodie in foul trouble. Everyone stepped up tonight which was great to see." – head coach Gordy Presnell

"We have a lot of games coming up in a short amount of time. It's going to be a battle Saturday in Albuquerque and then we will have three games in six days. It's a brutal schedule but it sure helps to kick this stretch off with a victory." - Presnell