Naro Leads Broncos Past Aggies

Saturday, January 7

Logan, Utah

2 p.m. MT

Boise State

7-8,2-0Mountain West

Utah State

3-12,0-4Mountain West

Boise St.

Utah St.

Womenâ??s Basketball vs Evergreen State Photo by Danny Swanstrom

Photo by: Boise State University

1/7/2023 4:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Boise State Starts 2-0 in MW Play

LOGAN, Utah – Mary Kay Naro scored 15 of her career-high 19 points in the second half to lead Boise State past Utah State 73-56, Saturday, in Logan, Utah.

The Aggies (3-12, 0-4 MW) landed the first punch, jumping out to a 12-2 lead over the first seven minutes of action as the Broncos (7-8, 2-0) missed its first 11 shots of the game. However Boise State ended the quarter on a 5-0 lead to cut the lead to five after the first 10 minutes of action.

The Broncos managed to tie the game twice in the second quarter, but couldn't surpass the Aggies. Anna Ostlie tied the game a third time, draining a 3-pointer at the buzzer to net the game at 29 heading into intermission.

Ostlie gave the team the lead with 6:59 left in the third quarter, hitting a 3-pointer to make it 37-34. The Broncos kept pushing as Naro and Ostlie combined for 11 third quarter points to give Boise State a 47-43 lead heading into the final quarter. Naro continued her hot streak in the fourth quarter, tacking on 10 more points while Elodie Lalotte added seven as the Broncos outscored the Aggies 26-13 in the final quarter to secure the win.

Top Broncos

- Mary Kay Naro stuffed the stat sheet, scoring 19 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out five assists. The junior guard shot 5-of-8 from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line.
- Anna Ostlie notched 12 points, hitting a season-high four 3-pointers. The sophomore guard also pulled down a career-high eight rebounds.
- Mya Hansen scored all 10 of her points in the second half. The freshman guard also dished out six dimes.
- Elodie Lalotte scored seven points in the fourth quarter, finishing with nine points and five rebounds.

Notables

- Head coach Gordy Presnell picked up his 115th Mountain West win, passing Don Flanagan for the third-most in conference history.
- Abby Muse blocked two shots on the night, moving into a tie with Verna Guila for second place all-time in program history (115).
- The Boise State women's basketball program reached 800 all-time wins, with an all-time record of 800-631 (.559). Presnell has been responsible for 324 of the program's wins, the most in program history.
- Anna Ostlie scored a season-high 12 points and also tied her season-high with four 3-pointers. The junior also pulled down a career-high eight rebounds.
- Mya Hansen tied a career-high with six assists. The freshman had previously dished out six dimes against Saint Mary's on Dec. 10.
- Mary Kay Naro not only scored a career-high 19 points, but finished a rebound short of tying her career-high of nine.

Quotables

"We started out so flat but I thought MK and Elodie turned it around in the second half for us pretty well. Anna hit some huge shots. She's probably had the two best games that she's had these past two games. She's been playing with a lot of confidence." – head coach Gordy Presnell

"Boise State is such a great place filled with great people. I've been blessed with good players, good administration and good assistant coaches. Getting to be a part of this program has been a dream for me, that's for sure. We've had our share of ups and downs but I do think we're on the right track. We have a great group to build around as we keep going forward." – Presnell on winning his 115th MW game, the third most in conference history.

"I had struggled from the field for a little bit, so it felt really good to see the ball go in. I want to do whatever the team needs. We were struggling a bit on offense so I just wanted to be aggressive and my teammates found me. I'm really proud of the team win." – guard Mary Kay Naro