Broncos Come Up Short at Colorado State

Tuesday, February 28

Fort Collins, Colo.

6:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

16-15,11-7Mountain West

Colorado State

19-10,12-6Mountain West

Boise St.

Colorado St.

2/28/2023 8:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Fort Collins, Colo. – Colorado State defeated Boise State 66-51 in the final game of the regular season, Tuesday, in Moby Arena.

Mary Kay Naro got off to a hot start for the Broncos (16-15, 11-7 MW), hitting two of the team's first three 3-pointers as Boise State took an 11-7 lead four minutes into the first quarter. The Rams (19-10, 12-6 MW) responded with a 9-0 run as they took a 21-14 lead after one.

Colorado State opened the second quarter on fire, extending the lead to 11 with 4:31 left in the half. Mya Hansen hit a jumper to cut the lead to nine, but the Rams responded with an 8-0 run to make it 40-23. Naro scored a layup, then dropped a dime to Trista Hull with 28 seconds left in the half to cut the Colorado State lead to 13 as the teams entered the locker room.

Anna Ostlie and Abby Muse each scored five points in the quarter, but the Broncos trailed Colorado State by 16 entering the final period. Boise State scored the first four points of the fourth quarter, but Colorado State responded with a 7-2 run to put the game away.

Top Broncos

- Anna Ostlie scored a team-high 13 points after shooting 5-of-6 from the field. The junior also made both of her 3-point attempts.
- Mary Kay Naro scored 10 points for the Broncos. The junior shot 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-4 from long range.
- Abby Muse scored seven points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the contest. The junior also tied her season-high with four assists.
- Natalie Pasco added seven points off the bench for the squad.

Notables

- After grabbing 10 rebounds during the game, Abby Muse tied Mallory McGwire for second all-time in program history with 266 rebounds in a single season. The single-season program record is 289 boards, set during the 1981-82 season by Karla Meier.
- Anna Ostlie has scored in double figures for the fifth time since she entered the starting lineup on Jan. 30.
- Mary Kay Naro tied her season-high with a pair of 3-pointers.

Quotables

"We played them real tough in the first six minutes of the first quarter. They hit a run in the first quarter and we never really caught up. We just have to figure out a way to score on those guys. It could be that we play them again shortly so we've got to come up with a way to perform." – head coach Gordy Presnell

What's Next

The Broncos will head to Las Vegas for the Mountain West Championship. With tonight's loss, Boise State will be the No. 6 seed and will face No. 11 Utah State. The game will tip off at 8 p.m. MT, Sunday, at the Thomas & Mack Center.