Broncos Visit Aztecs on Saturday

WHAT'S NEXT

Boise State will play San Diego State at 2 p.m. MT on Saturday, Jan. 27 at Viejas Arena in San Diego, Calif. The two teams matched up earlier this season, with the Broncos (13-7, 4-3 MW) defeating the Aztecs (13-8, 4-4 MW) on Jan. 13, 68-59.

THE OPPONENT

San Diego State enters the contest a spot behind Boise State in the MW standings, and is coming off a 76-62 road win over Utah State. The Aztecs have four players scoring in double figures, led by Adryana Quezada (15.0 ppg) and Abby Prohaska (11.2 ppg), the latter of whom missed the earlier matchup against the Broncos with an injury.

LAST TIME OUT

The Broncos fell to UNLV, 84-63, Wednesday night at ExtraMile Arena. Sophomore Natalie Pasco recorded her fourth 20-point game of the season, finishing with 21 points while hitting three of her five 3-point attempts. Mya Hansen added 12 points, while Dani Bayes added 10 off the bench.

AROUND THE BLOCK

Senior Abby Muse enters Saturday's contest ranked second nationally in blocks per game (3.4) and total blocks (67). As a team, the Broncos are ranked third nationally with 6.6 blocks per game and their 128 blocks so far this season are good for fifth-place in program history.

TOUGHING IT OUT

Boise State leads the league in scoring defense, with opponents shooting scoring 57.2 points per game against the Broncos. Opposing teams shoot a 36.2% from the field and 28.6% from 3-point range against the Blue and Orange, the lowest percentage in the league.

CITY OF THREES

The Broncos are efficient from beyond the arc, connecting on 35.9% of their long range attempts. Individually, Pasco had made the most 3-pointers among MW players this season (51), and is third in the league with 2.6 shots from beyond the arc a game.

WHAT'S NEXT

THE OPPONENT

LAST TIME OUT

AROUND THE BLOCK

TOUGHING IT OUT

CITY OF THREES

Players Mentioned

Dani Bayes

Mya Hansen

Abby Muse

Natalie Pasco

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