Land Lifts Broncos to Eighth-Straight Home Victory

Thursday, October 17

Boise, Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

12-2-2, 5-0-2

Air Force

5-6-3, 1-4-2

Air Force

Boise State

Broncos Win graphic featuring Jayla Land.

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BOISE, Idaho – Jayla Land led Boise State women's soccer to a 1-0 win over Air Force, Thursday night.

Land lifted the Broncos (12-2-2, 5-0-2 Mountain West) to victory in the sixth minute as she headed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal. The game-winner came off a corner kick taken by Jillian Anderson.

Boise State's victory over Air Force (5-6-3, 1-4-2 MW) keeps the Broncos first in the conference standings, tied with Colorado State. It also marked the eighth-consecutive home win for the Broncos, tying for second-most in program history.

During the match, Genevieve Crenshaw tallied 90 goalkeeper minutes, raising her career total to a school-record 6,195 minutes.

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Jayla Land scored her second goal of the season and fourth of her career.

Notables

Boise State is the only team in the Mountain West to win every home match this season.
The Broncos are one of two teams left in the MW without a loss in conference play, with Colorado State on the list as well.
Boise State has collected eight-straight home wins, tying for second-most consecutive home victories in program history.
The Broncos have recorded eight-consecutive matches without a loss, the third-longest streak in program history.
Genevieve Crenshaw claimed sole possession of most goalkeeper minutes in program history, logging 6,195 in her career. She passed former record holder, Janelle Flores, with 6,121 minutes.
Morgan Padour moved up to third on the program's career matches played list with 89, tied with Macie Nelson (2018-22).
Boise State earned their ninth all-time victory over Air Force, extending their lead of the series to 9-5-2. The Broncos also lead the series in Boise, 5-1-1.

Quotables

"I am happy for three points," head coach Jim Thomas said. "Not a great performance for us, but I think any time that you are not at your optimum is an opportunity to grow. At 12-2-2 we can still get a lot better, which is exciting and challenging for us. The adversity and rising from it is what champions do and we're ready for that challenge on Sunday."

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