Anderson Carries Broncos to Electric Win

Thursday, October 3

Boise, Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

9-2-1, 2-0-1

New Mexico

5-3-2, 1-2-0

New Mexico

Boise State

10/3/2024 10:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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BOISE, Idaho – Jillian Anderson carried Boise State women's soccer to an exciting 3-2 victory over New Mexico, Thursday night.

The Broncos (9-2-1, 2-0-1 MW) were the first on the scoreboard as Carly Cross blasted one to the upper right corner in the 28th minute. Sophie Drown was credited with the assist.

New Mexico (5-3-2, 1-2-0 MW) evened the score before halftime in the 40th minute as Natalie DeGagne rolled a shot in the bottom left corner.

Freshman Jillian Anderson scored for the Broncos in the 71st minute, tucking the ball into the upper right corner from right inside the box. Freshman Sophie Schmautz received the assist.

The Lobos scored another goal in the 77th minute when Sophia Roberts snuck one in the bottom right corner of the goal.

Anderson secured the Broncos' win in the 88th minute. She took a pass from Carly Cross and fired a shot down the middle, making the final score 3-2.

Top Broncos

Carly Cross scored her sixth goal of the season and 17th of her career.
Jillian Anderson scored her third and fourth goal of the season and of her career.

Notables

Boise State is the only team in the Mountain West to win every match at home.
Boise State has collected six consecutive home wins, the most since 2019 and tying for fourth-best in program history.
This marks the Broncos' first win over the Lobos in Boise since 2019.
Boise State takes the lead of the all-time series at home, 5-4-0, while New Mexico leads the overall all-time series, 9-6-2.
The Broncos are one of three teams left in the MW without a loss in conference play.
Carly Cross has moved up to sixth on the program's career goals list with 17, tied with Shannon Schueren (2011-14), Baylee Blaser (2013-17), Aubree Chatterton (2017-21) and Kenzie MacMillan (2021-Pr.). Cross also has 47 career points and is tied for fifth in program history with McKenna Kynett (2016-19). Cross also moved into fourth in career assists, tied with Kayla Tucker (2012-16) with 14.
Genevieve Crenshaw has moved into seventh on the program's single-season win list and is now tied with Jeanne Orm (2001) and Janelle Flores (2014) with nine victories.

Quotables

"I can't emphasize enough that this is a player's game," head coach Jim Thomas said. "It's the players that win matches and they showed so much character today. The team had little contributions that really changed the vibe of the game. I'm proud of the girls for having the courage to take control of the game and take the win."

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