Broncos Take Down Aggies for Fourth-Straight Victory

Wednesday, February 14

Logan, Utah

6 p.m. MT

Boise State

17-8,8-4Mountain West

Utah State

4-20,1-12Mountain West

Boise St.

Utah St.

2/14/2024 8:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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LOGAN, Utah – Boise State women's basketball made a season-high 13 shots from long range to defeat Utah State, 73-57, Wednesday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

The win marked the fourth-straight victory for the Broncos (17-8, 8-4 Mountain West), tying their longest win streak of the season.

Natalie Pasco hit five 3-pointers in the contest, finishing with a team-high 15 points. Dani Bayes contributed 14 points off the bench, while Mya Hansen added 11 points and matched her career-high with seven rebounds.

Leading by one at the first quarter media timeout, the Broncos rattled off a 7-0 run to take an 8-point lead. Abby Muse came up huge in the opening frame, recording four points, seven rebounds and two blocks as Boise State led 19-10.

After the Aggies (4-20, 1-12 MW) scored the first two points of the second stanza, Bayes, Hansen and Pasco hit consecutive 3-pointers to extend the Boise State lead to 28-12. Utah State responded with a 7-0 run of its own to cut the lead to single digits, and the Broncos took a 33-24 advantage to the locker room.

Hansen blew the game open in the second half, making back-to-back 3-pointers to give Boise State a 42-28 lead. The sophomore sparked a 17-2 run in the third quarter, with the Broncos entering the final period with a 54-30 lead. Bayes put the finishing touches on the Aggies, scoring eight points in the final frame to solidify the win.

Top Broncos

Natalie Pasco hit five 3-pointers to finish with a team-high 15 points.
Dani Bayes shot 4-of-7 from beyond the arc to add 14 points off the bench.
Mya Hansen finished with 11 points, including a 3-of-6 performance from long range. The sophomore also matched her career-high with seven rebounds.
Abby Muse recorded nine points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in the contest.
Tatum Thompson finished with eight points, four rebounds and three assists.

Notables

Boise State picked up its fourth-straight win, tying the team's longest win streak of the season.
The Broncos won their 17th game on the season, matching last season's win total.
Boise State has won five-straight contests against the Aggies, with an average margin of victory of 24.8 points.
The Broncos made 13 shots from beyond the arc, a season-high.
Natalie Pasco has led the Broncos in scoring in nine of the team's 12 MW contests.
By recording four blocks in the contest, Abby Muse moved into second place in MW history with 144 blocks during league games. The senior passed Paris Johnson (San Diego State, 2007-11), who blocked 143 shots in conference contests.
Muse also eclipsed 250 career blocks, finishing the game with 253.
Boise State has led for 35+ minutes in 12 of the team's 17 wins this season.
The Broncos are 11-2 on the season when three or more players reach double figures.
Pasco drilled five 3-pointers, marking her fourth game of the season with five or more triples.
Dani Bayes finished with four 3-pointers, marking the sophomore's fourth game of the season with four or more long balls.
Nineteen of the team's 25 made field goals were assisted.

Quotables

"We made critical shots every time they made a run at us. Dani hit huge shots, Natalie hit huge shots, Mya hit back-to-back huge shots. Mary Kay always runs the show well. Our post players had great post presence. It was a good game for us." – head coach Gordy Presnell

What's Next

Boise State hits the road again for a contest against Nevada on Saturday, Feb. 17. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on the MW Network and 670 KBOI AM.