Broncos Fall at Colorado State

Tuesday, March 5

Fort Collins, Colo.

6:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

19-12,10-8Mountain West

Colorado State

19-10,10-8Mountain West

Boise St.

Colorado St.

3/5/2024 8:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Boise State women's basketball fell to Colorado State in its regular season finale, 64-50, Tuesday night at Moby Arena.

The Rams jumped out to an early 9-4 advantage, but Natalie Pasco scored five-straight points to spur an 8-0 Bronco run. Colorado State responded with seven consecutive points of its own to take a 16-12 lead after the first frame.

Linsey Lovrovich found Trista Hull for a three-point play, but the Rams rattled off another 7-0 run to take a 23-15 advantage. Alyssa Christensen stopped the bleeding with a 3-pointer, followed by consecutive jump shots from Hull and Tatum Thompson as Boise State cut the lead to three at the media timeout. Colorado State outscored the Broncos 7-2 the remainder of the period to take a 32-24 advantage to the locker room.

After exchanging baskets to start the half, the Rams went on a 9-0 run to take a 45-28 lead with 3:40 left in the quarter. The Broncos cut the lead to 10, but McKenna Hofschild converted a three-point play with 4.7 seconds left to give Colorado State a 50-37 advantage entering the final period.

The Broncos cut the advantage to 12 with 7:40 left on the clock, but the Rams recorded eight-straight points to take a 20-point lead with just over two minutes remaining. Boise State scored nine points to end the game but ultimately fell 64-50.

Top Broncos

Trista Hull led the Broncos with nine points and six rebounds. The junior shot 3-of-6 from the field and finished 3-of-3 from the free throw line.
Mya Hansen recorded eight points and four assists.

Notables

Boise State finished the season tied for fourth place in the Mountain West.
Mary Kay Naro moved into second place in program history with 459 career assists. The senior moved past graduate assistant coach Jayde Christopher (2018-20), who dished out 457 assists.
Tatum Thompson made her first career start.

Quotables

"They played pretty well and hit shots and we didn't. We struggled to score the ball tonight. We didn't defend as well as we would have liked." – head coach Gordy Presnell

What's Next

Boise State will compete in the 2024 MW Basketball Championship at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. The first round begins on Sunday, March 10 with the championship taking place on Wednesday, March 13. An official bracket will be posted once all MW games are finalized.