Boise State Athletics
Thursday, November 27
U.S. Virgin Islands
1 p.m.
Boise State
vs
North Dakota
Broncos Travel to Paradise Jam
11/25/2025 9:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Boise State travels to the U.S. Virgin Islands for a pair of games in the Paradise Jam...Broncos (5-1) will face North Dakota (1-5), Thursday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. AT/1 p.m. MT...Boise State will play either Elon or Tulane, Friday, Nov. 28 at a time to be determined.
Game 7 (Thursday, November 27 - 4 p.m. AT/1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (5-1) vs. North Dakota (1-5)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: North Dakota's lone win this season came against Mountain West member Wyoming.
Game 8 (Friday, November 28 - TBD)
Boise State (5-1)^ vs. Elon (2-3) OR Tulane (2-3)^
^Play in Paradise Jam, Thursday.
NOTES: Boise State has never met Elon in women's basketball...Broncos and Green Wave have squared off once...Tulane won 79-76, Dec. 5, 1992 at the Disneyland/Freedom Bowl Classic in Irvine, Calif.
FOLLOW THE BRONCOS
Live stats are available on BroncoSports.com...games will be televised by ESPN+...Brad Wells (play-by-play) and Kevin Lehman (analyst) call the action...on the radio side, Garrett Jones is the voice of the Broncos on KBOI 670 AM.
PRESEASON POLL
The Broncos received a first place vote and were picked fourth in the 2025-26 Mountain West preseason poll.
1-UNLV (19 first place votes) - 281 points
2-San Diego State (3) - 240
3-Colorado State (1) - 236
4-Boise State (1) - 210
5-New Mexico (2) - 207
6-Wyoming - 194
7-Grand Canyon (1) - 177
8-Air Force - 132
9-Fresno State - 95
10-Nevada - 92
11-Utah State - 54
12-San Jose State - 44
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Tatum Thompson was named the 2025-26 Mountain West Preseason Player of the year...named to the MW All-Conference Team last year when she averaged a team-leading 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game...ranked 12th in the league in scoring and seventh in rebounding a year ago...recorded seven double-doubles and scored in double figures 24 times...in a conference championship quarterfinal against UNLV, she was 11-for-15 from the floor, tallied 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds...Natalie Pasco was named to the 2025-26 MW All-Preseason Team with Thompson...Pasco averaged 12.5 points on 44.1% shooting last season...scored in double figures 22 times and shot 41.1% from beyond the arc to lead the Mountain West.
COACH P
Gordy Presnell ranks 30th all-time in NCAA women's basketball history with 774 victories...he entered the season fifth among current D1 head coaches.
DOUBLE FIGURES
Dani Bayes (Points-4)
Mya Hansen (Points-3)
Libby Hutton (Points-2, Rebounds-1, Double-Doubles-1)
Natalie Pasco (Points-6)
Tatum Thompson (Points-4, Rebounds-1, Double-Doubles-1)
NCAA RANKINGS
Natalie Pasco
3-Point FG% - 3rd (61.5)
GET TO THE LINE
Tatum Thompson leads the Mountain West with 27 made free throws and 34 free throw attempts...Broncos make 14 free throws a game and are shooting 74.3% as a team.
HELPING HAND
Mya Hansen leads the Mountain West with 32 assists and 5.3 assists per game...as a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 17.2 assists per game.
LONG RANGE SHOOTING
Boise State has converted 41.9% of its 3-point field goal attempts to lead the Mountain West and ranked third nationally behind LSU (45.5%) and Kansas City (44.2%)...Natalie Pasco leads Mountain West and is third in the NCAA at 61.5% (16-for-26)...Pasco and Dani Bayes (15) rank 1-2 in the MW in both 3-pointers made and 3-pointers per game (Pasco - 2.67, Bayes 2.50).
STARTING FIVE
Each member of Boise State's starting five is averaging at least 8.0 points per game...Tatum Thompson leads the team at 15.8 per outing, followed by Natalie Pasco at 15.3...Pasco has scored in double figures in each of Boise State's six games...Dani Bayes (14.5), Libby Hutton (8.5) and Mya Hansen (8.0) round out the quintet.
OFF THE BENCH
In their 67-56 win over UC Riverside, Nov. 23, the Boise State bench scored a season-high 16 points..freshman Kenna Garza tallied a season/career-high eight.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Libby Hutton tied her career high with 15 points and added a career-high 10 rebounds in the 59-51 season-opening victory over Eastern Oregon, Nov. 3...Tatum Thompson registered a career-high 26 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in Boise State's 91-77 win over UC Davis, Nov. 14...first double-double of the season for Thompson and eighth of her career.
GOING THE EXTRAMILE
Boise State has won 20-straight nonconference games at ExtraMile Arena...longest active streak in the nation for a team outside of a power conference...Broncos are 5-0 at home this season.
SCORING OUTBURST
Boise State scored 83 points against San Francisco and tallied 91 points against UC Davis...first time since Feb. 18/20, 2021 in a pair of games at Utah State the Broncos scored at least 80 points in back-to-back games.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season tickets and single-game tickets for the 2025-26 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.
Game 7 (Thursday, November 27 - 4 p.m. AT/1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (5-1) vs. North Dakota (1-5)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: North Dakota's lone win this season came against Mountain West member Wyoming.
Game 8 (Friday, November 28 - TBD)
Boise State (5-1)^ vs. Elon (2-3) OR Tulane (2-3)^
^Play in Paradise Jam, Thursday.
NOTES: Boise State has never met Elon in women's basketball...Broncos and Green Wave have squared off once...Tulane won 79-76, Dec. 5, 1992 at the Disneyland/Freedom Bowl Classic in Irvine, Calif.
FOLLOW THE BRONCOS
Live stats are available on BroncoSports.com...games will be televised by ESPN+...Brad Wells (play-by-play) and Kevin Lehman (analyst) call the action...on the radio side, Garrett Jones is the voice of the Broncos on KBOI 670 AM.
PRESEASON POLL
The Broncos received a first place vote and were picked fourth in the 2025-26 Mountain West preseason poll.
1-UNLV (19 first place votes) - 281 points
2-San Diego State (3) - 240
3-Colorado State (1) - 236
4-Boise State (1) - 210
5-New Mexico (2) - 207
6-Wyoming - 194
7-Grand Canyon (1) - 177
8-Air Force - 132
9-Fresno State - 95
10-Nevada - 92
11-Utah State - 54
12-San Jose State - 44
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Tatum Thompson was named the 2025-26 Mountain West Preseason Player of the year...named to the MW All-Conference Team last year when she averaged a team-leading 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game...ranked 12th in the league in scoring and seventh in rebounding a year ago...recorded seven double-doubles and scored in double figures 24 times...in a conference championship quarterfinal against UNLV, she was 11-for-15 from the floor, tallied 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds...Natalie Pasco was named to the 2025-26 MW All-Preseason Team with Thompson...Pasco averaged 12.5 points on 44.1% shooting last season...scored in double figures 22 times and shot 41.1% from beyond the arc to lead the Mountain West.
COACH P
Gordy Presnell ranks 30th all-time in NCAA women's basketball history with 774 victories...he entered the season fifth among current D1 head coaches.
DOUBLE FIGURES
Dani Bayes (Points-4)
Mya Hansen (Points-3)
Libby Hutton (Points-2, Rebounds-1, Double-Doubles-1)
Natalie Pasco (Points-6)
Tatum Thompson (Points-4, Rebounds-1, Double-Doubles-1)
NCAA RANKINGS
Natalie Pasco
3-Point FG% - 3rd (61.5)
GET TO THE LINE
Tatum Thompson leads the Mountain West with 27 made free throws and 34 free throw attempts...Broncos make 14 free throws a game and are shooting 74.3% as a team.
HELPING HAND
Mya Hansen leads the Mountain West with 32 assists and 5.3 assists per game...as a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 17.2 assists per game.
LONG RANGE SHOOTING
Boise State has converted 41.9% of its 3-point field goal attempts to lead the Mountain West and ranked third nationally behind LSU (45.5%) and Kansas City (44.2%)...Natalie Pasco leads Mountain West and is third in the NCAA at 61.5% (16-for-26)...Pasco and Dani Bayes (15) rank 1-2 in the MW in both 3-pointers made and 3-pointers per game (Pasco - 2.67, Bayes 2.50).
STARTING FIVE
Each member of Boise State's starting five is averaging at least 8.0 points per game...Tatum Thompson leads the team at 15.8 per outing, followed by Natalie Pasco at 15.3...Pasco has scored in double figures in each of Boise State's six games...Dani Bayes (14.5), Libby Hutton (8.5) and Mya Hansen (8.0) round out the quintet.
OFF THE BENCH
In their 67-56 win over UC Riverside, Nov. 23, the Boise State bench scored a season-high 16 points..freshman Kenna Garza tallied a season/career-high eight.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Libby Hutton tied her career high with 15 points and added a career-high 10 rebounds in the 59-51 season-opening victory over Eastern Oregon, Nov. 3...Tatum Thompson registered a career-high 26 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in Boise State's 91-77 win over UC Davis, Nov. 14...first double-double of the season for Thompson and eighth of her career.
GOING THE EXTRAMILE
Boise State has won 20-straight nonconference games at ExtraMile Arena...longest active streak in the nation for a team outside of a power conference...Broncos are 5-0 at home this season.
SCORING OUTBURST
Boise State scored 83 points against San Francisco and tallied 91 points against UC Davis...first time since Feb. 18/20, 2021 in a pair of games at Utah State the Broncos scored at least 80 points in back-to-back games.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season tickets and single-game tickets for the 2025-26 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.
Players Mentioned
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Center
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's BasketballWBB | Highlights vs. UNLV
Monday, March 10
WBB | Highlights vs Nevada
Monday, March 10
WBB | Highlights vs. Nevada
Sunday, March 09
WBB | Highlights at UNLV
Thursday, February 27
