Boise State to Travel to Grand Canyon

WHAT'S NEXT
Boise State women's basketball will travel to Phoenix, Arizona, to face Grand Canyon. The contest will tip off at 1 p.m. MT on Jan. 24 and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.

SCOUTING THE LOPES
Grand Canyon holds a 6-13 overall record and a 5-4 MW record. The Lopes top the conference in free throw percentage (75.3%). Chloe Mann also ranks first in the conference in individual free throw percentage (86.7%).

LAST TIME
In the last matchup, Grand Canyon defeated Boise State 87-76 in ExtraMile Arena on Jan. 3. Libby Hutton (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Tatum Thompson (19 points, 13 rebounds) each put up double-doubles, plus Dani Bayes notched 23 points, in a failed fourth quarter comeback attempt. Bayes and Tatum Thompson also passed the 1,000-career point mark the last time the Broncos faced the Lopes.

STRONG STARTERS
Boise State has started the same five players in every game this season, one of only two Mountain West teams to do so (along with San Diego State).

BIG 5
Starters Bayes, Mya Hansen, Hutton, Natalie Pasco and Tatum Thompson have each surpassed 150 points this season, making Boise State one of two MW teams with five players reaching 150+ points (along with Colorado State). The Broncos were also the first team to have five players pass the 100-point threshold.

GETTING HOT
Boise State has won five-straight conference games for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

BOARDS
The Broncos are 11-0 while outrebounding the opponent.

COACH P
Presnell ranks 22nd all-time in NCAA D1 women's basketball history with 784 victories. He entered the season fifth among active D1 head coaches.

CAREER MILESTONES
Bayes and Tatum Thompson both surpassed the 1,000 career points milestone against Grand Canyon on Jan. 3, with Tatum Thompson also eclipsing 500 career rebounds in the same game. Hansen is the next closest to the milestone with 965 points.

LONG RANGE SHOOTING
Boise State has converted 38.9% (138-of-355) of its 3-point field goal attempts, leading the Mountain West and ranking fifth nationally.

FROM DEEP
Pasco has made 50 3-pointers this season, leading the MW. She also tops the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.5. Pasco currently shoots 46.3% from three, the sixth-highest in the nation.

HELPING HAND
Hansen leads the MW with 92 assists and 4.6 assists per game. As a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 16.2 assists per game.

BUCKETS
Tatum Thompson has a field goal percentage of 45.9%, the second-highest in the league. She sits behind Colorado State's Lexus Bargesser with 46.6%.

SCORING OFFENSE
The Broncos are averaging 70.9 points per game, the second-highest mark in the MW.

CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS
Boise State leads the MW in free throws made per game with 13.2. As an individual, Tatum Thompson has sunk 73 free throws, the most in the conference.

FOR THREE
Bayes holds the seventh-highest single-game three-point percentage nationally this season. She shot 77.8% (7-of-9) against UC Davis on Nov. 14. Bayes' mark also ties for the second-best single-game percentage in program history.

TOP FIVE ALERT
Bayes has moved into the top five in program history in career 3-pointers made with 186. She trails Brooke Pahukoa (2013-17), who made 193. Pasco also ranks in the top five, sitting third with 245.

BACK-TO-BACK
Boise State put up back-to-back +15 wins over conference opponents for the first time since the 2019-20 season. The Broncos defeated Wyoming 77-40 on Jan. 14 and Utah State 76-60 on Jan. 17.

REBOUNDS
The Broncos grabbed more rebounds (44) than the Cowgirls had points (40) on Jan. 14. The last time this was done against a conference opponent was Jan. 20, 2024, when Boise State had 49 rebounds as it defeated Utah State 76-41.

TAKES A TEAM
Twelve different Broncos scored against Wyoming on Jan. 14, the most scorers in a single game this season.

OFF THE BENCH
Boise State's bench scored a season-high 37 points against Wyoming on Jan. 14.

SCORING OUTBURST
Boise State scored 83 points against San Francisco on Nov. 9 and tallied 91 points against UC Davis on Nov. 14, marking the first time since Feb. 18 and 20, 2021, at Utah State that the Broncos scored at least 80 points in back-to-back games.

NOT SO FAST
Boise State held North Dakota 0.0% (0-of-20) from three-point range in its 65-45 win at the Paradise Jam tournament on Nov. 27. The performance ties the program record for the lowest opponent three-point percentage with the most attempts (20).

HOME SWEET HOME
The Broncos have started their season 7-0 at home for three-consecutive seasons and 8-0 for two-consecutive seasons.

HOME STREAK
Boise State won 10-consecutive home games, spanning from Feb. 18, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. This marks the program's first such home winning streak since the combined 2017-18 and 2019-20 seasons when the Broncos won 14 straight.

GOING THE EXTRAMILE
Boise State has won 22-straight nonconference games at ExtraMile Arena, the 14th-highest nationally.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Tatum Thompson was named the 2025-26 Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year.
Pasco joined her on the preseason all-conference team.

FOLLOW THE BRONCOS
Live stats are available on BroncoSports.com. Games will be televised by Mountain West Network. On radio, Garrett Jones is the voice of the Broncos on KBOI 670 AM.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets for the 2025-26 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Dani Bayes

Mya Hansen

Libby Hutton

Natalie Pasco

Tatum Thompson

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