Boise State Notches Sixth-Straight Win

Saturday, January 24

Phoenix, Ariz.

1 p.m.

Boise State

16-5,7-3Mountain West

Grand Canyon

6-14,5-5Mountain West

Boise St.

Grand Canyon

1/24/2026 3:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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PHOENIX, Ariz. – Boise State women's basketball defeated Grand Canyon 75-65 Saturday afternoon at Global Credit Union Arena.

The Broncos improved to 16-5 overall and 7-3 in Mountain West play, extending their winning streak to six games and their road streak to three.

Boise State jumped out early as Mya Hansen opened the scoring with a jumper before knocking down two 3-pointers to start off with an 8-0 run. Grand Canyon (6-14, 5-5 MW) got on the board at the 7:39 mark with a Chloe Mann layup. Dani Bayes answered with a triple, but the Lopes responded with a 12-0 run highlighted by a 3-pointer from Ale'Jah Douglas to take a 16-15 lead.

Tatum Thompson reclaimed the lead for Boise State with a steal and layup, but Grand Canyon countered with an and-one from Douglas. Kenna Garza tied the game at 19-19 before Norah Moo sank two free throws to put the Lopes back in front. Boise State went scoreless for the final three minutes of the quarter and Grand Canyon carried a 24-19 advantage into the second.

The second quarter opened slowly with the first field goal coming at 7:55 on another Douglas layup. Freshman Jayda Lewis scored the Broncos' first bucket of the quarter at the 7:24 mark, also on a layup. Lewis later cut the deficit to one at 32-31, but Moo responded with a jumper. Bayes scored four points down the stretch, though Grand Canyon maintained a slim 36-35 lead heading into halftime.

Boise State came out strong in the third quarter. After Julianna LaMendola opened the half at the free throw line, Natalie Pasco drained a 3-pointer to give the Broncos the lead. Thompson followed with a jumper, and despite a response from Sifa Joyeuse at the line, Boise State surged ahead with a 9-0 run that held the Lopes scoreless for nearly three minutes. Garza answered a LaMendola layup, and another Grand Canyon drought allowed Boise State to improve to a 58-48 lead entering the fourth.

Bayes opened the final quarter with a layup before Moo answered with her own. Mason Borcherding scored her first points of the game, and Bayes later knocked down a 3-pointer as Thompson continued to put points on the board with a jumper. Douglas trimmed the deficit with a triple, but Boise State maintained control as the Broncos took a 75-65 victory.

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Dani Bayes tallied 23 points and three assists.
Mya Hansen collected 13 points and six assists.
Libby Hutton notched 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Notables

Mya Hansen is in sole possession of seventh in program history with 326 career assists. She passed Cheron Moyle (1980-84) with 320.
Libby Hutton dished out a career-high five assists.
Jayda Lewis notched a career-high eight points. Lewis also recorded career-highs in field goals and free throws with three and two, respectively.

Boise State picked up its sixth-straight conference win (excluding the Mountain West tournament) for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
The Broncos earned their third-straight road win for the first time since the 2022-23 where Boise State won four road games in a row.
Boise State tied its season-high fast break points total with 13.
The Broncos are now 2-1 all-time over the Lopes.

Quotables
"I thought we worked so hard," head coach Gordy Presnell said. "They (Grand Canyon) made their run and got us on our heels and we just battled the whole time. I thought we got good effort from Jayda (Lewis) and Morgan (Maldonado). This was a big win for us."

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