Boise State Athletics

Wednesday, January 7
USAFA, Colo.
6:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

at

Air Force

Tatum Thompson shooting

Boise State Headed to Air Force

1/6/2026 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

WHAT'S NEXT
The Broncos will hit the road to face Air Force on Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. MT.
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Air Force enters the matchup after dropping two of its last games and currently sits at 7-7 overall. The Falcons have been strong at home, posting a 4-1 record, with their only home loss coming against UNLV on Jan. 3. Jayda McNabb leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game at 4.6. In conference play, Air Force is 1-3.
 
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). Dani Bayes, Mya Hansen, Libby Hutton, Natalie Pasco, and Tatum Thompson have each surpassed 120 points this season, making Boise State the only Mountain West team with five players reaching 120+ points.
 
LONG RANGE SHOOTING
Boise State has converted 38.6% (98-254) of its three-point field goal attempts, leading the Mountain West and ranking ninth nationally.
 
COACH P
Presnell ranks 22nd all-time in NCAA D1 women's basketball history with 779 victories. He entered the season fifth among active D1 head coaches.
 
SCORING OFFENSE
The Broncos are averaging 71.5 points per game, the second-highest mark in the MW.
 
HELPING HAND
Hansen leads the Mountain West with 74 assists and 4.9 assists per game. As a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 16.5 assists per game.
 
FROM DEEP
Pasco has made 39 3-pointers this season, leading the MW. She also tops the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.6. Pasco currently shoots 45.3% from three, the 14th-highest in the nation.
 
TOP FIVE ALERT
Bayes has moved into the top five in program history in career 3-pointers made with 176. She trails Brooke Pahukoa (2013-17), who made 193. Pasco also ranks in the top five, sitting third with 234.
 
RECORD BOOK MOVEMENT
Pasco ranks 10th in program history with 1,350 career points, chasing Brooke Pahukoa (2013-2017) in ninth with 1,352. She also is tied for 11th in career field goals made with 48+ and is chasing Miquelle Askew (2012-16) with 493. Hansen is 10th all-time in career assists with 302, trailing Camille Woodfield (2000-04) with 303.
 
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 927 points.
 
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.
 
FOR THREE
Bayes holds the fifth-highest single-game three-point percentage nationally this season. She shot 77.8% (7-of-9) against UC Davis on Nov. 14, trailing Lani White of Utah (100.0%), Josefine Enander of Morehead State (87.5%), Katie Donovan of Davidson (87.5%) and Ally Timm of DePaul (80.0%). Bayes' mark also ties for the second-best single-game percentage in program history.
 
OFF THE BENCH
Boise State's bench scored a season-high 26 points at Utah on Dec. 10.
 
DOUBLE-DIGITS
Bayes recorded double-digit points in four-straight games (Nov. 23 - Dec. 6). Her longest career streak came from Nov. 7-20, 2022, when she posted four-consecutive double-digit performances.
 
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 has won 10-consecutive home games, 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 fourteenth 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 Altitude Sports. 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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