Broncos Buck the Cowgirls

Saturday, February 14

Laramie, Wyo.

2 p.m.

Boise State

20-6,11-4Mountain West

Wyoming

9-16,6-10Mountain West

Boise St.

Wyoming

2/14/2026 4:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Boise State secured a 56-54 victory over Wyoming on Saturday afternoon.

The Broncos (20-6, 11-4 Mountain West) were paced by sophomore Libby Hutton, earning their first win over the Cowgirls in Laramie, Wyoming, (9-16, 6-10) since 2018.

Wyoming won the opening tip but did not score until the 7:45 mark, when Malene Pedersen knocked down a jumper. Boise State answered at 6:47 with Hutton's first basket of the afternoon. Pedersen added a triple, but Hutton responded with another jumper to keep it close. Henna Sandvik extended the Cowgirls' lead to 9-4 with a layup.

Morgan Maldonado sparked the Broncos with a steal that led to a Natalie Pasco jumper. Pasco then buried a three to give Boise State its first lead at 10-9. The advantage changed teams three more times before Tatum Thompson closed the quarter on a 6-0 run, helping the Broncos carry a 19-16 lead into the second quarter.

Sandvik opened the second quarter with a jumper and a 3-pointer to put Wyoming back in front, 21-19. Freshman Mason Borcherding answered with a jumper to reclaim the lead and ignite a 6-0 Boise State run. The Cowgirls went nearly four minutes without scoring until Sandvik drove to the rim at the 4:39 mark.

The Broncos hit a brief scoring drought before Hutton converted a jumper and a layup. Logan Alvar finished inside for Wyoming, but Jayda Lewis countered with a layup of her own. A three from Rumpf cut the deficit to 31-28 with 1:34 remaining in the half. Sandvik's late jumper trimmed it to one and Boise State took a narrow 31-30 lead into the break.

Hutton opened the third quarter with two made free throws, though Alvar quickly answered at the rim. Payton Muma drained a three to give Wyoming a 35-34 advantage. Tatum Thompson converted an and-one to give the lead back to Boise State, but Pedersen responded from beyond the arc to pull the Cowgirls within one.

Wyoming endured another scoring drought of more than three minutes before Lana Beslic scored inside to take a 42-41 lead. Boise State then went cold for nearly four minutes before surging on an 8-0 run. Borcherding completed an and-one, and freshman Kenna Garza added two free throws to push the Broncos' lead to 49-42, their largest of the game, entering the fourth.

Alvar made two free throws early in the final quarter and Rumpf's 3-pointer cut the margin to 49-47 with 8:59 to play. Hutton hit a layup at 5:48 to notch Boise State's first field goal of the fourth quarter. Beslic and Sandvik combined for four-straight points to give Wyoming a 52-51 edge, then Pedersen added a putback to extend the Cowgirls' lead to 54-51.

Hansen answered with a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game at 54-54 with 2:39 remaining. In the closing seconds, Hutton drove for a go-ahead layup with 13.7 seconds left to make it 56-54. Wyoming was unable to comeback, and Boise State held on for the road win.

Top Broncos

Libby Hutton tallied 20 points and nine rebounds.
Tatum Thompson notched 14 points and six rebounds.

Notables

Head coach Gordy Presnell picked up his 20th win of the season, marking the seventh time in the MW, ninth overall, that he has done so in his Boise State tenure.
This marks the fastest that Boise State has reached 20 wins since the 2018-19 season.
Boise State earned its 11th MW win, the first time collecting 11+ conference wins since 2022-23.
Presnell earned his 10th season with 11+ conference wins, eighth in the MW.
The Broncos picked up their fifth road victory of the season, the first time doing so since 2023-24.
Boise State improved to 23-17 in the all-time series over Wyoming, earning only the third win in Laramie, Wyoming, in program history.
The Broncos earned their first win in Laramie, Wyoming, since March 2, 2018.
Boise State has outscored its opponents 519-402 in the third quarter.
The Broncos are 15-0 while outrebounding the opponent.
Boise State is 5-2 in blue uniforms.

Boise State has started the same five players every game this season, marking the only Mountain West team to do so.

Mason Borcherdding tied her career-high two field goals.
Mya Hansen collected her 139th 3-pointer moving into sole possession of 14th in program history. She passed Kati Isham (2010-12) with 138.
Izzie Harms grabbed six rebounds, a career-high.
Harms collected a career-high two steals
Harms notched her first career block.
Libby Hutton tied her career-high eight field goals.
Morgan Maldonado notched a career-high three assists.
Natalie Pasco is in sole possession of second in program history with 261 3-pointers. She passed Abby Vaughn (1999-2003) with 260 triples.

Pasco grabbed seven rebounds, tying her season high.
Pasco tied her season-high two steals.

Quotables
"It's a great win for our program and a great win for our kids," head coach Gordy Presnell said. "That was win number 20, which is a sign of a good season in basketball. I am really proud of them. We didn't have our best shooting day, but they talked and communicated and got it together down the stretch and we won."

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