Boise State Returns Home to Host Air Force

WHAT'S NEXT
Boise State women's basketball will host Air Force on Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.

SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Air Force sits in eighth in the MW standings with a 12-13 overall record and a 6-9 conference record. The Falcon ranks second in the conference in turnover margin (+3.6) and turnovers forced per game (17.6). Individually, Milhanie Perry tops the conference in free throw attempts (137), free throws (105) and points per game (17.5), while Jayda McNabb leads the MW in offensive rebounds per game (4.2).

LAST TIME
Boise State defeated Air Force 70-59 in the last matchup in USASA, Colorado on Jan. 7. Natalie Pasco led the Broncos with a career-high 24 points and five rebounds, followed by Mya Hansen with 15 points and six assists. Perry and Keelie O'Hollaren were the only Falcons to reach double-digits, notching 17 and 12, respectively.

STRONG STARTERS
Boise State has started the same five players in every game this season, the only team in the MW to do so.

BIG 5
Starters Dani Bayes, Hansen, Libby Hutton, Pasco and Tatum Thompson have each surpassed 200 points this season. The Broncos were the first MW team to have five players pass the 100-point threshold, as well as the 150-point mark.

300+
Tatum Thompson, Bayes, and Pasco have scored 368, 343 and 331 points this season, respectively. Boise State stands as the only team in the MW to have three players surpass the 300-point mark.

STRONG RETURNERS
Bayes, Hansen, Pasco and Tatum Thompson have all surpassed 1,000 career points, all of which were achieved as Broncos.

11 MW WINS
Boise State picked up its 11th MW win over Wyoming on Feb. 14, making this the eighth season that the team has done so since joining the league. The last time the Broncos notched 11 MW wins was the 2022-23 season.

12+ MW WINS
Boise State is looking to earn its 12th MW win as it would mark the Broncos' first time collecting 12+ MW wins since 2019-20. It would also be head coach Gordy Presnell's eighth season with 12+ conference wins, sixth in the MW, in his tenure at Boise State.

20 WINS
The Broncos earned their 20th win of the season over Wyoming on Feb. 14, marking the ninth time overall, seventh time in the MW, that Presnell has done so in his tenure. The last time Boise State earned at least 20 season wins was 2023-24.

21 WINS
Boise State is aiming for its 21st win of the season. If the Broncos achieve the feat, it will mark the eighth time overall, sixth time in the MW, that the team has done so under Presnell.

THIRD QUARTER SCORING
Boise State has outscored its opponents 519-402 in the third quarter this season.

BOARDS
The Broncos are 15-0 while outrebounding the opponent.

SCORE LEADERS
In the 26 games that Boise State has played, a Bronco has been the game-high scorer in 19. Tatum Thompson leads with six games as the leading scorer, followed by Bayes with four, Pasco with four, Hutton with four and Hansen with one.

COACH P
Presnell ranks 22nd all-time in NCAA D1 women's basketball history with 789 victories. He entered the season fifth among active D1 head coaches.

LONG RANGE SHOOTING
Boise State has converted 38.5% (183-of-476) of its 3-point field goal attempts, leading the Mountain West and ranking fourth nationally.

FROM DEEP
Pasco has made 66 3-pointers this season, leading the MW. She also tops the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.5. Pasco currently shoots 45.2% from three, the 12th-highest in the nation.

BUCKETS
Tatum Thompson sits first in the conference individual rankings for field goal percentage at 45.7%.

HELPING HAND
Hansen leads the MW with 112 assists and 4.3 assists per game. As a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 15.9 assists per game.

SCORING OFFENSE
The Broncos are averaging 71.0 points per game, the highest mark in the MW.

CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS
Boise State leads the MW in free throws made per game with 13.0.

FOR THREE
Bayes holds the 12th-highest, 2in in the MW, 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 199. She sits in fourth, trailing Pasco in second with 261.

WINNING ON THE ROAD
The Broncos earned their fifth road victory of the season at Wyoming, the first time doing so since the 2023-24 season.

NINE-STRAIGHT
Boise State's nine-game conference win streak ended on Feb. 11 with a 75-69 loss to Fresno State. The streak was the longest the team has achieved in a single season since 2007-08 and the first time that the Broncos have done so since joining the MW in 2011-12.
*NOTE: Only regular season games over a single season are included in the winning streak; the conference tournament is excluded.

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 notched her 1,000th career point against New Mexico on Feb. 7.

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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