Broncos Sweep Falcons

Wednesday, February 18

Boise, Idaho

6:30 p.m.

Boise State

21-6,12-4Mountain West

Air Force

12-14,6-10Mountain West

Air Force

Boise St.

2/18/2026 9:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's basketball earned a 70-62 win over Air Force in ExtraMile Arena on Wednesday night.

The Broncos (21-6, 12-4 Mountain West) overcame a 12-point deficit against the Falcons (12-14, 6-10) to sweep the regular season series.

Boise State opened the scoring at the 8:54 mark when Libby Hutton made a free throw. Emily Adams answered with a jumper to give Air Force a 2-1 lead, then Jayda McNabb stole the inbound and finished at the rim for a layup. Hutton followed with a layup of her own to tie the game at 6-6.

Adams added another layup to put Air Force ahead 8-6. Freshman Morgan Maldonado came up with a steal and found Dani Bayes for a triple, giving Boise State a 9-8 advantage. The lead continued to change as McNabb scored inside and Maldonado converted an and-one for an 11-9 Broncos lead. Marissa Hargrave and McNabb combined for five points to push Air Force in front 14-11, but Pasco responded with an and-one to spark a 6-0 Boise State run. Bayes buried a three to make it 17-15. McNabb added another layup late in the quarter, and despite a two minute scoring drought, the game was tied 17-17 at the end of the first.

Pasco opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer. Milahnie Perry, the MW's leading scorer, got back-to-back jumpers to give Air Force a 21-20 lead. Alexis Cortez knocked down a triple, and Tatum Thompson added a jumper before both teams hit a cold stretch that lasted nearly three minutes. Keelie O'Hollaren ended the Falcons' drought with a jumper, and Tatum Thompson answered on the other end. Air Force carried a 30-26 lead into halftime.

Pasco once again opened the scoring in the third quarter with a jumper, but Adams responded quickly with a layup. O'Hollaren drilled a 3-pointer, and Hutton countered with a layup. Air Force went on a 7-0 run, but Boise State answered with a 9-0 run of its own, scoring seven points in just 56 seconds. Pasco capped the quarter with a triple as the Falcons maintained a narrow 48-46 lead heading into the fourth.

To start the fourth quarter, Tatum Thompson tied the game at 48-48 with two free throws at the 9:35 mark, then gave Boise State its first lead since the opening quarter with another free throw at 8:57. Air Force briefly regained the lead at 50-49 on an Adams drive, but freshman Kenna Garza answered with a layup to put the Broncos back in front.

The back-and-forth lead change continued as Perry hit a jumper to make it 52-51 Air Force. Thompson responded to give Boise State a 53-52 edge, and Pasco extended the lead to 55-52 with a jumper. McNabb ended a two-and-a-half-minute Air Force scoring drought to pull the Falcons within one, but Hutton converted an and-one to make it 58-54. Hansen added a layup for a 60-54 advantage before Perry answered with an and-one to cut it to 60-56. Hutton scored again and then blocked Air Force's next shot, helping push the lead to 62-56. Tatum Thompson added another and-one to stretch the margin to 65-58, and the Broncos closed it out at the free-throw line to secure the 70-62 victory.

Top Broncos

Natalie Pasco tallied 21 points and five rebounds.
Tatum Thompson collected 18 points and five rebounds.
Libby Hutton notched 14 points, five rebounds and two assists.

Notables

The Broncos earned their 12th MW win for the first time since the 2019-20.
Boise State picked up its 21st win of the season, marking the eighth time overall, sixth time in the MW, that the team has done so under head coach Gordy Presnell.
The Broncos improve to 14-1 at home.
Boise State's 14th home win marked the most since 2018-19.
The Broncos recorded their fourth win while being outrebounded by the opponent. Air Force led the effort on the boards 34-33.
Boise State earned its first win of the season when trailing after the third quarter.
The Broncos have outscored their opponent 539-420 in the third quarter this season.
Boise State notched its first win when tied after the first quarter.
The Broncos recorded a 50.0% field goal percentage for the first time since Jan. 7, 2026, when the team won 70-59 over Air Force.
Boise State holds a 11-2 record while wearing white uniforms.
A Bronco has been the game-high scorer in 20 of the 27 games that they have played.
Boise State has started the same five players in every game this season and are the only team in the MW to do so.
The Broncos extended the all-time series record to 26-5 over Air Force and 13-1 at ExtraMile Arena.
Dani Bayes tied her career-high six assists.
Bayes notched two blocks, tying her career-high.
Morgan Maldonado dished out a career-high four assists.
Natalie Pasco earned her 543rd career field goal and is now sixth in program history. The senior is tied with Connie Sandland (1980-84) with 540.

Quotables
"I think we persevere and grind, but also have a belief that things are going to work out in the end," head coach Gordy Presnell said. "We want to finish the regular season as high as we can (in the standings). One of our goals was to bring our program to the way it was a few years back and so far, our kids are doing that."

What's Next

Boise State women's basketball will travel to San Jose, California, to face San Jose State on Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.