Boise State Faces San Jose State in First Round

WHAT'S NEXT
No. 5 Boise State women's basketball will face No. 12 San Jose State in Las Vegas for the first round of the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship. The game will tip-off on March 7 at 3:30 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.

WHAT'S AT STAKE
The winner will face No. 4 New Mexico in the quarterfinals on March 8 at 3:30 p.m. MT.

ONE OF ONE
Boise State has the most active 1,000-point scorers in the nation who each scored all points at the same program. Natalie Pasco leads with 1,536 career points, followed by Tatum Thompson (1,220), Dani Bayes (1,184) then Mya Hansen (1,032).

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
No. 12 San Jose State holds a 4-27 overall record and 2-18 mark in conference play. The Spartans are still searching for their first win outside their home arena. The team's last win came on Feb. 18 against Utah State, posting a 58-56 score. San Jose State sits second in the MW in blocks per game (3.9), while Gabriela Pato is ranked third individually in the category (1.2). Boise State has won the past seven games over the Spartans, boasting a 32-14 all-time record. Additionally, the Broncos' hold a perfect 3-0 record against San Jose State in a neutral setting.

MW TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Presnell has totaled 21 MW tournament wins, the second-most behind New Mexico's Don Flanagan who has 22.

BIG 5
Starters 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.

14 MW WINS
The Broncos earned their 14th conference win for the first time since 2018-19 when the Broncos collected 19. The feat marked Presnell's second time doing so in the MW and this time overall since being at Boise State.

23 WINS
Boise State earned its 23rd win of the season for the first time since 2019-20 when the Broncos collected 29. It marked the seventh time overall, fifth time in the MW, that the team has done so under Presnell.

THIRD QUARTER SCORING
Boise State has outscored its opponents 608-490 in the third quarter this season.

BOARDS
The Broncos are 17-1 while outrebounding the opponent.

SCORE LEADERS
In the 31 games that Boise State has played, a Bronco has been the game-high scorer in 22. Tatum Thompson leads with eight games as the leading scorer, followed by Pasco with five, Bayes with four, Hutton with four and Hansen with one.

COACH P
Presnell ranks 18th all-time in NCAA D1 women's basketball history with 792 victories. He ranks fourth among active D1 head coaches.

LONG RANGE SHOOTING
Boise State has converted 38.4% (218-of-567) of its 3-point field goal attempts, leading the Mountain West and ranking second nationally. The Broncos sit behind UConn in the category, which is shooting 39.4% (292-742) from behind the arc.

FROM DEEP
Pasco has made 75 3-pointers this season, leading the MW. She also tops the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.4. Pasco currently shoots 44.1% from three, the 10th-highest in the nation.

BUCKETS
Tatum Thompson sits first in the conference individual rankings for field goal percentage at 47.3%.

HELPING HAND
Hansen leads the MW with 136 assists and 4.4 assists per game. As a team, the Broncos lead the conference with 16.2 assists per game.

SCORING OFFENSE
The Broncos are averaging 70.1 points per game, the second-highest mark in the MW.

FOR THREE
Bayes holds the 13th-highest, 2nd 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 209. She sits in fourth, trailing Pasco in second with 270.

HOME COURT
Boise State ended its home season with 15 wins in ExtraMile Arena, the most since the 2007-08 season.

WINNING ON THE ROAD
The Broncos earned their sixth road victory of the season at San Jose State, the first time doing so since the 2019-20 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.

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.

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.

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Players Mentioned

Dani Bayes

Mya Hansen

Libby Hutton

Natalie Pasco

Tatum Thompson

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