No. 5 Boise State to Face No. 9 Air Force in Semifinal

WHAT'S NEXT
No. 5 Boise State women's basketball will face No. 9 Air Force in Las Vegas for the semifinal round of the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship. The game will tip-off on March 9 at 6 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.

WHAT'S AT STAKE
The winner will advance to the championship and face the winner between No. 2 UNLV and No. 3 Colorado State on March 10 at 7:30 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 1,557 career points, followed by Tatum Thompson (1,234), Dani Bayes (1,188) then Mya Hansen (1,033).

SCOUTING THE FALCONS
No. 9 Air Force is coming off an upset over No. 1 San Diego State in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Air Force holds a 15-17 overall record and finished with a 7-13 MW record. Air Force tops the conference in turnover margin (4.0). Individually, Milhanie Perry leads with field goals (190), free throws (129), points (531) and points per game (17.7). Jayda McNabb also leads in offensive rebounds (4.0)

MW TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Presnell has totaled 23 MW tournament wins, the most in conference history. He passed New Mexico's Don Flanagan with 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.

25 WINS
Boise State earned its 25th win of the season for the first time since 2018-29 when the Broncos collected 28. It marked the third time done under Presnell, all done in the MW.

THIRD QUARTER SCORING
Boise State has outscored its opponents 642-521 in the third quarter this season.

BOARDS
The Broncos are 18-1 while outrebounding the opponent.

SCORE LEADERS
In the 33 games that Boise State has played, a Bronco has been the game-high scorer in 23. Tatum Thompson leads with eight games as the leading scorer, followed by Pasco with six, 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 794 victories. He ranks fourth among active D1 head coaches.

LONG RANGE SHOOTING
Boise State has converted 37.6% (228-of-606) of its 3-point field goal attempts, leading the Mountain West and ranking fourth nationally.

FROM DEEP
Pasco has made 80 3-pointers this season, leading the MW. She also tops the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.4. Pasco currently shoots 43.7% from three, the 13th-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 141 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 69.8 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 210. She sits in fourth, trailing Pasco in second with 275.

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.

No. 5 Boise State to Face No. 9 Air Force in Semifinal

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