'Dogs set to face Broncos

FRESNO STATE (14-14, 7-8 MW) VS BOISE STATE (18-9, 9-5)
Feb. 24, 2024 | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | ExtraMile Arena | Mountain West Network | Boise, Idaho

MEDIA COVERAGE
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FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's basketball is on the road at the ExtraMile Arena to close out the season series with Boise State on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. PT/ 1:00 MT streaming on the Mountain West Network.

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State moves up to 7-8 in conference play
Fresno State enters the week on a three game win streak after defeating Air Force on the road (74-68), San Jose State (74-59) and Nevada (57-45) at home
Bulldogs are looking for their fourth straight conference win and fourth true road win this season
Sophomore Mia Jacobs earned her fifth double-double this season with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Nevada
Fresno State starts the week with a +0.80 scoring margin and -1.13 rebounding margin
Bulldogs shoot 39% from the field, 34% from the three and 71% from the foul line
No. 6 Fresno State will host T2 Boise
Bulldogs are 9-0 when shooting better than their opponents and 6-0 when they force opponents to shoot below 40% from the field
Fresno State has two more games before the start of the Mountain West Tournament (at Wyoming, vs New Mexico)
Fresno State has not won at Boise since Feb of 2022
Boise leads the season series, 1-0
Bulldogs take the No. 1 rank in the Mountain West in 3PFG% at 34% (107-of-311) and 3PFGM with 107 (7.64 avg)
Bulldogs enter their longest conference win streak at three games
With the win a second against Utah State, Fresno State has already passed its win total and conference win total from a season ago. (11-12, 4-6 MW) *As of Feb. 3
Three Bulldogs have been tabbed with Mountain West honors so far this season, Taija Sta. Maria (3x, Freshman of the Week, Nov. 13, Dec. 11 & Feb. 12), Kylee Fox (Freshman of the Week, Nov. 11) and Mia Jacobs (Player of the Week, Dec. 26)

ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Fresno State and Boise State will meet for the 50th time in program history since their first meeting in November of 1984 and for the 18th time in Boise. Fresno State leads the all-time meetings in the series, 28-21. Boise State extends their series win streak to three after the last meeting in Fresno. Bulldogs saw their last win and road win in Feb. 2, 2022 (62-56).

The last time in Fresno, both teams played a tough game against one another. The Broncos would come out on top with a double-figure win, 60-50. Fresno State is 2-2 in the last four road contests against Boise State.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

The Broncos enter Saturday's contest in a three-way tie for second place in the MW. Wyoming and New Mexico, the two teams Boise State is tied with, face off on Saturday as well
Broncos has four players that shoot over 40% from the field (Christensen, Pasco, Hansen, Lovrovich)
Boise State is 13-2 in its last 15 contests in Extra Mile Arena
Broncos hold a 63.6 scoring offense and 56.9 scoring defense
Boise shoots 39% from the field, 34% from the three and 66% from the foul line

DOUBLE IT UP
Sophomore Mia Jacobs has earned her fifth double-double this season. Jacobs scored 19 points with 12 rebounds. Jacobs looks to close out the season on a high note, continuing her streak of scoring in double figures. Jacobs has seen eight straight games scoring in double-figures. Jacobs is the leading Bulldog with four games scoring 20 or more points.

LEADING STRONG AT THE HALF

In the last three games Fresno State has managed to hold the lead going into the half.
In the last three match ups Bulldogs did not see their lead drop below ten points for the entire second half.
In the last two games Fresno State has seen a win with only two players scoring in double figure. In recent match ups this season, Bulldogs were consistently earning wins when three to four players scored in double-figures.

BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Fresno State earned their third straight conference win
Mia Jacobs earned her fifth double-double this season
Fresno State is on their longest conference win streak this season
Bulldogs snapped Nevada's three game win streak

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