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'Dogs host Broncos in Saturday afternoon contest
1/10/2025 5:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GAME 17: FRESNO STATE (10-6, 1-2 MW) vs BOISE STATE (12-5, 2-2 MW)
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 | 1 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Save Mart Center | Fresno, CalifÂ
MEDIA COVERAGEÂ
Watch: Mountain West NetworkÂ
Listen: Bulldog Sports NetworkÂ
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Stats: Statbroadcast
Live Updates via Twitter (X): @fresnostatewbb
FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's basketball hosts the Boise State Broncos on Saturday afternoon at the Save Mart Center. Tip off is set for 1 pm streaming live on the Mountain West Network.Â
BULLDOG BONESÂ
- Fresno State saw their first conference win of the season, against San Jose State, 77-65
- Bulldogs improve their record to 10-6 and 2-3 on the roadÂ
- Mia Jacobs surpasses 1,000 career points after a career-high 32 points and her 15th career double-doubleÂ
- Fresno State shot a season high 49% from the field, in addition to four players scoring in double digitsÂ
- For the first time this season four players scored in double-digits: Mia Jacobs (32), Kylee Fox (14), Mariah Elohim and Saga Ukkonen both with 11Â
- Kylee Fox is 95 points away from 500 points in a Bulldog uniformÂ
- Bulldogs have not lost more than two games in a row this seasonÂ
- Fresno State will meet Boise State for the 51st time in program history and Fresno leads the all-time meetings, 28-22Â
- Fresno State looks to improve their home record, 7-2Â
- Fresno will join Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Utah State in the newly formed Pac 12 come 2026Â
- The Mountain West is one of four conferences that have multiple players (Mia Jacobs, Allyson Fertig) averaging at least 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game this season (Big Ten, ACC, SEC)Â
- Fresno State concluded conference play with nine wins, seven of which were at home, one road and one neutral site win
- Fresno State's highest NET ranking this season was 179 (Dec. 29)
- Jacobs' eight double-doubles are the most through 12-player games of a season by a MW player since 2016-17, Bego Faz Davalos has nine.
- Head coach Jaime White brought in her 300th career win with a win over UT Martin (75-66) at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown on Dec. 1, 2024Â
ABOUT THE MATCH UPÂ
Fresno State and Boise State will meet for the 51st time in program history and for the 22nd time in Fresno. Bulldogs lead the all-time meetings at 28-22 and hold a home court advantage, 14-7.Â
Broncos have won six of the last ten meetings and visit Fresno on a four game series win streak. Fresno State has dropped the last three meetings by no less than five points.Â
GO KYLEE, GO
On her sixth double figure game of the season Kylee Fox is on a roll with her third straight double digit game. Fox leads the Bulldogs in minutes played this season with 525 minutes, averaging 32.8 a game. Also leads the team in assists with 37 (2.3 avg) with an ast/to ratio of 2.18 (37-17). Fox holds 150 points on the season and 405 points in a Bulldog uniform.Â
Fox is one of three players to start in all 16 games this season along with Maria Konstantinudou and Mia Jacobs.Â
FIELD WORKÂ
Fresno State saw a season-high 49% (25-of-51) from the field against San Jose State. Bulldogs have played six games shooting 40% or better and have gone 5-1 in those games. In their fourth game this season, Fresno State shot 40% or better from both the field and three-point line. 'Dogs have seen the better end of the court after shooting less than 40% for three straight games prior to January 8.Â
Best FG%Â
at San Jose State - 49% (25-51)
vs UCM - 46% (35-76)
at UCSD - 46% (23-49)
BEST 3PFG%Â
at USC - 45% (9-20)
vs CSUN - 43% (14-32)
at San Jose State - 41% (10-24)
INTO THE RECORD BOOKSÂ
Mia Jacobs joined the Fresno State women's basketball record books by earning her tenth double-double of the season to mark 15 career double-doubles at Fresno State. Her tenth came against San Jose State on a new career-high 32 points and 10 rebounds.Â
Jacobs now ties fellow Australian Alex Sheedy at No. 10 in career-leaders with fifteen double-doubles. One more double-double this season and Jacobs can add her name under the season leaders, also at No. 10, to join Yvette Roberts and Maddi Utti for 11 in a single season.
Along with a new career-high 32 points, the forward surpassed 1,000 career points and sits at 1,017 through 47 career games.
What's next for the junior? With 263 more points this season, Jacobs can see 1,000 points in a Bulldog uniform. If achieved this season, she joins two other Bulldogs who broke 1,000 points in their first two seasons at Fresno State, Haley Cavinder & Ki-Ki Moore.
A LOOK AT THE BRONCOSÂ
- Head coach Gordy Presnell enters his 20th season at the helmÂ
- Boise State is one of the three other MW teams that will join Fresno State in the Pac 12 in 2026Â
- Mary Kay Naro is the only player in Bronco history with 700 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assistsÂ
- Broncos are coming off a win against Utah State, 82-77
- Abby Muse is now the third player in the MW to record 300 blocks, also became Boise's all-time rebounder with 1,030 rebounds
- Broncos average 71.2 ppg while holding opponents to 61.4Â
- Boise State was predicted to finish 4th in the MW Preseason PollÂ
- Junior Natalie Pasco was named to Preseason All-MW TeamÂ