turn them down? All I've read is the university wouldn't allow UCLA to speak with him or something like that. Could it be he'll wait until after the New Mexico game?

BOISE, Idaho - It was a rough game for Boise State’s women’s basketball team Tuesday night in Taco Bell Arena as the Broncos lost for the first time at home 70-47 to Syracuse. Kati Isham led the Broncos against the Orange with 14 points followed by Nicole Brady with eight. Poor shooting and rebounding plagued Boise State against a more athletic Syracuse squad as the visitors pulled away late in the first half. The Broncos fell to 4-3 with the loss while Syracuse remained undefeated at 6-0.

The game was ugly from a shooting standpoint as neither team shot well with Syracuse hitting 37.1 percent from the floor compared to Boise State’s 34 percent. Rebounding was one side as the Orange used their size and athletic ability to out rebound the Broncos 57 to 26 overall and 29 to eight in offensive boards, good for a 25 to nine advantage in second chance points. It also led to a 44 to 20 difference on points in the paint for the Orange.

The first half was close for the first 18 minutes before Syracuse finished the period on an 8-0 run in the final two minutes to take a 31-20 lead into halftime. During the period the Broncos experienced an eight minute scoring drought which began at the 15:20 mark with the score at 9-8 Orange. Boise State’s next field goal came on a Kinzi Poteet layup with 7:09 showing on the clock and the score at 15-11.

The closest Boise State could get in the second half was a nine-point deficit on a pair of Isham free throws to open the scoring four seconds into the period. The Orange responded with a 7-0 run to take a 40-24 lead with 16:24 to go. The game stayed between a 13 to 20 point spread for most of the final 16 minutes with Syracuse taking a game-high 25 point (70-45) advantage in the final minute of play.

It was a disappointing night for the Broncos who have played so well at home this year. Tuesday Boise State could not get open shots to fall for it from any where on the court as the Broncos turned in season low shooting percentages for overall field goal attempts and from the 3-point line of 34 (17-of-50) and 22.2 (4-of-18) percent respectively.

Syracuse did not fare much better finishing at 37.1 percent from the floor and 10 percent (2-of-20) from the 3-point arc. The Orange did have an advantage at the free-throw line making 16-of-21 attempts compared to 9-of-16 for Boise State.

Isham finished the night with 14 points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals to lead the Broncos. Brady followed with eight points and three rebounds, while Poteet added six points and team-high eight rebounds. Lauren Lenhardt had a season-low six points.

Iasia Hemingway led Syracuse with 30 points and eight rebounds followed by Kayla Alexander with 17 points and six boards. Carmen Tyson-Thomas and Shakeya Leary tied for the team-high for rebounds with 10 each.

Next up for Boise State is the third of a five-game homestand when the Broncos host Seattle University at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.


Final Game Summary
Syracuse at Boise State
11/29/11 7:02 pm
Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena)

SYRACUSE 70, BOISE STATE 47

SYRACUSE (6-0)
HEMINGWAY, Iasia 11-16 8-11 30; ALEXANDER, Kayla 7-16 3-3 17; TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen 2-11 3-4 8; LEARY, Shakeya 2-6 2-2 6; TAFT, La’Shay 2-11 0-1 5; HALL, Elashier 2-3 0-0 4; BUTLER, Tiara 0-1 0-0 0; BULLARD, Phylesha 0-0 0-0 0; BERRY, Troya 0-0 0-0 0; WILLIAMS, Shanee 0-4 0-0 0; COFFEY, Rachel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-70 16-21 70.

BOISE STATE (4-3)
ISHAM, Kati 4-10 4-4 14; BRADY, Nicole 3-7 0-0 8; POTEET, Kinzi 2-6 2-6 6; LENHARDT, Lauren 2-7 2-2 6; PILCHER, Heather 2-5 0-0 4; MUNNS, Mandy 2-3 0-0 4; LEE, Diana 1-6 1-2 3; LISTER, Cinnamon 1-6 0-1 2; VANDIVER, Amber 0-0 0-1 0; ENGEL, Keiahnna 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-50 9-16 47.

Syracuse...................... 31 39 - 70
Boise State................... 20 27 - 47

3-point goals--Syracuse 2-20 (TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen 1-5; TAFT, La’Shay 1-10; WILLIAMS, Shanee 0-2; COFFEY, Rachel 0-2; HEMINGWAY, Iasia 0-1), Boise State 4-18 (ISHAM, Kati 2-6; BRADY, Nicole 2-5; LENHARDT, Lauren 0-1; PILCHER, Heather 0-2; LEE, Diana 0-2; LISTER, Cinnamon 0-2). Fouled out--Syracuse-None, Boise State-None. Rebounds--Syracuse 57 (LEARY, Shakeya 10; TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen 10), Boise State 26 (POTEET, Kinzi 8). Assists--Syracuse 12 (HEMINGWAY, Iasia 3; TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen 3), Boise State 9 (LEE, Diana 3). Total fouls--Syracuse 16, Boise State 15. Technical fouls--Syracuse-None, Boise State-None. A-660

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my source (the internet) says Mack Brown is retiring after the Baylor game. I could see Harsin getting screwed if this is true.

There's alot of grumbling around LA today about this possibility.

BOISE, Idaho ? Tickets to Boise State’s football game against New Mexico Saturday (Dec. 3), will also be good for a free ticket to the men’s basketball game against Indiana State later that evening.

Senior Day kickoff for the football game is scheduled for 4 p.m., and tip-off against the Sycamores is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Football tickets can be exchanged at the box office Saturday night, and a new basketball ticket will be provided free of charge.

Please call the Boise State ticket office with any questions regarding the promotion (426-4737).

Hey everyone if you're looking for your post on Chris Petersen it's probably been moved to the Coach Speculation Board.

We're Going to Hire Your Coach Crap

Per very good sources in Los Angeles.

I am an SC alum and live in Central California so I am getting this from the best source on our SC premium site. A question: why isn't the Statesman getting a statement from Peterson?

B

... sorry couldn't resist. But as soon as everyone sees how he's turning ths basketball team around it won't be long.

Boise State beat a good Drake team 108 - 64 tonight

I really thought he was the Mark Few of CFB. Tell me it's a lie

Any truth to the reports emerging tonight?

So what's the odds he leaves??? I'm think 10 to 1 he stays....

Do you think he let's this linger to get some more bucks from boosters???
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I'll start.

It sure snows there a lot, huh? Not as much here in the mid atlantic. I like snow but I probably wouldn't if I lived there. Comments?

He started a SEPARATE forum for COACHING SPECULATION messages over on Brand Z (or is it Y?). Brilliant move on his part IMO.

It should DEFINITELY be done here as well.

Perhaps the current forum here that gets virtually no action at all, i.e., The Club Forum, could be changed over to a similar COACHING SPECULATION forum. So that any and all such messages can simply be moved there - if they aren't posted there initially.

.... just as soon as they invite Boise State to join. And not until.

to coach at UNC? I'm asking to get some realistic feedback from you guys. I love what you're doing and pull for you every game. There seems to be a lot of smoke regarding him entertaining the possibility of coming to UNC.

Boise State Opens Season with Southern Oregon and Weber State

What’s Happening This Week

Boise State (0-0) opens the regular season Friday, Nov. 11, at home against the Southern Oregon Raiders (5-0) at 5:30 p.m. (Mountain) in Taco Bell Arena. The Ashland, Ore., school is a member of the NAIA Cascade Collegiate Conference. This will be the first regular season meeting all-time between the two programs.

Friday’s game with Southern Oregon is the first game of a doubleheader with the men’s team, it is also the only home doubleheader of the season.
The Broncos will follow Friday’s opener with a Sunday, Nov. 13, afternoon encounter with the Weber State Wildcats (0-0) at 2:00 p.m. in Taco Bell Arena. The Wildcats are members of the Big Sky Conference where they were picked to place eighth out of nine in this year’s league race.


Boise State in Season Openers

The Broncos open the season at home for the fifth year in a row when they take the court on Friday against Southern Oregon. Boise State dropped its first season opener under Presnell last year in a 83-76 loss to Portland in Boise on Nov. 12. The Broncos are 24-17 all-time in season openers and 15-6 when opening in Boise (Bronco Gym and Taco Bell Arena).


A Quick Look at this Week’s Opponents

Southern Oregon: As a member of the NAIA the Raiders have already started their season entering the week undefeated at 5-0 and are winning by an average of 13.8 points per game. As a team Southern Oregon averages 73.4 points and 51.6 rebounds per game. Josi McDermott leads averaging 13 points and 6.8 rebounds, followed by Krysten Copeland at 8.8 ppg and Haley Newell at 8.4 ppg. The Raiders were picked to place sixth in the Cascade

Collegiate Conference.

Weber State: Weber State won its lone exhibition game of the year 60-42 over Adams State last Sunday. The Wildcats are former league rivals of the Broncos when they were both in the Big Sky Conference, where Weber State resides today. Sunday will be the season opener for the Wildcats who enter their first season under head coach Bethann Ord. WSU went 7-21 last year and 3-13 in the Big Sky to place eighth. Weber State defeated Boise State 79-70 last season in Ogden, Utah, to even the all-time series at 21 wins apiece.

Last Year Between Weber State and Boise State: The Wildcats out gunned the Broncos last year winning 79-70 in Ogden. Weber State was on fire from the 3-point arc hitting 11-of-22 shots finishing the night at 49.1 (27-55) from the floor overall compare to 41.9 percent (26-62) for Boise State. Kati Isham led the Broncos with 21 points powered by five-of-eight shooting from three point range. She was followed by 15 points fro Lauren Lenhardt and 11 by Kinzi Poteet. Weber State was led Megan Patterson with 27 points who went seven-of-12 from the arc and Caitlin Anderson with 26 points.


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New Era Begins

A new era begins with the 2011-12 season as Boise State moves into the Mountain West effective July 1, 2011.
The Broncos left the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) following the 2010-11 campaign after ten years of membership.
Boise State joins Colorado State University, San Diego State University, Texas Christian University (TCU), University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), University of New Mexico, University of Wyoming and the U.S. Air Force Academy as members of the Mountain West.


What’s Back in 2011-12

Boise State returns four starters in Kati Isham (senior - guard) 31 career starts, Heather Pilcher (senior - wing) 37 career starts, Diana Lee (sophomore - point guard) 28 starts and Lauren Lenhardt (junior - center) 30 career starts. In addition, they return four other players that have started at least once in their careers: Julia Marshall (RS-sophomore - guard) 24 starts, Nicole Brady (RS-senior) one start, Kinzi Poteet (junior - forward) six starts and Cinnamon Lister (sophomore - guard) one start.
The Broncos return seven letterwinners and three redshirts from last year.
The top-two scorers and three of the top-four return led by Kati Isham (12.7 ppg) who ranked first last year and 10th in the WAC, Lauren Lenhardt was second (12.2 ppg) and 13th in the WAC, followed by Diana Lee who was fourth at 6.6 ppg.

Three of the top four rebounders are back led by Lauren Lenhardt who was second on the team last year at 5.6 rpg, Kinzi Poteet was third at 4.7 rpg, followed by Heather Pilcher at 3.2 rpg.

Diana Lee was the only Bronco to earn WAC postseason honors last year having been named to the WAC All-Freshman Team.

Boise State returns 74.2 percent of its points (1,544-of-2,081), 66.8 percent of its rebounds (796-of-1,192), 77.2 percent of assists (355-of-434), 67 percent of blocks (73-of-109) and 82.3 percent (150-of-181) steals.

What’s New This Year

New conference as Broncos join Mountain West.
Four new recruits, all true freshmen, in Lexie Der (will redshirt), Keiahnna Engel two-time Alaska State Player of the Year and 2011 Parade All-American, Riley Holsinger a two-time all-conference player and all-state honoree as a senior out of Spokane, Wash., and Amber Vandiver a two-time all-state honoree, once in Wyoming 2010 and once in Idaho at Boise’s Capital High School in 2011.

Ben Finkbeiner joined the coaching staff during the summer and will assist with recruiting and defense.

The Arguinchona Basketball Complex a new state of the art basketball locker room facility opened this summer. The two story 10,000-square foot facility features locker rooms, lounges, theater-style film room, study room and kitchen area for each basketball team (men and women).



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BOISE, Idaho - Boise State University’s head women’s basketball coach Gordy Presnell announced this morning that Miquelle Askew has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Broncos next fall. Askew is a talented 6-3 center from South Jordan, Utah, where she was a first team all-state honoree as a junior. She is the first recruit of the 2011-12 recruiting class to sign an official NLI with Boise State.

“We are excited for Miquelle to join our Bronco basketball family,” said Presnell. “Miquelle is an outstanding young lady and student. She is one of the top post players in the west and has a huge upside. We look forward to Miquelle being an inside presents on our team.”

Askew is currently a senior at Skyline High School in South Jordan, Utah, where she enters her fourth season as a starter at center for the Eagles’ varsity team. Askew averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, six assists, four blocks and one steal per game as a junior. She earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore, while receiving first team all-conference and all-state honors last year as a junior. In the last two years she helped the Eagles to a combined 23-1 mark in league and 34-12 overall record, while leading her team to two consecutive league championships and three straight 4A state tournament appearances. Askew has played two years of club ball for the Utah Flight out of Salt Lake City.

Boise State Women's Basketball to Play at Idaho State on Thursday, Host Pepperdine on Sunday

What’s Happening This Week

Boise State (2-0) hits the road for a big intrastate rivalry game at Pocatello against Idaho State University (1-1) Thursday night. Tip-off for the 65th meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (Mountain) in Reed Gym. The Broncos will then return home to host Pepperdine University out of the West Coast Conference at 2:00 p.m. in Taco Bell Arena.


A Quick Look at this Week’s Opponents

Idaho State: The Bengals are members of the Big Sky Conference and are former league rivals of the Broncos from 1982-96. Idaho State, who is picked to finish fifth in the BSC, has opened the season 1-1 losing its opener at UTEP 79-63 last Saturday, Nov. 12, before rebounding to defeat New Mexico State 59-42 on Monday, Nov. 14. Lindsey Reed leads ISU at 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, followed by Cydney Horton averaging 10.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, and Chelsea Pickering at 10.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg. The team averages 61 points and 43.5 boards per game while allowing 60.5 points and 42 rebounds. Boise State leads the overall series 46-18 and has won eight straight.

Last Year Between Idaho State and Boise State: The Broncos led from the start defeating the Bengals in Boise 73-48. Janie Bos, Kati Isham and Nicole Brady led Boise State with 10 points apiece, while Bos and Kinzi Poteet recorded team-high seven rebounds each. Lindsey Reed led ISU with 14 points and five boards, followed by Cydney Horton with nine points and team-best eight rebounds. Boise State shot 44.3 percent from the floor 26.3 percent from the arc and 73.7 percent from th efoul line, meanwhile, ISU countered at 28.4 percent from the floor, 11.1 percent from 3-point range and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line. Boise State dominated the paint 34-20 in points.

Pepperdine: The Waves are part of the West Coast Conference where they are picked to place third in the 2011-12 league race. Pepperdine will play at Cal State Fullerton Wednesday, then host Fresno State on Friday before traveling to Boise. The Waves lost their season opener 89-57 at Tennessee last Sunday. They were led by Jazmine Jackson with 17 points and five rebounds, followed by Lauren Bell with eight points and two boards, four assists and three steals.

Last Year Between Pepperdine and Boise State: Pepperdine defeated the Broncos in Malibu, Calif., 82-65. Turnovers killed Boise State who committed 26 resulting in a 38-15 advantage in points off turnovers for the Waves. Pepperdine also hit 11-of-30 3-point attempts as they pulled away midway through the first half. Julia Marshall led the Broncos with 13 points followed by Janie Bos with 11 and Janelle Kearney with 10. Katie Menton led the Waves with 18 points, Jazmine Jackson was next with 12 points. Boise State shot 47.3 percent from the floor, 16.7 percent from the arc and 76.9 percent from the free-throw line. Pepperdine shot 42.6 percent from the court, 36.7 percent from the arc and 72.2 percent from the charity stripe.


Last Week For the Broncos

Boise State opened the season with a home sweep over Southern Oregon (93-55) and Weber State (86-68).

In the season opener versus SOU the Broncos struggled getting their shots to fall in the first half and trailed twice by one point in the early moments of the game before pulling away for the 38-point victory. Boise State hit 58.5 percent from the floor in the second half after a poor 28 percent shooting in the first. Five Broncos had double-figure scoring games led by Diana Lee with a career-high 16 points, Nicole Brady had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Versus Weber State the Broncos led from tip to the final buzzer as they pulled out to a 22-point half time lead before winning it by 18 at the end, 86-68. The Broncos committed 15 turnovers in the second half which the Wildcats turned into 23 points. Kati Isham led Boise State with 18 points followed by Heather Pilcher with 16 and Lauren Lenhardt with 11 points and eight boards. Nicole Brady recorded a team and career-high 13 rebounds.

On the week, Isham led Boise State averaging 16 points followed by Pilcher at 12 points and 3.5 rebounds. Diana Lee averaged 11 points and 3.5 assists, while Mandy Munns finished with 10 points per game. The Broncos shot 45 percent (67-149) from the floor, 25.8 percent (8-31) from the 3-point arc and 64.9 percent (37-57) from the free-throw line. Boise State averaged 89.5 points and 54 rebounds per game while allowing 61.5 points and 33.5 rebounds per game.


New Era Begins

A new era begins with the 2011-12 season as Boise State moves into the Mountain West effective July 1, 2011.
The Broncos left the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) following the 2010-11 campaign after ten years of membership.
Boise State joins Colorado State University, San Diego State University, Texas Christian University (TCU), University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), University of New Mexico, University of Wyoming and the U.S. Air Force Academy as members of the Mountain West.


What’s Back in 2011-12

Boise State returns four starters in Kati Isham (senior - guard) 31 career starts, Heather Pilcher (senior - wing) 37 career starts, Diana Lee (sophomore - point guard) 28 starts and Lauren Lenhardt (junior - center) 30 career starts. In addition, they return four other players that have started at least once in their careers: Julia Marshall (RS-sophomore - guard) 24 starts, Nicole Brady (RS-senior) one start, Kinzi Poteet (junior - forward) six starts and Cinnamon Lister (sophomore - guard) one start.

The Broncos return seven letterwinners and three redshirts from last year.

The top-two scorers and three of the top-four return led by Kati Isham (12.7 ppg) who ranked first last year and 10th in the WAC, Lauren Lenhardt was second (12.2 ppg) and 13th in the WAC, followed by Diana Lee who was fourth at 6.6 ppg.

Three of the top four rebounders are back led by Lauren Lenhardt who was second on the team last year at 5.6 rpg, Kinzi Poteet was third at 4.7 rpg, followed by Heather Pilcher at 3.2 rpg.

Diana Lee was the only Bronco to earn WAC postseason honors last year having been named to the WAC All-Freshman Team.
Boise State returns 74.2 percent of its points (1,544-of-2,081), 66.8 percent of its rebounds (796-of-1,192), 77.2 percent of assists (355-of-434), 67 percent of blocks (73-of-109) and 82.3 percent (150-of-181) steals.


What’s New This Year

Four new recruits, all true freshmen, in Lexie Der (will redshirt), Keiahnna Engel two-time Alaska State Player of the Year and 2011 Parade All-American, Riley Holsinger a two-time all-conference player and all-state honoree as a senior out of Spokane, Wash., and Amber Vandiver a two-time all-state honoree, once in Wyoming 2010 and once in Idaho at Boise’s Capital High School in 2011.

Ben Finkbeiner joined the coaching staff during the summer and will assist with recruiting and defense.
The Arguinchona Basketball Complex a new state of the art basketball locker room facility opened this summer. The two story 10,000-square foot facility features locker rooms, lounges, theater-style film room, study room and kitchen area for each basketball team (men and women).



Doug Link
Boise State Athletics, Asst. SID

BOISE, Idaho - Boise State University’s women’s basketball team has a new home this season for all of its regular season games as Cumulus Radio (formerly Citadel Radio) has agreed to carry all 29 contests on The Ticket - KTIK (AM 1350). Cumulus currently holds the radio contract for Boise State sports with football and men’s basketball games being carried on KTIK’s sister station KBOI (AM 670). This year marks the 19th-consecutive season that the Bronco women have been broadcast live in southwestern Idaho.

The broadcasts will feature a new voice of Boise State women’s basketball as Chris King takes over the play-by-play responsibilities for this year’s campaign. King is a 2009 graduate of Washington State University and began doing play-by-play while in college. Since his initial broadcast in 2006, he has been featured on over 150 televised basketball, football, baseball and volleyball games throughout western Washington via Comcast On Demand Varsity Sports out of Spokane, Wash.

King comes to Boise from Wenatchee, Wash., where he has worked since graduation for the Wenatchee Applesox Baseball Club as the communications director, as well as the play-by-play personality for the radio broadcasts. While there he also worked this past fall for Cherry Creek Radio as the play-by-play announcer for the Wenatchee High School football team and was the host of a weekly one-hour show called “This Week in Panther Sports.” Overall, King brings six years of experience in sports media with him to Boise as he takes on this new role as the voice of the Broncos.

BOISE, Idaho - Five Broncos scored in double figures as the Boise State women’s basketball team ran past Southern Oregon 93-55 in the season opener Friday night in Boise. Diana Lee led all scorers with a career-high 16 points followed by Kati Isham with 14 and Keiahnna Engel with 13. After a sluggish start the Broncos pulled away from the Raiders leading by 16 at the half and by as many as 40 in the second. The season opening victory was the sixth in seven years for Boise State under the direction of head coach Gordy Presnell.

The game was a typical first game for Boise State who struggled early against a Southern Oregon squad who was undefeated (5-0) and playing its sixth contest of the season. The Broncos trailed only once at 6-5 with under four minutes gone in the opening period. It remained close until about the midway point of the first half when Boise State appeared to find its rhythm and slowly pulled away.

Up six at 16-10 with 10:25 showing on the clock, Boise State made its move out scoring the Raiders 19-9 in the final 10 minutes to take a 16-point, 35-19, lead into halftime. Diana Lee had 10 points at the break while Kinzi Poteet recorded 13 of her team-high 16 rebounds in the first 20 minutes.

The Broncos opened the second half forcing three straight turnovers and converting them into six quick points and a 22 point lead. On the night Boise State out scored Southern Oregon 44 to four in points off turnovers as they forced the Raiders into committing 34 in the game, the Broncos had 19.

With 14:36 to play the Broncos were up 18 points at 47-29, that was as close as Southern Oregon would get. Boise State rolled off a 10-0 run to put an end to any question as to the eventual outcome, if there was any doubt before. From that point on the Broncos maintained a 25 point lead or larger, taking a game-high 40 point advantage at 91-51 with 41 seconds left.

Boise State opened the contest struggling to get its shots to fall from anywhere on the court hitting 28.3 percent from the floor (13-46), 22.2 percent (2-9) from the arc and 53.8 percent (7-13) from the free-throw line. The second half saw them pick it up in all three categories as they hit 58.5 percent from the floor in the period. The Broncos finished the night at 42.5 percent (37-87) from the floor, 27.8 percent (5-18) from the 3-point line and 60.9 percent (14-23) from the charity stripe.

Boise State’s defense held the Raiders to 29.3 percent (17-58) from the floor and 19 percent (4-21) from 3-point range in the game. The only place they shot well from was the foul line converting 85 percent (17-20). The Broncos dominated the paint by a 52 to 14 margin which was aided by a 24 to four advantage in fast break points.

Lee shot 60 percent from the floor hitting six-of-10 shots, two from beyond the arc. Nicole Brady recorded her first career double-double as a Bronco with 10 points and 11 rebounds, the boards were a career high. Isham was second in scoring adding 14 points to three rebounds and two steals on the night. True freshman Keiahnna Engel was impressive in her debut for Boise State recording 13 points, five rebounds, two assist and team-high five steals. Eleven of Engel’s points came in the second half, as did all of Mandy Munns’ 11 points. Kinzi Poteet finished the night with nine points to tie her career high, while shattering her previous best for rebounds with 16.

Chiquita Thomas led Southern Oregon with 12 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal. Krysten Copeland followed with 10 points and five rebounds, while Josi McDermott added eight points and team-high seven boards.

Next up for Boise State is a Sunday afternoon encounter at home against the Weber State Wildcats, tip-off in Taco Bell Arena is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. (Mountain).


Final Game Summary

Southern Oregon at Boise State
11/11/11 5:30 PM at Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena)

BOISE STATE 93, SOUTHERN OREGON 55

SOUTHERN OREGON (5-1)
THOMAS, Chiquita 2-9 7-8 12; COPELAND, Krysten 5-8 0-0 10; NEWSOME, RaTanya 2-3 3-4 9; McDERMOTT, Josi 2-9 4-4 8; HERNANDEZ, Nalani 3-7 0-0 6; CAHEE, Angelica 1-4 0-0 3; MOORE, Kiara 1-6 0-0 2; GLOGOVAC, Gigi 1-3 0-0 2; ARRINGTON, Celonna 0-3 2-2 2; NEWELL, Haley 0-3 1-2 1; DORAN, Molly 0-1 0-0 0; GRAN, Kristen 0-0 0-0 0; TIGGETT, Cassandra 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-58 17-20 55.

BOISE STATE (1-0)
LEE, Diana 6-10 2-2 16; ISHAM, Kati 6-11 0-0 14; ENGEL, Keiahnna 5-10 2-4 13; MUNNS, Mandy 5-8 1-2 11; BRADY, Nicole 4-15 2-3 10; POTEET, Kinzi 4-11 1-4 9; PILCHER, Heather 3-9 2-3 8; LISTER, Cinnamon 2-6 2-3 6; MARSHALL, Julia 2-6 2-2 6; VANDIVER, Amber 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-87 14-23 93.

Southern Oregon............... 19 36 - 55
Boise State................... 35 58 - 93

3-point goals--Southern Oregon 4-21 (NEWSOME, RaTanya 2-3; CAHEE, Angelica 1-3; THOMAS, Chiquita 1-6; HERNANDEZ, Nalani 0-1; NEWELL, Haley 0-2; DORAN, Molly 0-1; McDERMOTT, Josi 0-5), Boise State 5-18 (ISHAM, Kati 2-7; LEE, Diana 2-4; ENGEL, Keiahnna 1-2; PILCHER, Heather 0-1; MARSHALL, Julia 0-2; BRADY, Nicole 0-2). Fouled out--Southern Oregon-None, Boise State-None. Rebounds--Southern Oregon 38 (McDERMOTT, Josi 7), Boise State 56 (POTEET, Kinzi 16). Assists--Southern Oregon 9 (ARRINGTON, Celonna 3), Boise State 16 (LISTER, Cinnamon 4; LEE, Diana 4; PILCHER, Heather 4). Total fouls--Southern Oregon 17, Boise State 17. Technical fouls--Southern Oregon-None, Boise State-None.



Doug Link
Boise State Athletics, Asst. SID

... over Utah. It was never close and the Broncos' blew them out. This is a very good and very young Bronco team.

It will be fun to have The Bell full of fans again.

BOISE, Idaho ? Boise State men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice announced the signing of Edmunds Dukulis to a National letter of Intent, Monday.

“Edmonds is a great rebounder who has a very good understanding of how to play the game,” Rice said. “He has a great motor and plays very hard. He played extremely well at the U19s this past summer against a high level of competition.”

Dukulis, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward from Riga, Latvia, was a member of the Latvian U19 National Team that finished 10th at the U19 World Championships this past summer.

He ranked 10th at the U19s in scoring average (15.9), his field goal percentage (.541) ranked tied for seventh with current Bronco Anthony Drmic and his 9.5 rebounds per game ranked fourth.

Dukulis posted three double-doubles at the tournament, and scored in double figures in all but one of the games played (nine points against Russia). While playing against Drmic and Igor Hadziomerovic’s Australian U19 team, Dukulis scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting ? one of three 20-point outings at the tournament ? and pulled down seven rebounds.

He is the second recruit signed by the Broncos during the past week, as Rice and staff also added 6-foot-7, 210-pound forward Joey Nebeker (Melba, Idaho).

BOISE, Idaho ? Boise State men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice announced the signing of local standout Joey Nebeker to a National Letter of Intent, Wednesday.

Nebeker, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound forward from Melba, Idaho (Melba HS), was named Idaho’s 2A State Player of the Year as a junior in 2010-11 and led head coach Bob Lenz’s Mustangs to their first state championship.

Nebeker, who boasts a 4.0 grade-point average, also played for Clint Hordemann’s Idaho Select AAU team.

“The character and work ethic that Joey possesses both on the court and in the classroom was extremely important to us, and it will propel him to a great career,” Rice said. “He’s a kid that is going to work hard every day to get better, and he will continue to improve.

“We really liked his scoring ability and feel for the game, and we were excited about the opportunity to recruit a high-level local player.”

Last year Nebeker averaged 20 points, seven rebounds and three blocks per game. In the state title game, he recorded a double-double and blocked five shots.

Nebeker was also named first-team all-state and first-team All-Western Idaho Conference in leading Melba to a fourth-place finish at the state tournament as a sophomore. He averaged 20.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 48.8 percent from the floor and 46.7 percent from the 3-point line during the state tournament.

The Mustangs began their streak of three-consecutive appearances in the state tournament during Nebeker’s freshman season.

DATE: Friday; Nov. 11, 2011
TIME: 7:30 p.m. (MT)
LOCATION: Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena; 12,480)
TV: None
RADIO: Bronco Sports Network / BroncoSports.com

THE GAME: The Boise State men’s basketball team opens the 2011-12 regular season at Taco Bell Arena Friday, squaring off against Colorado Christian of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Tip-off between the Broncos and Cougars is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the game will follow the Boise State women’s basketball game against Southern Oregon, scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for Friday’s game can be purchased for $6 through halftime of the women’s game at the ticket office. After halftime, tickets are $16 (parquet) and $13 (mezzanine) for adults, and $7 for youth.

SERIES HISTORY: Friday’s meeting is the first all-time between the Broncos and Cougars.

VERSUS THE RMAC: Colorado Christian is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, a league Boise State is 4-1 against during the regular season. The Broncos defeated Western State (78-52) of the RMAC in last year’s season opener.

ANOTHER SEASON UNDER RICE: Leon Rice enters his second season as head coach at Boise State. During 2010-11, the Broncos went 22-13 (.629), making Rice the winningest first-year head coach in school history.

2010-11 REVIEW: Boise State finished second in the Western Athletic Conference last season (10-6), made the conference championship game and tied the school record with two postseason victories in reaching the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational.

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