Even though Boise State still controls their own destiny, they let the Aztecs catch them on the very first game of the series.
The Lady Broncos have tiebreakers over both contending teams should it be a two-way tie. But if there is a three-way tie, the head-to-head tiebreaker won't break it, because that would mean that San Diego State would have beaten Boise State 2 of 3 and lost to Fresno 2-3, and the Broncos beat Fresno State 2 of 3.
The next tiebreaker is how the teams did against the fourth-place team. Unfortunately for Erin Thorpe's team, the Broncos lost all three to Colorado State, and two of three to UNLV, the teams that are battling it out for fourth place.
Just as an FYI, Fresno State will win in the event of a three-way tie. The Bulldog women beat UNLV 2 out of 3, while SD State lost 2-3, so if UNLV finishes fourth in a three-way tie, the Bulldogs are going to the NCAA. Fresno and the Aztecs each beat Colorado State 2 of 3, and Boise State fell in all three games, so would be eliminated from that tiebreaker. Then of course it would go to head-to-head between FSU and SD State, and the Bulldogs win that one as well.
So for the Broncos, it's win tomorrow or hope Fresno State loses both remaining games.
The Lady Broncos have tiebreakers over both contending teams should it be a two-way tie. But if there is a three-way tie, the head-to-head tiebreaker won't break it, because that would mean that San Diego State would have beaten Boise State 2 of 3 and lost to Fresno 2-3, and the Broncos beat Fresno State 2 of 3.
The next tiebreaker is how the teams did against the fourth-place team. Unfortunately for Erin Thorpe's team, the Broncos lost all three to Colorado State, and two of three to UNLV, the teams that are battling it out for fourth place.
Just as an FYI, Fresno State will win in the event of a three-way tie. The Bulldog women beat UNLV 2 out of 3, while SD State lost 2-3, so if UNLV finishes fourth in a three-way tie, the Bulldogs are going to the NCAA. Fresno and the Aztecs each beat Colorado State 2 of 3, and Boise State fell in all three games, so would be eliminated from that tiebreaker. Then of course it would go to head-to-head between FSU and SD State, and the Bulldogs win that one as well.
So for the Broncos, it's win tomorrow or hope Fresno State loses both remaining games.
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