The Lady Broncos finally get out of the losing column.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Boise State Edges Wichita State 5-4
The Broncos finished 4-1 at the DeMarini Tournament in Tempe, Arizona with an impressive victory over Wichita State. Boise State is now 13-7 on the season.
Lady Broncos Take Two
Lela Work earned her first win and her first save yesterday as Boise State downed Creighton 6-3 and then defeated North Dakota State 7-4.
Work was brilliant, allowing just one hit and striking out 10 in six innings against Creighton in the opening game. After a leadoff single to open the game, Work was perfect, not allowing a base runner. Lela left the game after the fifth inning, only to return when Creighton scored three runs in the seventh. She then proceeded to retire the final three batters she faced. Devon Bridges homered for the first time this season in the third inning and Allie Crump followed with a solo shot of her own as Boise State opened a 6-0 lead.
Aubray Zell then won again in the nightcap, pitching a solid five innings and striking out eight. Work came in for the final two innings to earn the save.
Spark plug Tara Glover led off the first inning with a triple and scored on a wild pitch. Glover has already set the school record for triples in a year with three and she has now hit safely in 18 of 19 games. The Bison came back in the third on an error, a sacrifice bunt, a groundout, and a two-out single that tied the game.
Coach Erin Thorpe's Broncos took charge in their next opportunity as Holly Bourke led off the fourth with a double. An out and a walk later, Crump doubled her in. Megan Harvey then laced a pinch-hit RBI single and Glover followed with a sacrifice fly to give Boise State a 4-1 lead.
The Bison came storming back in the fifth with two runs and had the tying run on third base with one out. On a ground ball to shortstop Mackenzie Whyte, Whyte noticed that the runner was off the bag and alertly threw to third. The runner was tagged out and the threat ended. Knowing they would need more runs, Bridges again delivered for the Broncos with a leadoff homer to put her team up 5-3.
Sure enough, North Dakota State came back to cut the margin to one again, then Glover, Kellie Caplan hit back-to-back singles in the sixth. Christina Capobianco's sacrifice fly scored one and Bridges came through again with an RBI single to put Boise State ahead 7-4.
Boise State plays Wichita State Sunday morning to wrap up the weekend.
Work was brilliant, allowing just one hit and striking out 10 in six innings against Creighton in the opening game. After a leadoff single to open the game, Work was perfect, not allowing a base runner. Lela left the game after the fifth inning, only to return when Creighton scored three runs in the seventh. She then proceeded to retire the final three batters she faced. Devon Bridges homered for the first time this season in the third inning and Allie Crump followed with a solo shot of her own as Boise State opened a 6-0 lead.
Aubray Zell then won again in the nightcap, pitching a solid five innings and striking out eight. Work came in for the final two innings to earn the save.
Spark plug Tara Glover led off the first inning with a triple and scored on a wild pitch. Glover has already set the school record for triples in a year with three and she has now hit safely in 18 of 19 games. The Bison came back in the third on an error, a sacrifice bunt, a groundout, and a two-out single that tied the game.
Coach Erin Thorpe's Broncos took charge in their next opportunity as Holly Bourke led off the fourth with a double. An out and a walk later, Crump doubled her in. Megan Harvey then laced a pinch-hit RBI single and Glover followed with a sacrifice fly to give Boise State a 4-1 lead.
The Bison came storming back in the fifth with two runs and had the tying run on third base with one out. On a ground ball to shortstop Mackenzie Whyte, Whyte noticed that the runner was off the bag and alertly threw to third. The runner was tagged out and the threat ended. Knowing they would need more runs, Bridges again delivered for the Broncos with a leadoff homer to put her team up 5-3.
Sure enough, North Dakota State came back to cut the margin to one again, then Glover, Kellie Caplan hit back-to-back singles in the sixth. Christina Capobianco's sacrifice fly scored one and Bridges came through again with an RBI single to put Boise State ahead 7-4.
Boise State plays Wichita State Sunday morning to wrap up the weekend.
Light Schedule Today
The Lady Broncos, 3-1 so far this weekend, wrap up the DeMarini Softball Tournament in Tempe, Arizona with a clash this morning against Wichita State. We'll try to get you a score as soon as possible.
The Boise State women's tennis team is taking on Montana, still smarting from losses last weekend.
The Boise State women's tennis team is taking on Montana, still smarting from losses last weekend.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
76-61 Final
Boise State had to resort to fouls at the end and it didn't get them anywhere. The Lobos extended their lead to 76-61 at the end.
Boise State Falling Apart
The Broncos had a 54-51 lead at one time--it's now New Mexico 68, Boise State 58, a 17-4 run. The Lobos are bidding to win the regular season in the Mountain West.
Broncos Up 54-52 with 6 minutes left
Very few go into The Pit and win. But Boise State is playing well right now.
If Only They Could Play This Way All the Time...
Boise State has taken a 46-45 lead on #29 New Mexico with 10:40 left.
Kraychir Wins Weight Throw at UW Last Chance Qualifier
Boise State strongman Trevor Kraychir bested the competition to win the weight throw today at the University of Washington Last Chance Qualifier Track Meet.
Kraychir, the champion in the Mountain West, was trying to qualify for next week's NCAA Indoor Championships in Nampa, Idaho. He won the event with a throw of 66' 2.25", but was a little over four feet shy of automatic qualifying.
Kraychir, the champion in the Mountain West, was trying to qualify for next week's NCAA Indoor Championships in Nampa, Idaho. He won the event with a throw of 66' 2.25", but was a little over four feet shy of automatic qualifying.
Boise State Hanging With New Mexico
But then of course they're a ranked team and Boise State plays its best ball against top teams. Jeff Elorriaga and Ryan Watkins have nine points each.
Halftime Score from The Pit: New Mexico 35, Boise State 30.
Halftime Score from The Pit: New Mexico 35, Boise State 30.
Schedule for Today
The Boise State men's basketball team closes the regular season at Mountain West power New Mexico; the Lobos have been playing well, beating both UNLV and San Diego State recently. That game is set for 2 in Albuquerque.
Don't forget the women's tennis team hosts Utah, the team added to the Pac-12 instead of Boise State. The match is slated for the Appleton Tennis Center at noon. Still time to get down there and cheer on the Lady Broncos.
The track team is in Seattle for the UW Final Qualifier meet to try to secure times to compete at the first NCAA Indoor Championships held in the Boise State later this month.
The women's softball team has games against Creighton (1 p.m.) and North Dakota State (3:30) in Tempe, Arizona.
Don't forget the women's tennis team hosts Utah, the team added to the Pac-12 instead of Boise State. The match is slated for the Appleton Tennis Center at noon. Still time to get down there and cheer on the Lady Broncos.
The track team is in Seattle for the UW Final Qualifier meet to try to secure times to compete at the first NCAA Indoor Championships held in the Boise State later this month.
The women's softball team has games against Creighton (1 p.m.) and North Dakota State (3:30) in Tempe, Arizona.
Friday, March 2, 2012
ASU Continues to Lead
Broncos trail ASU 2-0 after five and a half innings in Tempe.
You get the feeling that Boise State is just a step away from something great.
You get the feeling that Boise State is just a step away from something great.
Bronco Women Netters Host #33 Utah and Montana
The weather is surprisingly nice for this time of year and the Boise State women's tennis team will take advantage of it, moving their matches against #33 Utah and Montana from indoors to the beautiful Appleton Tennis Center outdoors.
Boise State and Utah will take to the courts at noon Saturday while the Bronco-Grizzly match begins at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Potvin-Green Brings the Broncos Home
Brittany scored an excellent 9.925 on floor, ensuring the team's score above 196 at 196.125. Had it not been for her and Ciera Perkins, the team would not have made it.
The score won't be good enough to move Boise State up in the rankings, as both #13 Ohio State and #14 Auburn scored much better than the Broncos.
The score won't be good enough to move Boise State up in the rankings, as both #13 Ohio State and #14 Auburn scored much better than the Broncos.
Ciera Perkins Showing Leadership
Ciera Perkins scored a brilliant 9.875 on floor for Boise State tonight. She is the only Bronco so far to have three scores of 9.8 or better, showing her teammates what has to be done for Boise State to jump to the next level. If Ciera had a beam score tonight, she'd have a great all-around score. Since the Broncos did not score well on the beam, Perkins may want to add that event to her repertoire.
Boise State with Two More Sub-9.8's
Kelsey Morris and Amanda Outafi both received 9.650 scores on floor.
Bronco Softball Team Does Not Score in Fourth
Boise State came up empty in the fourth, ASU threatening again with a runner on second in the top of the fifth. Arizona State still leads 1-0.
#12 Stanford Competes at Home
Stanford, #12 in women's gymnastics, has a home meet Sunday against Arizona and California.
#13 Missouri in Denver
#13 Missouri, a team Boise State is trying to catch in the national gymnastics rankings, is in Denver for a Quad-Meet tomorrow.
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