2025–26 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team

2025–26 Boise State Broncos women's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record25-9 (14-6 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Heather Sower
  • Cariann Ramirez
  • Mike Petrino
  • Jackie Robinson
Home arenaExtraMile Arena
2025–26 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State 19 1   .950 25 5   .833
UNLV 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Colorado State 15 5   .750 27 7   .794
New Mexico 14 6   .700 22 10   .688
Boise State 14 6   .700 25 9   .735
Grand Canyon 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Fresno State 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Wyoming 7 13   .350 10 20   .333
Air Force 7 13   .350 16 18   .471
Nevada 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Utah State 2 18   .100 6 24   .200
San Jose State 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2026 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 10, 2026

The 2025–26 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represents Boise State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 21st-year head coach Gordy Presnell, play their home games at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho, as members of the Mountain West Conference.

This season will mark Boise State's last season as members of the Mountain West Conference, as they will be joining the newly reformed Pac-12 Conference, effective July 1, 2026.[1]

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2024–25 season 18–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.[2] They defeated Nevada,[3] before falling to top-seeded UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament.[4]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason poll. Boise State was picked to finish fourth in the conference, with one first-place vote.[5]

Preseason rankings

MW Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 UNLV 281 (19)
2 San Diego State 240 (3)
3 Colorado State 236 (1)
4 Boise State 210 (1)
5 New Mexico 207 (2)
6 Wyoming 194
7 Grand Canyon 177 (1)
8 Air Force 132
9 Fresno State 95
10 Nevada 92
11 Utah State 54
12 San Jose State 44
(#) first-place votes

Source:[5]

Preseason All-MW Team

Preseason All-MW Team
Position Player Year
Guard Natalie Pasco Senior
Forward Tatum Thompson

Source:[6]

Roster

2025–26 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tatum Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Woodinville High School Woodinville, Washington
C 2 Emily Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Liberty Vancouver, British Columbia
G 3 Morgan Maldonado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mountain City Christian Academy Anchorage, Alaska
G 4 Dani Bayes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Sheldon College Brisbane, Australia
G 6 Milly Sharp 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ballarat Miners Ballarat, Australia
F 7 Izzie Harms 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Willamette High School Eugene, Oregon
F 9 Libby Hutton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Perry Lakes Hawks Perth, Australia
C 10 Madeline Cooke (6th) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr The Master's Meridian, Idaho
G 14 Mya Hansen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Billings Central Catholic High School Billings, Montana
F 21 Mason Borcherding 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Legend High School Parker, Colorado
C 22 Kenna Garza 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Pocatello High School Pocatello, Idaho
G 24 Jayda Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Garfield High School Seattle, Washington
F 25 Josee Steadman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Colorado Mesa Blackfoot, Idaho
G 32 Natalie Pasco 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr San Ramon Valley High School Danville, California
G 35 Keirra Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Camas High School Camas, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (6th) Sixth-year senior
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
12:00 pm, MWN
Eastern Oregon W 59–51  1–0
 15  Hutton   10  Hutton   4  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (4,249)
Boise, ID
November 9, 2025*
2:00 pm, MWN
San Francisco W 83–68  2–0
 22  Pasco   9  Hutton   9  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (1,761)
Boise, ID
November 14, 2025*
6:30 pm, MWN
UC Davis W 91–77  3–0
 31  Bayes   14  T. Thompson   3  Tied  ExtraMile Arena (1,645)
Boise, ID
November 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colorado L 53–83  3–1
 14  Pasco   5  Borcherding   5  K. Thompson  CU Events Center (1,805)
Boulder, CO
November 21, 2025*
6:30 pm, MWN
Seattle W 86−65  4−1
 24  T. Thompson   8  T. Thompson   9  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (1,708)
Boise, ID
November 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, MWN
UC Riverside W 67−56  5−1
 19  Pasco   7  Hutton   5  Tied  ExtraMile Arena (1,617)
Boise, ID
November 27, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. North Dakota
Paradise Jam Harbor Division semifinals
W 65–45  6–1
 16  T. Thompson   9  T. Thompson   6  Bayes  UVI Sports and Fitness Center (224)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Tulane
Paradise Jam Harbor Division championship
W 81–76  7–1
 20  Bayes   8  Bayes   5  Bayes  UVI Sports and Fitness Center (133)
St. Thomas, USVI
December 6, 2025*
1:00 pm, MWN
California Baptist W 82–80  8–1
 20  Bayes   13  T. Thompson   5  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (1,696)
Boise, ID
December 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah L 58–91  8–2
 13  Hansen   5  T. Thompson   5  Hansen  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,182)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 13, 2025*
1:00 pm, MWN
Southern Utah W 81–66  9–2
 23  T. Thompson   8  Hutton   8  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (1,749)
Boise, ID
Mountain West regular season
December 17, 2025
7:00 pm, MWN
at New Mexico L 63−70  9−3
(0–1)
 17  Hutton   9  Hutton   6  Pasco  The Pit (4,316)
Albuquerque, NM
December 20, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN
at San Diego State L 54–83  9–4
(0–2)
 14  Hutton   6  Bayes   3  Hansen  Viejas Arena (1,183)
San Diego, CA
December 31, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN
Nevada W 74–62  10–4
(1–2)
 23  T. Thompson   13  T. Thompson   5  T. Thompson  ExtraMile Arena (2,032)
Boise, ID
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN
Grand Canyon L 76–87  10–5
(1–3)
 23  Bayes   13  T. Thompson   5  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (1,911)
Boise, ID
January 7, 2026
6:30 pm, Altitude
at Air Force W 70–59  11–5
(2–3)
 24  Pasco   7  T. Thompson   6  Hansen  Clune Arena (526)
Air Force Academy, CO
January 10, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
Colorado State W 62–59  12–5
(3–3)
 25  T. Thompson   11  Bayes   5  Bayes  ExtraMile Arena (1,831)
Boise, ID
January 14, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN
Wyoming W 77–40  13–5
(4–3)
 15  Bayes   10  T. Thompson   4  K. Thompson  ExtraMile Arena (1,861)
Boise, ID
January 17, 2026
7:00 pm, MWN
at Utah State W 76–60  14–5
(5–3)
 14  Bayes   9  Bayes   4  Bayes  Smith Spectrum (833)
Logan, UT
January 21, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN
Fresno State W 60-52  15-5
(6-3)
 25  Hutton   9  Hutton   5  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (1,646)
Boise, ID
January 24, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
at Grand Canyon W 75-65  16-5
(7-3)
 23  Bayes   10  T. Thompson   6  Tied  Global Credit Union Arena (1,104)
Phoenix, AZ
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN
San Jose State W 96-62  17-5
(8-3)
 28  T. Thompson   10  Bayes   8  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (2,146)
Boise, ID
February 4, 2026
11:30 am, MWN
at Nevada W 70-61  18-5
(9-3)
 16  Hutton   6  Hutton   4  T. Thompson  Lawlor Events Center (5,888)
Reno, NV
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
New Mexico W 63-35  19-5
(10-3)
 16  Pasco   13  T. Thompson   6  T. Thompson  ExtraMile Arena (2,055)
Boise, ID
February 11, 2026
7:30 pm, MWN
at Fresno State L 69-75  19-6
(10-4)
 19  Pasco   9  T. Thompson   4  T. Thompson  Save Mart Center (1,200)
Fresno, CA
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming W 56-54  20-6
(11-4)
 20  Hutton   9  Hutton   3  Maldonado  Arena-Auditorium (2,092)
Laramie, WY
February 18, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN
Air Force W 70-62  21-6
(12-4)
 21  Pasco   6  Bayes   6  Bayes  ExtraMile Arena (1,835)
Boise, ID
February 21, 2026
3:00 pm, MWN
at San Jose State W 71-48  22-6
(13-4)
 25  T. Thompson   7  Tied   5  Hansen  Provident Credit Union Event Center (587)
San Jose, CA
February 25, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN
San Diego State L 64-66  22-7
(13-5)
 14  Tied   9  T. Thompson   4  Tied  ExtraMile Arena (2,321)
Boise, ID
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN
Utah State W 75-59  23-7
(14-5)
 19  T. Thompson   9  Hutton   10  Hansen  ExtraMile Arena (3,778)
Boise, ID
March 4, 2026
7:30 pm, MWN
at UNLV L 47-76  23-8
(14-6)
 12  Hutton   5  Tied   2  Tied  Cox Pavilion (636)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 7, 2026
3:30 pm, MW Network
(5) vs. (12) San Jose State
First Round
W 68-51  24-8
 21  Pasco   13  Hutton   3  Bayes  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2026
3:30 pm, MW Network
(5) vs. (4) New Mexico
Quarterfinal
W 62-61  25-8
 15  Bayes   8  Tied   4  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2026
6:00 pm, MW Network
(5) vs. (9) Air Force
Semifinal
L 66-68  25-9
 25  Hutton   7  Hutton   4  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. ^ "Boise State downs Nevada 54-48 on Sunday to end Wolf Pack women's basketball season". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  4. ^ "TST at the MWT: Semis set with UNLV-SDSU, Wyoming-Fresno State up next". The Sporting Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  5. ^ a b "UNLV Collects the 2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Preseason Favorite Nod". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  6. ^ "MW Announces 2025-26 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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  8. ^ "Boise State Broncos 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2026.