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Bronco Men’s Basketball Team Snags Big West Tourney Spot with Overtime Win Against Utah State
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The Boise State men’s basketball team defeated the Utah State Aggies, 78-77, in overtime in front of 9,792 frantic fans in the Pavilion Saturday night.
The Broncos were led by Kejuan Woods, who fouled out at the end of the first half, but not before scoring 21 points and shooting 3-of-7 from the three-point range. Woods also had three assists, two steals and two rebounds.
Trever Tillman played strong for the Broncos on the inside, with 18 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and going 8-of-11 from the free throw line. Tillman then fouled out towards the end of the overtime period.
Abe Jackson was the third Bronco in double figures with 14 points. He was also the team’s leading rebounder with nine boards.
Clint Hordeman was the fourth Bronco in double figures with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.
The Broncos and the Aggies were tied at 26 at half-time and at 67 at the end of regulation before Boise State took an 11-10 advantage in overtime.
The Aggies were led by Tony Brown and Bernard Rock, who had 22 points a piece.
Boise State’s victory secured the Broncos Big West Post-Season Tournament berth. The Broncos improve to14-13 overall and 6-8 in league play and are in sixth place in the Big West.
UC Santa Barbara Defeats Boise State 62-58 in Women’s Basketball
UC Santa Barbara defeated Boise State University, 62-58, in women’s basketball Friday evening. The Gauchos improve to 9-2 in league play and 16-8 overall, while the Broncos drop to 5-6 in the Big West and 9-15 overall.
The Gauchos led by four at the half, 34-30, and both teams went after each other for an even second half. The Broncos caused 24 Gaucho turnovers and UC Santa Barbara’s defense forced Boise State into 33 percent shooting from the floor (21-63).
The Broncos had three players in double figures as Tawnya Gray had 13 points, Abby Vaughan added 12 and Crista Peterson had 10.
UC Santa Barbara 62, Boise State 58
UC Santa Barbara (62) Hansen 2-5 0-0 5, Taylor 7-10 5-8 19, Christensen 5-11 6-8 16, Caine 1-7 2-2 5, Rogers1-4 0-2 3, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Willett 5-7 0-0 10, Combs 2-3 0-0 4, Team 23-47 13-20 62.
Boise State (58) Gray 4-10 4-9 13, Vaughan 4-11 0-0 12, Woodfield 2-8 0-0 5, Swindall 4-11 1-2 9, Peterson 3-9 4-6 10, Mortimore 0-1 0-0 0, Welch 0-2 0-0 0, Binford 1-4 0-0 2, Crockett 2-6 1-3 5, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Team 21-63 10-20 58.
Half-time: UCSB 34, Boise State 30. 3-Pointers: UCSB 3-8 (Hansen 1-2, Caine 1-4, Rogers 1-2), Boise State 6-17 (Gray 1-1, Vaughan 4-10, Woodfield 1-2, Welch 0-2, Binford 0-2). Rebounds: UCSB 41 (Taylor 10), Boise State (Swindall 6). Fouls: UCSB 16, Boise State 18. Fouled out: none. Assists: UCSB 11 (Hansen 6), Boise State 12 (Vaughan, Woodfield 3). Turnovers: UCSB 24, Boise State 18. Blocks: UCSB 2 (Taylor 2), Boise State 3 (Swindall, Peterson, Crockett 3). Steals: UCSB 10 (Hansen, Christensen, Combs 2), Boise State 13 (Gray, Peterson 4). Attendance: 1107.
Boise State Gymnasts Score 193.225 at
Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. (02-23-01) The Boise State gymnastics team scored a 193.225, its second highest road score of the season, on Friday night. The Broncos took third in a four-way meet. Host Arizona State won the meet with197.125. California was second with 194.875. UC-Santa Barbara was fourth with 185.075.
Annie Kaus scored a 9.9 on bars as the team’s best score of the evening. She tied for second on that event as the Broncos’ one top-three finisher. She also had the team’s best vault with a 9.8. Teammate Jessica Berry scored a 9.875 on beam for the team high. Tiffany Weston led the team on floor with a 9.8.
Boise State’s team scores by event were: vault – 48.05, bars – 48.275, beam – 48.325, floor – 48.575.
The Bronco gymnasts will return home to host Minnesota on March 2.
Utah Men’s Tennis Slips Past Broncos 4-3
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – (02-24-01) The Utah men’s tennis team defeated the 44th ranked Boise State Broncos by the narrowest of margins, 4-3, Saturday afternoon.
Utah won the doubles point as the Broncos won at #1 doubles (Marcus Berntson and Mark Roberts) by a score of 8-6. However, Utah won at #2 by a teeth-grinding score of 9-8, and at #3 by a close score of 8-6.
Going into singles, Boise State’s Guillaume Bouvier won at #1, while teammates Marcus Berntson and Rio Kuharski won at #2 and #4 respectively. Utah’s Nicholas Yip defeated Mark Roberts #3, while Ute teammates Corrie Scheepers defeated Mahmoud Rezk at #4, and Tyler Poulson defeated Bronco Jonny Biorkman at #6, for the three singles wins.
The Broncos are on the road again this coming week, to play Kansas and Nebraska in Lawrence, Kansas.
Men’s Tennis
Utah 4, Boise State 3
Singles: 1. Guillaume Bouvier, Boise State, def. Davis Mercier, Utah, 6-4, 6-1; 2. Marcus Berntson, Boise State, def. Kevin Zenger, Utah, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; 3. Nicholas Yip, Utah, def. Mark Roberts, Boise State, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; 4.
Rio Kuharski, Boise State, def. Daniel Carlsson, Utah, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2; 5. Corrie Sheepers, Utah, def. Mahmoud Rezk, Boise State, 6-4, 7-5; 6. Tyler Poulson, Utah, def. Jonny Biorkman, Boise State, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles: 1. Berntson/Roberts, Boise State, def. Yip/Zenger, Utah, 8-6; 2. Mercier/Carlsson, Utah, def. Bouvier/Kuharski, Boise State, 9-8; 3. Poulson/Scheepers, Utah, def. Biorkman/Rezk, Boise State, 8-6.
Boise State Women’s Tennis Team Drops Match to Pac-10 Washington State
LEWISTON, Idaho – (02-24-01) The Boise State women’s tennis team lost to Pac-10 Washington State, 0-7, Saturday. The day before, the Broncos had defeated Hawaii, also in Lewiston.
The Broncos will complete its matches in the northern portion of the state with a match against Idaho on Sunday.
Women’s Tennis
Washington State 7, Boise State 0
Singles: 1. #29 Erica Perkins, WSU, def. Renate Stoop, BSU, 7-5, 6-3; 2. Zorana Roganovic, WSU, def. Helen Lawson, BSU, 6-4, 6-4; 3. Ana Moura, WSU, def. Anna Oehme, BSU, 6-3, 7-5; 4. Tamara Filipovic, WSU, def. Jemima Haywood, BSU, 6-2, 6-3; 5. Stacy McKenna, WSU, def. Jemima Attard, BSU, 6-2, 6-1; 6. Lorena Arias, WSU, def. Laurie Cheug, BSU, 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Perkins/Filipovic, WSU, def. #34 Stoop/Lawson,
BSU, 8-6; 2. McKenna/Moura, WSU, def. Oehme/Haywood, 8-5; 3. Arias/van de Ven, WSU, def. Cheug/Attard, BSU, 8-3.
Lori Hayes writes for the Boise State Athletic Dept.
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