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Lady Broncs gear up for two weeks on the road
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The Boise State women’s basketball team is gearing up for
a two week road trip as they travel to play the Lady Techsters from
Louisiana Tech University (13-2) on Thursday night. The Broncos
enter the game coming off of a 51-44 loss against Hawaii Saturday
afternoon in the Pavilion.
Thursday night’s game will be a huge test for the lady
Broncos.
The Techsters are not only currently ranked 11th in the Western
Athletic Conference standings, they also boasts four of the
league’s top nine scorers.
The team is led by senior forward Trina Frierson, who is No. 1
in the conference in scoring, with an average of 16.7 points per
game. Senior Amisha Carter may also be added to the list, she is
ranked in the top 11 in rebounding, leading the conference with
10.1 boards per game.
It doesn’t stop there. The Lady Techsters have more. The
team contains four of the league’s top six players in steals,
including guard Erica Smith-Taylor, who currently averages 2.93
steals per game. Senior guard, Amber Obaze is listed in four of the
conferences statistical categories. Obaze is ranked No. 9 in
scoring, No.4 in steals, and No. 8 in field goal percentage.
Overall, the girls from La Tech are ranked No. 1 in nine of the
19 statistical categories, including field goal percentage (45.2),
rebounding margin (+8.1), and more importantly, points per game
(83.3).
Without a doubt, the lady Broncos, 6-10 overall, have their work
cut out for them. After a tough 51-44 loss against Hawaii Saturday
afternoon in the Pavilion, the Broncos hope to prove they’re
capable of putting up a fight against the Lady Techsters. Players
like Cassidy Blaine and Cariann Ramirez, who combined with 23
points against Hawaii hope to contribute to Thursday night’s
game.
The Broncos had one rest day after Saturday’s game, and
plan to spend the next few days preparing for Thursday
night’s challenge.
“The next few days will be focused on preparation,”
junior guard Jodi Nakashima said.
The team hopes that this long road trip doesn’t have a
negative effect on their playing skills.
“Since the WAC schedule came out at this time last year, I
have targeted these two weeks as a difficult stretch for our
team,” head coach Jen Warden said regarding the weeks
ahead.
“However, we are fortunate in that our team chemistry is
strong, and our staff and our team is very close,” she
added.
Mandy Dancer
Sports Reporter
The Arbiter
