Lady Bronco’s gear up for start of ‘04 campaign

In case some students weren’t aware, there’s more

than controversy floating amidst the newly named and newly

remodeled Taco Bell Arena. With the arrival of fall, there also

happens to be some basketballs being tossed around by the Bronco

women’s team.

This season, the team hopes to improve from last season’s

unimpressive 9-20 record, and with the preseason polls put out by

the 10 coaches in the league predicting a seventh place Western

Athletic Conference finish, the lady Broncos have their work cut

out for them.

Picked for the fourth straight season to finish on top of the

conference are the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters, who have also

captured the last three WAC tournament titles. Rounding out the top

five are Rice, Tulsa, Southern-Methodist University, and University

of Texas-El Paso. Amidst the returning Broncos this season is

junior Jamie Hawkins, who has been picked to the preseason all-WAC

second team for the second year in a row. Hawkins also won the WAC

Freshman of the Year award last season, was named to the WAC

all-newcomer team, and should be one of the key players this season

for Boise State.

There are only three returning seniors for the team this year,

including Cariann Ramirez, who has been named to the WAC

all-academic team two years in a row. Ramirez played in all 30

games for Boise State last season, recording her first career

double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds when the Broncos

defeated the Rice Owls in an upset victory last February.

Once again at the reigns of the Bronco team is head coach Jen

Warden. Warden helped the University of Colorado make it to the

2002 NCAA West Regional Final in Boise as an assistant coach. This

is her second year as head coach for Boise State and looks to meet

high expectations of turning the team into a top contender for the

WAC title.

The season officially tips off Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in Boise at the

Taco Bell Arena when Boise State takes on the Albertson College

Coyotes.

James Baker
Sports Writer

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