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Women’s basketball team wins tournament opener
The Boise State women’s basketball team earned a spot in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament after
defeating tournament seed No. 8 San Jose State 81-64 Wednesday afternoon. The Broncos split with the Spartans during the regular season, but were able to run away with the Wednesday’s game in the second half.
Jessica Thompson led the Broncos offensively scoring 18 points on 7-for-16 shooting. Michelle Hessing paced the Broncos inside with 16 points. The women have today off and play again Friday at noon against Fresno State.
Broncos host No. 1 Florida
For the first time in school history the Boise State University gymnastics team will host the nation’s top-ranked team, as the University of Florida comes to town for a dual meet Sunday.
The Broncos and Gators are slated to square off at 2:00 p.m. at the Taco Bell Arena. Tickets Sunday will be “Dollar Night” at the dual meet. Admission to the event will be $1 for the general public, and student admission is free with student ID.
The dual meet can be viewed live on Bronco Vision for a single-meet price of $4.95. One-month subscriptions to Bronco Vision can also be purchased for $9.95. A yearly subscription to the service is $69.95.
Since 1990, Boise State has competed against the Gators only once. The Broncos hosted Florida, Feb. 11, 2000, and were nudged by a score of 195.850-195.575.
Idaho Stampede teams up with BSU film festival
The student-run Boise State University Dead Eight Film and Video Club, which hosts the annual Boise State Film Festival, will benefit from ticket sales to an upcoming Idaho Stampede game. Dead Eight Film Club Night with the Idaho Stampede will be at 7 p.m. April 13 at Qwest Arena. Tickets are $10-$12 or $36-$44 for packages of four. The tickets are offered at a steep discount and a portion of each ticket will go back to the club.
The Dead Eight Film Club will raffle off tickets for prizes, including two trips to the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in January – including ground transportation from BoiseState, five nights at a shared condo and three movie tickets each. Other raffle prizes include three producerships to TVCTV, the community access station, which will give the winners a chance to develop their own programs, as well as Stampede tickets for next season.
Men’s golf finishes Braveheart Classic
The Boise State University men’s golf team finished 10th place in the Braveheart Classic hosted by UC Riverside at the Oak Valley Golf Course at Beaumont, Calif. The Broncos posted a team score of 937 (+73).
Boise State continued to post lower scores each round (320-314-303) of the tournament, but where unable to crack the top five in the 17-team field.
Junior Matt Hastings led the Broncos in scoring with a 231 (+15) to tie for 18th on the leader board. Just like the team, Hastings continued to subtract five strokes from his score each round before finally registering an even par (72) in the final round to lead the Broncos.
Troy Merritt failed to finish in the top 15 for just the third time in eight tournaments this season. Merritt dropped eight strokes from round one to post a 77 (+5), in the second round and finally a 75 (+3) in the final round of competition.
Boise State will prepare to travel to Fresno, Calif., to compete in the Fresno State Lexus Classic Mar. 12-13.
