Fresno State Bulldogs (15-5, 6-0 WAC) vs. Boise State Broncos (13-6, 2-3 WAC)
Breakdown: Bulldogs
Fresno State will host the Broncos women’s basketball team with a history of being victorious. With the ‘Dogs record of 6-0 they are going in strong and confident.
Since the existence of the women’s basketball Western Athletic Conference at Fresno State there have been only two other times that teams have held a 6-0 record in conference play. The 7-0 record in all conference play has never been held by the Fresno State women’s team.
Jaleesa Ross received Player of the Week on Jan. 25 for her performances against Nevada and Louisiana Tech averaging 25.5 points, six rebounds, three assists and 2.5 steals. This is the second accolade that Ross has received this season, the last one coming after wins over UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount. This is the fifth time in her career as Bulldog.
In addition Ross is still on the leader-board of current team statistics, climbing her way up the charts in the 3-point record books, needing only 22 to take the lead, and top scorer in Bulldog history with 1,228 points to put her in tenth place.
Breakdown: Boise State
The Broncos are continuing their away game series in Fresno, coming off of two wins against Cal Poly and Idaho.
Averaging offensively 72.7 points per game, the Broncos are the second-ranked WAC scoring team. They are led by senior guard Tasha Harris. Harris leads the team with 16.6 points per game and 6.1 rebounds a night.
Harris is accompanied by senior teammate Jessica Van Hoogen who averages 15.6 points per game. They are respectively ranked fourth and fifth in the league behind Jaleesa Ross.
The Broncos have a shooting percentage of 39.7 from the field. Junior forward Jani Bos leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game.
This is the first meeting this season for the Bulldogs and Broncos, the past record of 13-9 overall and 2-3 in conference. The last four meetings have been won by the ‘Dogs, last one being last season 62-52 in Fresno.
The Broncos will make their way back home to face Utah State on Jan. 30.