The Boise State women’s basketball team punched its ticket to the Big Dance in dominant fashion Friday afternoon.
Behind 17 points from senior Brooke Pahukoa, fourth-seeded Boise State defeated No. 7 Fresno State 66-53 in the Mountain West Tournament championship game at Thomas & Mack Center to earn a berth to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015.
The Broncos have won 10 in a row and a program-record 25 games.
The NCAA Women’s Tournament selection show airs 5 p.m. Monday on ESPN. The tournament starts next Friday.
It is the program’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance (1994, 2007, 2015) and third under head coach Gordy Presnell.