Women's Basketball Opens Tournament Play Against 5th Seed Boise StateWomen's Basketball Opens Tournament Play Against 5th Seed Boise State

Women's Basketball Opens Tournament Play Against 5th Seed Boise State

2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Championship

First Round Game

San José State (4-27, 2-18 MW)

vs. Boise State (23-8, 14-6 MW)

Saturday, March 7

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

2:30 pm. PT

Mountain West Network

Nate Kretchman, Play-by-Play, Cindy Fisher, Analyst

SPARTANS BEGIN PLAY AT TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY:  The San José State women’s basketball team enters the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Championships as the 12th seed and faces 5th-seed Boise State this Saturday, March 7, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Both teams enter the game on a losing streak as the Broncos fell at UNLV, 76-47. The winner of Saturday’s game advances to the quarterfinals to play 4th-seeded New Mexico.

San José State enters the game with a 4-27 overall record and finishes conference play with a 2-18 mark. The Spartans are looking to stop a four-game losing streak after falling to Colorado State, 67-44, Tuesday evening.

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LIVE STATS: Live stats can be found at  https://www.sjsustats.statbroadcast.com

LIVE VIDEO: Saturday’s game will be shown live on the Mountain West Network, with Nate Kretchman and Cindy Fisher on the call.

ABOUT BOISE STATE: The Broncos enter Saturday’s game with a 23-8 overall record and 14-6 MW mark. The team enters the game having lost two of its three previous games including a 76-47 loss at UNLV Wednesday night. Boise State won both meetings against the Spartans this season. Head coach Gordy Presnell is in his 21st season at the school and 39th as a head coach.

Series Record - 14-32 (since 1977-78)

First Meeting - L, 57-53, December 16, 1994, Berkeley

Last Meeting - L, 71-48, February 21, 2026, San Jose

Last SJSU Win - 68-63, February 28, 2022, Boise

Current Streak - L7

ROAD WOES: The Spartans are looking for their first win away from home this season. The last win on the road came in a come-from- behind win at San Diego State last season, 68-57, on January 22, 2025.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES ON THE COURT: This season, three Spartans have recorded double-doubles. Maya Anderson recorded her second double-double Tuesday night with 16 points and 15 rebounds against Colorado State. Her first double-double came in December as she led the team with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the win over CS Monterey Bay.

Amira Brown has two double-doubles on the season, her first and the team’s first was 12 points and 12 rebounds at California Baptist on November 14. She ended 2025 recording her second double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds at Utah State.

Gabriela Pato recorded her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Saint Mary’s on December 4.

UP NEXT: If the Spartans win, they will play 4th-seed New Mexico on Sunday, March 8, at 2:30 p.m., in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship.