BOISE, Idaho – In the season opener for both teams, Boise State utilized 66 points in the paint and 33 points off of turnovers to top College of Idaho 90-43 on Friday at ExtraMile Arena.
The Broncos (1-0) took a 12-0 lead less than four minutes into the game thanks in large part to six early points from junior guard Jade Loville, who would go on to finish with 22 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the floor.
BSU never looked back after the early run, building a 47-19 lead heading into the locker room.
The Yotes (0-1) were led by
Lexi Mitchell, who finished the afternoon with 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Mitchell also added three rebounds.
Kiersten Rasmussen contributed on the offensive end as well, chipping in nine points and four rebounds.
Allie Cannon had five points and nine rebounds in a high-effort performance out of the starting lineup.
Playing in her first collegiate game after redshirting a year ago,
Chevelle Shepherd had perhaps the play of the game in the second half, utilizing a head fake to net her first career bucket.
Despite hitting at just a 1-of-15 clip from beyond the arc, the Broncos finished 41-of-80 (51 percent) from the floor, including a 13-of-20 (65 percent) mark in a second quarter where BSU outscored the Yotes 26-8. C of I finished 17-of-60 (28 percent) from the field and 3-of-18 (17 percent) from outside.
"Boise State is a great team," said College of Idaho head coach
Janis Beal. "They lost a lot of kids, but they are still a great program. We felt grateful that we had the opportunity to step on the floor and play somebody else. We have been practicing against ourselves for so long that I think this is a good thing for us just to play someone. I saw some effort with girls that I was impressed with - we had moments - we just have to clean it up a little bit, but overall I think our girls were just excited to get on the court."
Following the season opener, the Yotes will now continue their road trip with a pair of contests at Montana Western on Saturday and Sunday. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday.
