The Boise State women’s basketball team won a trophy it had never held Friday night in a place it rarely has won, then got on an airplane to return home.
Coach Gordy Presnell gave the Broncos one day to process that triumph and flush it. That’s all they could afford.
On Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas, the Broncos (20-9 overall, 14-4 MW) begin play in the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament. Three wins like last year, and they’ll return to the NCAA Tournament.
Anything less, and the regular-season championship they spent two months traveling the West to earn will be a consolation prize.