The Boise State women’s basketball team has had a season for the ages, having won a school-record 25 games en route to a second Mountain West Tournament title in three years and a first-round matchup with UCLA in the NCAA Tournament (4:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2).
So who are these athletes? What makes them successful on the court? And what do they do away from basketball?
Senior Brooke Pahukoa (Lake Stevens, Wash.) makes game-winning jumpers. Fellow senior Yaiza Rodriguez (Spain) is an assist machine (190 in 32 games). Freshman Riley Lupfer (Spokane) scored 15 points in the fourth quarter of the MW Tournament semifinals against Colorado State.