BOISE, Idaho - Boise State women's soccer team earned a statement win its home opener, defeating the previously unbeaten Fresno State 3-0 at Boas Soccer Complex, Friday evening.
The Broncos scored three goals for the second-straight game, with all three goals coming from different scorers. Boise State improves to 53-1-1 under head coach Jim Thomas when multiple Broncos score.
Boise State came out aggressive and it showed results early as sophomore Keile Hansen scored unassisted in the sixth minute. Despite a halftime shot count of 6-5 in favor of the Bulldogs, the Broncos took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
"Keile's a tremendous finisher," said Thomas. "She's a forward by trade, but she's learning the outside back role. So sticking her back in the old nine [spot] she was happy with it. I'm proud of her for getting the goal and I thought she was really effective throughout the day."
Coming out of the half, the Broncos continued to press the attack. In the 79th minute, freshman Mariah Albin broke through and scored her second goal of the season off a cross from sophomore Grace Kaufman-Fuller.
Boise State's final score of the game came less than a minute later when senior Aubree Chatterton fed the ball to freshman Mia Burns for a back post goal to put the match out of reach.
Earning the win in the net was freshman goalkeeper Genevieve Crenshaw. In her first career collegiate start, she earned a clean sheet and a win. She grabbed six saves in the decision.
"We're really, really lucky to have two tremendous goalkeepers," said Thomas. "It's the weirdest position out there that everyone else gets rotated all the time but when you have a good goalkeeper, you normally just stick with the good goalkeeper. We have two tremendous goalkeepers, you can see Birdie [Genevieve Crenshaw] was fantastic today and it's important that we continue to develop and offer opportunities to play."
Boise State improves to 2-1-1 on the season, while handing Fresno State their first loss of the year, dropping to 3-1-0.
"I think we have to learn, grow [and] educate. Bring people on to the culture of our program, whilst winning," explained Thomas. "We're not rebuilding we're just trying to reteach. We're trying to win the whole thing and that's why today against the team as good as Fresno State, that was a really important victory for us."
Next up the Broncos remain at home and will play host to the Spartans of San Jose State, Sunday at 1 p.m. MT.
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