WHAT’S NEXT: Boise State women’s golf will travel to Texas for the Jim West Challenge, Oct. 18-19. The Broncos will play two rounds on Sunday at the Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos with the final day consisting of one round on Monday. Both days will have a 7:30 a.m. MT shotgun start.
THE FIELD: Boise State, Texas State (Host), Denver, Kansas State, Missouri, New Mexico, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Rice, TCU, UNLV.
LAST TIME OUT: The Broncos tied for 13th at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Denver, carding a team score of 895 (+31). Leia Chung tied for 13th, shooting 215 (-1) and leading the team for the third straight tournament. Callia Ward tied for 38th followed by Chloe Jang placing 62nd. The lineup was finished out by Teal Matsueda (71st) and Jillian Hui (T-73rd).
RISE OF CHUNG: Leia Chung had an unmatched 2025-26 season. The Wahiawa, Hawaii native was an NCAA Regional Individual qualifier and Mountain West Champion who accumulated four top-10 finishes, including three tournament titles. Chung was the recipient of the Kim Moore Spirit Award, presented to an athlete who exemplifies a great spirit toward the game of golf. Chung also holds the school’s lowest career scoring average (72.78) and single-season scoring average (72.10 in 2023-24).
YEAR SIX AT THE HELM: This is head coach Kailin Downs sixth season with the Broncos. Boise State has won a team title in five straight seasons under Downs.Since she took over, the Broncos have notched four of the top five single-season scoring averages in program history, including a program-record 293.34 in 2023-24 Last year, Downs led the Broncos to school records for single-round score (276, -12) and 36-hole score (561, -15) at the New Mexico State Golf Iconic Classic.
IN THE RECORD BOOK: Teal Matsueda and Jillian Hui and prominently featured in the Boise State record book. Matsueda holds the second-best career scoring average with a 73.81 followed by Hui in sixth with a 75.62. Hui is tied for third for individual low round, shooting a 66 (-6) on Oct. 21, 2024 at the Boulder Creek Invitational, while Matsueda is tied for sixth, shooting a 67 (-5) on Oct. 13, 2025 at the NMSU Golf Iconic Classic.
LINEUP:
1. Leia Chung
2. Jillian Hui
3. Chloe Jang
4. Callia Ward
–BroncoSports.com–
Source: broncosports.com
