Women's Basketball | 12/15/2016
MOSCOW, Idaho—The Vandals women's basketball team returns to Memorial Gym Saturday for the first time since Nov. 5. Idaho last played at home in an 83-45 exhibition win over Multnomah.
About Idaho: Idaho, after a 3-5 start to the season , finally returns home on Saturday. The Vandals played eight games away from Moscow to open the season. The Vandals are coming off a close 74-71 win at Wyoming last week, breaking a five-game losing streak.
About the Opponent: The Wildcats are 5-5 on the season. CWU last played to an 82-71 win over Cal State Los Angeles. The Wildcats opened the season with a 97-66 loss at Washington.
The Match-Up: Saturday will be the 17th all-time meeting between Idaho and Central Washington. The Vandals hold a 9-7 series lead. Idaho has not lost to CWU in the last seven games.
Close Encounters: Idaho's three wins this season have been by margins of two, three and four points. Idaho was 7-4 last year in games decided by 10 points or less.
Pop-a-Shot: Idaho shot a season-high 43.8 percent from 3-point distance at Wyoming. The previous high was 38.5 percent at CSFU.
Five Down: Idaho lost five games in a row for the first time since an 0-8 stretch during the 2011-12 season.
Keep Away: Idaho's 96 turnovers this season rank 10th fewest in the NCAA. It's 12.0 per game are eighth nationally.
Make it Rain: The Vandals are averaging 9.4 3FGM per game, ranking second in the Big Sky and 11th in the NCAA.
Playing Nice: Idaho has been called for 16.1 personal fouls per game this season, third fewest in the Big Sky. Last year the Vandals were the least penalized team in the Big Sky, averaging 15.0 personal fouls per game, 33rd in nation.
Ball Control: Idaho is second in the Big Sky (52nd NCAA) with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.10.
Live and Let Die: Idaho made a season-high 16 3's against UNLV at the Maui Wahine Classic. The issue in the loss was that Idaho finished with 19 total field goals.
Limited Access: Idaho was held to just six 3-point attempts against Northern Iowa, matching the fewest attempted since Nov. 25, 2011 against Pepperdine.
Record Breakers: The Vandals and Huskies combined for a NCAA-record 97 3-point attempts on Tuesday, shattering the previous record of 80 set by Sacramento State and Cal in 2015.
