MOSCOW, Idaho--The Vandals return to Cowan Spectrum this week for a pair of home games. Idaho will open with Southern Utah on Thursday. Tip is set for 6 p.m. PT
Follow: Live streams, when available, can be found at GoVandals.com/WatchWBB. All home and conference games will be streamed live on the Pluto TV app, as well as online at WatchBigSky.com. Follow along with live stats at GoVandals.com/WBBStats. In-game updates will be posted all season long on Twitter, @VandalsWBB.
Tom Purvis will have the radio call for you all season long on across the Idaho Radio Network. Pregame starts 15 minutes before each tip.
The Game: The Vandals look to sweep the weekend on Saturday with a win against Northern Arizona. A win would give Idaho its second two-game win streak of the season. Idaho defeated Eastern Oregon and North Dakota in consecutive games.Â
About The Vandals: Idaho is in the middle of the pack of the Big Sky with its 3-3 start to conference play. The Vandals picked up conference wins over North Dakota, Portland State and Southern Utah to go with early-season victories over CSUN, Cal State Fullerton and Eastern Oregon. Idaho has a trio of 1,000-point scorers in
Mikayla Ferenz,
Geraldine McCorkell and
Taylor Pierce. The group has led the team this season in scoring, totaling 72.8 percent of Idaho's points this season (883 combined). Â
About the Lumberjacks: NAU fell on Thursday, 82-62, at Eastern Washington. The Lumberjacks got 18 points from their leading scorer, Olivia Lucero, in the loss. NAU's lone Big Sky win came against Weber State, 76-75.
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Last Time Out: Three players recorded double-doubles for the Vandals in Thursday's 74-51 win over Southern Utah. Idaho recorded a season-high 60 rebounds in the win, limiting SUU to 27.5 percent shooting.
Scouting the Lumberjacks
• Picked 11th in both the coaches and media preseason
• Have lost three in-a-row and nine of their last 10
• Ranked 19th in the NCAA with a conference best 30 defensive rebounds per game
• Second in the Big Sky (42nd NCAA) with 42.0 rebounds per game
• Olivia Lucero leads the Big Sky with 4.7 assists per
game
• Kenna McDavis leads the conference with 9.4 rebounds
per game (50th NCAA)Â