Grand Forks, N.D.--The Vandals head for the plains of North Dakota for a rematch with the UND Fighting Hawks. Idaho picked up the first win of the series back in December. Game two between the schools is set for 12 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:Â The Vandals will look for the series sweep on Saturday at North Dakota. Idaho picked up the W in the first meeting to open the Big Sky season back on Dec. 28.Â
About The Vandals:Â Idaho is in the midst of a tight race in the Big Sky with a 5-3 start. The Vandals are on a season-long three-game winning streak, pulling within a game of .500 on the season. Idaho has a trio of 1,000-point scorers inÂ
Mikayla Ferenz,Â
Geraldine McCorkell andÂ
Taylor Pierce. The group has led the team this season in scoring, totaling 73.6 percent of Idaho's points this season (1,011 combined). Â
About UND:Â The Fighting Hawks have a 3-5 record in Big Sky play, but have won each of their last two contests. UND started conference play with a three-game skid but has since won three of its last five.Â
Last Time Out:Â
Mikayla Ferenz totaled 33 points and Geri McCorkell picked up her third straight double-double in Idaho's 79-71 win at Northern Colorado. The win was Idaho's first in three tries at UNC.Â
Scouting the Fighting Hawks
• Picked second in both the preseason conference polls
• Outrebounding opponents by 7.3 per game (38th NCAA)
• UND leads the Big Sky in total FTA (450) and FTM (318, ranking 11th and 10th in the NCAA, respectively
• Lexi Klabo is 22nd in the NCAA with 48 blocks and 23rd with 2.53 BPG
• Klabo is also 8th in the country with 118 FTM and leads the conference with 9.2 rebound s per game