MOSCOW, Idaho--Idaho stays at home to close the week on Saturday. The Vandals will look to return the favor to Sacramento State and pull even in the season series.Â
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: Idaho looks to make it six in-a-row on Saturday  when Sacramento State comes to town. The Vandals will hope to even the score with the Hornets, who one the Jan. 4 meeting in Sacramento.Â
About The Vandals: Idaho is in a four-way tie for second in the Big Sky and a half game back of conference leading Weber State (7-2). The Vandals are on a season-long five-game winning streak, getting above .500 for the first time since the season-opener. 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 73.3 percent of Idaho's points this season (1,109 combined). Â
About Sac State: The Hornets have lost seven straight since defeating Idaho back in January. They are getting outscored by an average of 15.3 ppg in the current streak. Sacramento State has given up 80 or more points in five of the seven games.Â
Last Time Out: Idaho held on to a 61-60 win on Thursday against Portland State. The Vandals led by 16 at halftime, but got outscored 33-11 in the second half.Â
Scouting the Hornets
• Picked ninth and tenth in the preseason conference polls
• Third in the Big Sky with 9.2 steals per game
• Getting out-rebounded on the season by an average of 6.3 per game
• Hannah Friend and Maranne Johnson both are 53rd in the NCAA with 332 FGA
• Friend is fifth in the Big Sky with 18.1 ppg
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