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Vandals Close at SUU

Final tune-up before the Big Sky Tournament

03/01/2018

CEDAR CITY, Utah--The regular season comes to a close for the Big Sky on Friday. Idaho will visit Southern Utah to finish up, before heading to Reno, Nev., for the Big Sky Tournament.

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 secured a top-four seed in next week's Big Sky Tournament on Wednesday and closes out the regular season at Southern Utah on Friday. 

About The Vandals: Idaho used a nine-game winning streak to fly up the Big Sky standings. The Vandals sit second in the Big Sky and with a win on Friday will be the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky Tournament. 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 (1,524 combined).  

About Southern Utah: The Thunderbirds have lost 12 consecutive games. SUU's last win came on Jan. 4 against Idaho State. The Thunderbirds fell, 70-49, against Eastern Washington on Thursday. 

Last Time Out: Idaho had four players hit double-figures in Wednesday's win at Northern Arizona. Taylor Pierce led the way with 28 points, hitting 3's to break the Big Sky's career 3-point record (292).

Scouting the Thunderbirds
• Picked 12th in both preseason polls
• Ranked 44th in the NCAA with 10.1 steals per game (2nd Big Sky)
• 12th in the Big Sky allowing opponents to shoot 35.2 percent from 3-point range
• Lowest scoring team in the Big Sky, averaging 59.1 ppg
• Rebecca Cardenas ranks 29th in the NCAA with 2.77 steals per game
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