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.Â
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). Â
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.Â
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