RENO--The No. 2 seeded Idaho Vandals women's basketball team is set for action against No. 7 Montana State on Wednesday. The Vandals earned a first-round bye as the tournament's No. 2 seed and will play the third quarterfinal game at 5:35 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: Idaho opens the 2018 Big Sky Tournament on Wednesday against No. 7 Montana State. The Vandals won the first meeting in Bozeman, 95-77. 



About The Vandals: Idaho used a nine-game winning streak to fly up the Big Sky standings. The Vandals finished as the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky. 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 72.7 percent of Idaho's points this season (1,569 combined).  

About Montana State: The Bobcats advanced with an opening-round 68-58 win over North Dakota. The 2017 Big Sky Tournament champions were led by Rebekah Hatchard and her 18 points. Delany Junkermier hit four 3's for 15 points.

Last Time Out: Idaho closed the regular season with a 65-57 come-from-behind win at Southern Utah. Mikayla Ferenz totaled 22 points. Senior Nejra Solo led the team with 10 rebounds.

Scouting the Bobcats
• No. 7 seed in the tournament
• Ranked 55th in the NCAA in 3-pt defense, holding the opposition to 29.3%
• Averaging 10.0 3's per game (8th NCAA/3rd Big Sky)
• Hannah Caudill sits second in the Big Sky with 4.9 assists per game
• Madeline Smith leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game