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.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 opens the 2018 Big Sky Tournament on Wednesday against No. 7 Montana State. The Vandals won the first meeting in Bozeman, 95-77.Â
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). Â
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