Box Score MOSCOW, Idaho –The University of Idaho women's basketball team suffered their first home loss of the season, moving to 11-6 overall and 10-3 in Big Sky play. The Vandals fell short to Idaho state (15-1,11-0) 61-58 in Memorial Gym, Thursday night. There were 10 lead changes and five ties in the contest, but a floater from Dora Goles in the final 18 seconds sealed the win for Idaho State. Gabi Harrington notched her second double-double of the season, scoring a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds. Beyonce Bea added 12 points.
 
THE GAME
 
The Vandals fell behind early in the contest, 4-0, before three-pointer from Gabi Harrington capped a 7-0 run and gave the home side a 7-4 lead. The Vandals would control the pace the rest of the way in the period, leading 16-11 after one.
 
Less than a minute into the second period the Vandals jumped out to a 10-point lead, 21-11, their largest of the game, following a Harrington layup and a Gina Marxen three-pointer. After the Bengals cut the lead to six, Marxen drilled another three-pointer at the 6:05 mark, giving the Vandals a nine-point lead, 24-15. Idaho State closed out the period on a 14-5 run as both sides were even, 29-29, at halftime.
 
Midway through the third period the Bengals held their largest lead of the game, six points, 39-33. After a media timeout the Vandals responded with back-to-back-to-back three pointers from Sydney Gandy and Harrington to take a 42-39 lead. Idaho State held the Vandals to just two points in the final 2:55, taking a 47-44 lead into the final period.
 
Down five, 51-46, with eight minutes remaining in the game, Harrington scored four straight points, cutting the lead to one. With 6:22 to play Natalie Klinker gave the Vandals a 52-51 lead from the free-throw line. After trading leads, Beyonce Bea, scored a layup in the paint, giving the Vandals a 58-57 advantage with 1:37 to play. A jumper from Diaba Konate and a floater from Dora Goles in the final minute sealed the win for the Bengals as the Vandals fell, 63-58.
 
THE NAME
 
Gabi Harrington has been on a tear lately and that trend continues tonight. The graduate transfer added a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. She was 40 percent from the field and 33 percent from three-point range. She also had two steals and one assist.
 
THE QUOTES Head Coach Jon Newlee
"Credit to Idaho State. They came in here and played some great defense. We have to get tougher."

"I thought Gabi played well. She's a tough kid, that kind of style doesn't bother her, she likes it and will play like that. Nat will play like that and we need more to play like that. I thought [Gabi] played hard. She played tough and she played physical. Glad she was out there for us tonight."

"Defensively we did a pretty good job majority of the game. I thought they made some good shots, but we are going to have to do a better job on their guards."

"You could tell the people who have been out were a little rusty, just getting back in and trying to find their role. Definitely a couple of bad decision by a couple of them and it cost us down the stretch."
 
 
 
 
 THE NOTES
 
Both sides were even on the boards 43-43, but the Vandals had a 13-8 advantage on the offensive glass.
 
The Vandals shot just 30 percent from the field while the Bengals shot 40.6 percent. Idaho was 8-31 from three and Idaho state finished 2-of-10.

 The Bengals narrowly held a 12-13 advantage int turnovers.

Idaho led for 19 minutes in the contest and record six fast break points.  
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Vandals will host Idaho State in the Battle of the Domes, again on Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m. in Memorial gym.