RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Rosie Schweizer scored a game-high 21 points and added eight rebounds as Idaho Vandal women's basketball dominated inside en route to a 56-42 win over UC Riverside, Wednesday in Riverside, California.
 
Riverside jumped out to an early lead, going up 7-5 with 7:19 to play in the first quarter, but the Vandal defense shut the Highlanders down for the next 8:53 of game time, going on a 15-0 run and building a 20-7 lead.
 
The two teams battled back and forth for the remainder of the second half, but Idaho took a 29-19 lead into the half. Schweizer led the way with 12 first half points.
 
The Vandals extended their lead to 42-25 at the end of the third quarter. Riverside cut the lead to as little as 13 in the fourth quarter but couldn't get any closer as the Vandals coasted to the win.
 
The story of the game was the inside play. Idaho outscored Riverside 28-16 in the paint and outrebounded the Highlanders 45-28. Jennifer Aadland continued her strong start to the season on the boards, with a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with nine points. Olivia Nelson had a game-high six assists to go along with seven points.
 
The Vandals were 22-56 (39.3%) from the field while struggling from the three-point line, hitting just 3-18 (16.7%). UC Riverside was 17-57 (29.8%) from the field.
 
Idaho has now won three-straight games for the first time since early last season when they won five straight games.
 
The Vandals continue their road trip in Southern California Saturday with a game at Cal Poly at 2 p.m.