SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -  The Idaho Vandal women jumped out to an early lead and never looed back as they rolled over Cal Poly for a 74-54 road win Saturday afternoon.
 
The Vandals jumped out to a 4-0 lead and continued to add on, leading 17-4 with 4:32 left in the first half, but the Mustangs cut the lead to 19-9 at the end of the first quarter.
 
The second quarter was a back-and-forth battle, but a bucket by Jennifer Aadland hit a put back layup at the buzzer to put the Vandals up 38-26 at the half.
 
Idaho started the third quarter with a 10-0 run to take a 48-26 lead before Cal Poly responded. The Vandals led 56-35 at the end of the third quarter.  
 
The Mustangs cut the lead to 65-50 with 3:00 to play, but the Vandals pulled away down the stretch for the 20-point win.
 
The Vandals were 30-57 (52.6%) and 8-15 (53.3%) from the three-point line, both the best shooting performances of the season. Hope Hassmann led the way with 15 points, while Jennifer Aadland added 14 points and Olivia Nelson scored 11.
 
Idaho continued its outstanding rebounding en route to a 40-28 advantage on the boards. Rosie Schweizer led the way with nine rebounds.
 
The Idaho defense held Cal Poly to just 19-57 (33.3%) shooting and 23.5% (4-17) from the three-point line.
 
Idaho is now 4-2 on the year and returns home for the next four games, beginning Wednesday against Montana Tech at 2 p.m. at the ICCU Arena.