FINAL SCORE: Idaho 91, Western Oregon 63
 
RECORDS: Idaho (9-4), Western Oregon (7-4) 
 
IDAHO LEADERS:  Ana Pinheiro (19 points), Kyra Gardner (12 rebounds), Gardner (10 assists), Gardner (three blocks)
 
NOTABLES: 

• With 12 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists, Kyra Gardner logged the first Vandal triple-double since Mikayla Ferenz in 2018
• Ana Pinheiro led the team with a career-high 19 points
• This is the second game this year the Vandals have made 10 or more three-pointers
• Sarah Brans scored a season-high 11 points
• Idaho scored 90+ points for the second time this year.

MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball team returned home in style in its annual Hoopin' for the Holidays game, beating Western Oregon 91-63 in front of its home crowd on Sunday afternoon.

The Vandals got out to an early lead in the first quarter, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after Sofia Ekh hit a three. WOU quickly got back into the game going on an 11-5 run to take the lead. Hope Hassmann came back with a layup through contact, converting an and one opportunity to give the Vandals a lead they would never give up. Idaho took a 24-15 lead out of the first.

Western Oregon cut the deficit to just four points halfway through the second period, but Katlin Kangur scored three-straight points to extend the Idaho advantage. In the last two minutes of the quarter, five points from Ana Pinheiro, who scored a career-high 19 points, were the catalyst for a 12-2 run to close the half for Idaho, which led 43-31 at the break.

Coming out of the break, Kyra Gardner, who had one of the best days of her career, splashed the first six Idaho points from outside, ballooning the Vandal edge to 16. The Vandal attack wouldn't be slowed down, as they led 64-45 at the end of three. 

Entering the fourth, Gardner was on triple-double watch, aiming to log the first triple-double of her career and the first by a Vandal since 2018, needing three assists to make it happen. The first came when she dished a fast break pass to Cate Deaver for a lay in with 6:07 on the clock. She followed that up at 4:43, passing it out to Pinheiro who hit a three, and slid a pass between two defenders to Sarah Brans, who hit a floater in the lane to give Gardner the historic triple-double. Brans also scored 11 points to set a new season high. 

Idaho (9-4) wrapped up non-conference play with a 91-63 victory. 

UP NEXT: The Vandals will be enjoying their holiday break and will be back after the new year, opening Big Sky action with a game on Jan. 3, 2026, at Eastern Washington.

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