📍 Moscow, Idaho (ICCU Arena)
🗓 Saturday, February 22, 6:00 p.m.
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MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball team (16-9, 8-6) finishes off the week in ICCU Arena against the Northern Colorado Bears (13-13, 6-9). This is the 21st overall meeting between the two teams, Idaho's all-time record against the Bears is deadlocked at 10-10. Idaho recorded a 68-57 win in the first meeting between the two teams this season.

The game can be seen on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on the Vandal Athletic Network with Doug Taylor working as the play-by-play. Doors to ICCU Arena will open at 1:00 p.m., tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

Idaho is led by first-year Head Coach Arthur Moreira – one of just two first-year head coaches in the country to lead their team to 16 or more after having a losing record the year before. Moreira is the first Brazilian head coach in division one history.
As we come down the home stretch of the regular season, the Vandals currently sit in third place in the Big Sky Conference and have established themselves as one of the best rebounding and defensive teams in the nation. Idaho leads the conference and is ranked seventh in the nation in field goal percentage defense, limiting opponents to shoot an abysmal 35% from the field.

The Vandals are one of the best rebounding teams in the country. Moreira's squad ranks sixth in NCAA women's basketball with 43.3 rebounds per game, and they rank fifth in the nation with 30.8 defensive rebounds per game. That effort is led by Jennifer Aadland who has been one of the best rebounders in college basketball this season. Aadland leads the Vandals with 9.6 rebounds per game, and ranks 14^th in the country with 7.6 defensive rebounds per outing.

An electric backcourt has been the catalyst for the Vandal offense this season. Olivia Nelson leads the Vandals and is the third best scorer in the Big Sky with an average of 16 points per game in conference action. Sophomore guard Hope Hassmann is adding an additional 12 points per game and leads the Vandals with over three assists per contest.

Northern Colorado comes into the matchup riding a three-game winning streak, including a comeback win against Eastern Washington in its most recent outing. In Big Sky play, however, the Bears are just 1-7 in games played away from Greeley, Colo.   

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased here or by calling the Idaho ticket office at (208)-885-6466.
 
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