#BigSkyWBB Weekly Notebook - Dec. 4

#BigSkyWBB Weekly Notebook - Dec. 4

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EASTERN WASHINGTON
  • Dropped two close games at Cal Poly (59-55) and at home against Fresno State (68-58).
  • Versus Cal Poly, Violet Kapri Morrow scored a season-high 26 points on 8-18 shooting and 9-9 from the charity stripe.
 
IDAHO
  • Defeated San Francisco 70-63 at home in their only game of the week to improve to 3-3 on the year.
  • Mikayla Ferenz registered 40 points and seven rebounds in the game and is second in the Big Sky in points per game averaging 23.8 for the season.
  • The Vandals were all over the boards and specifically on the offensive side pulling down 18 offensive rebounds versus the Dons.
 
IDAHO STATE
  • Went 1-0 on the week taking down Benedictine 88-51 in a game that the Bengals never trailed in.
  • Estefania Ors tallied 22 points on 7-11 shooting to lead the team. Grace Kenyon almost recorded a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes of play.
  • The Bengals dished 22 assists on 31 made baskets in the game.
 
MONTANA
  • Won the Lady Griz Invitational thumping Northern Illinois 86-70 before a thrilling win over UC Davis 62-56.
  • Jace Henderson was named MVP averaging 15 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 5.5 apg over the two-game stretch.
  • Improved to 72-4 all-time in the Lady Griz Classic.
 
MONTANA STATE
  • Split the week falling to Wyoming 66-58 before recovering in a big way with an 85-62 win at home over Long Beach State.
  • Six players scored double-digits for the Bobcats against Long Beach State with Madeline Smith recording a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Created plenty of second chance opportunities versus Long Beach State with 20 offensive rebounds.
 
NORTHERN ARIZONA
  • Had the week off but takes its 4-2 record on the road this week against Colorado State before coming back home to play New Mexico.
  • Khiarica Rasheed’s 60 percent shooting from the floor is the 25th best mark in the nation.
 
NORTHERN COLORADO
  • Fell to Air Force 69-57 and upended SMU 58-57 at home to end the week 1-1.
  • Ali Meyer scored the game-winning tip-in against SMU with four seconds left. Meyer has cleaned up the glass recording double-digit rebound performances in five straight games.
  • Micayla Isenbart scored a career-high 20 points in the SMU game filling in for the injured Savannah Smith.
 
PORTLAND STATE
  • Buried Portland 92-79 to remain a perfect 5-0 for the year for the first time since the 2007-08 season.
  • Ashley Bolston was a steal away from a quadruple-double with 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and nine steals. Sidney Rielly had the hot-hand for the Vikings with 32 points.
  • The Vikings assisted on 27 of their 33 field goals. Bolston is the only Big Sky player to record double-digit assists this season, and the junior has already done it twice.
  • Bolston is one of two players in the nation to have recorded multiple triple-doubles this season joining Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu.
  • Vikings are the top team in field goal percentage defense in the nation allowing opponents to shoot just 28.3 percent from the field.
 
SACRAMENTO STATE
  • Improved to 3-1 on the year with an 86-80 home win over Antelope Valley.
  • Kennedy Nicholas (19 points and 18 rebounds) and Hannah Friend (22 points and 15 rebounds) each recorded double-doubles for the Hornets.
  • Still the top offense in the nation averaging 95.0 points per game.
  • Nicholas is fourth in the nation in rebounds pulling down 13.8 boards a game while Friend is fourth in points averaging 25 per outing.
 
SOUTHERN UTAH
  • Went 1-1 on the week defeating BYU 67-64 at home and losing to Oral Roberts 64-59.
  • Harley Hansen scored 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the win over BYU.
 
WEBER STATE
  • Enjoyed a 68-63 home win over UTEP and is now 3-3 this season.
  • Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman scored 16 points to go along with nine rebounds and nine assists.
  • Welch-Coleman is 36th in the nation in assists per game averaging 5.8.