Jan. 16, 2010
Final Stats
Complete Weber State Booklet 
Ogden, UT - Senior Andrea Videbeck led the Bengals with a career-high 19 points and a near double-double, one assist shy, as she took it away at the line for Idaho State hitting 10-of-10 in the final minute to overcome Weber State 57-49 at the Dee Events Center Friday night.
The win over Weber State marks ISU's first under Head Coach Seton Sobolewski. Idaho State improved to 9-9 for the season and 4-1 in Big Sky play to capture second place in the ranking. Weber State fell to 7-11 for the season and 1-4 in conference play.
Videbeck hit 4-of-9 from the field 1-of-1 from the arc and 10-of-10 from the line. Her perfect performance from the line continues her streak of 19 consecutive made free throws, ISU's longest this season. Videbeck also recorded nine assists, five rebounds and a steal in the match up.
Senior Oana Iacovita recorded 17 points, 13 in the first half, hitting 7-of-12 from the field. She was one rebound shy of a double-double and tied her career-high for steals with five. Freshman Ashleigh Vella recorded her second-straight double-figure rebounding performance with 10 boards, two on offense.
Idaho State led the Wildcats 12-9 as Weber State shot 26.7 percent relying solely on Ali Thorderson who scored the first nine points for Weber State until Caela Mohre put away a jumper at the 10:10 mark. Though Weber State led the offensive rebounds in the first half with 13 the Wildcats scored just 10 points off of second chances.
The Bengals shot 52.2 percent (12-of-23) in the first half alone. Senior Iacovita led the hot shooting for Idaho State with 13 points hitting 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from the line. She also posted a career-high tying three blocks in the first period alone.
Weber State who leads the conference in three-point percentage for the season with 34.7 percent was held to 14.3 (2-of-14) for the game. Idaho State led the Wildcats 30-25 heading into the break.
The Bengals took their largest lead of nine four times in the second half. ISU's first nine point lead was at the 17:43 mark and its last was with 12:33 remaining off a layup by Vella. Weber State would post an 8-0 run to drop ISU's lead to two points holding the Bengals scoreless for nearly four minutes of play.
Senior Devin Diehl would snap the Bengals back into the place with a deep baseline trey. Freshman Kaela Oakes would make the steal that would turn into a layup for Iacovita. Weber State would then go on an 8-2 run capped by a jump shot from Sarah Conner who recorded seven points in the game, putting the Wildcats down by one, 47-46.
Weber State's Joey O'Neill who led the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding with a double-double would miss her only free throw attempt and the chance to tie the game with 1:46 on the clock. O'Neill recorded 12 points, 5-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 from the line, and 10 rebounds. Weber State would foul to slow down the clock, but Videbeck wouldn't allow the Wildcats an opportunity to get back in the game as she hit 10-of-10 from the line.
The Wildcats leading scorer Caitlin Anderson who averaged 11.8 points per game for the season was shut out of the contest as the Bengals held her to zero points. Weber State out-rebounded the Bengals 41-to-35 capturing 20 of its rebounds on the offensive boards earning 14 points of its points from the action.
ISU will play its first back-to-back Friday-Saturday Big Sky games when the Bengals head to Eastern Washington on Friday, January 22 at Reese Court then head to Portland State on Saturday, January 23 at the Peter W. Stott Center. Both games tip-off at 8:05 p.m.
