Idaho State vs. Eastern Washington
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Tip-off: 2:05 p.m.
Site: ICCU Court at Reed Gym
TV: Big Sky TV
Live Stats: http://www.isu.edu/athletic/xlive.htm
Radio: The Bengal Radio Network, KISU 91.1 FM, Pocatello. (Play by play:
Mark Liptak, Color Commentary:
Brad Bugger). Carried throughout Southern Idaho and on the Internet at www.isubengals.com.
Game Notes: Eastern Washington
BENGALS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Idaho State (12-7, 3-3 BSC) hosts Eastern Washington (8-10, 4-2 BSC) for the first time on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 2:05 p.m. at Reed Gym. The Bengals come off a 65-63 home victory over the Hornets to capture a sweep over Sacramento State for the season and to snap a three-game losing streak.
BENGALS ON 11-GAME HOME WIN STREAK
ISU is currently undefeated with a 7-0 record at Reed Gym for the 2010-11 season. Idaho State is on an 11-game home win streak dating back to early February of the 2009-10 season. It is the longest home win streak under Head Coach Sobolewski. Idaho State's longest home win streak was 17 matches from the end of the 1999-00 season to the start of the 2001-02 season. The Bengals were undefeated with a 15-0 home record in 2000-01 and posted an overall record of 25-5; ISU was 16-0 in conference play.
FAST BREAKS ON IDAHO STATE...
• Idaho State posted a season-high 24 points off of second chance opportunities against Sacramento State at Reed Gym. The Bengals pulled down 17 o-boards against the Hornets, a season-high for ISU in conference play. The Bengals out-rebounded SAC 39-35 for ISU's fifth time out-rebounding an opponent this season. ISU is 5-0 this season and 15-4 under Head Coach
Seton Sobolewski when out-rebounding an opponent.
• Sophomore forward
Ashleigh Vella posted her second double-double of the season, the same for ISU as a team, with 20 points and 11 rebounds against Sacramento State. She scored the game-winning basket on a put-back with 14 seconds left off a missed three pointer from
Chelsea Pickering to help ISU defeat the Hornets 65-63 snapping a three-game losing streak. Vella's first double-double of the season was a career-high 31 point and 11 rebound effort at Utah in ISU's first ever victory over the Utes.
• As of Jan. 23, 2011, the Bengals held the nation's sixth best field goal percentage at 77.4 percent. After ISU's contest with Sacramento State where the Bengals hit just 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from the line the team is at 76.5 percent which leads the Big Sky Conference.
• Freshman guard
Kara Jenkins tied her career-high of seven points against Sacramento State at home helped by her career-high 3-of-4 effort at the line.
• With the win over the Hornets Idaho State improved to 3-3 in league play tying with Portland State and Montana for fourth in the conference standings.
• Idaho State leads the Big Sky from three-point range for all games knocking down 35.6 percent, led by Oakes who is third in the Big Sky at 44.8 percent.
• Senior guard Pickering is tied as the leading scorer in the Big Sky with Northern Arizona's Amy Patton averaging 16.8 ppg for the season.
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