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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Idaho State women's basketball team dropped its 2012-13 season opener against Kansas State Friday afternoon. Both teams struggled on the offensive side of the ball but Kansas State was able to hold off the Bengals on its way to a 62-54 victory.
Senior forward
Ashleigh Vella led Idaho State with 12 points. Vella also had eight rebounds, an assists and three steals in 37 minutes of action. She shot 4-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from the free throw line.
Sophomore guard
Blaire Brady and senior guard
Kaela Oakes each had seven points while junior guard
Lindsey Reed had nine. Junior guard
Kara Jenkins had a team-high seven assists in the contest, a career high for the Algona, Wash., native.
In the first half, both teams shot under 40 percent and ISU had hit just one 3-point shot while Kansas State went 6-14 from 3-point range. Brady and Jenkins led ISU offensively with five points apiece. Vella had a team-high five first-half rebounds.
Kansas State opened a 10-2 run to begin the second half and extended that lead to 14 with 4:32 remaining in the game. The Bengals made a slight comeback as ISU narrowed the gap to eight at the final buzzer.
“Kansas State is a good team,” ISU Head Coach
Seton Sobolewski said. “I felt we matched up well with them. We had a good game plan, we just needed to execute a little better, take care of the ball a little better and shoot a little better. To play a Big 12 team this close is a positive. We had some great shots and in close games with closely matched teams, the details make the difference.”
The Bengals travel to Lawrence, Kan., Sunday to face No. 25 Kansas Sunday. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m.
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