Ellsworth Nearing Records as Senior Day Approaches

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ABOUT THE BENGALS
Idaho State enters the final home stand of the season with a chance to make the Big Sky Conference tournament. The Bengals are coming off their first tie of the season after drawing with the University of Idaho 2-2 on Sunday.

The Bengals are the highest scoring team in the Big Sky with 26 goals. Eighteen of the 26 goals have come after halftime.  Ten of those have come in the 71st minute or later.

The 1.86 goals/game is the second highest average in school history (2.16, 2000) and ranks 65th in the nation.

They are also lead the conference in shots with 16.29/game.

Head Coach Allison Gibson enters her ninth season as the winningest coach in Idaho State history.

PLAYER NOTES
Amanda Ellsworth
The senior leads the Big Sky Conference in both goals (12) and points (26). The 12 goals in 2014 is a school record for goals in a season.

She has 35 career goals which ranks 2nd in conference history. Montana's Heather Olson sits in first place with 36. Her 79 points ranks second in Big Sky history as well. NAU's Holly Jones is first with 81.

Her hat trick against Hawaii marks just the second player in school history to tally three goals in a game. She is 14th in the nation in goals scored and 13th in goals per game (.857). She has scored a goal in eight of the 14 matches this season. She has registered a point in nine of the 14.

The Bengals are 5-2-1 this season when she scores a goal.

Maria Sanchez
The freshman leads the Big Sky in shots per game (3.50), second in assists (5) while ranking 3rd in points (17) and goals (6).

ABOUT SOUTHERN UTAH
SUU enters the match with a 3-2-2 Big Sky record after tying conference leading Montana 2-2 in their last match.

The Bengals lead the overall series 11-1 and have won seven straight including a 2-0 victory last season in Cedar City. ISU has never lost (5-0) to SUU in Pocatello.

The match will feature the two highest scoring teams in the Big Sky

ABOUT NORTHERN ARIZONA
NAU enters the week with a 3-2-2 Big Sky record after falling to Eastern Washington 1-0 in their last match.

The overall series is tied at 8-8-3. The 'Jacks won the last matchup 2-1 in Flagstaff last season. ISU is 6-1-2 against NAU in Pocatello.

Northern Arizona features the second ranked goal scorer in the Big Sky in Haley Wingender (8). NAU leads the conference in goals allowed at 0.81/game.