Preview: WBB Travels to Puerto Rico

GAME NOTES | LIVE AUDIO SAN DIEGO STATE GAME | LIVE AUDIO UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON GAME

THIS WEEK IN IDAHO STATE BASKETBALL
Idaho State travels to Puerto Rico for the San Juan Shootout.  The Bengals will take on San Diego State on Thursday at 12 p.m. before playing the University of Houston on Friday at 3 p.m.

ABOUT  SAN DIEGO STATE
The Aztecs are a member of the Mountain West Conference.  They are 1-3 on the season after defeating fellow Big Sky opponent Sacramento State in their first game of the season before dropping their last three contests.

SDSU lost 89-38 to No. 2/3 South Carolina earlier this week on the road.

LAST MATCHUP VS SDSU:
This will be the third meeting between the Bengals and the Aztecs and the first since 1999. The series is tied 1-1. ISU won the game in Pocatello while SDSU won the game in California.  

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
The Cougars are a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are 2-1 on the season. They defeated Texas A&M Corpus Christi 68-66 in their last game

This will be the first meeting between Idaho State and the University of Houston

BENGALS LAST GAME: NORTHWEST NAZARENE
The Bengals defeated the Crusaders 88-69 to pick up their first win of the season.  Megan Hochstein scored 20 points on 9-10 shooting while Grace Kenyon added 17 points and 13 rebounds.

11-STRAIGHT
Idaho State has qualified for the post-season tournament in 11 consecutive seasons. The streak is currently the second-longest in the Big Sky, behind only Montana. The Lady Griz have played in every Big Sky Tournament.

SOBOLEWSKI BECOMES THE WINNINGEST COACH IN ISU HISTORY
The win over Northern Arizona on February 1st, 2014 was Head Coach Seton Sobolewski's 94th career victory. The win pushed Sobolewski past Jon Newlee as the winningest coach in ISU history.

Sobolewski has led Idaho State to the Big Sky tournament each year of his tenure, including 2012 when the Bengals won the conference championship to advance to the NCAA tournament.  

NEW FACES FOR BENGALS
The ISU roster includes only two seniors (Rebecca Shrimshper and Jasmine Lemon). Four of the top five scorers from 2013-14 graduated. There are seven new players on this year's roster. (Woodworth, Newton, Woods, Hochstein, Morch and Somers)

SCHRIMPSHER TURNS UP OFFENSE
Rebecca finished out last season strong by scoring in double figures in five of the last seven games including a career high 23 against Northern Arizona.  She opened this season by scoring 20 against Western New Mexico.