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POCATELLO, Idaho - Idaho State hosts Portland State in the final regular-season game of the 2013-14 season. The Bengals and Vikings face off at 2 p.m. in Reed Gym. The five ISU seniors;
Lindsey Reed,
Kara Jenkins,
Jessica Tingey,
Sheryl Bitter and
Alissa Willard, will be honored 15 minutes before tipoff at 1:45 p.m.
Idaho State is tied for fifth place with Sacramento State in the Big Sky conference with a 10-9 record. The Bengals clinched a spot in the Big Sky Tournament with an 86-62 win over Eastern Washington Thursday night. ISU is 12-16 overall.
Lindsey Reed leads ISU in scoring at 16.3 points per game.
Jessica Tingey scores 11.7 PPG and leads the Bengals with 6.8 rebounds per game.
ABOUT PORTLAND STATE
The Vikings are 6-13 in conference and sit in a tie with Northern Arizona for ninth place. PSU is eliminated from contention for a spot in the Big Sky Tournament.
Four Vikings average double figures, led by Emily Easom's 12.6 points per game and Angela Misa's 10.9 PPG and a team-high nine rebounds per game. Kate Lanz scores 11.5 PPG for PSU and Allie Brock scores 10.4.
Portland State is coached by Sherri Murrell. She is 118-97 in seven seasons.
LAST MATCHUP: BENGALS KICK OFF BIG SKY PLAY WITH A 76-64 WIN OVER PSU
Four Bengals scored in double-figures to lead Idaho State to a 76-64 road win over Portland State in their Big Sky Conference opener at the Peter W. Stott center in downtown Portland.
Lindsey Reed overcame a slow start to lead all scorers with 20 points while
Jasmine Lemon scored a career high 15 points,
Jessica Tingey added 14 and Becca Schrimpsher had 11.
The Bengals also outrebounded Portland State 38-35 and forced eight steals.
ISU held Portland State to 32.8 percent shooting but three Vikings scored in double figures. Lanz and Misa led PSU with 19 while Brock scored 15 but just two of those came in the second half.
The Bengals also had a season-high 18 assists.
LAST GAME: EASTERN WASHINGTON
Sheryl Bitter was six-for-six in the second half including four-for-four from the three-point line to lead Idaho State to a 55-point second half and an 86-62 victory over Eastern Washington Thursday Night in Reed Gym.
The Bengals and Eagles played a tightly contested first half. ISU shot 46.2 percent to EWU's 33 percent. But the Eagles forced 10 turnovers and only gave the ball up twice to go into halftime tied at 31.
Hayley Hodgins had 10 points to lead EWU and
Jessica Tingey had eight to lead the Bengals.
The second half looked like it would continue on the same trajectory as the first half, but that changed with 11:51 to play in the game.
Bitter hit a 3-pointer to kick off an offensive explosion for the Bengals. ISU hit shots on its next eight possessions, highlighting a 24-4 run that gave the Bengals a 70-48 lead with 5:16 remaining.
Melissa Williams led the Eagles with 23 points and a team-high five rebounds. Hodgins had 13 points for EWU.
Four Bengals scored in double-figures with Bitter's career-high 21 leading the way. Tingey had 16 points for ISU and
Lindsey Reed had 11.
Rebecca Schrimpsher scored 13 and had a game-high seven rebounds.
BIG SKY CONFERENCE PICTURE
The field is set and the location is determined but seeds two through seven are still up for grabs.
North Dakota lost Thursday but won the right to host the tournament because of tiebreakers. Southern Utah can claim a share of the Big Sky title and the second seed in the tournament with a win over Northern Colorado.
Montana can finish no-lower than the third seed, and Eastern Washington is a lock at the fourth seed.
Idaho State and Sacramento State are currently tied for fifth place. If the Hornets win Saturday against Montana State they will receive the fifth seed. If they lose and ISU beats Portland State the Bengals will claim the fifth seed. If both teams lose then Sac State will claim the fifth seed.
Montana State is a lock at the seventh seed.
Northern Colorado, Northern Arizona, Portland State and Weber State have all been eliminated from the tournament.
11-STRAIGHT
With ISU's 86-62 win over Eastern Washington the Bengals clinched their 11th consecutive trip to the Big Sky Tournament. 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 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. His current record is 98-85 overall and 63-40 in Big Sky play.
REED IN THE RECORD BOOKS
With 19 points against Illinois-Chicago
Lindsey Reed surpassed 1000 career points. She is just the 17th player in ISU history to join the 1000 point club. She hit the 500 career rebound mark against Black Hills State in the first game of the season.
Against Southern Utah Reed moved into the top 10 all-time in rebounds, with 669 career rebounds she is tied for eighth in ISU History with Michelle Grohs. Her 1,425 career points ranks fourth in ISU history.
Scoring
3. Mandi Carver 1,538
4.
Lindsey Reed 1,425
5. Ashley Toner  1,342
Rebounding
7. Jeanne Gragg 733
8. Michelle Grohs 669
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Lindsey Reed 669
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