Women's Basketball | 2/14/2017 4:03:00 PM
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POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State women's basketball team hits the road this week with a couple of road games, beginning with a big matchup at North Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 16. North Dakota is currently in a three-way tie to lead the Big Sky with Northern Colorado and Montana State.
SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA
LAST TIME OUT: This is the second meeting between ISU and UND. In their last meeting on Jan. 21, UND escaped with a 65-62 win in overtime. Neither team led by more than six points the entire contest. With 2:10 remaining in regulation,
Saylair Grandon squared up to hit a trey to tie the game 51-all; neither team scored to send it to overtime. ISU limited UND to just three field goals in the extra period, but the Fighting Hawks converted 8-of-9 free throws to seal the win.
Currently, UND averages 72.1 points per game (3rd in BSC) and 42.5 rebounds per game (2nd in BSC) while shooting 39.9 percent from the floor. Four players average double figures for the Fighting Hawks, led by Makailah Dyer at 14.3 points per game. Lexi Klabo leads the rebounding effort at 8.4 per game, good for second in the Big Sky.
North Dakota carries a 16-8 overall record with an 11-2 mark in conference play. UND has dropped games to Montana State and Eastern Washington and currently ranks tied for first in the conference standings.
The Fighting Hawks are led by Head Coach Travis Brewster who is in his fourth season.
SERIES REVIEW
North Dakota leads the series 7-3, and the Fighting Hawks have won six of the last eight. In their last meeting, UND escaped with a 65-62 win in overtime earlier this season on Jan. 21 in Pocatello.
BENGAL BITES
- Idaho State continued to play selfless basketball with a 79-60 win over visiting Sacramento State in its annual PINK game on Saturday, Feb. 11. It was the highest offensive output by the Bengals this season, and it tied for the lowest offensive output by Sac State. Four Bengals scored in double figures, and Estefania Ors led the team with 19.
- Through 23 games this season, the Bengals are 14-9 with a 8-4 mark in BSC play. ISU averages 60.3 points and 42.1 rebounds per game which ranks third in the conference. As a squad, ISU limits its opponents to 60.5 points per contest to lead the Big Sky.
- With leading scorer Saylair Grandon out with a broken finger, Grace Kenyon leads the Bengals in scoring at 10.7 points per game. Kenyon also leads ISU in rebounding at 7.1 per game, good for seventh in the conference.
- Firing on all Cylinders: On Saturday, Feb. 11, Idaho State played just eight players and were without leading scorer Saylair Grandon, but that didn't stop the Bengals from posting their best offensive game of the season. ISU netted a season-best 79 points to go along with a season-best 55 rebounds. Four players finished in double figures, led by Estefania Ors with 19. Britanny Kochenderfer scored a career-best 13 points to go along with a career-best eight rebounds, while Grace Kenyon was on assist shy of a triple double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Isabel Vara de Rey also reached double figures with 13 points.
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