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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State women's basketball kicks off conference play hosting Northern Colorado on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. (MST) and Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. (MST) in Reed Gym.  The game will feature Live Stats, video, and audio. Audio is brought to you by Mark Liptak and KISU radio. All platforms are accessible on isubengals.com

All-Time Series Results vs. Northern Colorado
ISU leads the all-time series, 21-12. UNC has won six of the last 10 and three of the last five meetings. ISU won both games vs. No. Colorado last season. Head Coach Seton Sobolewski is 15-12 in his career against the Bears.

The two teams last met up on Feb. 22, 2020 in Greeley, Colo. The Bengals had one of their best shooting nights of the year as they blew out the Bears 71-55 on 50 percent shooting from the floor, 39 percent from three, and 77 percent from the free-throw line. They jumped out to a 14-7 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.  ISU led by as much as 23 points in the fourth quarter. Five players finished in double figures in scoring led by Callie Bourne with 19. Diaba Konate finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and seven steals.

The Bears are 1-3 to start the 2020-21 season with the last game a blowout loss to Abilene Christian in Greeley, Colo. UNC was picked for fifth place in the preseason polls by the coaches and the media. UNC sophomore Alisha Davis was named first team all-Big Sky all-conference in the preseason poll.

All-Time Series Results
vs. UNC
Overall: 21-12, Home: 9-6, Away: 10-5, Neutral: 2-1
12/05/86    A    W    72-58    
11/28/87    N    W    80-61    
*    01/13/07    A    W    92-66    
*    02/08/07    H    W    90-65    
*    01/03/08    H    W    86-66    
*    02/09/08    A    W    76-63    
*    01/02/09    A    W    60-55    
*    02/07/09    H    W    63-58    
*    01/09/10    H    W    74-65    
*    02/11/10    A    W    62-51    
*    02/28/11    A    L    49-73    
*    03/05/11    H    W    69-61    
*    01/02/12    H    W    57-52    
*    01/26/12    A    W    64-50    
+    03/10/12    H    W    49-46    
*    01/05/13    A    L    71-63    
*    01/31/13    H    L    50-49    
*    01/11/14    H    L    62-55    
*    02/06/14    A    W    79-71    
*    01/29/15    H    W    70-61    
*    01/07/16    A    L    48-47    
*    02/06/16    H    L    61-59    
+    03/07/16    N    W    54-45    
*    01/19/17    H    L    77-62    
*    02/18/17    A    W    68-58    
+    03/08/17    N    W    60-59    
*    01/13/18    H    L    63-57    
*    02/08/18    A    L    75-52    
+    03/09/18    N    L    66-73    
*    01/19/19    A    L    60-56    
*    02/28/19    H    L    61-59    
*    01/30/20    H    W    59-39    
*    02/22/20    A    W    71-55

Recap: at Kansas State
ISU women's basketball team defeated Kansas State, 65-50, on Dec. 8 in Manhattan, Kans.
 
ISU shot 40 percent from the field and 42 percent from three while holding KSU to just 30 percent from the field and 20 percent from three. 
 
Dora Goles led the Bengals with 18 points after going 4-7 from beyond the three-point arc and 7-10 from the field. She also recorded three boards and three assists. Estefania Ors scored in double-digits in her second straight game with 11 points along with two steals, five boards, and four assists. 
 
Montana Oltrogge came alive in the third quarter, scoring 11 points on 3-4 from three and 4-5 from the field.
 
The Bengals had 40 boards led by Callie Bourne with 12.
  
The Bengals made 16 threes in the second half to give them the advantage over KSU.
 
The victory marks ISU's third win over a Power 5 program since 2016. The previous two wins were at No. 25 Washington, 79-59, on Nov. 12, 2017 and against Wisconsin, 42-35, on Dec. 6, 2016.