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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State women's basketball plays just one game this week against Portland State on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. (MST).
The game will feature live stats, video, and audio brought to you by
Mark Liptak and KISU 91.1. The pregame show will begin approximately 20 minutes before game time.
Scouting Portland State
PSU is 12-14 on the season with a 6-10 record in the Big Sky. The Vikings currently sit eighth in the conference.
Overall, the team is producing 69 points per game while shooting 625-1556 (.402) from the field, 197-552 (.357) from three and 349-447 (.781) from the free-throw line.
The Vikings rank second in the conference in blocked shots and third in field-goal percentage.
Desirae Hansen, Tatiana Streun, Kylie Jimenez, Jordan Stotler, and Belle Frazier are the projected starters for the Vikings. They all average double figure points except Frazier who is close with 9.7 points per game.
Hansen leads the team, and is ninth in the Big Sky, in scoring with 12.8 points per game. She put up 10 points, three assists, and four boards against ISU earlier this season. She tosses a conference seventh-best 4 assists per game.
Streun follows Hansen with 12.5 points per game while shooting a team-best .528 from the field, a team-best .500 from three, and .795 from the free-throw line. She sits seventh in the Big Sky in rebounds, grabbing 6.9 per game. She grabbed seven boards against ISU earlier this season.
Jimenez puts up 12 points per game while leading the team in three-point attempts. She leads PSU in assists (4.1) and steals (2.5) per game. She sits sixth in the BSC in assists and third in steals.
Stotler crashes the boards, grabbing a conference fourth-best 7.5 per game. She leads the BSC in blocked shots, averaging 3.1 per game.
Frazier led PSU with 17 points against the Bengals earlier this season.
The two teams matched-up earlier this season on Jan. 18 in Reed Gym where the Vikings pulled away with a 69-64 victory to end their 16 game losing streak. The Bengals had a 32-31 lead heading into halftime. PSU led ISU at the end of the third, 56-45, after shooting 9-12 from the floor and sinking four 3s to outscore the Bengals 25-13. in the quarter. ISU out-shot Portland State 62 percent to 40 percent in the fourth quarter but it was not enough to take back the lead, resulting in a 69-64 loss for the Bengals.
Goles led ISU with 20 points, going 6-7 from beyond the arc.
ISU leads the all-time series, 37-21. ISU has won nine of the last 10 and four of the last five meetings. Head Coach
Seton Sobolewski is 16-7 in his career vs. Portland State.
All-Time Series Results
ISU vs. PSU (Since 2009)
* 01/10/09 H L 61-70
* 02/12/09 A L 61-71
* 01/23/10 A L 45-61
* 02/26/10 H W 63-51
24+ 03/11/10 N L 61-75
* 01/17/11 A L 79-89
* 02/10/11 H W 63-58
* 01/16/12 H W 78-63
* 02/11/12 A W 70-59
* 12/20/20 H W 63-50
* 03/09/13 A W 61-54
* 01/02/14 A W 76-64
* 03/08/14 H W 79-64
* 01/24/15 A W 65-53
* 01/16/16 H W 71-70
* 02/11/16 A W 64-42
* 02/09/17 H W 53-47
+ 03/10/17 N W 54-50
* 01/18/18 A W 88-59
* 2/17/18 H W 72-64
* 02/02/19 A W 58-57
* 02/21/19 H W 72-54
01/18/20 H L 69-64
Big Time Bengals
National Rankings (As of Feb. 24)
Idaho State is tied for No. 18 in three-point field goal percentage, No. 27 in 3-point field goal defense, No. 42 in field goal percentage, No. 45 in field goal percentage defense
ISU in the Big Sky
No. 1: 3pt FG % (.363), 3pt FG Defense %: (.277), FG % (.437)
No. 2: Scoring Margin (+7.5), Rebounding Defense (35 pg), FG% defense (.367), Scoring defense (61.0 ppg)
No. 3: Assists (15 pg), FG % defense (.373)
Bourne is ninth in rebounds (6.9 pg), fifth in defensive boards (5.5 pg) and eighth in scoring (12.9 ppg). Goles is third in 3-pointers made (61), fourth in steals (2.1 pg), and tied for No. 11 in assists (3.4 pg).
Ellie Smith is fourth in blocked shots (49).
Diaba Konate ranks 12th in assists (3.3 pg) and fifth in steals (1.8 pg).
Trends
Bourne has recorded double-digit points the last 15 games and has reached double-digit points in all but four games this season. Goles has produced double-digits in 12 of 17 conference games with a career-high 36 points against Montana on Feb. 15. Konate follows with double-digits in eight conference games including a career-high 32 points against NAU on Feb. 6.
Recap: UNC
ISU defeated Northern Colorado, 71-55, on Saturday afternoon in Greeley, Colo.
ISU shot 50 percent from the field, scoring 30 points in the paint, 24 off fast breaks, and 20 off 21 UNC turnovers. The Bengals shot 40 percent from three.
Five Bengals scored in the double figures led by Bourne with 19, Konate with 14, Oltrogge with 11, and Goles and
Delaney Moore each with 11.
Konate recorded a career-high seven steals and a career-high eight boards. Her seven steals was just one shy from tying the all-time single game steal record.
Goles tied her career-high in assists with seven.
School Big Sky Pct. Overall Home Away Streak
Montana State * 15-1 0.938 19-6 10-2 9-3 W11
Northern Arizona 12-5 0.706 15-11 7-4 7-6 W2
Idaho 11-5 0.688 16-9 8-2 8-5 W1
Idaho State 11-6 0.647 15-11 8-4 7-7 W3
Southern Utah 9-7 0.563 15-10 11-2 4-8 W4
Montana 9-7 0.563 14-11 8-5 6-5 L2
Northern Colorado 7-9 0.438 11-14 4-7 7-7 L2
Portland State 6-10 0.375 12-14 7-5 5-8 L6
Sacramento State 6-11 0.353 8-18 4-8 4-10 L3
Eastern Washington 3-13 0.188 4-21 3-8 1-12 L1
Weber State 1-16 0.059 3-23 1-9 2-14 L13
