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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State women's basketball hosts its final two conference games of the season against Eastern Washington on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. and Idaho on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in Reed Gym.

The games 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 prior to game time.

Scouting EWU
EWU is 4-23 on the season with a 3-15 record in the Big Sky. The Eagles currently sit 10th in the conference.

Overall, the team is producing 57.8 points per game while shooting 579-1581 (.366) from the field, 215-640 (.336) from three and 188-291 (.646) from the free-throw line. 

The Eagles rank second in the conference and are tied for No. 45 in the nation in three-point field goals made. Four players sit in the top 15 in the conference in three-pointers made: Jenna Dick, Jessica McDowell-White, Kennedy Dickie, and Grace Kirscher.

Dick, McDowell-White, Dickie, Kirscher, and Bella Cravens are the projected starters for EWU. 

Dick is third in the Big Sky in three-pointers made (64). ISU held her to just 1-2 from beyond the three-point arc earlier this season.

McDowell-White leads the conference in assists (5.5 pg) and sits 5th in assist/turnover ratio (1.9). She tossed a team-high four assists against ISU in December. 

Dickie is averaging 10.1 points per game in conference this season. She did not see action against ISU, instead, Alexyss Newman started for EWU, leading the team with 14 points, five boards, a block, a steal, and one assist. Kirscher put up seven points against the Bengals.

Cravens is the Big Sky leader in rebounds, averaging 8.6 per game. She also leads in defensive boards (5.9 pg) and is second in offensive boards (2.8 pg). She also sits fifth in blocked shots (1.8 pg). She scored nine points and grabbed five boards in just 19 minutes played against ISU. 

History
The two teams matched-up earlier this season on Dec. 30 in Cheney, Wash. where ISU took down the Eagles, 67-47. The Bengals took an early 5-4 lead and didn't look back, taking the lead through the rest of the game.

Idaho State out-shot EWU 50 percent to 30 percent from field-goal range and 36 percent to 25 percent from three. ISU showcased a team effort victory with 10 Bengals putting points on the board. Delaney Moore led with a season-high 14 points and a season-tying six boards that contributed to 41 ISU rebounds. Callie Bourne led the team with eight boards. 

Coming off the bench, ISU out-scored EWU 29-11.

Ellie Smith recorded a career-high four steals while adding seven points and three boards. Diaba Konate grabbed a career-high seven boards and career-high five assists.

All-Time Series
Eastern leads the all-time series 42-39. They have won six of the last 10. ISU has won three of the last five. Head Coach Seton Sobolewski is 13-10 in his career vs. Eastern Washington

All-Time Series Results
ISU vs. EWU (Since 2009)
    01/10/08    A    W    76-79    
*    02/16/08    H    W    73-62    
*    01/08/09    H    W    71-54    
*    02/14/09    A    W    69-59    
*    01/22/10    A    L    60-70    
*    02/27/10    H    W    71-63    
*    01/28/11    H    W    75-69    
*    02/05/11    A    W    76-73(OT)    
*    02/25/12    A    W    63-50    
*    03/03/12    H    W    63-58    
*    12/22/12    H    L    61-55    
*    03/07/13    A    L    67-61    
*    01/04/14    A    L    67-55    
*    03/06/14    H    W    86-62    
+    03/13/14    N    W    76-65(OT)    
*    01/03/15    H    L    75-88    
*    03/05/15    A    L    58-62    
*    03/02/16    H    W    71-62    
*    01/12/17    A    L    41-58    
*    02/25/17    H    L    58-61    
*    2/24/18    A    L    64-66    
*    12/31/18    H    W    63-48    
*    03/07/19    A    W    74-45    
+    03/12/19    N    L    67-65
    12/20/19    A    W    67-47

Big Time Bengals
National Rankings 
Idaho State is tied for No. 22 in three-point field goal percentage, No. 34 in 3-point field goal defense, No. 40 in field goal percentage, No. 50 in field goal percentage defense 

ISU in the Big Sky 
No. 1: 3pt FG % (.363), 3pt FG Defense %: (.279) 

No. 2: Scoring Margin (+7.4), Rebounding Defense (35 pg), FG% defense (.368), Scoring defense (61.0 ppg), FG % (.438), FG % defense (.373)  

No. 3: Assists (15 pg)

Bourne is 7th in rebounds (6.8 pg), fifth in defensive boards (5.4 pg) and eighth in scoring (12.7 ppg). Goles is 4th in 3-pointers made (62), fourth in steals (2.1 pg), and 13th in assists (3.2 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 16 games and has reached double-digit points in all but four games this season. Goles has produced double-digits in 13 of 18 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. 

The Bengals are 8-2 the last ten games. 

Recap: PSU
The Idaho State women's basketball team beat  Portland State 68-63 in Portland, Ore. on Thursday night. The Bengals finished the game shooting 47 percent from the field and 36 percent from three against the Vikings' 40 percent from field-goal range and 31 percent from three. Each team grabbed 35 boards and 10 steals.
 
Montana Oltrogge and Goles each scored 19 points to lead ISU. Bourne finished her 16th consecutive double figure game with 10 points. Oltrogge's 19 points ties her career-high.
 
Smith tied her career-high in assists with four.

School                    Big Sky    Pct.    Overall    Home    Away    Streak
Montana State *        17-1    0.944        21-6          12-2         9-3        W13
Idaho                        13-5    0.722        18-9          10-2        8-5        W3
Idaho State                12-6    0.667        16-11        8-4        8-7        W4
Northern Arizona        12-7    0.632        15-13        7-4        7-8        L2
Montana                    11-7    0.611        16-11        10-5        6-5        W2
Southern Utah           10-8    0.556        16-11        11-2        5-9        L1
Northern Colorado        8-10    0.444    12-15          4-7        8-8        W1
Portland State             7-11    0.389        13-15        8-6        5-8        W1
Sacramento State        6-13    0.316        8-20        4-8        4-12        L5
Eastern Washington     3-15    0.167        4-23        3-10    1-12        L3
Weber State                 1-17    0.056        3-24        1-9        2-15        L14