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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State women's basketball finished the regular season sitting No. 3 in conference, earning them a first round bye in the Big Sky Conference Tournament. They begin the tournament on Tuesday, March 10, at approximately 8 p.m. against the winner of No. 6 Southern Utah and No. 11 Weber State who face off on Monday night in Boise, Idaho. 

All games will feature live stats, video streaming (Pluto TV Channel 531), and audio brought to you by Mark Liptak and KISU 91.1. All pregame shows will begin approximately 20 minutes before game time.

Scouting SUU
SUU finished the season sitting No. 6 in the Big Sky with a 17-12 record and a 11-9 record in conference.

Overall, the team is producing 71.1 points per game while shooting 734-1813 (.405) from the field, 188-567 (.332) from three and 405-581 (.697) from the free-throw line. 

The Thunderbirds are No. 2 in the conference in steals (9.5 pg) and third in scoring offense (71.1 ppg).

Rebecca Cardenas, Harley Hansen, Shalyn Fano, and Jessica Chatman have seen the most starts in conference play for SUU. Ashley Larsen, Madelyn Eaton, and Claudia Armato split starting time.

Cardenas has led the conference in scoring all season, averaging 17.5 points per game. She averaged 15.5 points per game against the Bengals this season including going a combined 17-18 from the free-throw line. 

Fano has been ISU's biggest threat, averaging 16 points, a .667 shooting average, and seven boards against the Bengals this season.

ISU split the series with SUU this season with a 72-65 overtime loss in Cedar City on Jan. 9 and a 73-54 victory in Reed Gym on Feb. 1. The Thunderbirds shoot .352 from the field, .387 from three, and .741 from the free-throw line against the Bengals.

Scouting WSU
WSU finished the season sitting No. 11 in the Big Sky with a 4-25 record and a 2-18 record in conference.

Overall, the team is producing 58.2 points per game while shooting 588-1554 (.378) from the field, 128-417 (.307) from three and 383-548 (.699) from the free-throw line. 

Kori Pentzer, Jadyn Matthews, Kayla Watkins, Liz Graves, and Ula Chamberlin have seen the most starts in conference play for WSU. 

Matthews has been ISU's biggest threat, averaging 17 points and six boards against the Bengals this season.

Graves averages a team second-best 8.5 points per game against the Bengals this season while grabbing an average of seven boards per game. Daryn Hickock averages 8 points. 

The Wildcats shoot .364 from the field, .222 from three, and .694 from the free-throw line against the Bengals.

ISU swept the series against WSU this season with a 65-54 victory in Ogden, Utah on Jan. 16 and a 55-41 victory in Reed Gym on Feb. 20. 

Big Time Bengals
National Rankings
Idaho State is tied for No. 18 in three-point field goal percentage, No. 21 in 3-point field goal defense, No. 44 in field goal percentage

ISU in the Big Sky 
No. 1: 3pt FG Defense %: (.274) 

No. 2: Scoring Margin (+7.5), Scoring defense (60 ppg), FG % (.436), FG % defense (.373), 3pt FG % (.366)

No. 3: Rebounding Defense (35 pg), Assists (15 pg)

Bourne is 9th in rebounds (6.6 pg) and 5th in defensive boards (5.2 pg). Goles is 8th in scoring (12.8 ppg), 2nd in 3-pointers made (68) and fourth in steals (2.1 pg).Ellie Smith is 4th in blocked shots (50). Diaba Konate ranks 9th in assists (3.5 pg) and fifth in steals (1.8 pg). 

Trends
Bourne has recorded double figure points 16-20 conference games while Goles has produced double-digit points in 15 conference games with a career-high 36 points against Montana on Feb. 15. Konate follows with double-digits in nine conference games including a career-high 32 points against NAU on Feb. 6. 

The Bengals are 9-3 the last twelve games. 

2019-20 Big Sky Standings
School                                Big Sky    Pct.    Overall    Home    Away    Streak
Montana State *#                18-1    0.947    23-6        12-2        11-3        W15
Idaho *                                15-5    0.750    20-9        10-2        10-5        W5
Idaho State *                        13-7    0.650    17-12    9-5           8-7        L1
Montana *                            12-8    0.600    17-12    10-5         7-6        L1
Northern Arizona *               12-8    0.600    15-14    7-5           7-8        L3
Southern Utah                     11-9    0.550    17-12    12-3          5-9        W1
Portland State                      9-11    0.450    15-15    8-6            7-8        W3
Northern Colorado               8-11    0.421    12-17    4-9            8-8        L2
Sacramento State               6-14    0.300    8-21        4-9          4-12        L6
Eastern Washington            3-17    0.150    4-25        3-10        1-14        L5
Weber State                        2-18    0.100    4-25        2-10        2-15        W1