POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State Bengals hit the road this week to start the road to Boise in Big Sky Conference play.
The Bengals first take on the Lumberjacks of NAU Dec. 29 at 6:00 PM in Flagstaff, AZ. Then, the Orange and Black travel to Greeley to take on the UNC Bears Dec. 31 at 2:00 PM.
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ISU vs NAU | Dec. 29 | 6:00 PM MT
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Bengal Bites
• The Bengals opened the 2022-23 regular season on 11/07 with a 62-42 win over the Westminster Griffins.
• Finley Garnett had a career night against Westminster, scoring the first double-double of the season, a career-high 20 pts, 10 rebound effort
• Against the CBU lancers on 11/26 Idaho State had 3 separate players record double-doubles. Callie Bourne, Laura Bello and Kacey Spink, this is believed to be the first time in ISU WBB history that this has occurred.
• Seton Sobolewski recorded his 250th win as head coach on 11/22/2022 against Montana Tech
• Freshman Kacey Spink has dazzled on defense, averaging 6.88 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game for the Orange and Black. Spink ranks 8th in the Big Sky in boards and 5th in steals.
• Laura Bello ranks 3rd in the conference in rebounding with 8.44 grabs per game on average
• ISU has the 21st-best scoring defense in the NCAA and the No.1 spot in the Big Sky Conference, holding opponents to an average of 53.44 points scored.
• Callie Bourne scored her 1,000th career point in the Bengals' win over Montana Tech. Callie is the 22nd player in ISU
history to pass the four-figure mark and the first Bengal since current assistant coach dora goles passed the mark in the 2021-22 season.
• ISU picked up its first DI win of the year, defeating California Baptist on 11/26.
• IN the Bengals' win over UVU Both Laura Bello and Callie Bourne recorded their 3rd double-double of the season.
• Callie Bourne's 7 steals vs UVU was 1 shy of the all-time school record for single-game steals.
• While the Bengals have played Florida based teams before, this is believed to be the first games that Idaho State has played within the sunshine State in program history.
Quick Scout - NAU
This is the 77th all-time meeting of the two programs. Idaho State leads the series 45-31 with the Bengals taking
seven out of the last 10 contests.
The Lumberjacks are 6-7 this season, 3-0 at home. Their last game was a 93-73 loss to UNLV.
NAU leads the conference in offense, scoring 78.5 points on average while the Bengals are the No. 1 scoring defense
in the Big Sky.
Emily Rodabaugh is top-10 in the Big Sky in 3pt FG percentage hitting .369.
On the glass, ISU transfer Montana Oltrogge ranks 5th in the Big Sky averaging 7.8 grabs per game.
Quick Scout – UNC
This is the 38th meeting of the Bengals and the Bears. ISU leads the all-time series 24-13. In Greeley, the Bengals
are 12-5
the last meeting of the programs was in the Big Sky tournament quarterfinals where the Bears were
victorious 72-54 over the Bengals.
The Bears are 7-4 this season with wins against South Dakota, Incarnate Word, Omaha and a 3 OT win over
Colorado State.
Hannah Simental heads into conference play ranked 4th in the Big Sky in scoring averaging 17.1ppg. Delaynie
Byrne follows averaging 14.3 ppg.
The Bears average 70.1 ppg with a 6.4 margin over opponents.
Early Look Ahead
After a long time on the road, the Bengals are back home in Reed Gym Jan. 7 as they take on the Weber State Wildcats at 2:00 PM. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and Mark Liptak will have the call on KISU.
