POCATELLO, Idaho – After a quick roadtrip to Washington State, the Bengals are back home hosting the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in Reed Gym, Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00 PM.
The Game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Livestats available during the contest.
Mark Liptak will also have the call on KISU 91.1 FM and on KISU.org.
Link can be found on the women's basketball schedule on ISUBengals.com
Bengal Bites
· The Idaho State Bengals have a new roster heading into the 2023-24 season. Of the 14 total Bengals on the squad,seven are new to the program this season.
· Returning for the Bengals is all-conference forward Laura bello and newcomers to keep an eye on are NJCAA All-American Tasia Jordan and sharpshooter Maria Dias from Lisbon, Portugal.
· This is a young Bengal team, there are no seniors on the squad this season.97 points scored against Park University is the most since Feb. 10, 2022 when the Bengals defeated the Idaho Vandals 103-68 in Reed Gym
· The Bengals had a +30-rebound margin over the Park Buccaneers, out rebounding Park 57-27. The Bengals had 21 offensive boards to Park's 6
· Kacey Spink and Halle Wright had the first double-doubles of the season against the Park University Buccaneers. Spink crossed the mark first, finishing with a 10 point, 14 rebound stat line.
Series History - UCSB
This is just the 2nd meeting of the Bengals and Gauchos in program history. The first meeting came in 2022 when the Bengals traveled to Santa Barbara to take them on. The game was a battle between the two teams that came down to the final possession where UCSB was able to squeak by with the 54-52 win over the Orange and black.
Early Look Ahead
Later in the week, the Bengals head to Tempe to take on Arizona State, then next week the Bengals are in Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Showdown where they will face Washington, Hawaii and Air Force.
