Women's Big Sky Tournament Thread - 2016

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Idaho St. (8-10, 15-14) vs. (8) Northern Colorado (8-10, 13-15) - Monday, March 7, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (12) Northern Arizona (2-16, 6-23) vs. (5) Montana (12-6, 19-10) - Monday, March 7, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (10) Southern Utah (2-16, 4-24) vs. (7) Sacramento St. (10-8, 13-16) - Monday, March 7, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (11) Portland St. (2-16, 4-25) vs. (6) Weber St. (11-7, 19-10) - Monday, March 7, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8/9 Winner) vs. (1) Montana St. (14-4, 21-8) - Wednesday, March 9, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (5/12 Winner) vs. (4) North Dakota (13-5, 17-12) - Wednesday, March 9, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (7/10 Winner) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 19-11) - Wednesday, March 9, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (6/11 Winner) vs. (3) Idaho (13-5, 21-9) - Wednesday, March 9, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (late QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 12, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[SuperHornet]

Predictions:

UNC d. Idaho State
Montana d. NAU
Sac d. SUU
PSU d. BBQ

MSU d. UNC
Montana d. Sioux
Sac d. EWU
ID d. PSU

Montana d. MSU
Sac d. ID

Sac d. Montana

[Mvemjsunpx]

Predictions:

UNC d. Idaho State
Montana d. NAU
Sac d. SUU
PSU d. BBQ

MSU d. UNC
Montana d. Sioux
Sac d. EWU
ID d. PSU

Montana d. MSU
Sac d. ID

Sac d. Montana

I don't think Montana will beat NoDak, unfortunately. The F-Hawks are probably the favorite right now. I do agree there's a good chance Sac will upset EWU, but I don't see them beating Idaho. The Vandals didn't have much trouble with Sac in the regular season.

The only far-fetched pick on here is PSU over Weber.

[kalm]

Predictions:

UNC d. Idaho State
Montana d. NAU
Sac d. SUU
PSU d. BBQ

MSU d. UNC
Montana d. Sioux
Sac d. EWU
ID d. PSU

Montana d. MSU
Sac d. ID

Sac d. Montana

I don't think Montana will beat NoDak, unfortunately. The F-Hawks are probably the favorite right now. I do agree there's a good chance Sac will upset EWU, but I don't see them beating Idaho. The Vandals didn't have much trouble with Sac in the regular season.

The only far-fetched pick on here is PSU over Weber.

That's "Webe's" or BBQ.

Newb.

[Mvemjsunpx]

That's "Webe's" or BBQ.

Newb.

Hey, I made the translation.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho State "upset" Northern Colorado by 9 in the only first round game that was expected to be close.

Side note: former Lady Griz standout Krista Redpath is apparently doing the color commentary for the women's tournament. I thought she did a really good job for the Lady Griz web streams a few years back.

[SACCAT]

Idaho State "upset" Northern Colorado by 9 in the only first round game that was expected to be close.

Side note: former Lady Griz standout Krista (Redpath) Pyron is apparently doing the color commentary for the women's tournament. I thought she did a really good job for the Lady Griz web streams a few years back.

Lady griz tied at end of 1st 13 all with NAU.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana came out sluggish & impatient, but they dominated the fourth quarter to knock off game NAU by 15. Some nice halftime adjustments (backdoor layups) and a hot streak by McCalle Feller proved to be the difference.

Sue Darling falls to 0-8 against the Lady Griz. Also, Robin Selvig clinches his 31st. 20-win season.

[Vidav]

Mm backdoor layups.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Sac beat Suutah by 13 earlier. For some reason, the Hornets had a bit more trouble with SUU than the other bottom feeders this year.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Weber wins big over Portland State to eliminate the last of the riffraff teams and end the first day in Reno. The Wildcats clinch a 20-win year after 8 straight losing seasons in which they never made the Big Sky Tournament.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Oh, and new Weber men's play-by-play guy Scott Klauke is the doing the PBP for the women's tournament.

[SDHornet]

Good win for the Lady Hornets.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• ISU 54-45 UNC; Bengals win inside shooting 64%-38%
  • • • Brooke Blair scores 21 to lead Idaho State
  NAU 63-78 UMT; Feller passes 1000 career points and breaks Sonya Rogers's seasonal school record for treys
  • • • Kayleigh Valley flirts with a triple-double with 23 points, 7 boards, and 8 assists
  SUU 89-102 SAC; Maranne Johnson scores 31 while Randle-El nearly gets a triple-double (20,9,9)
  • • • Jessica Richardson gets 20 points and 12 rebounds for the T-Birds
  PSU 68-91 WEB; Weber channels Sac State by drilling 14 treys
  • • • Yarden Danan scores a career-high 24 off the bench and goes 6/7 from the arc

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Idaho St. (8-10, 15-14) 54-45 vs. (8) Northern Colorado (8-10, 13-15)
  
  (12) Northern Arizona (2-16, 6-23) 63-78 vs. (5) Montana (12-6, 19-10)
  
  (10) Southern Utah (2-16, 4-24) 89-102 vs. (7) Sacramento St. (10-8, 13-16)
  
  (11) Portland St. (2-16, 4-25) 68-91 vs. (6) Weber St. (11-7, 19-10)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Idaho St. (9-10, 16-14) vs. (1) Montana St. (14-4, 21-8) - Wednesday, March 9, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (5) Montana (13-6, 20-10) vs. (4) North Dakota (13-5, 17-12) - Wednesday, March 9, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (7) Sacramento St. (11-8, 14-16) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 19-11) - Wednesday, March 9, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (6) Weber St. (12-7, 20-10) vs. (3) Idaho (13-5, 21-9) - Wednesday, March 9, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (late QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 12, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[SACCAT]

Watched the UM game yesterday (along with 100 other people at the gym.) The griz look terrible the first 3 quarters. If they were playing any other team in the tourney, they lose big. NAU hung in there, but neither team could hit the side of a barn in the first half. Maybe it will bode well for these first round teams, getting use to the gym and all..

[Mvemjsunpx]

EMERGENCY!! Emergency call for suicide counselors in Bozeman, STAT!!!

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana State went up 9 with 2:00 left and was outscored 12-1 the rest of the way. They apparently missed 14 free throws in the second half alone. I would mention that ISU is the lowest seed to make it to the semis, but that would be kinda silly since the #9-seed didn't even exist before this year.

On the plus side for the Bobcats: they are still guaranteed to play in their first postseason tournament in 13 years.

[SACCAT]

EMERGENCY!! Emergency call for suicide counselors in Bozeman, STAT!!!

All we had to do was hit a Fing free throw...I feel sick right now.

[Mvemjsunpx]

North Dakota leads Montana by 2 at halftime, which is vastly superior to the 17-point deficit UM faced in Grand Forks a week ago. Poor shot selection by Montana was offset by double-digit turnovers for the F-Hawks.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana came back from a 16-point deficit to take the lead late, but Kayleigh Valley fouled out and UND scored the last 5 points to win it.

[AZGrizFan]

So Montana AND MSU are both out of the tournament already?

[Mvemjsunpx]

So Montana AND MSU are both out of the tournament already?

Yep.


I didn't watch it, but EWU edged out Sac by 3 in a high-scoring affair.

[Mvemjsunpx]

No lead proved to be safe as Weber blew a 9-point lead late in regulation and lost to Idaho in overtime on a buzzer-beater trey.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• ISU 52-50 MSU; Montana State went 1/6 from the line after taking a 9-point lead with 2:01 to go
  • • • Juliet Jones's buzzer beater was her only shot attempt of the game (played 3 minutes)
  UMT 62-65 UND; NoDak wins despite star Mia Loyd only scoring 1 point
  • • • Montana started the first half 1/11 and the second half 0/13
  SAC 97-100 EWU; The Hodgins sisters combine for 53 points while Ashli Payne gets 19 points & 18 boards
  • • • Adella Randle-El fills the stats yet again in her final game: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists
  WEB 83-86 ID (OT); Mikayla Ferenz drill 8 treys and scores 29 for the Vandals
  • • • Brittney Dunbar gets 17 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals in her last game