Women's Big Sky Tournament Thread - 2016

[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) 52-50 vs. (1) Montana St. (14-4, 21-8)
  
  (5) Montana (13-6, 20-10) 62-65 vs. (4) North Dakota (13-5, 17-12)
  
  (7) Sacramento St. (11-8, 14-16) 97-100 vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 19-11)
  
  (6) Weber St. (12-7, 20-10) 83-86 (OT) vs. (3) Idaho (13-5, 21-9)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (9) Idaho St. (10-10, 17-14) vs. (4) North Dakota (14-5, 18-12) - Friday, March 11, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (3) Idaho (14-5, 22-9) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (14-5, 20-11) - 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)

[SDHornet]

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.

Saw the last few minutes of that game, absolutely brutal finish to it. Poor defense off the missed FT that allowed the game winning 3.

[SDHornet]

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.

I didn't catch it either, but we had a 4 point lead with a few minutes left and couldn't score again. I heard we missed to tech FTs (not sure when). This was a game the Lady Hornets let get away from them.

[SuperHornet]

:'(

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho State ended NoDak's hot streak and knocked them off by double digits in the early game.

UI outscored EWU 31-15 in the fourth quarter to avenge their season sweep and ensure the Big Sky's NCAA representative will come from the state of Idaho.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• ISU 69-54 UND; NoDak shoots a season-low 27% & loses the boards for the first time since New Year's Eve
  • • • Bengal volleyball "transfer" Tressa Lyman nabs a career-high 15 rebounds off the bench
        Mia Loyd gets a double-double in her last conference game
  
  ID 86-71 EWU; Ali Forde gets 13 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 blocks to lead the Vandals
  • • • Idaho wins second-half shooting 56%-22%
        Wendy Schuller falls to 0-8 in Big Sky Semifinal games

[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) 52-50 vs. (1) Montana St. (14-4, 21-8)
  
  (5) Montana (13-6, 20-10) 62-65 vs. (4) North Dakota (13-5, 17-12)
  
  (7) Sacramento St. (11-8, 14-16) 97-100 vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 19-11)
  
  (6) Weber St. (12-7, 20-10) 83-86 (OT) vs. (3) Idaho (13-5, 21-9)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (9) Idaho St. (10-10, 17-14) 69-54 vs. (4) North Dakota (14-5, 18-12)
  
  (3) Idaho (14-5, 22-9) 86-71 vs. (2) Eastern Washington (14-5, 20-11)
  
  
  • Championship
  (9) Idaho St. (11-10, 18-14) vs. (3) Idaho (15-5, 23-9) - Saturday, March 12, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[SDHornet]

Idaho State ended NoDak's hot streak and knocked them off by double digits in the early game.

UI outscored EWU 31-15 in the fourth quarter to avenge their season sweep and ensure the Big Sky's NCAA representative will come from the state of Idaho.

ISU out hustles UND all game. It was never really that close of a game.

I only watched the first half of the UI-EWU game. EWU looked good early, apparently it didn't last.

ISU has the hot hand coming into this, if they can keep it going I think they can punch their ticket to the Dance.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho dominates the third quarter and clinches their first Big Sky/MWAC title since 1985. It's their third NCAA trip in four years, however, because they won the WAC their final two years in the league.

[SDHornet]

It was a good first half, but ISU went cold in the 2nd half. The game almost got interesting at the end as ISU drained some 3's, but Idaho made their FTs to stay 3+ possessions ahead.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• ISU 55-67 ID; The Vandals go 10/18 from the arc compared to 6/27 for ISU
  • • Ali Forde fills up every stat with 12 points, 13 boards, 8 steals, 4 assists, and 4 blocks
      Bengal seniors Policicchio & Woods are the only ISU players to score in double figures
      Lindsay Brown gets 14 rebounds and 4 blocks for the Bengals, but she goes just 2/11 on FGs

[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) 52-50 vs. (1) Montana St. (14-4, 21-8)
  
  (5) Montana (13-6, 20-10) 62-65 vs. (4) North Dakota (13-5, 17-12)
  
  (7) Sacramento St. (11-8, 14-16) 97-100 vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 19-11)
  
  (6) Weber St. (12-7, 20-10) 83-86 (OT) vs. (3) Idaho (13-5, 21-9)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (9) Idaho St. (10-10, 17-14) 69-54 vs. (4) North Dakota (14-5, 18-12)
  
  (3) Idaho (14-5, 22-9) 86-71 vs. (2) Eastern Washington (14-5, 20-11)
  
  
  • Championship
  (9) Idaho St. (11-10, 18-14) 55-67 vs. (3) Idaho (15-5, 23-9)
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)
  
  
  All-Tournament Team
  
  
  Delaney Hodgins (EWU)
  Hayley Hodgins (EWU)
  Anna Lee Policicchio (ISU)
  Brooke Blair (ISU)
  Ali Forde (ID)
  
  MVP - Mikayla Ferenz (ID)

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