Women's Big Sky Tournament Thread - 2017

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• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-19) vs. (8) Weber St. (6-12, 12-17) - Monday, March 6, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (12) Southern Utah (2-16, 7-22) vs. (5) Idaho (11-7, 16-13) - Monday, March 6, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (5-13, 9-20) vs. (7) Portland St. (8-10, 14-16) - Monday, March 6, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (11) Montana (4-14, 7-22) vs. (6) Idaho St. (10-8, 16-13) - Monday, March 6, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8/9 Winner) vs. (1) Montana St. (15-3, 22-6) - Wednesday, March 8, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (5/12 Winner) vs. (4) Eastern Washington (12-6, 17-12) - Wednesday, March 8, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (7/10 Winner) vs. (2) North Dakota (15-3, 20-9) - Wednesday, March 8, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (6/11 Winner) vs. (3) Northern Colorado (14-4, 22-7) - Wednesday, March 8, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Friday, March 10, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (late QF winners) - Friday, March 10, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 11, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[Mvemjsunpx]

This tournament has the potential to be very interesting. There's no clear favorite at all, and the bottom-3 teams are each .500 or better in recent weeks.

[SuperHornet]

I'll take Sac, Idalol, PSU, and the Griz in the first round.

Kitties (unfortunately), EWU, PSU, and Griz in QFs.

EWU and Griz in SFs.

EWU goes to the Big Dance....

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Weber ended their 6-game losing streak by beating Sac by 1 in overtime. The second game should start soon…

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Idaho only up 1 at the half against last-place SUU.

Jessica Richardson already has 20 for the T-Birds…

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Idaho surges late to beat Southern Utah by 15. Richardson only scored 4 after halftime.

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Portland State beat NAU by 12 in the evening bout, much easier than their two 1-point wins over the 'Jacks in the regular season.

Idaho State leads Montana by 12 at the half.

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• SAC 97-98 WEB (OT); The Wildcats lose the glass by 24 and still win the game
  • • • 3 Hornet seniors (Huntington, Crenshaw, Harrigan) get double-doubles in their final games
  SUU 68-83 ID; The Vandals shoot 52% and win the boards by 13
  • • • Jessica Richardson gets 24 points and 6 rebounds in her final game as a T-Bird
  NAU 76-88 PSU; The Viks shoot 58% and get six players in double figures
  • • • Brittani Lusain scores 18 off the bench in her final game as a Lumberjack
  UMT 53-63 ISU; Idaho State beats Montana in the tournament for the first time since 2001
  • • • The Bengals hold on despite not making a field goal over the final 8:45

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• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-19) 97-98 (OT) vs. (8) Weber St. (6-12, 12-17)
  
  (12) Southern Utah (2-16, 7-22) 68-83 vs. (5) Idaho (11-7, 16-13)
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (5-13, 9-20) 76-88 vs. (7) Portland St. (8-10, 14-16)
  
  (11) Montana (4-14, 7-22) 53-63 vs. (6) Idaho St. (10-8, 16-13)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Weber St. (7-12, 13-17) vs. (1) Montana St. (15-3, 22-6) - Wednesday, March 8, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (5) Idaho (12-7, 17-13) vs. (4) Eastern Washington (12-6, 17-12) - Wednesday, March 8, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (7) Portland St. (9-10, 15-16) vs. (2) North Dakota (15-3, 20-9) - Wednesday, March 8, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (6) Idaho St. (11-8, 17-13) vs. (3) Northern Colorado (14-4, 22-7) - Wednesday, March 8, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Friday, March 10, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (late QF winners) - Friday, March 10, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 11, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[SuperHornet]

2-2 isn't too bad...until I stop to remember that I had the Griz in the finals, and now they're gone. Ugh!

[Mvemjsunpx]

2-2 isn't too bad...until I stop to remember that I had the Griz in the finals, and now they're gone. Ugh!

This was not the year to pick the Lady Griz. Next year, on the other hand…

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MSU beats Weber by double digits after it was just a 1-point game in the final 1:30.

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EWU guaranteed us all a new tourney champ by knocking off Idaho. That's a break for MSU, because Eastern is 0-8 in the semis under Wendy Schuller.

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Portland State upsets North Dakota for the second time in 6 days. That means the winner of the late game will be wearing the light jerseys on Friday.

NoDak now hoping hard for an MSU tourney title so they can get in the WNIT.

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ISU makes some clutch plays in the final minute & edges out Northern Colorado by 1, so #6 will play #7 in the late-afternoon semifinal Friday.

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• WEB 53-65 MSU; Bobcats close the game on an 11-0 run, going 8/8 from the line
  • • • Deeshyra Thomas gets 15 points, 3 assists, and 4 steals in her final game
  ID 64-73 EWU; Vandals finish 0-8 in conference play when shooting under 30% from the arc
  • • • Karlee Wilson puts up 8 assists in her (probably) final contest
  PSU 65-62 UND; Ashley Bolston gets 20 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and a tourney-record-tying 8 steals
  • • • Lexi Klabo puts up 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 assists in the loss
  ISU 60-59 UNC; The Bengals only had 41 FG attempts thanks to 23 turnovers, but they shot 49%
  • • • Bear G Kianna Williams gets 6 points, 5 boards, and 7 steals in the defeat

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• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-19) 97-98 (OT) vs. (8) Weber St. (6-12, 12-17)
  
  (12) Southern Utah (2-16, 7-22) 68-83 vs. (5) Idaho (11-7, 16-13)
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (5-13, 9-20) 76-88 vs. (7) Portland St. (8-10, 14-16)
  
  (11) Montana (4-14, 7-22) 53-63 vs. (6) Idaho St. (10-8, 16-13)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Weber St. (7-12, 13-17) 53-65 vs. (1) Montana St. (15-3, 22-6)
  
  (5) Idaho (12-7, 17-13) 64-73 vs. (4) Eastern Washington (12-6, 17-12)
  
  (7) Portland St. (9-10, 15-16) 65-62 vs. (2) North Dakota (15-3, 20-9)
  
  (6) Idaho St. (11-8, 17-13) 60-59 vs. (3) Northern Colorado (14-4, 22-7)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4) Eastern Washington (13-6, 18-12) vs. (1) Montana St. (16-3, 23-6) - Friday, March 10, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (7) Portland St. (10-10, 16-16) vs. (6) Idaho St. (12-8, 18-13) - Friday, March 10, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 11, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[SuperHornet]

Either 3-4 or 4-4 in the QFs, depending on whether one is looking at those I chose to win or those I chose to LOSE. I suppose it's a matter of half full vs. half empty....

[Mvemjsunpx]

Annika Lai hits a shot with 2 seconds left to give MSU the win over Eastern.

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Idaho State holds off Portland State by 4, so we'll have a rematch of last year's shocking quarterfinal upset.

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• EWU 59-61 MSU; Ferris & Nordgaard both get double-doubles for the Bobcats
  • • • Ashli Payne flirts with a triple-double in her final game: 11 points, 9 boards, 7 assists
        Eastern's streak of not making the title game reaches 29 years
  
  PSU 50-54 ISU; The Viks won rebounding, turnovers, and free-throws, but still lost the game
  • • • The difference: PSU was 2/10 from the arc while ISU went 10/21
        Bengal guards Estefania Ors & Bianca Thacker combined to go 8/10 from three

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• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-19) 97-98 (OT) vs. (8) Weber St. (6-12, 12-17)
  
  (12) Southern Utah (2-16, 7-22) 68-83 vs. (5) Idaho (11-7, 16-13)
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (5-13, 9-20) 76-88 vs. (7) Portland St. (8-10, 14-16)
  
  (11) Montana (4-14, 7-22) 53-63 vs. (6) Idaho St. (10-8, 16-13)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Weber St. (7-12, 13-17) 53-65 vs. (1) Montana St. (15-3, 22-6)
  
  (5) Idaho (12-7, 17-13) 64-73 vs. (4) Eastern Washington (12-6, 17-12)
  
  (7) Portland St. (9-10, 15-16) 65-62 vs. (2) North Dakota (15-3, 20-9)
  
  (6) Idaho St. (11-8, 17-13) 60-59 vs. (3) Northern Colorado (14-4, 22-7)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4) Eastern Washington (13-6, 18-12) 59-61 vs. (1) Montana St. (16-3, 23-6)
  
  (7) Portland St. (10-10, 16-16) 50-54 vs. (6) Idaho St. (12-8, 18-13)
  
  
  • Championship
  (6) Idaho St. (13-8, 19-13) vs. (1) Montana St. (17-3, 24-6) - Saturday, March 11, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

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• ISU 56-62 MSU; The Bobcats make the NCAAs for the first time since 1993, and just the second time ever
  • • • Ferris & Nordgaard combine for 39 points and 17 rebounds
        MSU won despite shooting 22% from the arc, their lowest percentage since November
        The 'Cats only won the foul battle by 2, but they had 15 more free-throw attempts
        Grace Kenyon had 26 points and 10 boards, but the rest of the Bengals did little

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• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-19) 97-98 (OT) vs. (8) Weber St. (6-12, 12-17)
  
  (12) Southern Utah (2-16, 7-22) 68-83 vs. (5) Idaho (11-7, 16-13)
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (5-13, 9-20) 76-88 vs. (7) Portland St. (8-10, 14-16)
  
  (11) Montana (4-14, 7-22) 53-63 vs. (6) Idaho St. (10-8, 16-13)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Weber St. (7-12, 13-17) 53-65 vs. (1) Montana St. (15-3, 22-6)
  
  (5) Idaho (12-7, 17-13) 64-73 vs. (4) Eastern Washington (12-6, 17-12)
  
  (7) Portland St. (9-10, 15-16) 65-62 vs. (2) North Dakota (15-3, 20-9)
  
  (6) Idaho St. (11-8, 17-13) 60-59 vs. (3) Northern Colorado (14-4, 22-7)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4) Eastern Washington (13-6, 18-12) 59-61 vs. (1) Montana St. (16-3, 23-6)
  
  (7) Portland St. (10-10, 16-16) 50-54 vs. (6) Idaho St. (12-8, 18-13)
  
  
  • Championship
  (6) Idaho St. (13-8, 19-13) 56-62 vs. (1) Montana St. (17-3, 24-6)
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)
  
  
  All-Tournament Team
  
  
  Ashley Bolston (PSU)
  Delaney Hodgins (EWU)
  Bianca Thacker (ISU)
  Grace Kenyon (ISU)
  Riley Nordgaard (MSU)
  
  MVP - Peyton Ferris (MSU)