Big Sky Tournament Thread (2021) - Women

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Eastern Washington (5-12, 6-16) vs. (8) Portland St. (7-11, 11-12) - Monday, March 8, 2:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (10) Weber St. (2-16, 2-19) vs. (7) Northern Arizona (10-10, 12-12) - Monday, March 8, 5:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (11) Sacramento St. (2-18, 2-21) vs. (6) Montana (9-8, 12-10) - Monday, March 8, 8:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8/9 Winner) vs. (1) Idaho St. (15-2, 19-3) - Tuesday, March 9, 11:00 AM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (5) Southern Utah (6-5, 11-8) vs. (4) Northern Colorado (12-7, 13-11) - Tuesday, March 9, 2:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (7/10 Winner) vs. (2) Idaho (14-3, 15-6) - Tuesday, March 9, 5:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (6/11 Winner) vs. (3) Montana St. (13-3, 16-6) - Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Wednesday, March 10, 6:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (late QF winners) - Wednesday, March 10, 9:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Friday, March 12, 12:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  
  • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Portland State easily beats EWU to advance.

[JALMOND]

Lady Viks get a good win, 71-51, over EWU. On to a tough game tomorrow against Idaho State.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU up 13 at the half on Weber. Shooting % is basically identical, but NAU has 17 more shot attempts because they're winning turnovers 13-2.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Lumberjacks win by 14. That probably does it for Velaida Harris's tenure in Ogden.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana leads Sac by 3 at the half. They were leading by 5-9 for most of the half, but Sac got a few buckets late to make it more interesting.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Lady Griz lead by 1 after three…

[Mvemjsunpx]

And Bunky Harkleroad gets to be employed for one more day as last-place Sac State upsets Montana 65-58.

[AZGrizFan]

And Bunky Harkleroad gets to be employed for one more day as last-place Sac State upsets Montana 65-58.

Unfucking real. God its weird being a fan of a mediocre school....this is uncharted territory in my “fandom”...EVERY team is mediocre.

[SDHornet]

Hornets with the upset over the Lady Griz.

Hornets just out hustled them and wore them into the ground. the LG were gassed by the early 4th quarter. Not sure what was funnier, the meltdown by the homer Griz announcers, or Bunky praying for an extension the entire 4th quarter.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Hornets with the upset over the Lady Griz.

Hornets just out hustled them and wore them into the ground. the LG were gassed by the early 4th quarter. Not sure what was funnier, the meltdown by the homer Griz announcers, or Bunky praying for an extension the entire 4th quarter.

Would winning the whole tournament even give Bunky an extension?

[SDHornet]

Hornets with the upset over the Lady Griz.

Hornets just out hustled them and wore them into the ground. the LG were gassed by the early 4th quarter. Not sure what was funnier, the meltdown by the homer Griz announcers, or Bunky praying for an extension the entire 4th quarter.

Would winning the whole tournament even give Bunky an extension?

Won't happen so won't even entertain that thought. He'd be gone already if not for the China Virus.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Would winning the whole tournament even give Bunky an extension?

Won't happen so won't even entertain that thought. He'd be gone already if not for the China Virus.

Well, Sac could win the whole thing if everyone else gets COVID-ed. I mean, that's about their only shot, but still…

[SDHornet]

Won't happen so won't even entertain that thought. He'd be gone already if not for the China Virus.

Well, Sac could win the whole thing if everyone else gets COVID-ed. I mean, that's about their only shot, but still…

And anyone actually claiming a positive hit at this point in the China Virus narrative is a moron.

[JALMOND]

Not sure what was funnier, the meltdown by the homer Griz announcers,

That was funny. You would think being that all the schools are represented, you at least don't make your bias known.

Good upset win, Hornets. Keep it rolling.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Not sure what was funnier, the meltdown by the homer Griz announcers,

That was funny. You would think being that all the schools are represented, you at least don't make your bias known.

Good upset win, Hornets. Keep it rolling.

Well, everybody knows Krista Redpath played for the Lady Griz (Jenny Cavnar went to Colorado State). That being said, I've always found her to be harsher on Montana than the other teams in the women's tourneys.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• EWU 51-71 PSU; Viking coach Lynn Kennedy improves to 9-3 in Big Sky Tournament play
  _________________ Eastern only played seven players
  
  WEB 68-82 NAU; The 'Jacks were outrebounded & outshot (barely), but they won turnovers 19-6
  _________________ Miki'ala Maio scored 23 points to lead all scorers
  
  SAC 65-58 UMT; Summer Menke gets 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Hornets end a 7-game losing streak to Montana
  _________________ Lady Griz PG Sophia Stiles missed 6 free throws; she had only missed 9 on the season coming in

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Eastern Washington (5-12, 6-16) 51-71 vs. (8) Portland St. (7-11, 11-12)
  
  (10) Weber St. (2-16, 2-19) 68-82 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (10-10, 12-12)
  
  (11) Sacramento St. (2-18, 2-21) 65-58 vs. (6) Montana (9-8, 12-10)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Portland St. (8-11, 12-12) vs. (1) Idaho St. (15-2, 19-3) - Tuesday, March 9, 11:00 AM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (5) Southern Utah (6-5, 11-8) vs. (4) Northern Colorado (12-7, 13-11) - Tuesday, March 9, 2:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (7) Northern Arizona (11-10, 13-12) vs. (2) Idaho (14-3, 15-6) - Tuesday, March 9, 5:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (11) Sacramento St. (3-18, 3-21) vs. (3) Montana St. (13-3, 16-6) - Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Wednesday, March 10, 6:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (late QF winners) - Wednesday, March 10, 9:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Friday, March 12, 12:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  
  • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[AZGrizFan]

Won't happen so won't even entertain that thought. He'd be gone already if not for the China Virus.

Well, Sac could win the whole thing if everyone else gets COVID-ed. I mean, that's about their only shot, but still…

My only comforting thought is that Griz would have gotten rolled....AGAIN....by the ‘scats anyways, so what difference does it make, other than leaving huge question marks about the “interim” coach....

[JALMOND]

Portland State needs to put together a complete game in order to have any chance of beating Idaho State, something we have been having problems with all year. We'd have three good quarters and one terrible quarter and that would cause us to come out on the short end. We are capable of getting the win over the Bengals, but we need to play a complete game.

[JALMOND]

Well...16% shooting is not going to win you many games.

Halftime score, ISU 30, Tatiana Streun 12 (no one else can shoot for PSU---oh wait, Jimenez finally made a 3-pointer.)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho State wins by 16, but they were up 25 with ≈4:30 to go.

[JALMOND]

Idaho State wins by 16, but they were up 25 with ≈4:30 to go.

That first half was utterly putrid, yet typical of how the season went for the Viks.

One game, nothing goes wrong. The next game, nothing goes right.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho State wins by 16, but they were up 25 with ≈4:30 to go.

That first half was utterly putrid, yet typical of how the season went for the Viks.

One game, nothing goes wrong. The next game, nothing goes right.

PSU's women were behind the 8-ball the whole season, so it anyone deserves a pass this year it's them.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoCo leads by 3 with 4:30 to go…