COLLEGE PREVIEW: WOMEN > SCHEDULE (All times Pacific; home games in black; Vandals no longer road/neutral site games in gold) DATE OPPONENT TIME 11/1 vs. Lewis-Clark St. ^ % W, 81-40 the Big Sky favorites 11/5 at Oklahoma St. 5p 11/13 vs. St. % 6p The Idaho women’s basketball 11/18 at San Francisco 7p team is no longer the favorite to win 11/20 at Seattle U. 6p the Big Sky. 11/29 vs. Lamar # 2:30p 11/30 vs. Old Dominion # noon This year the Vandals fell all the 12/4 at San Diego 6p way to … No. 2. 12/15 at South Florida 11a After losing all-time greats 12/21 vs. Hawaii 2p Mikayla Ferenz and Taylor Pierce, 12/28 vs. Idaho St. * 2p Idaho was picked by the media 12/30 vs. Weber St. * 6p > COACH and coaches to finish second in the 1/2 at Portland St. * 7p Jon Newlee, 12th conference this season. 1/9 at St. * 6p year, 191-162 Montana State took the top spot 1/16 vs. Eastern Wash. * 5:30p in both polls, but clearly coach Jon 1/18 vs. Montana * 2p > 2018-19 Newlee’s squad is still one of the 1/25 at Northern Colorado * 1p 22-12 overall, most feared in the Big Sky after 1/27 at Southern * 5:30p 16-4 Big Sky winning the regular-season title and 2/1 vs. Northern * 2p making a run to the Sweet 16 in the 2/3 vs. Sacramento St. * 6p WNIT in March. 2/6 vs. Montana St. * 6p 2/8 at Montana * 1p Ferenz and Pierce combined for 41 points per game, 2/13 at Eastern Wash. * 5p so finding consistent scoring is the top priority early in 2/17 vs. Portland St. * 6p the season. 2/20 at Northern Arizona * 5:30p 2/22 at Sacramento St. * 2p Bringing the height 2/27 vs. Northern Colorado * 6p Recent UI squads have 2/29 vs. Southern Utah * 2p been known for their 3/4 at Weber St. * 6p shooting prowess from 3/6 at Idaho St. * 6p 3/9-3/13 BSC tournament + TBD long range, but these Vandals might be bet- ^ Exhibition ter off bringing the ball % At Memorial Gym (all other to the paint. home games at ) Idaho’s roster # Cal Poly tournament, San Luis Obispo, Calif. features seven players * game 6-foot or taller. + At Boise The tallest is 6-4 Isabelle Hadden, who > RETURNING LEADERS is a deadly midrange POINTS PER GAME shooter. Another post, 6-1 Lizzy Klinker ...... 9.3 Natalie Klinker, is the only REBOUNDS PER GAME returner who started all Isabelle Hadden 34 games last season. Natalie Klinker ...... 7.8 ASSISTS PER GAME Local connections Gina Marxen ...... 3.9 For the second straight season, the Vandals feature 10 > ROSTER players from the , including four from Idaho and four from . NO. PLAYER POS HT YR In a sport where coaches go far and wide to find 3 Nina Carlson P 6-3 Jr. their talent, Newlee continues to find gems in his own 4 Hailey Christopher G/P 6-0 So. 5 Beyonce Bea G/P 6-1 Fr. backyard. 10 Shalyse Smith P 6-1 So. The Gem State gems include captains Isabelle Hadden 11 Isabelle Hadden P 6-4 Sr. (Boise) and Allison Kirby (Spirit Lake), along with Nina 12 Champney Pulliam G 5-10 Fr. Carlson (Post Falls but played at Lake City in Coeur 20 Allison Kirby G 5-7 Jr. d’Alene) and Janie King (Eagle). 22 Janie King G 6-0 So. Also from the PNW are Hailey Christopher (Spokane), 23 Gina Marxen G 5-8 So. 25 Caitlyn Jones G 5-9 Fr. Beyonce Bea (Washougal, Wash.), Shalyse Smith (Taco- 32 Chayse Milne G 5-10 So. ma, Wash.), Gina Marxen (Sammamish, Wash.) and Lizzy 33 Lizzy Klinker G 5-10 Sr. Klinker and Natalie Klinker (Fairfield, Mont.). 42 Natalie Klinker P 6-1 Jr.

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