2019-20 Portland State Women's Basketball Opponents
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BIG SKY CONFERENCE The Big Sky Conference enters its 67th year and 32nd year of women’s competition during CONFERENCE DIRECTORY & INFORMATION the 2019-20 academic year. The venerable Division I Big Sky Conference Mailing and Street Address: observed its 50th birthday on July 1, 2013. 286 South, 200 West Four of the current league members – Idaho Suite #110 State University, The University of Montana, Farmington, UT 84025 Montana State and Weber State – have been Phone: (801) 392-1978 with the league since its birth. Fellow charter Fax: (801) 392-5568 member the University of Idaho returned most www.bigskyconf.com of its sports to the Big Sky on July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona University enters its 48th Founded: 1963 season in the league, giving the league five Affiliation: NCAA I members with at least 40 years of continuous membership. Sports Sponsored The Big Sky Conference welcomed MEN: Cross Country, Football*, Basketball*, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Southern Utah as a full member on July 1, Tennis*, Golf* Big Sky 2012 as full members. UC Davis and Cal Poly WOMEN: Cross Country, Volleyball*, Basketball*, Indoor Track & Women’s joined as football affiliate members. Eastern Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Golf*, Tennis*, Soccer*, Softball* Basketball Washington University, the University of Membership Northern Colorado, Portland State University * Conference champion receives automatic bid to NCAA Tournament E. Washington and Sacramento State round out the current Idaho membership. Commissioner: Tom Wistrcill Idaho State The league has become one of the strongest Deputy Commissioner: Dan Satter Montana Division I conferences in the West and is a Senior Associate Commissioner/Compliance/Governance/SWA: Montana State national leader in the Football Championship Jaynee Nadolski Northern Arizona Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have Senior Associate Commissioner/Championships: Jon Kasper No. Colorado won the Division I National Championship, Assistant Commissioner/Communications/External Affairs: Portland State including Eastern Washington in 2010. The Big Denise Thompson Sacramento State Sky is one of three conferences in the western Business Manager: Stacy Freeman Southern Utah United States playing Division I football. Officer Coordinator/Accounting Assistant: Desiree McPhail Weber State Northern Arizona University helped the Director of Championships: Alex Kelly league capture its first non-football national Director of Compliance: Ty Singletary championship, as the Lumberjacks won the Director of Communications: Blake Barington 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country Director of Communications: Karl Hunt Championship. Manager-Business Development: Brett McPhail The Big Sky Conference was established in members as the name of the new conference. the Big Sky Conference, is in her second year 1963 by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho The name Big Sky originated in a novel at the helm. Williams took over the Big Sky on State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great July 1, 2016, replacing longtime commissioner Weber State. Those six schools formed the Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Doug Fullerton. Fullerton served the league foundation of the Big Sky before the league Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising for 21 years. Ron Stephenson, who passed expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the away in 2011, preceded Fullerton. Serving as Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in Treasure State. While on a track and field trip commissioner from 1981 through June 1995. 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977- the league eight members. The conference legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a 81, while John Roning held the post from grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his 1971-77. The first league commissioner was of Eastern Washington. team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71. The 1990s saw change in the makeup of thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada for the new conference. Harry Missildine of departed and put the Big Sky back at eight the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left newly formed league to be named the Big Sky and at the same time the conference added Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963. Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal The Big Sky sponsors championships in 16 State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained sports, including men’s and women’s cross nine teams for five years before Cal State country, indoor and outdoor track and field, Northridge departed in the spring of 2001. basketball and tennis. In addition, there are The Big Sky’s full members represent nine also championships in football, and women’s states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the volleyball, golf and soccer. The Big Sky Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league sponsored softball for the first time in 2013. is represented along the entire west coast Men’s golf returned as a championship sport with institutions in Washington, Oregon and in 2014-15 for the first time since 2002. The California. League schools also range up and University of Hartford and Binghamton down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in University have joined the Big Sky as affiliate Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. members in golf. The University of Idaho, which was a In 1988-89, the Big Sky Conference first member from 1963-96, will once again began sponsoring women’s sports. The former compete in the Big Sky in the majority of its Mountain West Conference existed from 1982- sports. Idaho’s football program will also 88, sponsoring championships for women’s begin competing in the Big Sky Conference sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had in 2018. The University of North Dakota will men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the begin leaving the Big Sky Conference after the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league 2017-18 season. for both men and women. On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was Andrea Williams, the sixth commissioner of adopted by the six presidents of the charter 36 2019-20 Portland State Vikings Women’s Basketball BIG SKY CONFERENCE 2020 Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Championship March 9-13 CenturyLink Arena - Boise, Idaho Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday March 9 March 10 March 11 March 13 #1 Seed #8 Seed GAME 4 Game 4 Winner 12 p.m. GAME 1 2:30 p.m. Game 1 Winner GAME 8 #9 Seed Game 8 Winner 5:30 p.m. #4 Seed GAME 5 Game 5 Winner *TBD #5 Seed GAME 10 Game 10 Winner 1 p.m. 2020 Champion #2 Seed #7 Seed GAME 6 Game 6 Winner 5:30 p.m. GAME 2 Game 2 Winner *TBD #10 Seed GAME 9 Game 9 Winner *TBD #3 Seed #6 Seed GAME 7 Game 7 Winner *TBD GAME 3 Game 3 Winner *TBD *TBD = Game will start 30 minutes after previous game ends #11 Seed 2019-20 Portland State Vikings Women’s Basketball 37 2019-20 PORTLAND STATE OPPONENTS MULTNOMAH BOISE STATE LIONS BRONCOS November 5, 2019 | 5 p.m. PT November 8, 2019 | 7 p.m. MT Portland, Ore. | Viking Pavilion Boise, Idaho | Arguinchona Basketball Complex GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Location ........................................Portland, Ore. Location .........................................Boise, Idaho Nickname ..............................................Lions Founded ............................................... 1932 Colors ................................... Green, Yellow & Gray Enrollment ............................................25,540 Conference ............................Cascade Collegiate (NAIA) Nickname ............................................Broncos Director of Athletics ....................................Lois Vos Colors .......................................Blue and Orange Conference .................................... Mountain West COACHING STAFF President ....................................Dr. Marlene Tromp Head Coach ...............................Tim Bieri, Sixth Season Director of Athletics ................................. Curt Apsey Assistant Coach ...................................Gary Akiyama COACHING STAFF TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach ..........................Gordy Presnell, 15th Season 2018-19 Overall Record ...................................11-18 Record at School ....................................271-172 2018-19 Conference Record / Finish ....................7-13 (T-8th) Career Record ......................................667-299 Postseason .................................. CCC Quarterfinals Assistant Coach .....................................Cody Butler Assistant Coach ..................................Heather Sower MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Coach .................................Cariann Ramirez Media Relations Contact ............................Ben Grandle Director of Operations .............................Julia Fishman E-Mail [email protected] Website ...................................www.gomulions.com TEAM INFORMATION 2018-19 Overall Record ....................................28-5 SERIES INFORMATION 2018-19 Conference Record / Finish ......................16-2 (1st) Series ....................................................1-0 Postseason .................................. NCAA First Round At Home .................................................1-0 On the Road ............................................