IDAHO STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL Contact:’ Jenna Larson | [email protected] Office: 208.282.3651 | Cell: 208.479.4910 THIS WEEK GAME 22: vs. NORTHERN COLORADO SCHEDULE/RESULTS Thursday, Feb. 8 | 12 p.m. OVERALL: 14-7 | BIG SKY: 6-4 Greeley, Colo. | Bank of Colorado Arena NOVEMBER 4 NORTHWEST NAZARENE (Exhib.) L, 95-87 10 at Seattle W, 74-69 12 at No. 25 Washington W, 79-59 BENGALS PREVIEW 16 COLLEGE OF IDAHO W, 82-39 · The Bengals are back on the winning track following a 76-59 win over Northern 19 at UC Irvine W, 78-72 Arizona Thursday evening at Reed Gym. Idaho State overcame a rough 27 percent 21 at Pepperdine L, 80-74 shooting in the first quarter and a 20-14 halftime rebounding deficit to storm 27 UTAH STATE W, 64-44 back in the final quarter and put the Lumberjacks away. DECEMBER · Through 21 games, the Bengals are averaging 71.4 points per game shooting 1 at Washington State L, 72-55 44.6 percent from the floor to lead the Big Sky, and 36.2 percent from three to 3 at Wyoming L, 61-53 rank second in the conference. ISU averages 39.1 rebounds per game with a +6.2 8 at Hawai’i W-OT, 64-62 rebounding margin to go along with 7.4 steals per game and 14.9 assists per 16 at Utah Valley W, 70-58 game. The Bengals also boast a conference-best +10.4 scoring margin. 28 WESTMINSTER COLLEGE W, 83-45 · Idaho State is led in scoring by Blair at 14.0 points per game. Grace Kenyon, Este- 30 *WEBER STATE L, 76-70 fania Ors and Saylair Grandon also average double-figures for the Bengals at 12.2, JANUARY 10.6 and 10.5 points per game, respectively. 4 *at Southern Utah L, 76-70 · Kenyon leads the rebounding effort with 7.0 rebounds per contest while Sai 6 *at Northern Arizona W, 75-55 Tapasa adds 6.6. Grandon is the only other Bengal to average at least five rebound 11 *NORTH DAKOTA W, 57-46 at 5.1 per game. · Head Coach Seton Sobolewski is in his 10th season with the program and carries 13 *NORTHERN COLORADO L, 63-57 a 164-138 overall record (.543) and has led the team to two postseason tour- 18 *at Portland State W, 88-59 nament appearances: one NCAA tournament berth and one WNIT tournament 20 *at Sacramento State W, 85-71 appearance. 27 *at Weber State L, 84-73 FEBRUARY SCOUTING NORTHERN COLORADO 1 *NORTHERN ARIZONA W, 76-59 · Northern Colorado sits in a three-way tie for second in the Big Sky Conference 3 *SOUTHERN UTAH W, 66-39 with Idaho and Montana. The Bears are 16-6 overall with an 8-3 mark in confer- 8 *at Northern Colorado 12:00 PM ence play. UNC three losses came at Weber State, at North Dakota and against 10 *at North Dakota 1:00 PM Idaho. 15 *SACRAMENTO STATE 7:00 PM · Currently, the Bears average 69.0 points per game while holding their opponents 17 *PORTLAND STATE 2:00 PM to an average of 64.5 points per game, good for fourth in the conference. UNC is 22 *at Idaho 7:00 PM shooting 44.5 percent from the floor and 33.7 percent from three, and the Bear 25 *at Eastern Washington 3:00 PM average 31.1 rebounds per game and 15.0 assists per game. · Two players average double-figures for Northern Colorado, led by Savannah 28 *MONTANA STATE 7:00 PM Smith at 17.5 points per game while Savannah Scott averages 16.9. Kianna Wil- MARCH liams leads the rebounding effort with 5.6 per contest. 2 *MONTANA 7:00 PM · Northern Colorado is led by Head Coach Kamie Ethridge who is in her fourth 5-10 Big Sky Championships TBD season with the program. · SERIES REVIEW: Idaho State leads the all-time series 19-8 and carry a 9-3 advan- tage in Greeley. In the last meeting, UNC defeated ISU 63-57 in Pocatello. * Big Sky Conference Game All game times MST & subject to change 2017-18 BIG SKY STANDINGS School Big Sky Pct. Overall Home Away Streak Weber State 8-2 0.800 16-5 11-1 5-4 W3 Northern Colorado 8-3 0.727 16-6 7-2 8-4 W3 Idaho 8-3 0.727 12-10 7-4 5-5 W6 Montana 8-3 0.727 12-10 9-4 3-4 W1 Montana State 7-4 0.636 13-9 9-2 3-6 L1 Eastern Washington 7-4 0.636 12-11 9-3 2-7 W2 Idaho State 6-4 0.600 14-7 6-2 8-5 W2 Portland State 5-5 0.500 11-10 6-2 5-8 L2 North Dakota 3-8 0.273 10-12 8-2 1-10 L3 Southern Utah 2-9 0.182 3-19 2-7 1-12 L6 Sacramento State 1-9 0.100 3-18 2-4 0-12 L8 Northern Arizona 1-10 0.091 4-18 3-8 0-10 L8 IDAHO STATE • 2017-18 BENGAL BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES • PAGE 1 QUICK FACTS TRENDS GENERAL INFORMATION NEARLY PERFECT Grace Kenyon’s 10-of-11 performance from the floor at Sacramento State on Saturday, Jan. 20 was Location ....................................................................................Pocatello, Idaho Founded ................................................................................... March 11, 1901 a record-tying performance. Her 90.9 field goal percentage ties for the best single game field goal Enrollment .................................................................................................14,489 percentage in ISU history. Kenyon’s shooting performance ties both Charly Bond and Kelly Palmer; President .............................................................................Dr. Arthur C. Vailas Bond finished 10-for-11 against Weber State on Jan. 29, 1977 while Palmer finished 10-for-11 against Athletics Director............................................................................Jeff Tingey Lewis-Clark State on Nov. 25, 1985. Nickname.................................................................................................Bengals Colors......................................................................................Orange and Black Affiliation..................................................................................NCAA Division I ROAD WARRIORS Conference................................................................................................Big Sky As of , Idaho State has played more road game (12) than any other team in the Big Sky, and the Bengals Facility.....................................................................................Reed Gyn (3.040) Athletic Dept. Phone............................................................(208) 282-4668 have won more road games than any other Big Sky team (8). Southern Utah has played in 11 road Ticket Office Phone..............................................................(208) 282-FANS contests this season, while Northern Colorado has the next highest road wins with six. ISU’s eight road Website..........................................................................www.isubengals.com wins are the most since the 2012-13 season. COACHING STAFF Over the course of this season, the Bengals have performed better on the road than at home. Through Head Coach.............................................Seton Sobolewski (10th Season) 12 road games, ISU averages 72.1 points per game and 38.9 rebounds per game shooting 44.9 percent Alma Mater, Year....................................................Northern Arizona, 2001 from the floor and 40.2 percent from long range. In ISU’s six home games, the Bengals average 70.0 Career Record............................................................................164-138 (.543) Record at ISU...............................................................................................same points per game and 40.3 rebounds per game shooting 44.4 percent from the floor and 35.7 percent Office Phone.............................................................................(208) 282-3381 from long range. In road games, five players average double-figures: Brook Blair, 14.4; Grace Kenyon, Email............................................................................................setons@isu.edu 13.6; Estefania Ors, 11.8; Sai Tapasa, 10.9 and Saylair Grandon, 10.7. At home, only Blair averages dou- Assistant Coach............................................Mike Trujillo (Fourth Season) ble-figures with 14.7 points per game. Assistant Coach........................................Ryan Johnson (Fourth Season) Assistant Coach..................................Bryanna Mueller (Second Season) Graduate Assistant....................................Natalee Faupel (First Season) No. 300 Saturday’s game at Weber State will be Head Coach Seton Sobolewski’s 300th game at Idaho State. TEAM INFORMATION Sobolewsi is the longest-tenured head coach in Idaho State history, and with 162 wins he is the winnin- gest head coach in ISU history. Sobolewski became the winningest head coach in ISU history with his 2016-17 Overall Record..........................................................................19-14 94th career win, a 82-72 win over his alma mater Northern Arizona on Feb. 1, 2014. 2016-17 Big Sky record..................................................................10-8 (6th) Starters Returning/Lost..............................................................................2/3 Letter Winners returning/lost...............................................................5/5 CAPITALIZING AT THE LINE Newcomers............................................................................................................8 During nonconference play, the Bengals struggled at the line, shooting just 64 percent from the charity Website..........................................................................www.isubengals.com stripe. It has been a point of emphasis for Idaho State in conference play as its team free throw percent- Official Hastag.........................................................................................#GoISU Official Team Twitter Account......................................@HeartofaBengal age has risen 12 percent to 76 percent. Through the first four games of conference