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Game 16 @VandalsWBB (7-9, 2-3 BSC) @ Southern Utah (5-11, 0-5 BSC) Thursday, jan. 19, 2017 • 5:30 pm PT/Cedar City, Utah vs Southern Utah
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Idaho Vandals Schedule/Results Overall: 7-9 Big Sky: 2-3 Home: 3-1 Away: 4-5 Neutral: 0-3 Streak: L1
Vandal Notes About Idaho: The Vandals are coming off a 1-1 weekend after splitting with Weber State and Idaho State. The Vandals put up a season-high 95 points in the win over WSU. Mikayla Ferenz averaged 25 points per game.
The basics
About the Opponent: Southern Utah is off to an 0-5 start to the Big Sky season. Last week the Thunderbirds lost out to Sacramento State and Portland State. Darri Frandsen leads SUU with 12.0 points per game.
2016-17 Record 2016-17 Record 7-9/2-3 Big Sky 5-11/0-5 Big Sky Preseason: #1/2 Big Sky Preseason: #11/12 Big Sky 2015-16 Record: 24-10 2015-16 Record: 4-25 Conf. Rec/Finish: 13-5/3 Conf. Rec/Finish: 2-16/10 Starters R/L: 2/3 Starters R/L: 4/1 Letterwinners R/L: 8/5 Newcommers: 4 Newcommers: 6
Statistical Comparison Idaho Stat SSU 70.2.................... Points......................64.4 69.8............Points Against.............71.6 41.0............FG Percentage.............38.5 32.1...........3FG Percentage............27.1 9.6................... 3FG Made.................... 3.9 13.8....................Assists.....................14.4 5.6....................... Steals........................ 8.6 2.1.......................Blocks....................... 2.3 12.8................ Turnovers..................19.1
Stat Leaders Scoring #21 Mikayla Ferenz (17.2 ppg)
Scoring #40 Darri Frandsen (12.0 ppg)
Rebounding #4 Brooke Reilly (6.0 rpg)
Rebounding #40 Darri Frandsen (7.8 rpg)
Assists #2 Karlee Wilson (4.8 apg)
Assists #2 Rebecca Cardenas (4.3 apg)
Blocks #44 Sue Winger (1.0 bpg)
Blocks #40 Darri Frandsen (1.2 bpg)
Inside the series Overall: Idaho, 7-4 Home: 4-2 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-0 Overtime: 0-0 Streak: W5
Recent Series History
01/19/96 12/06/01 12/23/02 02/21/15 01/16/16 02/04/16
L W W W W W
54-73, H 64-59, H 66-64, A 76-49, H 62-51, A 93-48, H
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Jon Newlee Idaho 138-130 (.515) Big Sky 77-52 (.597)
No. Name 2 Karlee Wilson 4 Brooke Reilly 21 Mikayla Ferenz 22 Bethany Krause 31 Geri McCorkell
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The Match-Up: Thursday will be the 12th meeting between the two schools. Idaho has won the last five contests, including a 93-48 win last season in the Cowan Spectrum. Taylor Pierce led Idaho with 17 points. Stripe Game: Idaho set season-highs with 17 free throws and 20 free throw attempts against Idaho State. Pass: Idaho’s seven assists against Idaho State marked a season-low.
Coaching record 231-210 (.524)
Make it Rain: The Vandals are averaging 9.6 3FGM per game, ranking second in the Big Sky and sixth in the NCAA.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Pts. 6.9 6.9 16.9 1.7 14.8
Rebs.* No. Name 5.0* 2 Rebecca Cardenas 5.9 14 Breanu Reid 4.9 21 Whitney Johnson 2.5 43 Jessica Richardson 5.1 55 Jamie Smith *Assists per game
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Date N5 N11 N14 N22 N25 N26 D2 D3 D9 D17 D20 D27 D31 J5 J7 J12 J14 J19 J21 J26 J28 F2 F4 F9 F11 F18 F23 F25 M1 M3 M6-11
Opponent Time (PT) Multnomah(exh) W, 83-45 @ Seattle U W, 68-64 @ CSU Fullerton W, 88-86 @ #15 Washington L, 53-105 vs. Northern Iowa^ L, 74-76 @ Grand Canyon^ L, 60-64 vs. #24 Oregon State# L, 49-60 vs. UNLV# L,61-73 @ Wyoming W, 74-71 Central Wash. W, 79-45 at Oregon L, 70-73 Lewis-Clark State W, 85-49 @ Eastern Wash.* L, 57-67 @ Montana* W, 86-59 @ Montana State* L, 64-80 Weber State* W, 95-77 Idaho State* L, 60-67 @ Southern Utah* 5:30 p.m. @ Northern Ariz.* 5:30 p.m. Montana State* 6 p.m. Montana* 2 p.m. @ Portland State* 7 p.m. @ Sacramento State* 2:05 p.m. Northern Colorado* 6 p.m. North Dakota* 2 p.m. Eastern Washington*2 p.m. @ Idaho State* 6 p.m. @ Weber State* 1 p.m. Northern Arizona* 6 p.m. Southern Utah 6 p.m. Big Sky Tournament
^GCU Thanksgiving Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.); # Maui Wahine Classic (Maui, Hawaii); *Big Sky Opponent, Home Games in Bold
cAREER WINS Pat Dobratz (1980-86)....................................... 142 Jon Newlee (2008-).................................. 138 Laurie Turner (1986-94).......................................97 Mike Divilbiss (2001-08)......................................82
SEASON 3-POINT COUNTER
153
Last game: vs Idaho State, 7
2016-17 IDAHO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL idaho roster No. 1 2 4 5 11 12 14 21 22 24 31 32 44
Name Position Jenae Lewallen G Karlee Wilson PG Brooke Reilly P Brigitte O’Neill P Isabelle Hadden P Nejra Solo P Taylor Pierce G Mikayla Ferenz G Bethany Krause G Daylee Hanson G Geraldine McCorkell P Agueda Trujillo G Sue Winger P
Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Ht. 5-8 5-4 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-5 5-7 5-10 5-8 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1
Year. Fr. Sr. R-Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Fr.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Exp. Hometown/Previous School H.S. Surprise, Ariz./Liberty H.S. 3L Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston H.S. 2L Spokane, Wash./Mount Spokane H.S. 1L Melbourne, Australia/Carey Grammar H.S. Boise, Idaho/Boise H.S. 2L Zenica, Bosnia/PRVA Gimnazija Zenica 1L Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon H.S. 1L Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla H.S. 2L Centerville, Ohio/Centerville H.S. H.S. Edmonds, Wash./King’s H.S. 2L Melbourne,Australia/Penleigh&EssendonGrammar 3L Manacor, Spain/IES CTEIB RS Spokane, Wash./Mead H.S.
Jon Newlee (Ninth Season/San Diego State, 1982) Christa Sanford (Ninth Season/Idaho State, 2004) Jeri Jacobson (Second Season/Upper Iowa, 2012) Steven Fennelly (First Season/Iowa State, 2007)
PRONUNCIATIONS Jenae Lewallen........................................................... Jen-ay Lou-Allen Karlee Wilson ...............................................................................CAR-lee Isabelle Hadden.......................................................................... HAD-en Nejra Solo ..................................................................................... NAIR-ah Augeda Truillo............................................... AH-ged-AH True-He-Lo
BASKETBALL INFORMATION Arena (capacity)................................. Cowan Spectrum (5,000) Arena Record................................................................86-60 (.589) First Year of Competition........................................................1974 All-Time Record.............................605-588 (.507), 43rd season All-Time Big Sky Record..............125-120 (.510), 17th season NCAA Appearances/Record.....4 (1985, 2013, 2014, 2016)/0-4 WNIT Championships....................................................... 1 (1986) WNIT Appearances/Record..................................... 1 (1986)/3-0 WBI Appearances/Record........................................ 1 (2011)/0-1 2015-16 Overall Record............................................................24-9 2015-16 BSC Record (Finish)........................................ 13-5 (3rd)
NOTES CONT. ACT II: Idaho has hit 153 total 3-pointers this season, 12th in the NCAA. Last season Idaho set a school record with 350 3’s. Keep away: Idaho’s 204 turnovers this season rank 8th fewest in the NCAA. It’s 12.8 per game are least in the Big Sky and 12th nationally.
BY THE #’S
17 19 39 28
Most 3’s by an Idaho team in a game. Set in 2016-17 against CSUN, Iowa State & Portland St. Least amount of points allowed by the Vandals in program history (vs. Multnomah, 2014) Most points scored by a Vandal in a game (Emily Faurholt, 2x) Most wins in a season by Idaho (1984-85, Pat Dobratz)
277
Consecutive games Idaho has hit a 3-point field goal.
9
School record for most 3’s in a game set by Taylor Pierce vs. Iowa State.
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Charitable: Idaho is ranked 22nd in the nation with a 76.6 free throw percentage, second in the Big Sky. Ball Control: Idaho ranks third in the Big Sky with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.08.
White: 2-2 Silver: 1-1 Black: 4-6
RPI: Idaho’s 132 RPI ranks third in the Big Sky. Northern Colorado (109) and Eastern Washington (118) lead the conference.
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2016-17 IDAHO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. BIg 5 Schools since 1990 12/7/90 @ Washington State 12/4/93 Nebraska 12/17/93 Washington State 12/14/94 @ Washington State 12/12/95 Washington State 12/29/95 @ Kansas State 12/7/96 Kansas State 12/10/96 @ Washington State 11/12/97 Oregon 11/28/97 vs. Iowa State 12/9/97 Washington State 11/12/98 @ Oregon 11/27/98 @ Colorado 12/8/98 @ Washington State 11/26/99 vs. California 12/5/99 @ Kansas State 12/12/99 Washington State 12/18/99 @ Washington 1/2/00 @ Oregon State 12/2/00 @ Washington State 12/5/01 Washington State 12/20/03 Washington State 11/26/04 vs. Georgia 11/27/04 vs. California 11/25/05 vs. Oklahoma St. 11/23/07 @ Washington 11/28/07 @ Washington State 11/14/08 @ Texas Tech 12/14/08 Washington State 11/27/09 at Baylor 11/26/10 at Oregon 11/30/11 Washington 12/4/11 Colorado 11/11/12 @ Colorado 12/16/12 @ Washington 3/23/13 @ UConn 11/30/13 vs. California 12/28/13 @ Texas 3/23/14 vs. Louisville 12/4/14 @ Oregon State 12/10/14 @ Baylor 11/26/15 vs. Duke 11/28/15 vs. Iowa State 12/9/15 @ Texas Tech 12/12/15 @ Oregon State 3/18/16 @ Baylor 11/22/16 @ Washington 12/2/16 vs. Oregon State 12/20/16 @ Oregon ^Idaho awarded win by forfeit
L, 48-64 L, 74-107 L, 62-70 L, 46-88 L, 71-72 W, 55-68^ L, 52-73 L, 68-78 L, 61-78 L, 64-77 W, 62-51 L, 58-76 L, 66-77 W, 86-79 L, 63-66 L, 69-81 W, 68-45 L, 72-99 W, 70-66 L, 52-68 W, 89-72 W, 72-57 L,55-77 W, 82-72 L, 68-96 L, 57-73 L,49-67 L, 55-90 L, 50-53 L, 37-82 L, 48-74 L, 49-66 L, 59-68 L, 65-70 L, 48-62 L, 37-105 L, 55-59 L, 58-87 L, 42-88 L, 53-75 L, 70-88 L, 68-74 W, 97-65 L, 62-78 L, 44-69 L, 59-89 L, 53-105 L, 49-60 L, 70-73
notes cont. Comeback: Idaho earned its largest comefrom-behind win of the season against Weber State. The Vandals trailed by 13 points in the 1st quarter. Idaho erased a 14 point Oregon State lead in a losing effort this season.
Exhibition: Idaho defeated Multhomah, 83-45, in its only preseason warmup. Mikayla Ferenz led the Vandals with 15 points.
Drought: Idaho opened the first quarter 0-for-9 from 3-point range at Montana State, getting out-scored 23-8 in the quarter.
Preseason Poll: The Vandals were voted to 1st in the coaches poll and second by the Big Sky media poll.
Close Encounters: Three of Idaho’s seven wins this season have been by margins of two, three and four points. Idaho is 3-4 in games decided by 10 points or less this season.
Steven Fennelly Hired: Fennelly hired as first-year assistant: http://bit.ly/1rc7ocU
Long Wait: Idaho’s win at Montana was the first win in Missoula in 32 years. The last time it happened was Feb. 8, 1985. The win was also coach Newlee’s first career win at Montana. 27 Points: The Vandals’ 27-point win at Montana was the largest home-deficit for the Lady Griz since Feb. 5, 1981. Conference Openers: Idaho is now 3-6 in league openers under head coach Jon Newlee. 30 for 30: Idaho’s 34-point win over CWU was the largest winning margin since a 47-point spread against Sacramento State last year. Idaho has two wins of 30+ points this season. 4x2: Idaho had four players score double figures against CWU, marking the second time this season. They also recorded the feat against LCSC. Pop-a-Shot: Idaho shot a season-high 43.8 percent from 3-point distance at Wyoming. Idaho has shot over 40.0 percent from long range three times this season. Five Down: Idaho lost five games in a row for the first time since an 0-8 stretch during the 2011-12 season.
Short End: Four of Idaho’s losses this season have come down to the wire, the latest being a seven-point loss to Idaho State. Idaho has losses of one, two, three and seven points this season. In Relief: Idaho scored a season-high 46 points off the bench against LCSC. The Vandals have scored 335 points off the bench, averaging 20.9 points per game.
Live and Let Die: Idaho made a seasonhigh 16 3’s against UNLV at the Maui Wahine Classic. The issue in the loss was that Idaho finished with 19 total field goals.
Down Low: Idaho scored a season-high 52 points in the paint against Northern Iowa The Vandals have posted 381 points in the paint, averaging 23.8 per game.
Record Breakers: Idaho and Washington combined for a NCAA-record 97 3-point attempts on Tuesday, shattering the previous record of 80 set by Sacramento State and Cal in 2015.
Love the 90s: The Vandals scored a seasonhigh 95 points against Weber State. Last year Idaho scored 90+ points in seven games, setting a new team record. Idaho hit the mark six times in 1984-85 season.
season openers under Coach Newlee with its 68-64 win at Seattle U.
Limited Access: Idaho was held to just six 3-point attempts against Northern Iowa, matching the fewest attempted since Nov. 25, 2011 against Pepperdine.
Boarding: Idaho finished 16th in the NCAA with 29 defensive rebounds per game in 2016. Long Ball: Idaho made 350 3-pointers last season, marking the fifth consecutive season with 200+. The Vandals were just one of nine teams in the NCAA to make 300+. Can Only Hope to Contain: Idaho out-scored opponents by 10.3 ppg last season, the best mark in the Big Sky (34th NCAA). Cleaning the Glass: The Vandals ranked 22nd in the NCAA with a Big Sky best 1,438 rebounds in 2016. Net Game: Idaho ranked 23rd in the NCAA with a Big Sky best 36.3 3-point field goal percentage last year. Tied Up: Idaho made 17 3-pointers three separate times last season, tying the school record. Halftime: The Vandals were 18-1 when leading at the half. That 70’s Show: Idaho was 20-2 when opponents were held under 70 points last season. Top Marks: Idaho scored 107 points against Sacramento State. It was the most points scored by a Vandal team since 118 at Gonzaga in 1983. 50/50: Idaho held opponents to 50 points or less five times last season. Idaho was 5-0 in those games. Big 5: Idaho’s 32-point win over Iowa State was its biggest margin of victory against a Big 5 team in program history. The win broke an 18-game losing streak against the Big 5.
600: Idaho’s win over Cal State Fullerton was the program’s 600th. Newlee Openers: Idaho improved to 4-5 in
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2016-17 IDAHO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 Record When... Overall................................................................ 7-9 Big Sky................................................................ 2-3 Home.................................................................. 3-1 Away.................................................................... 4-5 Neutral................................................................ 0-3 Streak.................................................................... L1 After a Win......................................................... 2-5 After a Loss....................................................... 4-4 Games decided by 10 pts or less.............. 3-5 Games decided by 5 pts or less................. 3-3 More Rebounds............................................... 3-2 Fewer Rebounds............................................. 4-7 Rebounds Tied................................................. 0-0 Scoring 70 or more points........................... 6-2 Scoring fewer than 70 points..................... 1-7 Allowing fewer than 70 points.................. 4-3 Allowing 70 or more points........................ 3-6 More Assists...................................................... 5-2 Fewer Assists.................................................... 2-7 Assists Tied........................................................ 0-0 More 3-pointers Made.................................. 5-4 Fewer 3-pointers Made................................ 2-4 3-pointers Tied................................................ 0-1 In Overtime....................................................... 0-0 By Shooting Percentage .550 or better................................................... 0-1 .500-.549............................................................ 2-0 .450-.499............................................................ 5-0 .400-.449............................................................ 0-0 .350-.399............................................................ 0-3 .300-.349............................................................ 0-4 .250-.299............................................................ 0-0 .200-.240............................................................ 0-1 Below .200......................................................... 0-0 By 3-point Shooting Percentage .500 or better................................................... 0-0 .450-.499............................................................ 0-0 .400-.449............................................................ 4-0 .350-.399............................................................ 1-1 .300-.349............................................................ 1-4 .250-.299............................................................ 0-1 .200-.249............................................................ 1-3 Below .200......................................................... 0-0 When leading at half..................................... 4-2 When trailing at half...................................... 2-7 When tied at half............................................ 1-0 Monday.............................................................. 1-0 Tuesday.............................................................. 1-2 Wednesday....................................................... 0-0 Thursday............................................................ 2-0 Friday.................................................................. 2-2 Saturday............................................................. 1-5 Sunday............................................................... 0-0 November......................................................... 2-3 December.......................................................... 3-4 January............................................................... 2-2 February............................................................. 0-0 March.................................................................. 0-0
LAST TIME WHEN... Last time a Vandal team...
Scored 110 points..........................................................................................118, at Gonzaga, (12/16/83) Scored 100 points.................................................................................107, Sacramento State (2/20/16) Scored 90 points................................................................................................. 95, Weber State (1/12/17) Scored 80 points................................................................................................. 95, Weber State (1/12/17) Scored 70 points................................................................................................. 95, Weber State (1/12/17) Scored Fewer than 60 points.................................................. 57, @ Eastern Washington (12/31/16) Scored Fewer than 50 points.................................................................49, vs. Oregon State (12/2/16) Won by 30 points.................................................................................. 36, Idaho 85, LCSC 49 (12/27/16) Made 40 FGs....................................................................................................................42, CSUN (11/20/15) Shot 60% from the floor........................................................................................................1998-99 season Shot