Trevor Delaney

Sports Editor

The Idaho State University women’s basketball team won its Big Sky Championship title game against the University of Idaho on Friday, March 12 in Boise, with a final score of 84-49.

The Bengals previously took on Portland State on Tuesday, March 9 in their first Big Sky Championship game, beating their Oregonian opponents 66-50. Then on the evening of Wednesday March 10, ISU went head-to-head with Northern Colorado in their second championship game, coming out ahead again, 65-55.

“To win a conference tournament is really hard,” said Coach Seton Sobolewski. “So many things have to fall in place. You can have one bad game, you know, and the season can be done.”

“It was a fun rivalry, Idaho against Idaho State, at Boise, it was a fun thing to be a part of,” Sobolewski added. Friday’s title game was even featured on ESPN, adding to the increasingly growing appreciation nationwide and beyond of the Big Sky teams and its players.

Big Sky Championship Tournament MVB Estefania Ors credits her teammates for her success. “They are the ones who got me to that position,” said Ors, “I totally didn’t expect it.” ISU players Montana Oltrogge and Callie Bourne also received Big Sky Championship all-tournament honors.

“We’re not going to readjust just yet, we’re going to enjoy this just for a little bit,” said Coach Sobolewski in discussing his groundwork for the NCAA Tournament. “We’re going to have our selection on Monday and see who we play, and then we’ll start our preparation.”

ISU comes out of this game with a 15-2 season in Big Sky play and a 22-3 overall season.