RENO, Nev.—The Vandal women’s basketball team looks to earn their third trip to the NCAA Tournament in four years, beginning on Wednesday night. Idaho opens the Big Sky Tournament against the winner of No. 6 Weber State vs No. 11 Portland State.
Idaho (21-9, 13-5 BSC) closed out the regular season as the No. 4 seed in the Big Sky standings. The Vandals earned a first-round bye, allowing the team to be spectators for Monday’s opening round action.
The Vandals arrived in Reno on Saturday after concluding the regular season at Idaho State. The team has practiced the past two days at a local-area high school, leading up to Wednesday’s quarterfinal matchup (8:05 p.