The Idaho women’s basketball team clinched a first-round bye in the Big Sky Conference tournament next week after a 77-70 victory against Weber State Wednesday night.
The Vandals sharp shooting took down the Wildcats in a crucial conference road win.
Wednesday’s victory allowed Idaho to enter the weekend battling Eastern Washington for second in the Big Sky standings. With one game left in conference play, Idaho can finish no worse than fourth place in the standings.
“Tonight was huge,” Idaho head coach Jon Newlee noted. “We did not want to have to come down to the last game to figure out seeding.