Women's basketball opens Big Sky Tournament Monday

• It's postseason time for the Weber State women's basketball team as the Wildcats head to the 2021 Big Sky Tournament this week in Boise, Idaho.

• The Wildcats earned the No. 10 seed in the tournament and will take on No. 7 Northern Arizona in the first round on Monday, March 8 at 5 p.m. from Idaho Central Arena in Boise. The game will be streamed on Pluto TV 731 and on WatchBigSky.com with Jenny Cavnar and Krista Redpath on the call.

• The Wildcats finished the regular season 2-19 overall and 2-16 in Big Sky play, to finish 10th in the standings. The Wildcats lost two games last week at Northern Colorado.

• Weber State sophomore Daryn Hickok earned Big Sky All-Conference honorable mention honors. Hickok, a native of Portland, Oregon, has led the Wildcats and ranks 10th in the Big Sky in scoring at 12.7 points per game. She scored in double figures 12 times this season, including each of the last six games. She scored 25 points in each of the Wildcat wins over Sacramento State and was named the Big Sky Player of the Week.

• This is the 20th time Weber State will compete at the Big Sky Tournament. The Wildcats are 14-17 all-time in tournament games. WSU is 3-2 over the years in tournament games against Northern Arizona. The two teams last met in the tournament in the championship game of the 2006 tournament in Pocatello, Idaho with NAU winning 74-59.

• Northern Arizona finished the regular season 12-12 overall and 10-10 in Big Sky play to earn the No. 7 seed. The Lumberjacks are one of just two teams in the league to play all 20 scheduled conference games this season. NAU had a bye during the final week of conference play.

• The Lumberjacks are second in the league in field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage and rank third in 3-point defense. NAU is also second in assists and turnover margin. Senior Jacqulynn Nakai was named the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and is fourth in the league in scoring. Junior Regan Schenck leads the conference in assists and 3-point field goal percentage and earned second team All-Big Sky honors.

• NAU swept Weber State in two games in Flagstaff a few weeks ago. The Lumberjacks won 82-70 on February 18 and 85-68 on February 20 in Flagstaff. In the two games, both teams shot 43 percent from the field. Daryn Hickok averaged 20 points and 3.5 rebounds in the two games.

• All-time Weber State holds a 47-40 series lead over Northern Arizona, but the Lumberjacks have won six-straight against the Wildcats, including the two games this season.

• The winner of Monday's game will take on No. 2 seed Idaho on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Boise in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

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