2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
The 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 11–14, 2015.[1] The champion of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
| 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| Television | Watch Big Sky |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 26, 2015 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format edit
Unlike most Division I conference tournaments in basketball, the Big Sky tournament did not involve all of the conference's teams. With the addition of Idaho to the conference for the 2014–15 season, expanding the number of teams from 11 to 12, the tournament expanded from seven teams to eight.[2] As in previous years, qualifying is based on overall conference record. The number of teams that failed to qualify stayed at four. All tournament games were played at the site of the regular-season champion. The women's tournament ran this year with a Wednesday-Friday-Saturday format because Montana hosted both tournaments, having won the women's regular-season title outright and earned men's hosting rights by winning a tiebreaker with regular-season co-champion Eastern Washington. With the move to an 8-seed schedule, the Big Sky also chose to go with the regular 8-seed tournament most other conferences use.[3]
The 2015 tournament was the last to be held at campus sites, and the last in which certain teams were excluded for poor performance. Starting with the 2015–16 season, the Big Sky men's and women's tournaments both expanded to include all conference members (barring NCAA sanctions or self-imposed postseason bans), and both tournaments will be held at a predetermined neutral site. For 2016, both tournaments will be held at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 Watch Big Sky | Semifinals Friday, March 13 Watch Big Sky | Championship Saturday, March 14 Watch Big Sky | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Idaho State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacramento State | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Montana State | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacramento State | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 81OT | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Dakota | 64 | ||||||||||||
All times listed are Mountain
Game summaries edit
Sacramento State vs. Montana State edit
Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
Watch Big Sky
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Mar 11
11 a.m. MDT |
| Montana State Bobcats 62, Sacramento State Hornets 78 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36-42, 26-36 | ||
| Pts: Jasmine Hommes 22 Rebs: Jackie Elliott 14 Asts: Ausha Cole 6 |
Pts: Gretchen Harrington 19 Rebs: Kyhonta Doughty 9 Asts: Fantasia Hilliard 7 | |
Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota edit
Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
Watch Big Sky
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Mar 11
1:30 p.m. MDT |
| North Dakota 64, Northern Colorado Bears 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33-37, 31-35 | ||
| Pts: Mia Loyd 14 Rebs: Leah Szabala 10 Asts: Makailah Dyer & Kelsey Knox 5 |
Pts: Stephanie Lee 24 Rebs: D'Shara Strange 9 Asts: Lindsay Mallon 8 | |
Eastern Washington vs. Northern Arizona edit
Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
Watch Big Sky
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Mar 11
5:30 p.m. MDT |
| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 57, Eastern Washington Eagles 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 20-42, 37-31 | ||
| Pts: Brittani Lusain 16 Rebs: Raven Anderson 12 Asts: Brittani Lusain 3 |
Pts: Hayley Hodgins 22 Rebs: Jade Redmon 10 Asts: Jade Redmon 6 | |
Montana vs. Idaho State edit
Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
Watch Big Sky
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Mar 11
8 p.m. MDT |
| Idaho State Bengals 67, Montana Lady Griz 69 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26-39, 41-30 | ||
| Pts: Apiphany Woods 32 Rebs: Anna Policicchio 9 Asts: Jasmine Lemon 4 |
Pts: Kellie Rubel & Maggie Rickman 16 Rebs: Kellie Rubel 12 Asts: Kellie Rubel & Carly Selvig 4 | |
Sacramento State vs. Northern Colorado edit
Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
Watch Big Sky
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Mar 13
11 a.m. MDT |
| Northern Colorado Bears 81, Sacramento State Hornets 79 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 34-31, 38-41 Overtime: 9-7 | ||
| Pts: D'Shara Strange 23 Rebs: D'Shara Strange 13 Asts: Savannah Scott 5 |
Pts: Adella Randle-El 24 Rebs: Gretchen Harrigan & Kyhonta Doughty 8 Asts: Fantasia Hilliard | |
Eastern Washington vs. Montana edit
Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
Watch Big Sky
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Mar 13
1:30 p.m. MDT |
| Eastern Washington Eagles 51, Montana Lady Griz 55 | ||
| Scoring by half: 18-29, 33-26 | ||
| Pts: Lexie Nelson 14 Rebs: Melissa Williams 7 Asts: Delaney Hodgins & Jade Redmon 2 |
Pts: McCalle Williams, Kellie Rubel, & Kayleigh Valley 12 Rebs: Carly Selvig 8 Asts: Kellie Rubel 5 | |
Championship: Northern Colorado vs. Montana edit
Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
Watch Big Sky
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Mar 14
2 p.m. MDT |
| Northern Colorado Bears 49, Montana Lady Griz 60 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–20, 16–44 | ||
| Pts: 23 - Strange Rebs: 7 - Strange Asts: 4 - Strange |
Pts: 20 - Rickman Rebs: 11 - Rubel Asts: 4 - Feller | |
References edit
- ^ "Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament Field Set". Make It Missoula. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Idaho Joins Big Sky, Sun Belt". KHQ. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Big Sky Conference announces new changes, including adjustments to conference basketball tournament format". Deseret News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Montana State vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "North Dakota vs. Northern Colorado". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Montana vs. Idaho State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ "Eastern Washington at Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ "Northern Colorado vs. Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 14, 2015.