Women's Basketball Opens Big Sky Tournament vs Sacramento State

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GAME INFO
Who: Northern Colorado (12-17) vs Sacramento State (8-21)
When: Mar. 9, 2:30 pm
Where: Boise, Idaho, Century Link Arena
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Opening Tip
• Northern Colorado dropped its finale game of the regular season 73-63 to Montana State.
• Alisha Davis and Jasmine Gayles led the Bears with 15 pointls in the loss.
• Ali Meyer grabbed nine rebounds in her final game at Bank of Colorado Arena.
• UNC has been the eight seed in the Big Sky Tournament one other time, that came in 2016.
• Sacramento State fell to Portland State 91-68 in their final game of the regular season.
• The Hornets enter the tournament on a six-game losing streak. UNC started that streak with a 90-73 win over Sac on February 15.
• UNC and Sacramento State have met one other time in the BIg Sky Tournament. That came in 2015 semifinals with the Bears winning 81-79 in overtime.

Last Time Out
Northern Colorado women's basketball hosted Big Sky regular season champion Montana State on Friday night falling to the Bobcats 73-63.

It was Senior Night for Bridget Hintz, Abby Kain and Ali Meyer. The trio combined for 12 points and 18 rebounds in their final game at Bank of Colorado Arena.

Three Bears finished the night in double figures as Alisha Davis and Jasmine Gayles tied for the team lead with 15 points each.

Scouting the Hornets
Sacramento State aims to speed up the game with their pressing and quick shots. The uptempo play allows teams to score plenty as they are allowing 78.2 points per game.

Kennedy Nicholas leads the Hornets averaging almost a double-double with 14.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. She also has 44 blocks on the season.

The Hornets enter the Big Sky Tournament on a six-game losing streak.

History against Sacramento State
UNC leads the all-time series 18-9. The Bears are currently on a seven-game win streak in it. Northern Colorado and Sacramento State have met just one other time in the Big Sky Tournament. That came in 2015 semifinals with the Bears winning 81-79 in overtime.

In the Big Sky Tournament
Since the Big Sky Tournament went to its current format in 2016, UNC has played in the first round just once. That was in 2016 when they lost to Idaho State by 10. The Bears won the Big Sky Tournament in 2018 and have advanced to the finals four times.

On This Date
This is the third straight season and fourth-time overall UNC has played on March 9. The Bears are 2-1 on the date and 2-0 when playing on a neutral court on it.

What's Ahead
With a win UNC will face top-seed Montana State for the second time in three games. Tip-off for the quarterfinal game on Tuesday, March 10 is set for noon.

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