Bears Complete Road Sweep with 71–57 Win in Portland

Saturday, February 14

Portland, Ore.

3 p.m. MST | 2 p.m. PT

University of Northern Colorado

19-8,10-4Big Sky

Portland State

6-19,2-11Big Sky

Northern Colo.

Portland St.

PC: Scott Larson

2/14/2026 5:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Elian Soto, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. – Northern Colorado women's basketball picked up a road win on Saturday afternoon, defeating Portland State, 71–57, at Viking Pavilion to improve to 19-8 overall and 10-4 in Big Sky play, securing two road wins on the week.

The Bears set the tone early, opening the game on an 18–8 first-quarter run and never surrendering the lead the rest of the way. Northern Colorado continued to control the pace in the middle quarters and used a steady third-quarter performance to maintain separation before closing the game with a 21-point fourth quarter.

Neenah George led all scorers with 17 points on 4-of-9 shooting while going a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line. Aniah Hall added 16 points off the bench and was a key presence in the paint, drawing fouls and converting 8-of-12 from the line. Tatum West continued her strong stretch with 10 points and a team-high five rebounds, while Julia Riley chipped in nine points, knocking down three triples.

UNC finished the afternoon shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from three-point range, compared to Portland State's 38.3 percent shooting and just 2-for-13 from beyond the arc.

The Bears also won the effort areas, recording 20 points off turnovers, 30 points in the paint and a 32–26 rebounding advantage. Northern Colorado's bench contributed 19 points, highlighted by Hall's scoring burst.

Defensively, the Bears limited Portland State to eight points in the opening quarter and forced 17 turnovers on the day, helping keep the Vikings from mounting a sustained run down the stretch.

RECORD WATCH: Northern Colorado continued to climb the program record books behind milestone performances from several veteran leaders. Gabi Fields now ranks No. 2 in career steals with 244 and counting, is tied for eighth in single season steals with 63 and sits in sixth for career assists with 352. Fields also ranks 10th in games played (120) and is tied for third in games started (119), while adding a spot at No. 16 in career free throws made with 217. On the conference level, she currently stands No. 15 in career steals in the Big Sky Conference record book.

Aniah Hall continues to move up the all-time charts as well, ranking No 10 in games played with 118, No. 6 in career blocked shots with 89, and No. 13 in career rebounds with 608.

Tatum West now sits No. 14 in career rebounds with 589 and is tied for 20th in single season steals with 58 and counting.

UP NEXT: The Bears will continue their road swing with a third straight game away from Bank of Colorado Arena, traveling to Flagstaff, Arizona to face Northern Arizona on Saturday, February 21. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. MT.

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