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
ClassificationDivision I
Season201415
Teams8
SiteDahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
TelevisionWatch Big Sky
2014–15 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana144 .778249  .727
Sacramento State135 .7221816  .529
Eastern Washington126 .6672112  .636
Northern Colorado126 .6672213  .629
North Dakota99 .5001715  .531
Montana State99 .5001515  .500
Northern Arizona99 .5001317  .433
Idaho810 .4441415  .483
Idaho State810 .4441317  .433
Southern Utah612 .3331315  .464
Weber State612 .3331118  .379
Portland State216 .111425  .138
2015 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11
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Semifinals
Friday, March 13
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Championship
Saturday, March 14
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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

Sacramento State vs. Montana State

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

Watch Big Sky
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
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
Attendance: 308[4]
Referees: Karen Lasuik, Mark Munoz, Cheryl Flores

Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

Watch Big Sky
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
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
Attendance: 269[5]
Referees: Bob Scofield, Tyler Trimble, Janetta Graham

Eastern Washington vs. Northern Arizona

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

Watch Big Sky
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
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
Attendance: 638[6]
Referees: Shelley Rusi, Tiffany Bird, Kimberly Hobbs

Montana vs. Idaho State

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

Watch Big Sky
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
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
Attendance: 2,914[7]
Referees: Kyle Bacon, Jeneane Pence, Lorena Ahumada

Sacramento State vs. Northern Colorado

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

Watch Big Sky
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
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
Attendance: [8]
Referees: Bob Scofield, Tiffany Bird, Kyle Bacon

Eastern Washington vs. Montana

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

Watch Big Sky
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
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
Attendance: [9]
Referees: Penny Davis, Michol Murray, Shelley Rusi

Championship: Northern Colorado vs. Montana

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

Watch Big Sky
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
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
Attendance: [10]

References

  1. "Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament Field Set". Make It Missoula. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. "Idaho Joins Big Sky, Sun Belt". KHQ. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. "Big Sky Conference announces new changes, including adjustments to conference basketball tournament format". Deseret News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. "Montana State vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  5. "North Dakota vs. Northern Colorado". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  6. "Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  7. "Montana vs. Idaho State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  8. "Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  9. "Eastern Washington at Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. "Northern Colorado vs. Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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