2015 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2015 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	8
Site	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Television	Watch Big Sky
Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments «2014  2016»

2014–15 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
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

The 2015 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held from March 11–14, 2015.^[1] The champion of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

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 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	81^OT
	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

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Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

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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

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

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Eastern Washington vs. Northern Arizona

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

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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

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

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Montana vs. Idaho State

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

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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

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

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Sacramento State vs. Northern Colorado

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

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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

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

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Eastern Washington vs. Montana

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron

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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

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

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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]

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References

1. "Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament Field Set". Make It Missoula. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
2. "Idaho Joins Big Sky, Sun Belt". KHQ. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
3. "Big Sky Conference announces new changes, including adjustments to conference basketball tournament format". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
4. "Montana State vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
5. "North Dakota vs. Northern Colorado". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
6. "Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
7. "Montana vs. Idaho State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
8. "Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
9. "Eastern Washington at Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
10. "Northern Colorado vs. Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-14.

External links

• 2015 Women's Basketball Championship