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TIPOFF
Two losses in a row is hardly something to make a New Year's resolution out of, but the Portland State women's basketball team will still hope to break out of its mini-slump when it hosts Montana State and Montana in their first games of 2019 at the new Viking Pavilion.
 
The Vikings' recent losses came on either side of a lengthy holiday break, as the Vikings lost 73-68 to UC Irvine in their final game of the non-conference schedule on Dec. 18, and then lost 79-63 to Northern Colorado Monday. The 13-day layoff between games could not have helped the Vikings against the Bears, especially considering the Vikings hadn't won in Greeley since 2009.
 
The Vikings shouldn't show the same rust when they open their first Big Sky homestand Thursday against Montana State, a team the Vikings have had some recent success against. The Vikings have won three straight games against the Bobcats, including a 69-60 win in Bozeman last season that snapped the Bobcats' 31-game home winning streak – the second longest home winning streak in the nation at the time behind UConn.
 
The Bobcats opened their Big Sky season at home last weekend, beating Southern Utah 69-64 Saturday and Northern Arizona 80-70 Monday. Senior forward Claire Lundberg led the Bobcats in scoring in both games as she has in nine of the Bobcats' 12 games this season. Lundberg followed up her 16 points against the Thunderbirds with 24 points against the Lumberjacks, her fifth time scoring 20+ points this season.
 
Lundberg ranks third in the Big Sky with 18.7 points per game this season, and has been a model of efficiency as she ranks in the top three of the conference in all three shooting categories between field goal percentage (3rd, .491), free throw percentage (2nd, .900) and three-point field goal percentage (3rd, .406). Lundberg also ranks eighth in the Big Sky with 2.2 three-point field goals made per game this season.
 
Besides Lundberg, junior guard Oliana Squires and junior forward Martha Kuderer also average in double figures with 11.7 and 10.2 points per game, respectively. Squires also ranks 12th in the Big Sky with a team-high 3.3 assists per game this season, and joins Lundberg in the top 15 of the conference with 1.6 three-point field goals made per game.
 
Junior forward Blaire Braxton leads the Bobcats with 5.8 rebounds per game, while Kuderer ranks right behind with 5.3 rebounds per game. Kuderer also leads the Bobcats and ranks tied for ninth in the Big Sky with 1.7 steals per game.
 
The Vikings, meanwhile, should get a boost from playing at home again, where they have won six of their seven games this season. Not surprisingly, the Vikings' home-and-away stats favor the Vikings at home, as the team posts a better scoring average (76.1 ppg at home, 70.7 ppg on the road), scoring defense (56.3 ppg allowed at home, 65.0 ppg allowed on the road) and field goal percentage defense (.323 at home, .380 on the road) when playing at home.
 
The Vikings could use some of that home mojo to get them back on track Thursday, as they tip off against the Bobcats at 7 p.m. (PT).
 
QUICK HITS:
• After winning their first eight games of the season, the Vikings have now lost two in a row between a 73-68 loss to UC Irvine at home on Dec. 18, and a 79-63 road loss to Northern Colorado Monday. Both UC Irvine and Northern Colorado shot over 40 percent from the field against the Vikings, something only one of the Vikings' first eight opponents were able to do. Both teams are also the only two opponents to shoot over 40 percent from beyond the arc against the Vikings. Northern Colorado hit 13 three-pointers Monday, a season high for a Viking opponent.
• Senior guard Ashley Bolston and sophomore point guard Kylie Jimenez rank tied for the Big Sky lead with 3.3 steals per game, and also rank tied for 17th nationally in the category. The next-best steals per game average within the Big Sky is a full half a steal per game lower than Bolston and Jimenez. As a team, the Vikings rank second in the Big Sky and 35th in the nation with 11.3 steals per game.
• Besides their high ranks in steals per game, Bolston and Jimenez also rank second and fourth in the Big Sky with 5.6 and 5.1 assists per game, respectively. Bolston ranks eighth in the Big Sky with 15.1 points per game, as well, while Jimenez ranks 15th with 12.8 points per game and leads the conference with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Bolston stands as one of only three players nationally to record multiple triple-doubles this season. Bolston recorded the first triple-double by a Viking since 2013 with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the Vikings' 65-50 win over UC Davis on Nov. 16. Bolston then came within a steal of a quadruple-double with 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and nine steals in the Vikings' 92-79 win over the University of Portland on Dec. 1.
• Senior forward Courtney West ranks second in the Big Sky and 35th nationally with a .569 field goal percentage so far this season. West also leads the Big Sky and ranks 11th nationally with 2.8 blocks per game.
• Freshman guard Desirae Hansen leads the Big Sky with a .458 three-point field goal percentage so far this season.
• The Vikings lead the Big Sky and rank 22nd in the NCAA with a .340 field goal percentage defense. The Vikings held their first four opponents to under 30 percent shooting. San Jose State shot .266 against the Vikings on Nov. 11, which was at the time the worst field goal percentage by a Division I opponent against the Vikings since Loyola Marymount shot .242 on Dec. 11, 2010. The Vikings followed by holding UC Davis to .250 shooting on Nov. 16, however, and then held Seattle to .255 from the field on Nov. 24.
• The Vikings lead the Big Sky and rank ninth in the nation with 19.6 assists per game. At their current rate, the Vikings would finish with just under 600 assists this season, a barrier no Viking team has bettered since the Vikings recorded 676 assists as a Division II program during the 1995-96 season. The current Division I record came when the Vikings recorded 602 assists during the 1989-90 season.
• The Vikings lead the Big Sky in eight different statistical categories between scoring defense (58.9), scoring margin (+15.6), field goal percentage defense (.340), defensive rebounds per game (29.7), assists per game (19.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2), turnover margin (+3.70) and blocks per game (5.4).
• The Vikings finished their non-conference schedule 8-1, the best non-conference record ever in the Division I history of the program, and the third-best ever overall. The Vikings won their first eight games of the season for the first time ever as a Division I program, and the first time overall since 1994-95 when they won their first 11 games as a Division II program.
 
PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (8-2, 0-1)
74.5 PPG | 42.6 FG% | 31.8 3FG%
Notable: The Portland State Vikings dropped their Big Sky opener on the road Monday, losing 79-63 to Northern Colorado. The Bears outscored the Vikings 21-9 in the fourth quarter, breaking open what was a close game. The Bears hit 13 three-pointers against the Vikings, a season high for a Viking opponent. Holiday rust may have hurt the Vikings in the game, as they hadn't played since losing 73-68 to UC Irvine on Dec. 18. The Bears, meanwhile, played a game two days before, beating Sacramento State 82-69. The Vikings won't have the same issue against Montana State, and should benefit from their return to home. The Vikings have won six of their seven games at home this season, and post a better scoring average (76.1 ppg at home, 70.7 ppg on the road), scoring defense (56.3 ppg allowed at home, 65.0 ppg allowed on the road) and field goal percentage defense (.323 at home, .380 on the road) when playing at home. Overall, the Vikings lead the Big Sky and rank ninth in the nation with 19.6 assists per game. The Vikings also lead the Big Sky and rank in the top 25 of the nation for blocks per game (5.4, 18th nationally), field goal percentage defense (.340, 22nd nationally) and defensive rebounds per game (29.7, 25th nationally). Individually, senior Ashley Bolston and sophomore Kylie Jimenez rank tied for the Big Sky lead with 3.3 steals per game, while the pair rank second and fourth in the conference with 5.6 and 5.1 assists per game, respectively.
 
MONTANA STATE BOBCATS (7-5, 2-0)
64.3 PPG | 40.7 FG% | 26.6 3FG%
Notable: The Montana State Bobcats opened their Big Sky season with a pair of home wins over Southern Utah (69-64) and Northern Arizona (80-70) last weekend. The Bobcats finished the non-conference schedule 5-5, including two wins in the preseason WNIT over Delaware (69-60, Nov. 16) and Texas State (67-59, Nov. 17). The Bobcats feature one of the best individual offensive players in the conference in senior forward Claire Lundberg, who ranks third in the Big Sky with 18.7 points per game so far this season. Lundberg has led the Bobcats in scoring in nine of the team's 12 games this season, including both Big Sky games last weekend. Lundberg also ranks third in the Big Sky with in field goal percentage (.491), second in free throw percentage (.900), third in three-point field goal percentage (.406) and eighth in three-point field goals made per game (2.2). Outside of Lundberg, junior guard Oliana Squires and junior forward Martha Kuderer also average in double figures with 11.7 and 10.2 points per game, respectively. Squires also ranks 12th in the Big Sky with a team-high 3.3 assists per game this season, and joins Lundberg in the top 15 of the conference with 1.6 three-point field goals made per game. Junior forward Blaire Braxton leads the Bobcats with 5.8 rebounds per game, while Kuderer ranks right behind with 5.3 rebounds per game. Kuderer also leads the Bobcats and ranks tied for ninth in the Big Sky with 1.7 steals per game.
 
MONTANA STATE SERIES HISTORY
The Bobcats lead the all-time series between them and the Vikings, 35-26, as well as the Big Sky series, 26-17. The Vikings have won the last three games against the Bobcats, however, including a season sweep last season. The Vikings beat the Bobcats 69-60 on the road on Jan. 11, 2018 – snapping the Bobcats' 31-game home winning streak with the win. The Vikings also beat the Bobcats 62-53 at home on Feb. 10, 2018 in their last game against each other.
 
LIVE STATS
Live stats will be available from the Vikings' game against Montana State. Fans can also find the link to live stats on the women's basketball schedule page at GoViks.com.
 
LIVE VIDEO
Live video will be available from the Vikings' game against Montana State on Pluto TV and at WatchBigSky.com. Fans can find the link to live video on the women's basketball schedule page at GoViks.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Vikings dropped their Big Sky opener on the road, losing 79-63 to Northern Colorado Monday in Greeley, Colo. The Bears outscored the Vikings 21-9 in the fourth quarter, as they blew open what was a close, 58-54 game at the end of the third quarter. Sophomore point guard Kylie Jimenez converted a three-point play to make it 60-57 with 8:53 remaining, but the Bears responded with 11 straight points while the Vikings didn't make another field goal until there was 2:27 remaining and the Bears led by 10. The Bears seemed to follow every big shot from the Vikings with a three-pointer. The Bears made a three-pointer after the Vikings tied it at 43-43 in the third quarter, then again when the Vikings tied it at 50-50, and a third time when the Vikings got within one at 55-54. The Bears finished with 13 three-pointers in the game, the most by a Portland State opponent this season. The Vikings actually out-shot the Bears .446-to-.403 Saturday, but the Bears made 10 more three-pointers than the Vikings. Freshman guard Desirae Hansen and senior guard Ashley Bolston tied for the team lead with 14 points for the Vikings, while junior forward Jordan Stotler scored a career-high 12 points to go with five rebounds and two blocks. Senior forward Courtney West finished with six points, nine rebounds and six blocks – two blocks off the single-game record she's set twice before.
 
UPCOMING
The Vikings host Montana Saturday for another Big Sky game. The Vikings and Grizzlies will tip off at 2 p.m. (PT) at the Viking Pavilion.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
The Vikings played seven of their first nine games of the season at home, going 6-1 with wins over 2017-18 postseason teams UC Davis, Seattle and UNLV. Not surprisingly, the Vikings' home-and-away stats favor the Vikings at home, as the team posts a better scoring average (76.1 ppg at home, 70.7 ppg on the road), scoring defense (56.3 ppg allowed at home, 65.0 ppg allowed on the road) and field goal percentage defense (.323 at home, .380 on the road) when playing at home.
 
HOT START TO THE SEASON
The Vikings finished their non-conference schedule 8-1, the best non-conference record in the Division I history of the program. The Vikings have only twice finished with a better record at the end of their non-conference schedule across all NCAA divisions. The Vikings finished their non-conference schedule 16-1 in the 1993-94 season and 17-2 in the 1991-92 season when they were a Division II program, both of which are slightly better win percentages than the Vikings' record this season. The Vikings won their first eight games this season, giving them the program's best start to a season since the Vikings won their first 11 games during the 1994-95 season. Additionally, the Vikings won their first two road games of the season for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
 
DEFENSE LEADING THE WAY FOR THE VIKINGS
The Vikings rank 22nd in the nation with a .340 field goal percentage defense, and have led the nation in the category at times this season. San Jose State shot .266 against the Vikings on Nov. 11, which at the time was the worst shooting percentage by a Division I opponent against the Vikings since Loyola Marymount shot .242 on Dec. 11, 2010. The Vikings followed by holding UC Davis to just .250 from the floor on Nov. 16, however, and then held Seattle to .255 from the field on Nov. 24. In addition to the stiff shooting defense, the Vikings lead the Big Sky and rank 18th in the NCAA with 5.4 blocked shots per game. The Vikings also lead the Big Sky in scoring defense (58.9, 76th nationally) and turnover margin (+3.70, 61st nationally), and rank second in the conference in steals per game (11.3, 35th nationally).
 
UNSELFISH BASKETBALL
The Vikings lead the Big Sky and rank ninth in the nation with 19.6 assists per game this season. At their current rate, the Vikings would finish with just under 600 assists this season, a barrier no Viking team has bettered since the Vikings recorded 676 assists as a Division II program during the 1995-96 season. The current Division I record came when the Vikings recorded 602 assists during the 1989-90 season. The all-time record for assists in a season came during the 1991-92 season, when they recorded 899 assists while making the Final Four of the NCAA Division II tournament. The Vikings have the luxury of two players leading the way in terms of assists, as senior guard Ashley Bolston and sophomore point guard Kylie Jimenez rank second and fourth in the Big Sky, respectively, with 5.6 and 5.1 assists per game.
 
TWO-HEADED STEALING MONSTER
Senior guard Ashley Bolston and sophomore point guard Kylie Jimenez have been a nightmare 1-2 punch for opposing offenses all season. The pair rank tied with each other for the Big Sky lead with 3.3 steals per game, and also rank tied for 17th nationally in the category. The next-best steals per game average within the Big Sky is more than half a steal per game lower than Bolston and Jimenez. Bolston has recorded four or more steals in five of the Vikings' 10 games, including a career-high nine steals when she had a near-quadruple-double against the University of Portland on Dec. 1. Jimenez, meanwhile, has six games with at least four steals this season, including two straight games with six steals against UNLV (Dec. 15) and UC Irvine (Dec. 18).
 
BLOWOUT WINS
The Vikings won their first six games by double digits, the first time the Vikings have ever done that in program history. For the season, the Vikings average a plus-15.6 scoring margin, putting them atop the conference in the category by 14 points per game. The Vikings also rank 41st nationally for scoring margin this season.
 
CLEANING THE GLASS
The Vikings lead the Big Sky and rank 25th nationally with 29.7 defensive rebounds per game. The Vikings' strong performance on the defensive glass has led them to second in the Big Sky for overall rebounds per game (41.4) and rebounding margin (+1.9). Individually, senior forward Courtney West ranks seventh in the Big Sky with 7.4 rebounds per game this season, and ranks in the top 15 of the conference for offensive rebounds per game (2.4, 13th in Big Sky) and defensive rebounds per game (5.0, T-6th in Big Sky). Senior guard Ashley Bolston joins West at 12th in the Big Sky with 2.5 offensive rebounds per game, while freshman guard Desirae Hansen ranks 10th in the Big Sky with 4.7 defensive rebounds per game.
 
ASHLEY BOLSTON AMONG BIG SKY, NCAA STAT LEADERS
Senior guard Ashley Bolston stands as one of only three players in NCAA Division I to record multiple triple-doubles this season. Bolston recorded the first triple-double by a Viking since 2013 with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the Vikings' 65-50 win over UC Davis on Nov. 16. Bolston then came within a steal of a quadruple-double with 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and nine steals in the Vikings' 92-79 win over the University of Portland on Dec. 1. Bolston dominates the Big Sky statistical leaders as a result, as she ranks tied with teammate Kylie Jimenez for the Big Sky lead with 3.3 steals per game, and second in the conference with 5.6 assists per game. Bolston also ranks eighth in the conference with 15.1 points per game, as well as seventh with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio and 12th with 2.5 offensive rebounds per game. Nationally, Bolston ranks 17th in the NCAA for steals per game and 29th for assists per game.
 
THE BASKETBALL LIFE OF RIELLY
Senior guard Sidney Rielly moved into a tie for 13th all time in career scoring with nine points against Northern Colorado Monday. Rielly, who became just the third Viking to reach the 1,000-point club in only two years at Portland State, now has 1,172 career points – only 65 points from moving into the top 10 all time at Portland State. Rielly also ranks seventh all time with a career scoring average of 15.6 points per game, and ranks in the top 10 all time for 20- and 30-point games. Rielly has 22 20-point games in her career, ranking her just ahead of teammate Ashley Bolston for sixth all time at Portland State. Rielly also has three 30-point games, ranking her in a tie for sixth all time. Additionally, Rielly has been one of the most efficient guards in the nation throughout her time at Portland State. Rielly posted the best field goal percentage in the nation while shooting .530 from the field in 2016-17, and ranks tied for ninth all time at Portland State with a .489 career field goal percentage. Rielly also ranks 11th in the Big Sky with .451 field goal percentage – second-best among all guards in the conference this season.
 
KYLIE JIMENEZ IMPROVING ON 2017-18 BIG SKY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR HONOR
Sophomore point guard Kylie Jimenez – the 2017-18 Big Sky Freshman of the Year – has only improved in her second year at the college level. Jimenez averages 12.8 points per game this season, a dramatic improvement over her average of 8.9 points per game as a freshman. Jimenez also ranks fourth in the Big Sky with an average of 5.1 assists per game, an improvement over her average of 4.5 assists per game as a freshman. The biggest improvement has come in steals, however, as Jimenez ranked tied for the Big Sky lead and 17th nationally with 3.3 steals per game, well over a steal per game more than her average of 1.97 steals per game as a freshman. Jimenez has also maintained her good ball security, as she leads the Big Sky in assist-to-turnover ratio for the second straight season with 2.4 assists to every turnover she commits.
 
COURTNEY WEST CAN'T MISS
Senior forward Courtney West ranks second in the Big Sky and 35th nationally while shooting 56.9 percent from the field so far this season. West's average would rank as the seventh-best single-season shooting percentage at Portland State if the season ended today, while West's career average of 51.9 percent also ranks her fourth all time at PSU. Additionally, West – the PSU record holder for blocks in a game (8), season (94) and career (197) – moved within two blocks of Northern Colorado's Stephanie Lee for fifth all time in blocked shots within the Big Sky Conference. Lee blocked 199 shots in her UNC career from 2011-15, while West recorded her 197th career block while totaling six blocks in the Vikings' game against Northern Colorado Monday. West leads the Big Sky and ranks 11th in the nation with 2.8 blocks per game this season, while teammate Jordan Stotler ranks second in the conference with 2.0 blocks per game. Outside of blocks, West moved into the top 10 all time at PSU for rebounds earlier this season, and now ranks ninth all time with 560 career rebounds. West also ranks sixth all time with an average of 7.7 rebounds per game.
 
IRON WOMAN
Senior forward Pia Jurhar played in her 101st career game in the Vikings' loss to Northern Colorado Monday. Jurhar, who has missed only four games in her career, needs to play in 14 more games this season to enter the top 10 all time at Portland State for games played. With at least 20 more games guaranteed this season, Jurhar could move up to sixth all time at Portland State if she plays in all 20. Jurhar also ranks seventh all time at Portland State with 93 career blocked shots.
 
THE DES CRAZE HITS PORTLAND STATE
Freshman guard Desirae Hansen has made an instant impact at Portland State, as she leads the Big Sky in three-point field goal percentage while making 45.8 percent of her shots from beyond the arc. Hansen also ranks 10th in the Big Sky with 4.7 defensive rebounds per game. Hansen had her best game since the Vikings' season opener with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Northern Colorado Monday. Hansen's 14 points trailed only the 22 points she scored in 22 minutes while making her PSU debut against Warner Pacific on Nov. 9. Hansen's 22 points in her debut gave her the most points by a Viking in her first game since Michael Kay had 22 points against Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 13, 2015. Hansen scored her 22 points while going 8-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, and added five steals, four rebounds and four assists against the Knights.
 
VIKINGS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN BIG SKY
After making the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament the past two seasons, the Vikings were picked to finish second in the conference in the Big Sky Coaches and Media Polls released on Oct. 18. Idaho, which beat the Vikings 102-99 in the semifinals of last season's Big Sky tournament, topped both polls as the conference favorite. Idaho received nine of the 11 first-place votes in the coaches poll, while the Vikings received the other two votes. The Vandals also picked up 13 of 19 first-place votes in the media poll, while the Vikings received two and Northern Colorado, last season's Big Sky champion, received four. The Vikings haven't been picked this high in the Big Sky preseason polls since they were picked to win the conference in both polls ahead of the 2011-12 season.
 
BOLSTON, RIELLY NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY TEAM
Seniors Ashley Bolston and Sidney Rielly became the first pair of Viking teammates to be named to the Preseason All-Big Sky team since the conference began announcing a preseason all-conference team in 2015. Bolston also made the preseason all-conference team last season, making her the only Viking to make the preseason team twice in her career. It was the first preseason all-conference honor for Rielly, who had made the end-of-year All-Big Sky third team in each of the past two seasons. Bolston had also made the All-Big Sky second team as a redshirt sophomore and junior at Portland State.
 
BIG SKY TOURNAMENT HEADS TO BOISE
The Vikings have played their best basketball at the Big Sky tournament while making the semifinals in each of the past two seasons, but will need to adjust to a new venue for the 2019 edition of the tournament. The 2019 Big Sky tournament, presented by My Place Hotels, will take place, March 11-15, at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. The move comes after the tournament spent the past three seasons in Reno, Nev.
 
The 2019 tournament will also follow a new schedule, as the first three rounds of the tournament will take place on three consecutive days from March 11-13. The teams will then have a rest day before the Big Sky Championship game, scheduled for March 15. The 2019 tournament will also feature only 11 teams, after North Dakota left the Big Sky over the offseason. As a result, the top five teams in the conference standings at the end of the regular season will earn a first-round bye at the tournament.
 
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Nov. 9, Portland State 102, Warner Pacific 49: The Vikings scored over 100 points for the first time since they beat Cal State San Bernadino 102-39 on Dec. 2, 1995. The Vikings also recorded 20 steals against the Knights, the team's most in a game since they had 22 steals against Idaho on Dec. 20, 2006.
Nov. 11, Portland State 80, San Jose State 51: The Vikings held San Jose State to just 11 first-half points while the Spartans went 5-of-33 from the field and shot just .152 in the first half. The Spartans finished 17-of-64 from the field for a .266 field goal percentage, the lowest field goal percentage by a Division I opponent against the Vikings since Loyola Marymount shot .242 on Dec. 11, 2010.
Nov. 16, Portland State 65, UC Davis 50: Senior guard Ashley Bolston recorded the first triple-double by a Viking in five years with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the Vikings' win over UC Davis. No Viking had recorded a triple-double since Dec. 29, 2013, when Kate Lanz had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Eastern Washington. Additionally, only three other Big Sky players had recorded a triple-double since then, the last coming from Idaho's Mikayla Ferenz, who had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against North Dakota on Jan. 27, 2018.
Nov. 24, Portland State 68, Seattle 43: The Vikings beat their second straight postseason team, handing Seattle U – an NCAA tournament team after winning the WAC tournament last season – a 68-43 loss at the Viking Pavilion. The win moved the Vikings to 4-0 for the first time since the 2007-08 season, and gave them their fourth straight double-digit win to open the season – the first time the Vikings had done that since 1976-77.
Dec. 1, Portland State 92, Portland 79: Senior guard Ashley Bolston recorded her second triple-double of the season while coming within a steal of the Vikings' first quadruple-double with 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and nine steals against the Pilots. Bolston became the first Big Sky player to record two triple-doubles in a season since Portland State's own Claire Faucher had two triple-doubles five days aprt on March 8, 2008, and March 13, 2008. Fellow senior Sidney Rielly also tied her career high with 32 points against the Pilots. Rielly scored 25 points in the first half alone, believed to be the most by a Viking in a half since Kelsey Kahle – the Vikings' all-time points leader – had 26 points in the second half against Sacramento State on Jan. 25, 2007.
Dec. 9, Portland State 89, UTEP 61: The Vikings won their first road game of the season for the first time since 2012-13. The 28-point victory over UTEP marked the largest margin of victory in a true road game in the Big Sky era of the Vikings' program. The Vikings hadn't won a road game by that wide of a margin since beating Alaska Fairbanks 107-40 on Jan. 26, 1995 – back when the Vikings were a Division II program.