The first day of the Big Sky Conference tournament began on Saturday March 4, 2023 from Boise, Idaho.
No. 9 Northern Colorado beat No. 10 Weber State 63-52 to advance to the quarterfinals. UNC will play top-seeded Northern Arizona at noon on Sunday.
No. 7 Portland State got its first win under second-year head coach Chelsea Gregg by cruising past short-handed Idaho State 73-58. The Bengals were without All-Big Sky point guard Callie Bourne, who suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this week. PSU advances to play No. 2 Montana State, the defending tournament champions, at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Northern Colorado’s Delaynie Byrne (left), Hannah Simental and head coach Kristin Mattio – 0:51
Weber State’s Jadyn Matthews (left), Daryn Hickock and head coach Velaida Harris – 10:40
Portland State’s Esmeralda Morales (left), Jada Lewis and head coach Chelsea Gregg – 16:19
Idaho State’s Laura Belo (left), Bridee Burks and head coach Seton Soblewski – 21:30
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