Big Sky Conference

Vandals roll past Idaho State for third bid to Big Dance in four seasons

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RENO, Nevada — The Vandals came to Reno with an affinity for the Silver State and a singular mission: return to the Big Dance. Christina Salvatore and Ali Forde experienced March Madness each of their first two seasons at Idaho but the disappointment of a junior season without a postseason drove the UI seniors.

While the veteran duo led the Vandals back to the NCAA Tournament, it was a freshman in her first college postseason that made all the difference for Idaho.

Forde dominated the paint on both sides of the court all week long. Salvatore hit timely shots, including a pair of daggers down the stretch in the championship game. And Mikayla Ferenz, a precocious freshman from Walla Walla, Washington ripped the nets at the Reno Special Events Center like no one in Big Sky Conference Tournament history to help the Vandals go dancing once again.

Idaho guard Mikayla Ferez

Idaho guard Mikayla Ferez

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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