Big Sky women's tournament

Big Sky women’s tournament – Idaho gets past Sac, into tourney championship

Colter Nuanez

March 10, 2026

Top-seeded Idaho pushed its winning streak to a program-record 17 straight with a 59-51 win over No. 5 Sac State in the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament.

The Vandals await the winner of No. 2 Montana State and No. 6 Eastern Washington. The Vandals’ only Big Sky loss came to Montana State in Bozeman in January.

Following the win, UI second-year head coach Arthur Moreira, Debora Dos Santos and Hope Hassman addressed media.

Sac State’s women defeated Idaho State 62-53 to advance to Tuesday’s semifinal. The loss means their season ends at 15-18. Aaron Kallhoff and his players addressed media following the season-ending loss.

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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.