Quayshawne Buckley — football
Quayshawne Buckley
The Vandals lost Saturday at San Diego State, but defensive lineman Quayshawne Buckley had one of his best games of the season. The senior from Ontario, California, recorded three tackles for loss and two sacks in the game. He had seven total tackles. The tackles for loss bring his season total to 13 and his sacks bumped his total to four. He ranks second in the Sun Belt in tackles for loss, behind Christian Ringo from Louisiana-Lafayette. The Vandals return to the Kibbie Dome this weekend for Senior Day against Troy.
Alyssa Schultz — volleyball
Alyssa Schultz
Alyssa Schultz had a solid weekend in the middle for Idaho, as the Vandals beat Southern Utah and Eastern Washington. The senior from Issaquah, Washington, had 12 blocks and only one error against Thursday Southern Utah. She also added a match-high eight blocks on defense. Saturday Against Eastern Washington, Schultz reached double figures in kills again, with 10 on 28 attempts. Schultz and the Vandals round out their schedule with two home matches this week.
Mike Scott — men’s basketball
Mike Scott
Usually, the shortest player on the court doesn’t lead the team in rebounds, but that was the case in Idaho’s second exhibition game. Senior point guard Mike Scott, who stands at 6-foot, grabbed a game-high seven rebounds in the Vandals’ 75-57 win over Lewis-Clark State last Friday in Memorial Gym. He also reached double digits in points with 11 and added team-highs in assists with four and steals with three. Scott shot 50 percent from the field during the win. The Vandals open the regular season Friday against Eastern Oregon 7 p.m. in Memorial Gym.
Ali Forde — women’s basketball
Ali Forde
What’s even more impressive than junior Ali Forde’s seven rebounds and 12 points in Idaho exhibition win over Central Washington last Tuesday is the fact that she is also plays with the Idaho volleyball team. The two-sport athlete rounded out her performance in Idaho’s first women’s basketball game with four assists, two blocks and four steals. She shot 54.5 percent from the field. The Vandals are on the road this week with a Friday game at Cal State-Northridge.
Christine Renzini — swim and dive
Idaho competed in two swim and dive meets over the weekend, losing to Northern Arizona Friday and beating Seattle U and Cal-State Bakersfield Saturday. Leading the way for the Vandals over the weekend was freshman Christine Renzini. Her time of 10:24.76 in the 1000-yard freestyle was three-tenths of a second off the school record en route to a second place finish. Renzini returned to the pool Saturday to win the event in a time of 10:27.24.