Mike Scott — men’s basketball
It wasn’t a good weekend for Idaho men’s basketball as they dropped two games to Northern Arizona and Southern Utah in a critical stretch to get a higher seed in the Big Sky Tournament. One bright spot though was the play of point guard Mike Scott, who was one of the best Vandals on the floor in both games. Against NAU, Scott had 11 points along with five assists in the loss. His 11 points was the second-highest on the team behind Connor Hill. Saturday against Southern Utah, the senior from Los Angeles had 14 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals for a solid all-around stat line. Idaho lost in overtime to the Thunderbirds, but Scott also added four 3-pointers in the loss. Scott and the Vandals return to Moscow Thursday and Saturday against Montana and Montana State for the final home games of the season.
Felipe Fonseca — men’s tennis
The Vandals are on a five-game winning streak and freshman phenom Felipe Fonseca is a big part of it. In Idaho’s win over conference foe Northern Colorado last weekend, Fonseca dominated in both singles and doubles. As the No. 3 seed in the singles competition, Fonseca defeated Mitchel Knight of Northern Colorado 6-2, 6-0 in overwhelming fashion. In doubles, he teamed up with junior Odon Barta in the No. 2 doubles match. Going up against Cassell King and Jordan Loughnan, the Vandal duo dispersed them 6-4. Idaho only dropped one match in singles and doubles against UNC.
Stacey Barr — women’s basketball
As usual, it was Stacey Barr leading the way for Idaho. Last weekend, the Vandals went 2-0 with two huge wins — enough to put them as the eighth and final seed in the Big Sky Tournament for now. Thursday against Northern Arizona, Barr had a team high 28 points along with four rebounds and two assists. She was perfect from the free-throw line going 8-of-8. Against Southern Utah, the senior from Melbourne, Australia, had 18 points and five rebounds in the dominant 76-49 Vandal win. She also moved into fourth all-time in Idaho scoring during the win. Barr and the Vandals travel to Montana and Montana State this weekend, before returning the next weekend against Weber State and Idaho State at home.
Jared du Toit — men’s golf
The golf season teed off last weekend in Palm Springs, California, for the first tournament of the season. Sophomore Jared du Toit tied for 10th place and Idaho finished ninth of 24-teams in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. Du Toit shot a 1-over-par 217 at the Classic Golf Club where the event was held — a course designed by legendary golfer Arnold Palmer. He was the highest finishing Vandal at the event. Next, Idaho heads off to the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate March 9-10 in Aiken, South Carolina.