After a significant comeback on Thursday, the Idaho women’s basketball team finished its weekend road trip with a 94-65 win over Portland State on Saturday.
The Vandals converted on 17 treys to tie a single-game school record. The Vandals also utilized 32 assists in the win, which came close to breaking the program record of 36 assists set against Portland State in 1986.
Freshman guard Taylor Pierce led all scorers in the matchup with 18 points. The guard also contributed four 3-pointers to the team total.
Sophomore post Geraldine McCorkell followed Pierce’s performance with 16 points, while senior guard Christina Salvatore added another 11.
Salvatore opened the game with a quick 3-pointer to put Idaho ahead. Another six points from junior point guard Karlee Wilson kept the Vandals moving as Portland State’s offense struggled to score.
The Vandal lead continued to grow as the game clock ticked down the final minutes of the first quarter.
McCorkell finished with a total of nine points during the first period to give the Vandals a 23-12 lead.
“Portland State started playing in that zone and we got some really good looks,” Idaho coach Jon Newlee said. “We had seen that defense on film and thought we would be able to run a few things to give ups from favorable matchups.”
The Idaho offense continued its dominating performance through the second quarter to take a  44-22 lead at halftime.
Idaho shot 43.7 percent from outside the key in the first half but just 14 percent from the free throw line.
The low free throw shooting percentage did not impact the success of the Idaho offense, as the Vandals ran away with the game during the third quarter.
Pierce added 11 points during the period and freshman post Brigitte O’Neill connected on a 3-pointer to give the Vandals a 71-36 lead.
Junior guard Agueda Trujillo and sophomore guard Bethany Krause saw some time on the court for the Vandals during the fourth quarter.
The Idaho bench proved its depth by outscoring Portland State 48-35 throughout the entirety of the game.
Trujillo added eight points and Krause added seven, both numbers were a season-high for the reserve players.
The game marked Krause’s first appearance on the court for Idaho since Dec. 2. The sophomore converted the 17th 3-pointer for the Vandals to tie the program record.
Senior post Tayla Corrigan added a season-high eight points for the Vandals.
Ashley Torres of Portland State added 18 points while Cici West finished with 18 rebounds.
Idaho will return to Moscow at 6 p.m. Thursday to host Southern Utah at the Cowan Spectrum.
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