The double As
Eastern Washington plays No. 2 USC 1 p.m. Saturday in Los Angeles. The Eagles enter the tournament after defeating Northern Arizona 4-3 Nov. 6.
Three of three
The Idaho men’s basketball team plays its last home game before hitting the road 8 p.m. Saturday in the Memorial Gym. The Vandals take on Corban, an NAIA team, to begin nonconference play.
Hit the road
The Idaho women’s basketball team is on the road until December, starting Friday. The Vandals take on former WAC rival Seattle U 5 p.m. Friday in Seattle. Idaho won 64-60 Nov. 23. The Vandals then head south to play California State-Fullerton 7 p.m. Monday in California.
The last stand
Friday and Saturday are important days for the Idaho volleyball team. In order to earn a spot in the Big Sky Conference Tournament Nov. 17-19, the Vandals (4-10) must win against Montana and Montana State this weekend. Idaho takes on Montana 7 p.m. Friday and Montana State 4 p.m. Saturday, in the Memorial Gym.
In addition to a weekend sweep, Eastern Washington (6-8) and Weber State (5-9) would need to lose to give Idaho a tournament berth.
With two conference wins, Montana and Southern Utah sit at the bottom of the North and South divisions, respectively.
Hidden weekend
The Idaho women’s tennis team competes in the Gonzaga Hidden Duel Friday through Sunday in Spokane.
The Vandals earned a hat trick at the Gonzaga Bulldog Invitational Nov. 4-6. Sophomore Marianna Petrei went 6-0 in singles and doubles to win the A flights.
Petrei and junior Lucia Badillos earned the A flight doubles championship after winning over Eastern Washington and Gonzaga.
Badillos took second in the singles D flight with a 2-1 record.
Sophomore Maria Tavares took runner-up honors in the singles B flight. Tavares and junior Ana Batiri took the B flight doubles title.
Batiri took fourth place in the singles C flight.
Freshman Shion Watabe earned two singles wins and third place in the E singles flight.
Watabe and senior Claire Yang took the C flight doubles title.
Yang grabbed two wins in the F singles flight.