2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
May 02, 2024
The 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 11–14, 2015.[1] The champion of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
Unlike most Division I conference tournaments in basketball, the Big Sky tournament did not involve all of the conference's teams. With the addition of Idaho to the conference for the 2014–15 season, expanding the number of teams from 11 to 12, the tournament expanded from seven teams to eight.[2] As in previous years, qualifying is based on overall conference record. The number of teams that failed to qualify stayed at four. All tournament games were played at the site of the regular-season champion. The women's tournament ran this year with a Wednesday-Friday-Saturday format because Montana hosted both tournaments, having won the women's regular-season title outright and earned men's hosting rights by winning a tiebreaker with regular-season co-champion Eastern Washington. With the move to an 8-seed schedule, the Big Sky also chose to go with the regular 8-seed tournament most other conferences use.[3]
The 2015 tournament was the last to be held at campus sites, and the last in which certain teams were excluded for poor performance. Starting with the 2015–16 season, the Big Sky men's and women's tournaments both expanded to include all conference members (barring NCAA sanctions or self-imposed postseason bans), and both tournaments will be held at a predetermined neutral site. For 2016, both tournaments will be held at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.
^"Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament Field Set". Make It Missoula. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^"Idaho Joins Big Sky, Sun Belt". KHQ. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
^"Big Sky Conference announces new changes, including adjustments to conference basketball tournament format". Deseret News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
^"Montana State vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^"North Dakota vs. Northern Colorado". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^"Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^"Montana vs. Idaho State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^"Northern Colorado vs. Sacramento State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^"Eastern Washington at Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^"Northern Colorado vs. Montana". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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2015 Women's Basketball Championship
May 02, 2024
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The 2015 Big Sky Conference women s basketball tournament was held March 11 14 2015 1 The champion of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament 2015 Big Sky Conference women s basketball tournamentClassificationDivision ISeason2014 15Teams8SiteDahlberg ArenaMissoula MTTelevisionWatch Big SkyBig Sky Conference women s basketball tournaments 20142016 2014 15 Big Sky women s basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Montana 14 4 778 24 9 727 Sacramento State 13 5 722 18 16 529 Eastern Washington 12 6 667 21 12 636 Northern Colorado 12 6 667 22 13 629 North Dakota 9 9 500 17 15 531 Montana State 9 9 500 15 15 500 Northern Arizona 9 9 500 13 17 433 Idaho 8 10 444 14 15 483 Idaho State 8 10 444 13 17 433 Southern Utah 6 12 333 13 15 464 Weber State 6 12 333 11 18 379 Portland State 2 16 111 4 25 138 2015 Big Sky tournament winnerAs of March 26 2015Rankings from AP poll Contents 1 Format 2 Bracket 3 Game summaries 3 1 Sacramento State vs Montana State 3 2 Northern Colorado vs North Dakota 3 3 Eastern Washington vs Northern Arizona 3 4 Montana vs Idaho State 3 5 Sacramento State vs Northern Colorado 3 6 Eastern Washington vs Montana 3 7 Championship Northern Colorado vs Montana 4 References 5 External linksFormat editUnlike most Division I conference tournaments in basketball the Big Sky tournament did not involve all of the conference s teams With the addition of Idaho to the conference for the 2014 15 season expanding the number of teams from 11 to 12 the tournament expanded from seven teams to eight 2 As in previous years qualifying is based on overall conference record The number of teams that failed to qualify stayed at four All tournament games were played at the site of the regular season champion The women s tournament ran this year with a Wednesday Friday Saturday format because Montana hosted both tournaments having won the women s regular season title outright and earned men s hosting rights by winning a tiebreaker with regular season co champion Eastern Washington With the move to an 8 seed schedule the Big Sky also chose to go with the regular 8 seed tournament most other conferences use 3 The 2015 tournament was the last to be held at campus sites and the last in which certain teams were excluded for poor performance Starting with the 2015 16 season the Big Sky men s and women s tournaments both expanded to include all conference members barring NCAA sanctions or self imposed postseason bans and both tournaments will be held at a predetermined neutral site For 2016 both tournaments will be held at the Reno Events Center in Reno Nevada Bracket editQuarterfinalsWednesday March 11 Watch Big SkySemifinalsFriday March 13Watch Big SkyChampionshipSaturday March 14Watch Big Sky 1Montana698Idaho State671Montana554Eastern Washington514Eastern Washington735Northern Arizona471Montana603Northern Colorado492Sacramento State787Montana State622Sacramento State793Northern Colorado81OT3Northern Colorado726North Dakota64 All times listed are MountainGame summaries editSacramento State vs Montana State edit Broadcasters Jay Sanderson amp Krista Redpath Pyron Watch Big Sky Mar 1111 a m MDT Montana State Bobcats 62 Sacramento State Hornets 78 Scoring by half 36 42 26 36Pts Jasmine Hommes 22Rebs Jackie Elliott 14Asts Ausha Cole 6 Pts Gretchen Harrington 19Rebs Kyhonta Doughty 9Asts Fantasia Hilliard 7 Dahlberg ArenaMissoula MTAttendance 308 4 Referees Karen Lasuik Mark Munoz Cheryl Flores Northern Colorado vs North Dakota edit Broadcasters Jay Sanderson amp Krista Redpath Pyron Watch Big Sky Mar 111 30 p m MDT North Dakota 64 Northern Colorado Bears 72 Scoring by half 33 37 31 35Pts Mia Loyd 14Rebs Leah Szabala 10Asts Makailah Dyer amp Kelsey Knox 5 Pts Stephanie Lee 24Rebs D Shara Strange 9Asts Lindsay Mallon 8 Dahlberg ArenaMissoula MTAttendance 269 5 Referees Bob Scofield Tyler Trimble Janetta Graham Eastern Washington vs Northern Arizona edit Broadcasters Jay Sanderson amp Krista Redpath Pyron Watch Big Sky Mar 115 30 p m MDT Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 57 Eastern Washington Eagles 73 Scoring by half 20 42 37 31Pts Brittani Lusain 16Rebs Raven Anderson 12Asts Brittani Lusain 3 Pts Hayley Hodgins 22Rebs Jade Redmon 10Asts Jade Redmon 6 Dahlberg ArenaMissoula MTAttendance 638 6 Referees Shelley Rusi Tiffany Bird Kimberly Hobbs Montana vs Idaho State edit Broadcasters Jay Sanderson amp Krista Redpath Pyron Watch Big Sky Mar 118 p m MDT Idaho State Bengals 67 Montana Lady Griz 69 Scoring by half 26 39 41 30Pts Apiphany Woods 32Rebs Anna Policicchio 9Asts Jasmine Lemon 4 Pts Kellie Rubel amp Maggie Rickman 16Rebs Kellie Rubel 12Asts Kellie Rubel amp Carly Selvig 4 Dahlberg ArenaMissoula MTAttendance 2 914 7 Referees Kyle Bacon Jeneane Pence Lorena Ahumada Sacramento State vs Northern Colorado edit Broadcasters Jay Sanderson amp Krista Redpath Pyron Watch Big Sky Mar 1311 a m MDT Northern Colorado Bears 81 Sacramento State Hornets 79 OT Scoring by half 34 31 38 41 Overtime 9 7Pts D Shara Strange 23Rebs D Shara Strange 13Asts Savannah Scott 5 Pts Adella Randle El 24Rebs Gretchen Harrigan amp Kyhonta Doughty 8Asts Fantasia Hilliard Dahlberg ArenaMissoula MTAttendance 8 Referees Bob Scofield Tiffany Bird Kyle Bacon Eastern Washington vs Montana edit Broadcasters Jay Sanderson amp Krista Redpath Pyron Watch Big Sky Mar 131 30 p m MDT Eastern Washington Eagles 51 Montana Lady Griz 55 Scoring by half 18 29 33 26Pts Lexie Nelson 14Rebs Melissa Williams 7Asts Delaney Hodgins amp Jade Redmon 2 Pts McCalle Williams Kellie Rubel amp Kayleigh Valley 12Rebs Carly Selvig 8Asts Kellie Rubel 5 Dahlberg ArenaMissoula MTAttendance 9 Referees Penny Davis Michol Murray Shelley Rusi Championship Northern Colorado vs Montana edit Broadcasters Jay Sanderson amp Krista Redpath Pyron Watch Big Sky Mar 142 p m MDT Northern Colorado Bears 49 Montana Lady Griz 60 Scoring by half 29 20 16 44Pts 23 StrangeRebs 7 StrangeAsts 4 Strange Pts 20 RickmanRebs 11 RubelAsts 4 Feller Dahlberg ArenaMissoula MTAttendance 10 References edit Big Sky Women s Basketball Tournament Field Set Make It Missoula Retrieved March 8 2015 Idaho Joins Big Sky Sun Belt KHQ Retrieved July 1 2014 Big Sky Conference announces new changes including adjustments to conference basketball tournament format Deseret News Retrieved June 4 2014 Montana State vs Sacramento State Stat Broadcast Retrieved March 11 2015 North Dakota vs Northern Colorado Stat Broadcast Retrieved March 11 2015 Northern Arizona vs Eastern Washington Stat Broadcast Retrieved March 11 2015 Montana vs Idaho State Stat Broadcast Retrieved March 11 2015 Northern Colorado vs Sacramento State Stat Broadcast Retrieved March 13 2015 Eastern Washington at Montana Stat Broadcast Retrieved March 13 2015 Northern Colorado vs Montana Stat Broadcast Retrieved March 14 2015 External links edit2015 Women s Basketball Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 Big Sky Conference women 27s basketball tournament 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