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l>Time to shine
east to meet the Montana
schools. Once again, the road
was not kind to the Vandals as
they fell to league leading
Montana 73-58 and lost a
heart-breaking 67-63 decision
to Montana State. The two
crucial losses dropped Idaho's
league record to 2-4 and the
Vandals found themselves with
their backs to the wall as they
tried to earn a top-four finish
and a spot in the playoffs.
Portland State was the 18th
consecutive victim to fall prey
to Idaho in the Dome as the
Vandals topped the Vikings
78-70. However, the streak
came to an abrupt halt in the
next night as Eastern
Washington, the team that had
last beaten Idaho at home,
again proved to be a jinx with
a 77-66 win.
Weber State avenged an
earlier season loss to the Vandal
women the next weekend
as they nipped Idaho 104-97 in
a high-scoring contest which
went into overtime. The Vandals
rebounded to gain a split
of the road trip by ousting
Idaho State 64-56 in Pocatello
in what was to be the beginning
of an end-of-the-season
tear by Idaho.
A crucial home stand
against Montana and Montana
State was next for the women
as they returned to the Dome.
It was torrid defensive play
and a well-balanced scoring
attack that sparked the Vandals
to their biggest victory of
the season as they shocked
league-leading Montana 64-58
to hand the Grizzlies their first
conference loss of the season
in 11 games.
The breaks continued
In position.
Dana Flah (24) and teammate Lealie
Melntoah (21) jockey for rebounding
poaltlon under the basket following
an oU-target ahot by a Gonzaga opponent.
(photo by P. Jerome)
Idaho's way as they followed
the big upset with a 72-71
overtime thriller over Montana
State. The Vandals, who trailed
by four points with only 21
seconds left, upped their conference
record to 7-6 with the
victory while their overall
mark stood at 15-9.
For the second time during
the season, the Boise State
game proved to be a nailbiter.
But, with visions of
playoffs in their heads, the
Vandals came together to top
the Broncos 70-63 and conclude
their regular-season
campaign with an 8-6 confem ­
ce mark and a 17-9 overall
record.
As the women finished their
season with an impressive
string of five consecutive victories,
they hoped to break out
of their season-long road
slump and continue their lateseason
success story. And they
beaded for Missoula with a full
bead of steam and renewed
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