Believe it or not, this Idaho team is almost right where they want to be.The Vandals (7-8, 4-2 BSC) survived their traditionally difficult pre-conference schedule, which included match- ups at Stanford, Texas Tech and Gonzaga. Since starting with a 3-6 non-conference record, Idaho began Big Sky Conference play with a 4-2 stretch, including three road wins.
“I loved the way we started in the preseason,” head coach Jon Newlee said. “Even in the loss against Stanford, we had great contributions from our freshmen. We were one of Texas Tech’s two losses so you’ve always got to be happy about beating a Big 12 team.