News Summary:
The Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball team was named February's Big Sky Conference Commissioner's Team of the Month on March 4, recognized for the best overall performance among all sports in the conference during the month. Previously, on January 28, the Big Sky Conference announced its softball preseason all-conference team and coaches poll results, with Sacramento State picked third. Four Hornets—Madison Evers-Lyles, Lafulafu Malepeai, Katie Marsh, and Alexa Ortiz—earned spots on the preseason all-league team across catcher, third baseman, outfielder, and pitcher positions. Earlier, on January 26, Portland State's Terri Miller Jr., a 6-foot-8 senior forward, received the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week award for his role in the Vikings' perfect 7-0 start in league play. This followed the Big Sky Conference designating the January 25 game between Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball and Northern Colorado as the conference's Game of the Week; at the time, the Vandals held a 15-5 (6-1) record, placing them second, while the Bears were 15-6 (6-2) and in third. On January 13, the Idaho women's tennis team ranked third in the 2026 Big Sky Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, a ranking determined by the league's head coaches.
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