COLLEGE WOMEN: Vandals win fifth straight, beat Idaho State

POCATELLO — Natalie Klinker had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Idaho, which closed out the regular season with a 61-50 win over Idaho State on Friday night.

Idaho (20-9, 15-5 Big Sky), which clinched the second seed to the Big Sky Tournament with a win at Weber State on Wednesday, won its fifth straight game to close out the regular season.

“It was an extremely physical game, as it always is with Idaho State,” Idaho coach Jon Newlee said. “I thought we did a good job of matching that tonight. They came out strong and the crowd did a great job of supporting them. I told our team we just had to come out and ovecome the initial nerves and we did a good job as the game went on.”

Idaho opens the conference tournament against the winner of Monday’s Eastern Washington/Portland State game on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Weber State 83, Eastern Washington 77, OT: At Ogden, Utah, Grace Kirscher, a sophomore from Sandpoint High, had a career-high 31 points and seven rebounds for the Eagles (4-25, 3-17 Big Sky) in a loss to the Wildcats (4-25, 2-18) in the regular season finale for both schools.

Kirscher was 7-for-10 from three-point range, which is tied for third all-time in program history for three-pointers in a single game. She was also 10-for-16 from the field, 4-for-7 from the free throw line and added seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Eastern Washington opens the Big Sky Tournament on Monday at CenturyLink Arena in Boise against Portland State at 4:30 p.m.