NAU Sets Eyes on Three Game Road Stretch, Taking on Idaho State in Monday Night Matchup

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (February 5, 2023) - The Lumberjacks are heading back on the road for three games this week, beginning the road trip in Pocatello, Idaho to take on the Idaho State Bengals tomorrow night at 7 p.m. MST.

NAU is looking to bounce back from an overtime loss at home on Saturday night, falling to Montana for the first time this season in a 80-76 game in Flagstaff. The game was the fifth of the season to go to overtime for the Lumberjacks. The Jacks loss to Montana moved the team to 13-11 overall while going 7-4 in Big Sky play through the season. The Jacks moved to fourth in the Big Sky standings after Saturday night's conference games.

Idaho State is coming off a win at Weber State, snapping a six game losing streak. The Bengals improved to 9-12 overall while 4-6 in conference play. ISU is eighth in Big Sky Standings, with eight games left in the regular season.

Callie Bourne has stepped up as the offensive leader for the Bengals, with a team-high 279 points so far this season. Bourne has posted a 39.6 percentage from the field, while also making her mark defensively with 152 rebounds. The graduate student put up 16 points, seven rebounds, and two assists in the Dec. 29 game against the Jacks.

The Jacks will take on Idaho State for the first time since opening conference play against the Bengals in December. NAU faced offensive struggles in the two team's first matchup of the season, missing 16 consecutive shots from the field in six and a half minutes in the first half.

Regan Schenck led the Lumberjacks with 15 points, followed by 13 for Montana Oltrogge who completed another double-double with 11 rebounds and 13 for Fatoumata Jaiteh who set a new career high.  Taylor Feldman added seven points and three steals off the bench, playing her highest career minute total against a Division I opponent. The Bengals shot 39 percent from the floor. Finley Garnet led the way with a career-high 27 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the floor with four made threes.

NAU is led by Oltrogge, who holds a field goal percentage of 38.2, while putting up a team-high 326 points alongside 199 rebounds and 12 blocks. The Graduate Student sits at No. 8 in the conference in scoring, while fourth in rebounding.

Schenck leads the Big Sky in assists with 171, after the Senior broke NAU's all-time record for career assists, previously set at 637.

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