FLAGSTAFF, Ariz (January 6, 2026) – The Northern Arizona women's basketball team hits the road this week for its first away conference games at Weber State and Idaho State. The Lumberjacks will tipoff against the Wildcats on Thursday, January 8th and 6 p.m. Mountain Standard time and the Bengals on Saturday, Jan. 10th at 2 p.m. MST. Both contests will be streamed on ESPN+.
NAU stands at 5-10 overall and 1-1 in Big Sky action entering this week and has won four of its last five games, following a conference-opening 81-72 win over Montana on Jan. 1 and 82-65 loss to Montana State on Jan. 3 in Flagstaff. The win over Montana marked three straight years NAU has won its Big Sky opener. The 'Jacks will look to get back into the win column this week as they had a season-long four-game win streak snapped by the Bobcats on Saturday.
Weber State brings a 6-9 record into this contest, including an 0-2 mark in Big Sky play. The Wildcats fell in two road matches at Portland State and Sacramento State last week, both by double-digits. Antoniette Emma-Mnopu is averaging a double-double to lead the offense by way of 14 points and 10 boards, while Sydney White is averaging a team-leading 3.6 assists. Weber State was picked eighth in the Big Sky Preseason Poll and is currently second-to-last in scoring offense at 64.7 and team rebounds at 36.1, but fourth in scoring defense at 64.7. The Wildcats are led by third-year Head Coach Jenteal Jackson.
Idaho State also opened conference play against Sacramento State and Portland State and picked up two wins to stand at 9-4 overall. The Bengals host Northern Colorado on Thursday before welcoming NAU to Pocatello, where the Lumberjacks will face the second-hottest shooting team from beyond the arc behind them, as the Bengals are currently shooting 32.1% from three. Idaho State leads the league in scoring defense at 56.6 points per game which is 40th in the nation overall. The Bengals were picked fourth in the Preseason Poll and are led by 18th-year Head Coach Seton Sabolewski, who has averaged 16 wins each year in his tenure.
