SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Idaho Vandals built a substantial lead and withstood a late push to defeat the Sacramento State Hornets 62-55 in a Big Sky Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Colberg Court.

Idaho used a dominant second quarter, outscoring Sacramento State 18-8, to establish a 29-20 halftime advantage. The Vandals maintained control through the third quarter before the Hornets mounted a comeback attempt in the final period, outscoring Idaho 19-16, but fell short.

Benthe Versteeg led all scorers with 26 points for Sacramento State. Natalie Picton added 18 points for the Hornets. Hope Hassmann scored 11 points for Idaho, which improved to 14-5 overall. Sacramento State dropped to 9-10.

An announced crowd of 397 attended the game.