Stephen Madison — men’s basketball
A couple nights after dropping 18 points in a loss to Cal State-Bakersfield, Idaho forward Stephen Madison had one of the biggest games of his career as a Vandal. In a losing effort, he was able to pour in 42 points while grabbing six rebounds against Utah Valley. With the 42-point performance, Madison now takes first place in the WAC standings with 19.2 points per game. He leads Isiah Umipig of Seattle U by .2 points.
Madison’s 16-for-21 from the field ties him for second in Idaho history for field goals made in a game and third for points scored in a game. He also surpassed the 1,400-point mark in his career with the scoring performance and former WAC Player of the Year and teammate Kyle Barone in the process. The Vandals return to Memorial Gym for their final two home games of the season this week, hosting Cal State-Northridge at 7 p.m. on Tuesday before hosting Grand Canyon on Senior Day at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Christina Salvatore — women’s basketball
Coming off their first loss in WAC play, the Vandal women’s basketball team rebounded against the Utah Valley Wolverines. A reason the Vandals were able to get back on track was Idaho guard Christina Salvatore. The sophomore from Anaheim, Calif., matched her season-high in scoring with 17 points, while adding seven rebounds. Salvatore shot 50 percent from 3-point range sinking five treys. She was one of four Idaho players to score in double-digits. The Vandals return to the court on Thursday in Phoenix for a matchup against Grand Canyon. This is the final road trip for the team before WAC Tournament play.
Almudena Sanz — women’s tennis
The Vandal women’s tennis team won two matches last week to improve to 6-1 on the season. One standout player for the Vandals was senior Almudena Sanz. Sanz, who hails from Oviedo, Spain, went 3-1 over the weekend playing No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles with partner Vicky Lozano. Sanz went 2-0 against Utah State and 1-1 against No. 66 Fresno State. Against Fresno State, Sanz and Lozano beat Aishwarya Agrawal and Sofya Malysheva 8-4. Against Utah State, Sanz beat Kallie Sperry 7-5, 6-2 — before beating Sperry and McKenzie Davis 8-3 with Lozano in doubles play. Idaho beat both teams, handing Utah State its first loss of the season. Idaho returns to action Saturday against Missouri Kansas City in Lewiston.