Portland State head women's basketball coach Chelsey Gregg put it best after the Vikings' tough Big Sky opening weekend against Idaho State and Weber State last weekend. "Each game is going to be a learning experience and as long as we take that away from it and continue to work hard during the week – and they stay with it and remain bought in – we'll be alright," she said. The first chance for the Vikings to show that they're still bought in comes this weekend, as the Vikings host a pair of West Coast Conference teams in Pepperdine and cross-town rival University of Portland. The Vikings open the weekend against Pepperdine Friday at 6 p.m., with the Waves representing another challenge for this young team.