Aggie Women's Basketball Continues Homestand Against Nevada Saturday

Women's Basketball 1/11/2011 12:00:00 AM

Jan. 11, 2011

LOGAN, Utah -

GAME #16Nevada (12-3, 1-1 WAC) at Utah State (7-8, 1-1 WAC) Broadcast: 1390 AM Â• www.UtahStateAggies.comUTAH STATE AGGIES (7-8, 1-1 WAC)

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USU Probable Starters   Ht. Pos.    Cl.     PPG     RPG22  Ashlee Brown 6-0 F   RS-JR   13.7    8.742  Banna Diop  6-6 C   SO  8.9 6.221  Amber White    5-10    G/F SR  8.3 4.113  Alice Coddington  5-10    G   SR  7.4 3.612  Jenna Johnson   5-10    G   SO  5.9 2.5
USU Bench    Ht. Pos.    Cl.     PPG     RPG4   Devyn Christensen   5-6 G   SO  8.0 1.41   LaCale Pringle-Buchanan    5-10    G   SR  6.0 1.92   Jennifer Schlott 5-6 G   FR  3.5 1.311  Stacey Howard   6-0 F   SR  2.6 1.820  Chelsea Burns   5-10    G/F RS-SO   2.4 1.654  Maddy Plunkett 6-2 F   JR  1.5 1.524  Pualei Furtado 5-5 G   SO  1.3 0.534  Reyneisha Mays 6-3 F   JR  1.1 0.615  Kamie Imai 5-8 G   FR  0.7 1.7

TIP OFF - Utah State women's basketball (7-8, 1-1 WAC) will host Nevada (12-3, 1-1 WAC) on Saturday, Jan. 15, in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum for USU's third-straight home conference game. The Wolf Pack will play New Mexico State on Wednesday, Jan. 12 before heading to Logan for Saturday's 3 p.m. tip off The game will be tape delayed and air on Comcast channel 6 on Monday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.

THE OPPONENT - The Aggies will finish their three-game homestand hosting the Wolf Pack. Nevada leads the all-time series, 5-8 overall and 3-8 in Western Athletic Conference competition against Utah State. The Wold Pack is lead by two players averaging in double figures in Tahnee Robinson (21.2 ppg) and Shavon Moore (16.6 ppg). The Wolf Pack will arrive in Logan for the second of three-straight games on the road playing NMSU on Wed., Jan. 12, the Aggies on Saturday, Jan. 15 and then heading to Louisiana Tech Saturday, Jan. 22.

LAST TIME OUT - Despite junior forward Ashlee Brown's fifth double-double of the season and leading for nearly the entire first half, Utah State was overtaken and lost to Fresno State, 79-69, on Jan. 8 in WAC women's basketball action at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. By tying a game-high with 21 points, Brown posted her fifth 20-point outing of the season to go with a game-best 11 rebounds, as USU slid to 7-8 overall and evened its conference mark at 1-1.

AGGIES VS NEVADA IN THE WAC2005-06Nevada 64, USU 54 (in Reno)Nevada 67, USU 51 (in Logan)2006-07USU 59, Nevada 44 (in Logan)Nevada 61, USU 49  (in Reno)Nevada 61, USU 60 (WAC Tournament in Las Cruces)2007-08Nevada 75, USU 55 (in Reno)USU 56, Nevada 48  (in Logan)2008-09Nevada 56, USU 49 (in Logan)USU 63, Nevada 52 (in Reno)2009-10Nevada 69, USU 58 (in Logan)Nevada 77, USU 66 (in Reno)Overall Record: 3-8

PERFECT UNDER 50 - The Aggies are 4-0 when holding the opponent to 59 points or less.

THREE-POINTERS TO WIN - USU is 7-0 when shooting better than its opponents from behind the arc. On the season, the Aggies are 57-of-200 (.285) from three-point range which is seventh in the WAC.

80 POINTS GAMES - Utah State had two back-to-back 80 point games and was 2-0 in those games, defeating Utah Valley, 80-66 (Dec. 1) and Northern Arizona, 80-75, (Dec. 4) in overtime.

RECORD-SETTING DAY - The Aggies set a school record shooting 60.8 percent from the field against Utah Valley on Dec. 1 in USU's 80-66 win over the Wolverines. The previous record was 58.3 percent against New Mexico State in 1982.

ROAD WARRIORS - USU is 3-3 on the road so far this season. During the 2009-10 season the Aggies went 5-7 on the road overall. The Aggies are only two road wins away from matching their road victory total from last year. USU has won its last three road games. The next road game for USU will be at Louisiana Tech, Jan. 20.

BLOCK PARTY - The Aggies set a new school record with 14 blocks in a 69-57 win against Boise State (Jan. 6). The Aggies' 14 blocks topped their school record of 11 set twice last year vs. North Dakota State and San Jose State.

BROWN DOUBLE-TROUBLE - Junior Ashlee Brown has nabbed five double-doubles this season with four 20+ point games including a career-high 26 points at Northern Arizona (Dec. 4).

NEXT UP - USU hits the road for the first time during WAC action and will head to Louisiana Tech on Thursday, Jan. 20 for a 6 p.m. MT tip. La Tech (9-5, 1-0 WAC). USU will stay on the road and head to Las Cruces N.M., where it will take on the New Mexico State Aggies (8-8, 2-0 WAC) on Saturday, Jan. 22.

CAREER LEADERSAssistsName    Years   Asts1. Taylor Richards 2005-08 3712. Danyelle Snelgro   2006-09 3363. Alice Coddington   2007-pres.  2674. Pam Shirley  1977-79 2455. Charrise Bremond 1985-86 2286. Joy Rosenbrook   1980-81 2277. Corrina Poto 1982-83 2028. Dorinda Carey    1978-81 1919. Kim Searle   1983-84 16010. Camille Brox  2004-07 156
StealsName    Years   Stls.1. Danyelle Snelgro   2006-09 2162. Alice Coddington   2007-pres.  1983. Margaret Johns   1980-83 1754. Taylor Richards 2005-08 1725. Carol Garrison   1980-81 1456. Dorinda Carey    1978-81        1237. Pam Shirley  1977-79              1228. Sharon Epps  1982-83              1219. Brenda House 1978-81              11910. Corrina Poto    1982-83 117
Blocked ShotsName    Years   Blks.1. Nicole Johnson   2007-10 1332. Jessica Freeman  2003-06 1273. Ali Marchant 2003-06 744. Jill Swainston   1987    705. Lydia Whitehead 2008-10 656. Banna Diop   2008-pres.  627. Candy Cashell    1982-84 608. Maryln Harmer    1985-86 559. Brenda House 1978-81 5010. Sharon Epps 1982-83 46

AROUND THE COURT AGGIES IN THE WAC - Senior guard Alice Coddington is is first in assists (4.73 apg) and second in the WAC in steals (3.00 spg), while junior forward Ashlee Brown is sixth in the league in rebounding, averaging 8.7 rpg. As a team, Utah State is second in steals averaging 10.53 per game.

BATTLE OF THE BOARDS - Five times this year, Utah State has out-rebounded its opponent and is 4-1 when winning the battle of the boards, taking the rebound advantage against Utah Valley, 27-24, while holding a 46-41 edge against Northern Arizona and against San Francisco the Aggies nabbed 41 to the Dons' 31 boards. The Aggies also out rebounded South Dakota State 42-37. In a loss to Idaho State, USU out-rebounded the bengals 38-32.

DIOP ON THE BLOCK - Sophomore center Banna Diop joined the career blocks list as she has 62 blocks as an Aggie thus far landing her sixth in school history. Diop tied the school record of eight blocks in a single game against Boise State (Jan. 7) in Logan.

SCHLOTT ON THE SPOT - Freshman guard Jennifer Schlott seems to have found her rhythm on the hardwood. After warming up in the beginning of the season, Schlott came out on fire at Northern Arizona (Dec. 4) with a career-high 13 points, including three three-point baskets. Schlott continued with 11 points in the game against San Francisco (Dec. 8) and added five assists.

WAC OPENERS AND BOISE STATE - The Aggies went head-to-head with Boise State in the 2006-07 WAC season opener and USU suffered a 80-70 loss to the Broncos in Logan but were able to defeat them Thursday, Jan. 6, 69-57. USU is 3-3 in WAC openers.

HOME SWEET HOME - Freshman guard Jennifer Schlott looked right at home playing in her home state of Arizona against Northern Arizona on Dec. 4. She upped her career high from two points to a stunning 13 in the Aggies 80-75 overtime win against the Lumberjacks. Playing in front of her family the freshman led the Aggies at the point adding three steals and rebounds to her final total in only 15 minutes of action. Junior forward Ashlee Brown, who is also a native of the Grand Canyon State, also played well in front of family. The forward topped her career-high with 26 points against the Lumberjacks in the come-from-behind win. She also added 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. She is the only Aggie to have a double-double this season.

OTHER AGGIE TIDBITS - Â• After coming off the bench for the first two games, while recovering from illness, Ashlee Brown made her first career start against Montana on Nov. 20.

Â• While Ashlee Brown was sick, senior forward Stacey Howard made her first career start against Dixie State and also started against North Dakota State.

Â• The Aggies are an international team with players from three different countries, including Australia (Stacey Howard, Alice Coddington and Maddy Plunkett), Senegal (Banna Diop) and 11 players from United States, none of whom are from the state of Utah.

COACH PEBLEY - Head coach Raegan Pebley is in her eighth season as head coach at Utah State, which is the longest tenure in the program's history. Five games into 2007-08 season, Pebley overtook the lead for the most games coached in Utah State history (116). She has now coached 214 games for the blue and white. Pebley now has 78 wins as Aggie head coach which places her above Cindy Perkins (51) on the all-time win list.

NEWCOMERS - The Aggies add five newcomers this year from all around the country. Junior transfer Reyneisha Mays joins the squad from Moorpark College (Granada Hills, Calif.) Junior Maddy Plunkett is a transfer from College of Southern Idaho, following in the footsteps of team mate senior LaCale Pringle-Buchanan. The three freshman joining the Aggies this year include Kamie Imai ( Waiakea HS) comes to USU from Pahoa, Hawaii. Jennifer Schlott from Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) and Stephanie Larson from Tustin, Calif. (Foothill HS).

FOLLOW THE AGGIES ADMISSION - Admission to Utah State's women's basketball games is $5 for adults, $1 for youth. Women's all-sport season passes are available for $75. Contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office at (435) 797-0305 or at 1-888-U-STATE-1 (1-888-878-2831) for more information or visit the Utah State athletic web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

AGGIES ON THE RADIO/WEB - All Utah State games can be heard on KLGN (1390 AM) in Logan with Evan Nyman. They can also be heard on the web by going to the Utah State Athletics home page at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clink on the "Listen Live" link.

TWEET TWEET - Fans can follow USU women's basketball and Coach Pebley on Twitter at http://twitter.com/UTAHSTATEofmind and Utah State Athletics at http://twitter.com/USUAthletics.

GAMETRACKER - Fans can follow Aggie home games through the USU web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game.

ON THE INTERNET - All of Utah State's home games are available to watch live through Utah State TV via the internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU fans can also listen to every game both home and away, via USU's web site.

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