Jan. 19, 2011

LOGAN, Utah -

GAME #17Utah State (8-8, 2-1 WAC) at Louisiana Tech (11-5, 3-0 WAC) Broadcast: 1390 AM • www.UtahStateAggies.com
UTAH STATE AGGIES (8-8, 2-1 WAC)
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 (8-8, 2-1 WAC) will hit the road for its first conference road game, heading to Ruston, La. to take on league-leader Louisiana Tech (11-5, 3-0 WAC) on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. (MT). The last time the Aggies traveled to Thomas Assembly Center (8,000), USU opened WAC action with a win, 69-66, over the Lady Techsters on Jan. 6, 2010.

THE OPPONENT - LTU leads the series against the Aggies, 10-1. The Lady Techsters are undefeated in WAC action thus far and with the WAC's field goal percentage leader, Adrienne Johnson averiging 20.9 ppg with 52.9 percent (127-of-240) from the field. Louisiana Tech has already defeated San Jose State (69-34), Hawai'i (74-69 OT) and Fresno State (94-92 3OT).

LAST TIME OUT - A career-high 24 points from sophomore guard Devyn Christensen and junior forward Ashlee Brown's sixth double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 rebounds led Utah State to an 81-69 win over Nevada Saturday, Jan. 15 in WAC women's basketball action at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

AGGIES VS LOUISIANA TECH IN THE WAC2005-06Louisiana Tech 73, USU 56 (Logan)Louisiana Tech 88, USU 54 (Ruston)2006-07Louisiana Tech 69, USU 54 (Ruston)Louisiana Tech 71, USU 58 (Logan)2007-08Louisiana Tech 71, USU 56 (Logan)Louisiana Tech 62, USU 46 (Ruston)2008-09Louisiana Tech 90, USU 82 (Logan)Louisiana Tech 53, USU 46 (Ruston)2009-10USU 69, Louisiana Tech 66 (Ruston)Louisiana Tech 74, USU 54 (Logan)Louisiana Tech 82, USU 65 (Reno, Nev. WAC Tournament)Total 1-10

PERFECT UNDER 60 - The Aggies are 4-0 when holding the opponent to 59 points or less.

THREE-POINTERS TO WIN - USU is 8-0 when shooting better than its opponents from behind the arc. On the season, the Aggies are 63-of-214 (.294) from three-point range which is seventh in the WAC.

80 POINT 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. The Aggies are 3-0 in games when they score at least 80 points as they also defeated Nevada, 81-69 (Jan. 15).

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 six double-doubles this season with six 20+ point games including a career-high 26 points at Northern Arizona (Dec. 4). Brown is one double-double away from tying former Aggie Ali (Aird) Marchant's single-season record of seven double-doubles during the 2003-2004 campaign, which was the first year of action after the program was reinstated at Utah State.

NEXT UP - The New Mexico State Aggies (8-10, 2-2 WAC) are led by Jasmine Lowe, who averages 13.8 ppg, Madison Spence has 13.4 ppg while Tabytha Wampler has 13.1 ppg. They will not compete until the battle of the two Aggies on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Pan American Center.

BATTLE OF THE AGGIES - Saturday, Jan. 22 will be a triple Aggies-vs-Aggies day as Utah State men's tennis will take on NMSU in Las Cruces, N.M., and Aggie women's basketball will tip off in the Pan American Center (12,482) at 7 p.m. while in Logan the Utah State men's basketball team will host NMSU's in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 9:05 p.m.

CAREER LEADERSAssistsName    Years   Asts1. Taylor Richards    2005-08 3712. Danyelle Snelgro  2006-09 3363. Alice Coddington  2007-pres.  2704. 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.  2003. 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.  637. 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 first in assists (4.63 apg) and second in the WAC in steals (2.94 spg), while junior forward Ashlee Brown is fifth in the league in rebounding, averaging 8.8 rpg. As a team, Utah State is second in steals averaging 11.06 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 63 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 - • After coming off the bench for the first two games, while recovering from illness, junior forward Ashlee Brown made her first career start against Montana on Nov. 20.

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

• 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 215 games for the blue and white. Pebley now has 79 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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