Jan. 28, 2011
LOGAN, Utah -
GAME #20San Jose State (2-17, 2-4 WAC) at Utah State (9-10, 3-3 WAC) Broadcast: 1390 AM • www.UtahStateAggies.com
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UTAH STATE AGGIES (9-10, 3-3 WAC)
USU Probable Starters Ht. Pos. Cl. PPG RPG22 Ashlee Brown 6-0 F RS-JR 15.3 9.042 Banna Diop 6-6 C SO 7.7 5.721 Amber White 5-10 G/F SR 7.4 3.913 Alice Coddington 5-10 G SR 7.3 3.712 Jenna Johnson 5-10 G SO 5.8 2.6
USU Bench Ht. Pos. Cl. PPG RPG4 Devyn Christensen 5-6 G SO 9.3 1.61 LaCale Pringle-Buchanan 5-10 G SR 5.2 1.32 Jennifer Schlott 5-6 G FR 3.7 1.211 Stacey Howard 6-0 F SR 2.1 1.420 Chelsea Burns 5-10 G/F RS-SO 2.5 1.854 Maddy Plunkett 6-2 F JR 1.6 1.224 Pualei Furtado 5-5 G SO 1.1 0.534 Reyneisha Mays 6-3 F JR 0.8 0.515 Kamie Imai 5-8 G FR 0.6 1.4
TIP OFF - Utah State women's basketball (9-10, 3-3 WAC) will host San Jose State (2-17, 2-4 WAC) on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. San Jose State comes to Logan as the second leg of a two-game road trip, after falling 65-36 at Fresno State. Saturday, the Aggies will share the proceeds of the game with the Red Cross Australia fund to help with the damages from the flooding in Australia. USU will also be hosting Girl Scout Day including a mini-clinic before the game.
THE OPPONENT - The Aggies lead the all-time series against the Spartans, 7-4 and 7-3 in Western Athletics Conference games. SJSU (2-17, 2-4 WAC) had a rough start to the season, opening 0-16, then surprised the WAC going on a two game win-streak, defeating Idaho (63-61) and then Hawai'i (53-43). The Spartans are now 2-4 in WAC action.
LAST TIME OUT - Junior forward Ashlee Brown's school-record eighth double-double of the season with game highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds sparked Utah State to a 52-41 win over Hawai'i in WAC women's basketball play Thursday, Jan. 27 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. USU overcame a 12-point first-half deficit and used an 8-0 and a 9-0 second-half spurt to snap its two-game losing skid.
AGGIES VS SAN JOSE STATE IN THE WAC2005-06San Jose State 61, USU 53 (in Logan)San Jose State 70, USU 49 (in San Jose)2006-07USU 58, San Jose State 50, (in Logan)San Jose State 65, USU 57 (in San Jose)2007-08USU 68, San Jose State 58 (in Logan)USU 61, San Jose State 60, (in San Jose)2008-09USU 64, San Jose State 54 (in San Jose)USU 62, San Jose State 51 (in Logan)2008-09USU 65, San Jose State 54 (in Logan)USU 66, SJSU 46 (In San Jose)Overall Record: 7-3
GOOD TO BE BACK HOME - USU is 2-2 in WAC action in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and 6-5 overall on the season. The Aggies are 252-of-660 (38.2 percent) at home and 65.1 percent (155-of-238) from the free-throw line. Utah State has 117 steals in the Spectrum compared to opponent's 95.
D FOR DEFENSE - USU's defense forced 20 Hawai'i turnovers on Jan. 27, the eighth time this season causing 20 or more miscues. The one three-pointer made by Hawai'i and the 11.1 three-point shooting percentage was also a season-low allowed by the Aggie defense.
PERFECT UNDER 59 - The Aggies are 5-0 when holding the opponent to 59 points or less.
THREE-POINTERS TO WIN - USU is 9-0 when shooting better than its opponents from behind the arc. On the season, the Aggies are 75-of-259 (.290) 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 3-5 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 Nevada, Feb. 3.
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 her eighth double-doubles this season setting a modern-era record for more double-doubles in one season knocking off Ali (Aird) Marchant who nabbed second in 2003-04. Brown has eight 20+ point games including a career-high 26 points at Northern Arizona (Dec. 4).
PEBLEY'S 80TH WIN - In her eight year at the helm of the Aggies, head coach Raegan Pebley notched her 80th win as the Aggies defeated Hawai'i, 54-41 on Jan. 27. Pebley is the most winningest coach above Cindy Perkins (51) on the all-time win list.
NEXT UP - Following San Jose State, USU will head to Nevada on Thursday, Feb. 3 in Reno, Nev. USU will then face Boise State for the second time this season on Sat. Feb. 5. The Aggies have already defeated Nevada and Bosie
CAREER LEADERSAssistsName Years Asts1. Taylor Richards 2005-08 3712. Danyelle Snelgro 2006-09 3363. Alice Coddington 2007-pres. 2804. 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. 2043. 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 704. Banna Diop 2008-pres. 706. Lydia Whitehead 2008-10 657. 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 (4.42 apg) and second in the WAC in steals (2.68 spg), while junior forward Ashlee Brown is third in the league in rebounding, averaging 9.0 rpg. As a team, Utah State is second in steals averaging 10.74 per game.
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS - Six times this year, Utah State has out-rebounded its opponent and is 4-2 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 and fell to the Lady Techsters with one more rebound. DIOP ON THE BLOCK - Sophomore center Banna Diop joined the career blocks list as she has 67 blocks as an Aggie thus far landing her fifth 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 now has nine double-doubles this season.
CLOSING IN ON HISTORY - Alice Coddington is closing in on two Utah State records. She is 12 steals away from the school record 216 career steals set by current Aggie assistant coach Danyelle Snelgro (2005-09). Coddington is also third in USU history for most assists with 280 currently, also behind Snelgro in second with 336 and Taylor Richards (2005-08) 371. Sophomore Banna Diop is already tied in fourth for career blocked shots with 70. Leading the list in Nicole Johnson (2007-10) with 133 blocks during her career.
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 220 games for the blue and white. Pebley now has 80 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).
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