Utah Valley UVU 4-6

Utah State US 5-5

Utah Valley UVU

4-6

Final

Dec. 15, 2018

Utah State US

5-5

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Utah Valley UVU	16	13	12	21	62
Utah State US	12	21	24	10	67

Box Score

Eliza West Dishes Out a Career-High 13 Assists to Lead USU Women's Basketball to 67-62 Win Over Utah Valley

West's 13 assists rank second in single-game assists

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/15/2018 5:25:00 PM

Final Box Score (PDF)

LOGAN, Utah - Junior guard Eliza West dished out a career-high 13 assists to lead USU women's basketball (5-5) to its third consecutive win, with a 67-62 victory over Utah Valley (4-6) on Saturday in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

West's 13 assists rank second all-time in Utah State history in a single game. Corrina Poto set the record of 14 in 1982.

Three Aggies scored in double figures in the victory as junior guard Olivia West had 16, freshman guard Steph Gorman had 14 and junior guard/forward Shannon Dufficy had 12. Dufficy also led Utah State on the glass, collecting eight rebounds, O. West led the team in steals with four and senior center Deja Mason led USU with a pair of blocks.

Utah State converted 33 points off of Utah Valley's 28 turnovers, the most by an Aggie opponent this season. USU recorded 16 steals on the night, with five Aggies recording multiple thefts. The Aggies scored 15 fast break points to the Wolverines' two, while the USU bench continued producing for the Aggies this season, outscoring the Wolverines', 31-12.

Dufficy scored the opening bucket of the first quarter, but Utah Valley would lead the remainder of the period. UVU took a 10-point lead, 16-6, with 1:52 remaining. A couple of triples from O. West trimmed the lead to four, 16-12, to end the quarter.

A Gorman trey gave the Aggies their first lead since the opening thirty seconds of the game, 20-18, with 8:23 remaining in the second. USU grew its lead to five, 27-22, after a Gorman three, Dufficy jumper and a bucket from senior guard Rachel Brewster — all of which were assisted by E. West — with 5:31 left to play in the period. Another Gorman triple and E. West assist put USU up six, 33-27, with a minute on the clock. UVU would make a layup to cut the lead to four, 33-29, heading into the break. E. West had a then-season-high nine assists at the half.

USU extended the lead out to 10, 43-33, after a Dufficy layup and another Gorman triple with 7:02 to go in the third. After some back-and-forth, the Aggies went on a 12-0 run to lead, 57-39, after a Dufficy layup, a three from sophomore guard Emmie Harris, layups from Brewster and Harris, and another Harris trey with 33 seconds remaining. A Wolverine layup at the end of the period gave USU the 57-41 advantage at the end of the third.

USU maintained the double digit lead for the first half of the fourth quarter. The Aggies led by 16, 63-47, after a 6-0 run behind layups from O. West and Dufficy. UVU proceeded on a 12-0 run to cut the lead to five, 63-58, with 47 second left to play. Gorman and Dufficy converted from the charity stripe to keep the Wolverines at bay as the Aggies took the 67-62 victory.

Utah Valley was led by junior forward/center Jordan Holland with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Alexis Cortez also was in double figures with 11 points.

Utah State shot 42.6 percent (26-of-61) from the field, 38.5 percent (10-of-26) from behind the arc and 83.3 percent (5-of-6) at the free throw line. Utah Valley shot 49.0 percent (25-of-51) from the floor, 33.3 percent (4-of-12) from the 3-point line and 80.0 percent (8-of-10) at the charity stripe.

USU continues its homestand as the Aggies host Long Beach State (1-10) on Saturday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m., in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Women's basketball tickets are available now. Fans can purchase season tickets for $25, or on a game-by-game basis. A women's sports pass is also available for $50, giving fans access to all home women's basketball and gymnastics events. Fans can purchase tickets at the Utah State ticket office, located on the first floor of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Tickets are also available online at utahstateaggies.com/tickets, or by calling the ticket office at (435) 797-0305 or (888)-USTATE-1.

Fans can follow USU women's basketball on Twitter, @USUWBasketball, on Instagram, @USUWBasketball, as well as on Facebook, at /USUWBB. Aggie fans can also follow Utah State Athletics on Twitter, @USUAthletics, on Instagram, @USUAthletics and on Facebook at /USUAthletics.

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