Utah State women's basketball (2-3) wraps up its four-game road slate this week as the Aggies take on BYU (2-1) on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m., in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tuesday's game will be broadcast by BYUtv. Radio coverage will be provided by 92.3 KBLU with Jaden Johnson on the call. Live stats and play-by-play information will be available through StatBroadcast. Links to each option will be available online prior to the game.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
Senior forward Hailey Bassett played in her 100th game in her Aggie career in the 83-62 loss at Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 20). Bassett, who has never missed a game in her Utah State career, is now the 16th Aggie to play in 100 games in program history.
MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Utah State head coach Jerry Finkbeiner is on a medical leave of absence for a non-life-threatening health condition. In his absence, associate head coach Ben Finkbeiner will oversee the program.
CONSISTENT SCORERS
The Aggies have had at least three players score in double figures in all of Utah State's games this season. Sophomore guard Steph Gorman (15.2 ppg) and senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (12.2 ppg) have scored in double figures in all five games of the 2019-20 season. Senior forwards Marlene Aniambossou (10.4 ppg) and Hailey Bassett (13.8 ppg) have scored in double digits in four of the five games.
BACK-TO-BACK DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Senior forward Hailey Bassett recorded back-to-back double-doubles in the victory over Long Beach State (Nov. 18) and the loss at Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 20). Against the Beach, Bassett had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while she had a season-high 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds against the Titans.
AGGIE CAREER-HIGH SPREAD
Several Aggies recorded career-high stats in the first two games of the 2019-20 season. Against Portland, sophomore guard Steph Gorman stole the ball a career-high six times, while junior guard Emmie Harris tied her career high with four assists and three steals. Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker snagged a career-high five rebounds against the Pilots.
Against Seattle, Gorman scored a career-high 28 points, doubling her previous of 14 points. Jensen-Baker and senior forward Marlene Aniambossou also scored career highs with 15 and 13 points, respectively. Aniambossou also had career highs with nine rebounds and three steals against the Redhawks, while redshirt sophomore guard/forward Taylor Franson had a career-high-tying five rebounds.
FIRST-QUARTER SPARK
In its two opening games of the 2019-20 season, Utah State outscored its opponents, 43-23, in the first quarter. In the 70-64 loss to Portland, senior forward Hailey Bassett and senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker led the first quarter effort with six points apiece to outscore the Pilots, 24-16. In the 70-63 win over Seattle, sophomore guard Steph Gorman led the way in the first period with 10 points as the Aggies outscored the Redhawks 19-7.
ADVENTURAS EN COZUMEL
In August, the Utah State women's basketball team had the opportunity to travel to Cozumel, Mexico. During the trip, the Aggies played local teams, participated in various clinics and toured the island of Cozumel.
NEW YEAR, NEW NUMBER
Three Aggies changed their jersey numbers for the 2019-20 season as junior guard Emmie Harris swapped 32 for 10, sophomore forward Emma Dudley 34 for 14 and redshirt sophomore guard/forward Taylor Franson 41 for 42.
NEW YEAR, NEW NUMBER - PART II
Redshirt sophomore guard/forward Taylor Franson changed her jersey number from 41 to 42 in honor of her father, Eric Franson, who played for the Utah State men's basketball team from 1993-96. Eric Franson was the 1995 Big West Conference Player of the Year, a three-time all-Big West player after being named to the first team twice and second team once, and was named to the Big West all-freshman team.
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