Utah State women's basketball (4-7, 0-2 MW) wraps up the non-conference portion of its schedule this week as the Aggies take on Idaho State (4-4) inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. The Aggies then face in-state rival Utah Valley (1-8) in a road contest on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Radio coverage will be provided by 92.3 KBLU with Jaden Johnson on the call. Thursday's game will be broadcast by the Mountain West Network. Live stats and play-by-play information will be available through Sidearm. Saturday's game will be broadcast through the WAC Digital Network, while live stats and play-by-play information will be available through StatBroadcast. Links to each option will be available online prior to the game.
AGGIE HOT HANDS
Utah State senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker and senior forward Hailey Bassett led the Aggies in USU's 66-55 victory over North Texas (Dec. 16). Jensen-Baker had a career-high 32 points, breaking her previous high of 20 with 23 points in the first half alone. Bassett also crossed the 20-point threshold with a season-high 21 points in the win. Jensen-Baker and Bassett are the first Aggie duo to have a 30-point and 20-point performance in the same game since Jennifer Schlott and Makenlee Williams had 34 and 20 points, respectively, against San José State on March 1, 2014.
BREAKOUT SEASON
Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker has been having a breakout senior campaign as she is the only Aggie to have scored in double figures in every game so far in the 2019-20 season. After averaging 1.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game over her first three seasons, Jensen-Baker leads USU with 15.4 points per game, while also averaging 5.1 rebounds per game as a senior. Jensen-Baker recorded a career-high 32 points against North Texas (Dec. 16), recorded a 20-point performance against San José State (Dec. 4), and her first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Dixie State (Dec. 2).
JENSEN-BAKER IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker scored a career-high 32 points in the 66-55 victory over North Texas (Dec. 16). The 32-point performance ties for 18th in scoring on USU's single-game record list. Jensen-Baker is the first Aggie to score at least 30 points since Olivia West had 32 at UC Irvine (Nov. 10, 2017).
SHOOTING LIGHTS-OUT
Utah State had its best shooting night of the season in the 66-55 win over North Texas (Dec. 16). The Aggies shot a season-high 49.1 percent (26-of-53) from the field and 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from behind the 3-point line. Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker and senior forward Hailey Bassett were a combined 72.4 percent (21-of-29) from the floor and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from behind the arc.
CRASHING THE BOARDS
Utah State has out-rebounded its opponents in three of the last five games, and has grabbed at least 35 rebounds in five games this season. Four Aggies are averaging at least 4.0 rebounds per game in senior forward Hailey Bassett (5.5 rpg), senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (5.5 rpg), senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (5.1 rpg) and sophomore guard Steph Gorman (4.3 rpg).
CONSISTENT SCORERS
The Aggies have had at least three players score in double figures in all but two of Utah State's games this season. Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (15.4 ppg) has scored in double figures in all 11 games, senior forward Hailey Bassett (13.2 ppg) has scored in double figures in nine games, sophomore guard Steph Gorman (12.5 ppg) has scored in double figures in eight and senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (8.2 ppg) has scored in double figures in five.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
Senior forward Hailey Bassett played in her 100th game of 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.
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 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds against the Titans.
BENCH PRODUCTION
The Aggie bench recorded a season-high 24 points in the 76-64 loss at Fresno State compared to the Bulldogs' six. Freshman guard Kamalu Kamakawiwo'ole led the Aggies with a career-high 15 points off the bench.
STARTING THE WEEK OFF RIGHT
Utah State is an undefeated 3-0 in games played on a Monday. In their Monday contests, the Aggies have defeated Long Beach State, 56-48 (Nov. 18), Dixie State, 61-49 (Dec. 2), and North Texas, 66-55 (Dec. 16).
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