Utah State women's basketball (5-8, 0-2 MW) resumes its Mountain West schedule this week as the Aggies host UNLV (4-8, 0-1 MW) on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 7 p.m. USU then takes on San Diego State (6-8, 1-1 MW) in a road contest on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. (MT).
HOW TO FOLLOW
This week's games will be broadcast by the Mountain West Network. Radio coverage will be provided by 92.3 KBLU with Jaden Johnson on the call. Live stats and play-by-play information for Wednesday's games will be available through Sidearm. Live stats and play-by-play information for Saturday's game will be available through StatBroadcast. Links to each option will be available online prior to the game.
NEW YEAR, NEW FACE
Utah State has added freshman forward/center Lizzy Williamson to it's 2019-20 roster. Williamson, a native of Adelaide, Australia, joined the Aggies over the winter break. Williamson played club basketball for the Sturt Sabres, helping the team to a premiership title and a Premier League runner-up finish in 2019, as well as an SA U18 state team silver medal in 2018. She earned the Laura Somerton Perpetual Potential Trophy Award, which goes to the best player under 21. Williamson was also in the National Intensive Training Program from 2015-17, the Rachael Sport Lightning Academy from 2017-19 and was named the best team player in 2018.
BREAKOUT SEASON
Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker has been having a breakout senior campaign as she has scored in double figures in 12 of the 13 games of 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 14.8 points per game, while also averaging 4.8 rebounds per game as a senior. Jensen-Baker has scored 20-plus points in three games, including a career-high 32 points against North Texas (Dec. 16), and recorded 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.
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.
CONSISTENT SCORERS
The Aggies have had at least three players score in double figures in all but three of Utah State's games this season. Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (14.8 ppg) has scored in double figures in 12 games, senior forward Hailey Bassett (13.3 ppg) has scored in double figures in 11 games, sophomore guard Steph Gorman (11.2 ppg) has scored in double figures in eight and senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (7.9 ppg) has scored in double figures in six.
CRASHING THE BOARDS
Utah State has out-rebounded its opponents in five of the last seven games, and has grabbed at least 35 rebounds in six games this season. Four Aggies are averaging at least 4.0 rebounds per game in senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (5.9 rpg), senior forward Hailey Bassett (5.4 rpg), senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (4.8 rpg) and sophomore guard Steph Gorman (4.2 rpg).
CRASHING THE BOARDS - PART II
Utah State leads its opponents on the offensive boards, 161-150, and has capitalized on the second-chance opportunities for 160 points compared to opponents' 139. The Aggies are led on the offensive glass by senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (2.8 rpg), senior forward Hailey Bassett (1.9 rpg), senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (1.9 rpg) and redshirt sophomore guard/forward Taylor Franson (1.8 rpg).
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.
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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