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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Utah State women's basketball (10-9, 5-3 Mountain West) wraps up its two-game road trip Saturday, Feb. 2, as the Aggies take on UNLV (6-13, 4-4 MW) at 3 p.m. (MT), in the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nev.
Saturday's game will be streamed live on 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 will be available through Sidearm, while updates will also be provided through the team's social media outlets. Links to each option will be available online prior to every game.
UNLV leads USU in the all-time series, 21-4, including 15-0 in Las Vegas. The Lady Rebels are coming off a 70-62 loss to Nevada on Wednesday and have an overall record of 6-13 this season, including 4-4 in conference play. UNLV averages 59.4 points per game, while shooting 37.8 percent (407-of-1,078) from the field, 27.9 percent (80-of-287) from behind the arc and 64.5 percent (234-of-363) at the free throw line. A couple Lady Rebels average double figures in scoring as senior forward/center Katie Powell averages 14.3 points per game and redshirt senior guard Nikki Wheatley averages 11.1 per game. Powell also leads the team on the glass, averaging 6.9 rebounds per game, while Wheatley leads the team in assists, averaging 2.1 per game.
Defensively, UNLV allows 63.4 points per game with opponents shooting 40.9 percent (427-of-1,044) from the floor, 33.0 percent (117-of-355) from the 3-point line and 66.2 percent (233-of-352) at the free throw line. Powell leads the team in blocks with 0.9 per game, while junior guard Latecia Smith leads the team in steals with 1.4 per game.
Utah State averages 63.6 points per game, while shooting 41.2 percent (474-of 1,150) from the field, 32.2 percent (106-of-329) from long range and 68.8 percent (154-of-224) at the free throw line. Junior guard/forward
Shannon Dufficy leads the Aggies with a double-double average of 16.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Junior guard
Eliza West leads the team with 103 assists this season, averaging 5.4 per game.
Defensively, USU allows 58.9 points per game as opponents are shooting 37.5 percent (395-of-1,053) from the floor, 28.4 percent (104-of-366) from the 3-point line and 69.9 percent (225-of-322) at the free throw line. Senior center
Deja Mason leads the team in blocks, averaging 1.4 per game, while Dufficy leads the Aggies in steals at 2.0 per game.
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) 797-0305or (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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