Utah State women's basketball (5-12, 0-6 MW) will host Boise State (13-6, 5-2 MW) on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m., inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Saturday's game 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 will be available through Sidearm. Links to each option will be available online prior to the game.
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
Boise State leads Utah State in the all-time series, 25-10. This season, Boise State averages 73.3 points per game, while shooting 45.4 percent (543-of-1,197) from the field, 34.0 percent (142-of-418) from behind the arc and 73.2 percent (164-of-224) at the free throw line. The Broncos are led by redshirt junior center Mallory McGwire with 12.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, and redshirt senior guard Jayde Christopher with 8.0 assists per game.
Defensively, the Broncos allow 65.9 points per game, with opponents shooting 40.1 percent (464-of-1,156) from the floor, 34.9 percent (117-of-335) from behind the 3-point line and 74.0 percent (208-of-281) at the free throw line. Boise State is led by McGwire with 1.5 blocks per game and Christopher with 1.1 steals per game.
NOT IN MY HOUSE
Senior forward Hailey Bassett ranks second the Mountain West in blocks per game, averaging 2.00 per conference game and 1.71 per game on the season. Bassett has recorded 29 blocks this season to rank 50th in the nation.
NOT IN MY HOUSE - PART II
Bassett has totaled 93 blocked shots as an Aggie to rank sixth in the USU career record books. Bassett needs seven more to become the sixth Aggie to record 100 blocks in program history.
I'LL TAKE THAT
Sophomore guard Steph Gorman ranks third in the Mountain West and 44th in the nation in steals per game this season, averaging 2.47 thefts per contest. Gorman ranks 27th in the nation in total steals with 42 on the season.
EYING A THOUSAND
Senior forward Hailey Bassett has totaled 992 points in her career. She needs four more points to break into the top-10 in scoring on the Utah State's career record list, and is eight points away from joining the 1,000-point club.
BREAKOUT SEASON
Senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker has been having a breakout senior campaign as she has scored in double figures in 13 of the 16 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 13.5 points per game, while also averaging 4.5 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).
CONSISTENT SCORERS
The Aggies have had at least three players score in double figures in all but five of Utah State's games this season. Senior forward Hailey Bassett (14.5 ppg) has scored in double figures in 15 games, senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (13.5 ppg) has scored in double figures in 13, sophomore guard Steph Gorman (11.2 ppg) has scored in double figures in 10 and senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (8.2 ppg) has scored in double figures in seven.
CRASHING THE BOARDS
Three Aggies are averaging at least 4.0 rebounds per game in senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (5.6 rpg), senior forward Hailey Bassett (5.2 rpg), senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (4.5 rpg) and sophomore guard/forward Taylor Franson (4.1 rpg)
CRASHING THE BOARDS - PART II
Utah State has collected 194 offensive boards on the season and has capitalized on the second-chance opportunities for 190 points compared to opponents' 174. The Aggies are led on the offensive glass by senior forward Marlene Aniambossou (2.6 rpg), redshirt sophomore guard/forward Taylor Franson (1.8 rpg), senior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker (1.6 rpg) and senior forward Hailey Bassett (1.6 rpg).
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.
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