LOGAN, Utah — Utah State women's basketball (4-17, 1-9 MW) suffered a loss to Fresno State Saturday afternoon at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, falling 70-50.
After an even start as the teams exchanged baskets early in the contest, the Bulldogs used a 13-0 run late in the first quarter to gain separation. Turnovers plagued the Aggies throughout the contest as Fresno State scored 14 points off of 13 takeaways in the first half.
Junior guard/forward
Samiana Suguturaga led the team's offensive charge early as she went for team-best marks of eight points and three boards in the first 20 minutes of action.
Utah State was able to make up some ground with a 19-point third quarter, its best stanza of the afternoon behind nine points from junior guard
Ivory Finley, but the visitors countered with a 10-0 run to open the final quarter, pulling away to secure the season sweep. Finley finished with a team-high 11 points, her fifth time scoring in double-figures this season.
On the glass, the Aggies held their ground as each team pulled down 38 rebounds, USU led by six boards from both Suguturaga and senior forward
Allyzee Verdan. For Verdan, this was a career high. As a team, Utah State brought down 14 offensive boards, tied for the third-most in any game this season.
Junior guard
Cheyenne Stubbs was second in scoring for Utah State with nine points to go along with four assists and two boards, while Suguturaga finished with eight points, six boards, two blocks and a steal in 24 minutes of action.
Utah State finished the contest shooting 34.7 percent (17-of-49) from the floor, 33.3 percent (5-of-15) from 3-point range and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) at the charity stripe. Fresno State shot 42.0 percent (29-of-69) from the field, including 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from deep and 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs were paced by Mia Jacobs, who finished with team highs of 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Up Next
Utah State (4-16, 1-8 MW) now hits the road to face Wyoming on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m., in Laramie, Wyoming. The game will be streamed on Mountain West Network, with links to the live stream and stats available on utahstateaggies.com.
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