PROVO -- The BYU women’s basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat Colorado State, 61-43, at the Marriott Center Saturday afternoon.
The game marks the beginning of Mountain West Conference play for the Cougars and increases BYU’s win-streak to nine games. The Cougars are now 11-2, 1-0.
“It was a good win for us, and CSU did a good job,” BYU head coach Jeff Judkins said. “We had spurts where we played well and had spurts where we didn’t.”
Senior Shawnee Slade led the Cougars with 16 points, while Keilani Moeaki added 10 points to the effort. The Cougar defense helped boost the team, forcing 23 turnovers and out-rebounding the Rams, when the offense failed to produce at times.
“This team knows its strength is defense,” Judkins said. “Defense wins games and they believe that.”
Despite the 18-point win, BYU struggled to put up points early as missed shots and turnovers dominated the first period. After 1:30 of scoreless play, Jazmine Foreman scored the Cougars’ first basket and assisted Kelani Moeaki on a fast break to put the Cougars up 4-0. The four-point lead proved to be the biggest the Cougars would take in during the period.
The Cougar offense shot only 31 percent form the field. Yet, they maintained a lead going into the second period, 23-20.
The Rams shot 26 percent from the field, and their leading scorer Kandy Beemer was held to no points in the first half alone.
In the beginning of the second period the game remained even with CSU answering BYU’s every move, until a 10-3 point run put the Cougars up 39-31. Coriann Wood and Sarah Red-Hostetter shot back-to-back threes to add to BYU’s momentum.
CSU battled back but the deficit was too much for the Rams to overcome. Addition back-to-back threes and two made free throws put BYU up 46-33 as they continued to distance the space between themselves and the Rams.
A Ram scoring drought during the final 3:30 minutes of the game, combined with continued Cougar scoring efforts cemented 61-43 win.
BYU continues conference play when they visit TCU on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.CT. That game will air live on the Mtn., and can also be heard live via the internet at www.byuradio.org/streaming
Official Basketball Box ScoreColorado State University vs Brigham Young
01-10-09 3:00 PM at MARRIOTT CTR, BYU, PROVO UTAH
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VISITORS: Colorado State University 5-10;0-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
13 MINOR, Britney...... f 2-5 0-0 10-13 1 4 5 3 14 4 5 0 0 35
35 CORNELL, Juanise.... f 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 14
32 REMINK, Carine...... c 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 1 1 0 4 1 0 11
05 MESTDAGH, Kim....... g 4-10 1-6 0-0 1 2 3 1 9 0 0 0 1 25
15 BEEMER, Kandy....... g 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18
01 VAN GREINSVEN, C.... 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
02 BARBEE, Bonnie...... 5-11 4-8 0-0 0 1 1 1 14 0 3 0 0 23
03 UZOMAH, Amaka....... 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 9 10 3 0 1 2 0 0 23
11 HEIMSTRA, Meghan.... 2-6 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 16
21 CHENEY, Alison...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
23 SIMMONS, Zoi........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 16
34 TANACAN, Devran..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
TEAM................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 13-50 5-18 12-17 8 28 36 14 43 7 23 1 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-23 21.7% 2nd Half: 8-27 29.6% Game: 26.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 27.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 70.6% 2
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HOME TEAM: Brigham Young 11-2;1-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
32 SLADE, Shawnee...... f 7-10 2-3 0-0 0 7 7 2 16 5 1 0 2 35
45 MOEAKI, Keilani..... f 4-10 1-2 1-2 2 3 5 1 10 1 5 2 1 21
54 KING, Cassie........ c 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 6 8 3 6 1 1 0 1 21
03 FOREMAN, Jazmine.... g 3-8 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 31
22 NIELSON, Mindy...... g 0-5 0-2 3-4 1 6 7 1 3 3 2 0 2 30
01 JACKSON, Jenteal.... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 9
13 JUDKINS, Jaime...... 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
14 HOSTETTER, Sarah R.. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 12
21 BUHLER, Stephanie... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 WOOD, Coriann....... 2-6 2-4 3-4 0 3 3 3 9 2 2 1 2 18
24 PETERSON, Dani...... 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
35 RILEY, Kristen...... 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 0 13
55 MARKS, Megan........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 2 3 5
Totals.............. 22-57 6-18 11-14 8 32 40 18 61 18 16 4 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 38.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 78.6% 2
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Officials: ROBERT STRONG,ERNEST SOLIS, KEN SOWBY
Technical fouls: Colorado State University-None. Brigham Young-None.
Attendance: 672
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Colorado State University..... 20 23 - 43
Brigham Young................. 23 38 - 61
OFFICIAL FINAL
Points in the paint-CS 10,BY 18. Points off turnovers-CS 11,BY 14.
2nd chance points-CS 8,BY 3. Fast break points-CS 2,BY 8.
Bench points-CS 19,BY 19. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-4 times.
Last FG-CS 2nd-04:54, BY 2nd-02:07.
Largest lead-CS by 2 1st-13:14, BY by 18 2nd-00:16.
With an impressive 10-2 record, BYU’s women’s basketball team is set for league play with three games in seven days. The Cougars open MWC action hosting CSU (5-8) on Sat., Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. They then travel to Ft. Worth, to battle TCU (8-5) on Tues., Jan. 13, before returning to play UNM (10-2) at the Marriott Center on Sat., Jan. 17 at 3 p.m.
Game Information
When:1/10/09 Where: vs. CSU Tip: 3 p.m MT Arena: Marriott Ctr.
When:1/13/09 Where: @ TCU Tip:6:30 p.m CT Arena: D.M.Coliseum
When:1/17/09 Where: vs. UNM Tip: 3 p.m MT Arena: Marriott Ctr.
Broadcast Plans
TV: The home game vs. CSU on Jan. 10 airs live on BYUTV. Jarom Jordan and Kristen Koslowski will call the action.
TV: The road game at TCU on Jan. 13 airs live on the Mtn. Erin Bajackson and Andrea Lloyd will call that contest.
Internet: Audio streaming is available for the game via the internet at BYU Radio with Jay Monsen calling the action. A link is available by going to http://www.byucougars.com/basketball_w/
Stats: Live stats through GameTracker are available as well. A link is available by logging on to the BYU women’s basketball home page at http://www.byucougars.com/basketball_w/
BYU Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
03 Jazmine Foreman G 5-5 So 7.1 3.3
22 Mindy Nielson G 5-10 So 11.3 3.3
32 Shawnee Slade F 5-11 Sr 11.8 4.3
45 Keilani Moeaki F 6-2 So 5.5 3.8
54 Cassie King C 6-3 Sr 7.4 5.5
Off the Bench
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
23 Coriann Wood F 6-1 So 8.8 4.8
35 Kristen Riley C 6-3 Fr 3.8 3.6
14 Sarah Hostetter G/F 5-11 Sr 2.8 1.1
55 Megan Marks F 6-3 So 1.9 1.4
24 Dani Peterson F 6-1 Fr 1.5 2.0
21 Stephanie Buhler F 6-1 Fr (rs) 1.3 0.2
13 Jaime Judkins G 5-6 Jr 0.9 0.2
01 Jenteal Jackson G 5-7 Fr 0.7 1.0
2008-09 Cougar Stats Summary --
-- Shooting from the field: (.403, 287-713)
-- Shooting from the free-throw line: (.715, 133-186)
-- Shooting from three-point line: (.271, 60-221)
-- Average points per game: 63.9
-- Average assists per game: 14.4
-- Average steals per game: 9.6
-- Average blocks per game: 3.6
-- Average turnovers per game: 17.5
TEAM NOTABLES
-- With an 10-2 on the year and an eight-game win streak, the team is off to its best start since the 2005-06 season when BYU began the year 8-1.
-- Grabbed a season high 55 rebounds vs. Utah St., tying for second place in the programs history. Last time BYU had 55 rebounds was vs. CS Northridge on 12/9/06.
-- The overtime win against USU breaks a five-season long overtime losing streak. BYU’s last overtime win came against USC on 11/29/01. BYU is now 4-1 overall when playing two overtime periods.
-- In the game vs. Weber St., shot 49.2 percent (29-49) from the field; and shot 49.0 percent (24-49) against USC in Hawaii on 12/6/08, tying for the second best field goal percentages of the season. The best field goal percentage to date is 50.0 (20-40) on 12/5/08 vs. Wright State.
-- Four players scored in double figures in the win over Weber St., making it the first time this season four players scored in double digits in back-to-back games. The team had four score in double figures vs. USC.
-- Had six blocks at Long Beach Weber St., on 12/20/08 for the second best total of the season. Had a season-high seven blocks vs. Oregon on 11/21/08.
-- Dished out 19 assists at Portland on 01/03/08 and vs. USC on 12/6/08 for season bests. Had 18 in the home win vs. Weber St., on 12/10/08 as well as vs. SUU on 11/28/08 and vs. Oregon on 11/21/08.
-- With the 65-64 win over USC in Hawaii, BYU improved to 2-0 against Pac-10 schools this year. Head Coach Jeff Judkins is 9-4 overall against the Pac-10.
-- Had 14 steals vs. SUU for season bests, and 13 vs. Long Beach St., marking its second-best defensive effort
-- In the game vs. UConn, BYU went 7-8 from the free-throw line (87 percent), the second best of the year.
-- When the nation's No. 1 ranked UConn Huskies were in town on 11/25/08, they were the highest ranked women's basketball team to ever play in the Marriott Center and the highest ranked team that BYU has ever played.
-- In the victory at Nevada, BYU was perfect from the line in the first half going 9-9, and finished the game making 17 of 18, the team’s best to date.
-- With the 67-45 victory over Oregon on Fri., Nov. 21, coach Jeff Judkins improved to 7-1 in home openers.
-- For the first time this season, no BYU player scored in double figures, in the game at Portland, but the Cougar bench outscored the Pilots bench 36 to 19.
-- There were 3,109 fans in attendance at the UConn game, the highest crowd of the season.
-- BYU has the second-youngest squad in the nation this season. The Cougars have 14 underclassmen filling out their 2008-09 roster. They are the second-youngest to Northwestern State, who has 15 underclassmen this season.
PLAYER NOTABLES
-- scored 18 points vs. SUU on 11/28 for new season highs.
-- led the team in scoring with 14 points at Long Beach St., on 12/20 marking her seventh double digit performance of the season and 27th overall.
-- tops the list in scoring on the team with 12.6 points per contest.
-- recorded a season best eight boards vs. Utah St., on 12/13.
-- led the team and the game in points with 13 vs. Arkansas St., on 12/30 recording her sixth double figure game this year and her 13th overall.
-- tallied 12 points in the win at Long Beach St., on 12/20 for her fifth double figure contest this year and her 12th overall. In that same game had season highs in blocks with three.
-- scored 11 points in the victory over Weber St., for her fourth double digit game of the season and 11th overall, also dished out a season-high seven assists.
-- picked up new season and career highs in points with 27 at Nevada on 11/18 and was also 9-10 from the free
throw line.
-- grabbed a team and game high nine boards in the win over Arkansas St., on 12/30.
-- has scored 14 points twice to date for season and career bests vs. Utah St. on 12/13 and vs. USC on 12/6.
-- tops the list in the rebound category grabbing 5.5 boards a game.
-- grabbed a season high eight rebounds vs. Utah St., on 12/13 five coming in the first half.
-- scored a season and career high 19 points vs. USC on 12/6 and went 4-4 from the free-throw line, two of those sealed the win in the final seconds of the contest.
-- dished out eight assists vs. Wright St., on 12/5 for new season highs and tops this category on the team with a total of 40 for a 4.44 average.
-- picked up new season and career high four steals vs. Weber St., on 12/10.
-- had two steals vs. Long Beach State, tying for season and career bests in that category.
-- grabbed eight rebounds which mark a new career best vs. Utah St. on 12/13.
-- contributed 10 points in the victory over Long Beach St., on 12/20 (all in the first half) marking the sixth time this season and seventh career time she has scored in double figures.
-- had two blocks in the Long Beach win for new season and career highs in the category.
-- scored 13 points vs. Utah St., on 12/13, her fifth double digit game of the year and sixth overall, the points also mark three back-to-back double figure performances on the year.
-- tallied a season and career high 15 points vs. Weber St., on 12/10 for her fourth this season and fifth double digit performance of her career. The 15 points are just one more than her 14 points scored before fouling out of the game against USC on 12/6.
-- set a new career high nine points, vs. SUU and was 4-6 from the field.
-- grabbed seven rebounds in the win at Portland on 01/03 for season and career highs in that category.
-- eight points vs. SUU were new career highs and was perfect 4-4 from the field.
-- grabbed six rebounds in the contest at Portland on 01/03 for new season and career highs.
-- scored four points in the win over Weber State for season and career highs.
-- scored six points at Portland on 01/03 for new season and career highs.
-- scored seven points at Portland on 01/03 for new season and career highs.
-- picked up new season and career high in rebounds with five in the game at Portland on 01/03.
Three MWC Opponents This Week
Colorado State University (Jan. 10, 2009) in Provo, UT - 3 p.m. (MT)
The CSU Rams come to Provo with an (5-8, 0-0) record and host TCU on Wed. Jan. 7 prior to making the trip to play the Cougars. The team returns three starters and a total of seven letterwinners. Kandy Beemer, a 5-5 senior guard tops the list in scoring with 8.2 points and in assists, dishing out a total of 22 to date for a 1.7 average. In the rebound category, Amaka Uzomah, a 6-0 senior forward, grabs 6.3 boards per contest and has played in all games. Head coach Kristen Holt is in her first season with Colorado State.
CSU Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
13 Britney Minor F 5-10 Sr 7.4 4.4
35 Juanise Cornell F 5-10 Jr 5.8 5.0
32 Carine Reimink C 6-1 Sr 5.5 3.6
15 Kandy Beemer G 5-5 Sr 8.2 2.0
23 Zoi Simmons G 5-6 So 4.5 3.1
Stat Comparison
Category BYU CSU
Points: 63.9 59.5
FG: .403 .363
FT: .715 .652
3FG: .271 .312
Reb: 37.4 41.6
Series Information
Record: BYU leads the series with a 47-22 record.
Last Meeting: In last season’s MWC race, the Cougar women won both contests against the Rams. In Provo on 2/13/08 the 15-point win was 59-44 and in Ft. Collins on 1/12/08 the victory for the visiting team was by a wider margin, 60-39. The Rams last win at the Marriott Center was on 02/13/04, a 72-64 victory where they have a 6-24 record. Coach Judkins is 11-5 vs. CSU.
TCU (Jan. 13, 2009) in Ft. Worth, TX - 6:30 p.m. (CT)
TCU has compiled an 8-5 overall record and was ranked top-25 earlier this season. They return two starters and five letterwinners from a team that went 23-12, 13-3 and finished second in the MWC standings. This week the Horned Frogs have three players scoring in double figures with Helena Sverriddottir’s 16.6 points and a team high 6.8 rebounds. TK LaFleur follows with 15.6 points and 4.9 boards. Rachel Rentschler rounds out the double digit scoring on the squad with her 10.0 points and 5.7 boards. They enter MWC play on a three-game losing streak and play at CSU on Jan. 7 and at UNLV on Jan. 10. Head coach Jeff Mittie is in his 10th season with TCU.
TCU Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
41 Rachel Rentschler F 6-2 So 10.0 5.7
42 Micah Garoutte F 6-2 So 6.8 4.6
04 Helene Sverrisdotir F 6-1 So 16.6 6.8
15 Emily Carter F 6-1 So 8.3 3.4
12 TK LaFleur G 5-8 Jr 15.6 4.9
Stat Comparison
Category BYU TCU
Points: 63.9 74.8
FG: .403 .431
FT: .715 .775
3FG: .271 .393
Reb: 37.4 36.8
Series Information
Record: BYU leads the series 7-5
Last Meeting: These two MWC foes met twice last year with TCU picking up both wins. In Ft. Worth, the Horned Frogs won by a score of 73-54 and in Provo, TCU defeated BYU by 11, 72-61. When playing at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, the Cougars have a 3-3 record with their last win coming on 1/25/06, a three-point, 67-64, BYU victory. Coach Judkins has a 5-4 record vs. TCU.
New Mexico (Jan. 17, 2009) in Provo, UT - 3 p.m. (MT)
Heading into the first week of MWC action, UNM sits at the top of the standings with an 11-2 record and has been ranked nationally. They host UNLV on Jan. 7 and are at Air Force on Jan. 10 before the Jan. 17 game in Provo. On this year’s Lobo team are three returning starters and a total of 10 letterwinners. Two players score in double figures for UNM. Junior guard Amy Beggin is averaging 16.1 points and 4.6 boards per game while Angela Hartill contributes 12.5 points and grabs 5.0 boards. Amanda Adamson tops the list in the rebound category grabbing 6.9 boards per game. Head coach Don Flanigan is in his 14th season at the helm of the New Mexico program.
UNM Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
03 Eileen Weissman F 6-0 Jr 5.7 3.4
15 Amanda Adamson F 6-0 Sr 9.1 6.9
44 Angela Hartill C 6-3 Sr 12.5 5.0
10 Amy Beggin G 5-6 Jr 16.1 4.6
32 Amanda Best G/F 6-0 So 5.0 5.2
Stat Comparison
Category BYU UNM
Points: 63.9 69.8
FG: .403 .413
FT: .715 .770
3FG: .271 .358
Reb: 37.4 42.5
Series Information
Record: BYU leads the series 38-24.
Last Meeting: During last year’s MWC action, the Lobos won two of the three meetings. In the first matchup, BYU beat UNM 41-38 in Albuquerque. Then the Lobos came to Provo and beat the Cougars 55-45 followed by a third meeting in the quarterfinals of the MWC Championship in Las Vegas. In that contest, UNM beat BYU 59-41. The Lobos went on to win the MWC Championships. In Provo, the visiting UNM squad has a 6-22 record. Coach Judkins has a 6-12 record against the Lobos.
Cougars Travel Itinerary to Ft. Worth
Team flight: Mon., Jan. 12 - American #1848 departs Salt Lake City at 12:10 p.m., arrives in Dallas/Ft.Worth at 3:45 p.m.
Team flight: Wed., Jan. 14 - American #619 departs Dallas/Ft.Worth at 9:30 a.m., arrives in Salt Lake City at 11:25 a.m.
Team hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Ft. Worth-University, 3150 Riverfront Dr., 817-335-1300, 817-336-6926, fax.
What’s Next
MWC play continues with two road games for the Cougars. BYU is at UNLV on Wed., Jan. 21 and at San Diego State on Sat., Jan. 24.