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PROVO -- The BYU women’s basketball led from start to finish, defeating Weber State, 70-54, on Saturday at the Marriott Center.

The win gave BYU its fourth-straight victory, its longest win streak of the season, as the Cougars improved to 7-3 while Weber State fell to 3-4.

“I thought we played really well, especially in the first half,” said BYU head coach Jeff Judkins. “We made them have to work for their score and didn’t bail them out.”

Senior forward Coriann Fraughton scored 20 points while senior guard Mindy Bonham filled the stat sheet by adding 10 assists, five points, five rebounds, five steals and two blocks. Bonham’s 10 assists set a new career-high and moved her into the ninth position as the all-time assist leader in BYU women’s baskbetball history.

Bonham also became the 20th player in BYU history to score 1,000 points, swishing home a three-pointer less than a minute into the game to pass the mark.

Bonham’s three would be the first basket of an 11-0 run for BYU to begin the game, holding the Wildcats scoreless for almost five minutes.

Fraughton scored eight points on 4-of-4 shooting as the Cougars pushed ahead, 20-4 in the first seven minutes of the contest. The senior scored 18 points in the first half alone on 8-of-10 shooting, finishing one-point shy of her career high with 20 points on a career-best 9-of-13 shooting.

“Coriann played a great game. The other girls were a good matchup for her and she worked really hard,” Judkins said. “I thought she could’ve had 30 points tonight.”

The defensive pressure by the Cougars held Weber State to 28-percent from the field on 14-of-50 shooting. The Cougars forced 13 Wildcat turnovers in the first half and 22 for the game. BYU scored 29 points off of Weber State’s turnovers.

On the other end, BYU shot 53 percent in the first half, making 18 shots off 15 assists, including seven assists from Bonham. After Stephanie Vermunt’s jumper just before the horn sounded, BYU took a 45-20 margin into halftime.

BYU and Weber State played a closer game in the second half, but the Cougars maintained no less than a 16-point lead throughout the remainder of the game.

Junior forward Kristen Riley scored 14 points while sophomore forward Alexis Kaufusi came off the bench to contribute eight points and six rebounds.

BYU will remain at home for their next game to face Portland State on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 3 pm MT.

Post-game Notes

PLAYER NOTES

-Mindy Bonham became the 20th player to record 1,000 points in her career with a 3-pointer in the opening minutes against Weber State. She's now totaled 1,004 points in her four year stay at BYU. The last BYU women's basketball player to join the 1,000 points club was Mallary Gillespie who finished her career in 2008.

-Bonham finished with a season-high five rebounds, season-high five steals, career-high 10 assists and season-high two blocks. Bonham’s 10 assists moved her up into the ninth position as the all-time assist leader in BYU women’s basketball history.

-Jazmine Foreman recorded her first block of the season against the Wildcats.

-With Coriann Fraughton’s 18th point scored in the 3rd minute of the first half she had surpassed her season-high and also totaled more points than the entire Weber State team combined.

-Fraughton finished with 20 points for a new season-high in her 7th double-figure performance this season.

-Kristen Riley finished with 14 points in her 6th double-figure performance this season to tie her season-high.

-Jennifer Hamson tallied her first career assist in the win over Weber State.

TEAM NOTES

-The win over Weber State gave the Cougars their first 4-game winning streak of the season.

-The Cougars are now 7-0 when they lead at the half, 1-1 when their opponents makes five or more 3-pointers, 6-1 when they have under 16 turnovers and 3-0 when they play at home.

-When scoring 70 or more points, BYU is now 6-0.

-This is the 8th game this season the Cougars have had more than one player in double-figure shooting.

-Against the Wildcats, BYU shot a season-high 90.9 percent from the charity stripe.

On a two-game winning streak and a first place finish at the Hukilau Invitational in Laie, Hawaii, BYU’s women’s basketball team (5-3) plays two instate schools this week.

Thurs. Dec. 9 the Cougars are at Utah Valley University (1-6) in a 7 p.m., game that airs live on BYUtv. On Sat., Dec 11, BYU returns to the Marriott to host Weber State (2-3) in a 3 p.m., tip off.

2010-11 Stats Summary

-- Shooting from field: (.421, 218-518)

-- Shooting from three-point line: (.359, 75-209)

-- Shooting from free-throw line: (.613, 65-106)

-- Average points per game: 72.0

-- Average rebounds per game: 39.5

-- Average assists per game: 19.5

-- Average steals per game: 10.4

-- Average blocks per game: 2.5

-- Average turnovers per game: 14.5

About BYU

The Cougars are led in scoring by senior guard Mindy Bonham who averages 12.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Senior forward Coriann Fraughton follows contributing 10.1 points and grabs a team high 7.1 boards per contest.

Bonham tops the list in steals on the team with a total of 24 to date while senior guard Haley Hall leads the way in the assist category with a total of 40 for a 6.6 average per game.

Jazmine Foreman has the team’s best free throw percentage at .933, 14-15 while Alexis Kaufusi is tops in the field goal percentage category at .537, 22-41.

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Record Watching

-- BYU head coach Jeff Judkins has compiled a 185-102 record as of Dec. 6 and is 15 wins away from picking up his 200th career victory.

-- With the 32 points scored at the Hukilau Invitational on Dec. 3-4, senior guard Mindy Bonham has tallied 980 points and is 20 points from reaching BYU’s 1,000-point club.

2010-11 Honors

-- Coriann Fraughton - Hilton-Concord Thanksgiving Classic, All-Tournament Team

-- Kristen Riley - Hilton-Concord Thanksgiving Classic, All-Tournament Team

Team Captains Selected

Mindy Bonham and Haley Hall have been chosen by their teammates as co-captians for the 2010-11 season. This is Hall’s third straight co-captain selection.

Player Updates/Injuries

Freshmen Morgan Bailey and Stephanie Rovetti will redshirt the 2010-11 season.

Dayna Burgess is not expected to play in the upcoming games due to a knee injury.

ABOUT UPCOMING OPPONENTS

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY

The Wolverines have a 1-6 record with their lone win, a 90-46 rout over Northern New Mexico on Nov. 27. This season’s squad returns eight letterwinners and two starters from a team that compiled a 10-22 overall record and finished first at the Great West Conference tournament. Sammie Jensen, a 6-0 sophomore forward leads the team in scoring and in rebounding with 12.7 points and 7.9 boards per game. In the assists category, junior guard Abbie Beutler has dished out a total of 33, while freshman Whitney Jenkins has the most steals on the team with eight to date. Former Cougar Cathy Nixon has been at the helm of UVU’s women’s basketball team for 16 years.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

Weber State University comes to the Marriott Center with a 2-3 record. They host Montana-Western on Wed. Dec. 8 before making the trip south to Provo. The Wildcats finished the 2009-10 campaign with a 9-20, 3-13 record and return two starters and eight letterwinners. Two players are currently scoring in double figures for the squad led by Amanda Hughes’s 12.2 points and a team high 6.0 rebounds per game. Megan Patterson follows with 10.6 points and 2.8 boards a contest. Leading the way in assists is Caela Mohre with 15 to date while Mariah Metoyer has the most steals on the team with a total of seven on the year. Head coach Carla Taylor is in her 22nd season leading the women’s basketball program at Weber State where she’s compiled a 301-320 record.

What’s Next

The Cougars have two more home games in the month of December. They host Portland State on Dec. 18 and Montana State on Dec. 30. BYU will finish its nonconference schedule playing at Gonzaga on Dec. 21 and at Nevada on Jan. 1.