In-state foe Utah State comes to Provo Wednesday afternoon

BYU vs. Utah State Game Notes

PROVO, Utah — BYU women’s basketball (3-4) looks to get back to winning games hosting in-state foe Utah State, Wednesday afternoon. The Cougars and Aggies play Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. MST.  

The game airs live on BYUtv, is simulcast on BYU Radio on Sirius XM-143 and can be seen online with a video stream on byutv.org.

ABOUT BYU
BYU went 0-2 last week with closely-contested games at Northern Colorado and at Colorado State.

The Cougars have scored at least 70 points in five of the seven games played and have outrebounded all but one opponent (Eastern Washington). BYU has also had at least two players finish with double-figure points in all games.

BYU is shooting 42.3 percent from the field, 68.8 percent from the free throw line and 33.3 percent from behind the arc. It is averaging 69.4 points and grabbing 42.7 rebounds a game.

When playing at home, the Cougars have a 2-1 mark. Last season they went 10-3 at home, including a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play.

This year’s team consists of two returning starters, six letterwinners and eight newcomers. BYU was picked to finish third in this year’s West Coast Conference race.

The Aggies are the second team from the Mountain West Conference the Cougars play this season. They lost to CSU on Saturday in Ft. Collins.

BYU Stat Leaders
Scoring: #20 C. Devashrayee (19.3 ppg)
Rebounding: #03 S. Salmon (10.4 rpg)
Assists: #20 C. Devashrayee (3.9 apg)
Steals: #03 B. Chase (2.6 spg)
Blocks: #03 S. Hamson (2.5 bpg)

ABOUT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Utah State comes to Provo with a 1-6 record having last played in the Maui Classic where it lost to Montana State and Oregon State.

The Aggies are averaging 63.3 points while pulling down 33.9 rebounds a game. Utah State is shooting 39.4 percent from the field, 66.4 percent from the charity stripe and 27.9 percent from 3-point range.

USU returns eight letterwinners from last year’s roster including all five starters. They were picked to finish sixth in the 2017-18 MWC race.

USU Stat Leaders
Scoring: #03 O. West (15.3 ppg)
Rebounding: #05 S. Dufficy (9.1 rpg)
Assists: #01 E. West (4.3 apg)
Steals: #01 E. West (1.4 spg)
Blocks: #44 D. Mason (1.9 bpg)

SERIES HISTORY
BYU leads the overall series 35-3. When playing in Provo, the Aggies are 1-17 and have not won in the Marriott Center since 1978. Head coach Jeff Judkins has a perfect 11-0 record against Utah State. These two in-state foes met last year in Logan, where the visiting Cougars picked up the 60-40 win on Dec. 17.

UP NEXT
BYU continues play at home against in-state foes. It hosts Pac-12 foe Utah on Sat., Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. MST. The game between the Cougars and Utes is set to air live on BYUtv and will be simulcast on BYU Radio.