Weber State University Athletics

Tuesday, December 18
Orem, UT
11:00 AM

Weber State University

at

Utah Valley

Emily Drake
Photo by: Robert Casey

Weber State heads to Utah Valley Tuesday

12/17/2018 2:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

TIP OFF
• Weber State  women's basketball continues the 2018-19 season with a road game at Utah Valley.
• The game will have live streaming at https://www.wacdigitalnetwork.com/
• Live stats for the game can be found at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=239388


ON THE HORIZON
• The Wildcats will return home Thursday, Dec. 20 to host UC Riverside at 7:00 p.m.
• Weber State will start Big Sky action after the holidays with Eastern Washington on Dec. 29 and Idaho on Dec. 31.


WHAT'S GOOD?
•  Weber State  is sitting at a 3-5 overall record.


• WSU is currently on a two game losing streak.


•  WSU is  returning just one starter from last years squad and three letterwinners.


•  The Wildcats are currently No. 22 in the nation in fewest turnovers with only 100 so far this season.


•  Head Coach Velaida Harris is in her first season leading the Wildcats and brought with her an all new staff in Darryl Brown and Amy Donovan as assistant coaches and Nate Levine as the video coordinator.


NECESSARY QUICK NOTES
•  The Wildcats are currently 3-5 on the season and are coming off a 77-56 loss to Utah.
•  Utah Valley is 4-6 on the season.
•  The Wolverines are currently on an five game losing streak.
•  This will be the 14th match up between Utah Valley and Weber State.
•  Utah Valley is lead by head coach Cathy Nixon who is in her 24th season. 


DOUBLE-DOUBLE DATA
Weber State had one Wildcat post a double-double so far on the year.
Kayla Watkins - 3
25 points and 15 rebounds  vs. La Verne
11 points and 10 rebounds vs. UTSA
11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Pepperdine




DOUBLE FIGURES AVERAGE
•  WSU has four individuals averaging double figures so far this year. Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman averages 16.8, Kayla Watkins has 14.3, Emily Drake is 12.9 and Shianne Johnson at a 10.2.


ON THE BRINK OF A TRIPLE-DOUBLE
•  Against UTEP, Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman had her best stat line to date. She racked up 16 points, nine assists, and nine rebounds just one rebound and one assist away from a triple double.  She shot 4-8 from the field, 2-3 from the three and 6-6 from the free throw line. She also played the full 40 minutes.




























KNOW YOUR OPPONENT -  UTAH
•  SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 14th meeting between Weber State and Utah Valley.  WSU leads 7-6  in the overall series. WSU is currently on a three  game winning streak in the series. The Wildcats are2-4 when taking on the Wolverines  in Orem. The last time Weber State played in Orem was in 2016 and WSU won 64-61.


  PREVIOUSLY AGAINST
The last time the two teams met up was in the 2017-18 season. The Wildcats won 75-57 in Ogden.

  ABOUT
The Wolverines are currently 4-6 overall on the season.  They are coming off a 62-67 loss to Utah State. Utah Valley is on an five game losing streak.  The Wolverines average 66.2 points per game. They are shooting 43 percent from the field going 244-556.  Utah Valley is 41-131 from the three and 133-165 from the free throw line for a .806 percentage.


Utah Valley is led by Jordan Holland who has 123 total points on the year and averages 12.3 per game. She's shooting 43 percent from the field and has gone 44-101. Holland is also the top rebounder for the Wolverines pulling down 61 total on the year and averaging 6.1 a game.


 
Weber State women's basketball beats Portland State - 3/2/26
Monday, March 30
WBB - vs. PSU - 3/2/26
Tuesday, March 03
Weber State women's basketball beats Eastern Washington - 02/14/26
Thursday, February 26
WBB vs. EWU - 02/14/26
Thursday, February 26