'Cats fall to Dustdevils in home opener

OGDEN - The Weber State women's basketball team opened the home portion of the 2020-21 season with a 60-46 loss to Texas A&M International University Sunday afternoon at the Dee Events Center.

The Dustdevils led 17-10 after the first quarter, then went on an 8-0 run and led 27-16 late in the second quarter and held a 29-19 lead at halftime.

The Wildcats cut the lead to 38-30 before a 7-0 TAMIU run gave the Dustdevils a 14-point lead at 44-30. WSU was never closer than 10 points the rest of the way.

The Dustdevils shot 41 percent from the field and held the Wildcats to 30 percent shooting, including 0-12 from 3-point range.

For the second-straight game Daryn Hickok led the way for the Wildcats, finishing with 13 points. She was 3 of 4 from the field and 7 of 10 from the free throw line.

Sophomore Jadyn Matthews pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds for the Wildcats and finished with 10 points for her first career double-double. Kori Pentzer and Ula Chamberlin each added eight points for the Wildcats.

Up next for Weber State is a road game at Boise State next Sunday, Dec. 6. The next home game is scheduled for Dec. 15 against Pacific. The Big Sky opener is Dec. 18 against Portland State.

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Team Stats

Daryn Hickok

Jadyn Matthews

Chamberlin Ula

Kori Pentzer

Players Mentioned

Daryn Hickok

Jadyn Matthews

Kori Pentzer

Players Mentioned

Daryn Hickok

Jadyn Matthews

Kori Pentzer

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