Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Sacramento State
Wildcats hit the road to take on Sac State and NAU
2/5/2020 2:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
• The Weber State women's basketball team will get back on the road to take on Sacramento State and Northern Arizona.
• Tip off for the Sac State game will be Feb. 6 at 8:00 p.m. (MT)
• Live stats will be at: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=284963
• You can watch the game here: WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV
• Tip off for the Northern Arizona game will be Feb. 8 at 2:00 p.m. (MT)
• Live stats will be at: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=287354
• You can watch the game here: WatchBigSky.com or Pluto TV
FAST BREAK
• Weber State is coming off a 65-69 loss to Northern Colorado.
• Weber State is currently 3-17 on the season and 1-10 in Big Sky action.
• WSU is on a seven game losing streak. WSU has lost nine of the last 10 games.
• Weber State has returned three starters and lost two. WSU is also returning six letterwinners and lost two.
• The Wildcats are welcoming six new comers.
• The Wildcats were picked No. 11 in the Big Sky preseason polls.
• Head Coach Velaida Harris is in her second season leading the Wildcats and brought back assistant coach Amy Donovan and director of operatons Nate Levine. She also hired two new coaches this year, Anthony Turner and Robert Yonce.
SEASON OPENERS
• The Wildcats are now 24-21 in season openers in school history.
• Weber State snapped a six game winning streak in season openers with the loss to UCLA this year.
• Weber State started the season on the road for the first time since 2013.
• WSU is has a 4-13 record in the openers on the road.
Conference Openers
• Weber State is 10-21 in Big Sky Conference openers. WSU is 4-11 in conference openers on the road and 6-10 at home.
• WSU is 0-2 in Big Sky openers under head coach Velaida Harris. Harris is 0-1in conference openers on the road and 0-1 in home Big Sky openers.
• The last time Weber State debuted conference play against Eastern Washington was in 2019. The Wildcats fell 58-64.
DOUBLE FIGURES AVERAGE
• Weber State has two Wildcats averaging double figures so far this season.
• Liz Graves - 12.1 ppg
• Daryn Hickok - 10.0 ppg
TRUE FRESHMAN DEBUT
• Freshman Ula Chamberlin started her career as a collegiate athlete with a bang. She scored 15 points against No. 11 UCLA in the season opener. She has since gone on to average double digits with 10.3 points per game. Chamberlin also hit a career high and dropped 20 points against UC Riverside. She's scored double figures in seven games this year.
NOTHING GRAVE ABOUT IT
• Redshirt Junior Liz Graves has finally come into her role as a Wildcat. She was named the Big Sky Player of the Week on Dec. 23 for her performances against Utah Valley and Utah. She averaged 23.5 points per game and shot 56 percent from the field, 60 percent from the three and 93 percent from the field.
Against Utah Valley Graves dropped 26 points going 10-14 from the field and 3-4 from the three. She also pulled down seven boards. She followed that performance up by dropping 21 points against the University of Utah. She's recorded double figures in 13 games this season.
Graves also leads the team in rebounding racking up 113 total on the season averaging 5.7 a game.
DIRTY THIRTY
• Freshman Daryn Hickok has blossomed. Against, Southern Utah Hickok came away with 30 total points going 9-11 from the field and 12-17 from the line.
Against Northern Colorado Hickok stayed hot and put up 23 points to lead all scorers. She now averages 10.0 points per game.
double figures in seven games this year.
SAC Quick Facts:
• The Hornets come into the weekend with a 6-14 overall record and a 4-7 Big Sky record.
• They are on a one game losing streak.
• Bunky Harkleroad leads Sacramento State and is in his seventh year as Head Coach.
Hornets vs. Wildcats
• Weber State has a 29-16 lead over Sac State in the overall opponent series.
• WSU is on a three game losing streak in the series.
• WSU is 12-10 playing Sac in Sacramento.
• WSU is 0-3 when playing Sac State under head coach Velaida Harris.
• The last time the two teams met up was earlier this season. Sac ran away with a 91-67 victory over WSU.
Northern Arizona Quick Facts:
• The 'Jacks come into the weekend with a 11-9 overall record and are 8-3 in Big Sky play.
• They are on a three game winning streak.
• Loree Payne leads Northern Arizona and is in her third year as Head Coach.
Lumberjacks vs. Wildcats
• Weber State leads 47-36 in the all time opponent series.
• WSU is on a three game losing streak in the series.
• WSU is 18-19 playing NAU in Flagstaff.
• WSU is 0-3 when playing NAU under head coach Velaida Harris.
• The last time the two teams met up was earlier this season. NAU came away with a 88-82 win over WSU.
