Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Northern Colorado
Wildcats host Bears Thursday morning at 11
1/26/2022 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
• Weber State women's basketball continues its three-game homestand with a day game against Northern Colorado on Thursday morning.
• The Wildcats and Bears will tipoff at 11 a.m. at the Dee Events Center. The game will be televised on ESPN+ with live stats available at WeberStateSports.com and the Weber State Wildcats mobile app.
• The Wildcats are 7-11 overall and 3-6 in Big Sky play. Weber State is coming off an 85-75 overtime loss to Southern Utah on Monday night. After winning four of five games, the Wildcats have now lost five-straight games heading into Thursday.
• Northern Colorado is 5-9 overall and 1-5 in Big Sky play coming into Thursday's game. The Bears went more than two weeks in early January without playing a game due to COVID protocols. They have since lost three of their last four games. Last Saturday, UNC picked up its first win in league play with a home win over Eastern Washington, before losing Monday night at Sacramento State.
• Jadyn Matthews had her fifth double-double of the season in Monday's game against Southern Utah. She led the Wildcats with 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the game and was 6 of 7 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free throw line. Mathews has scored in double figures 12 times this season and has reached 20 or more points three times. She is now second in the Big Sky in rebounding at 9.2 per game and is 10th in the conference in scoring at 12.8 points per game.
• Emma Torbert added 17 points in Monday's game and pulled down nine rebounds. She is 13th in the Big Sky in scoring at 12.2 points per game and ranks sixth in rebounding at 7.4. Torbert is also second in blocked shots, sixth in steals and eighth in free throw percentage.
• Daryn Hickok leads the Wildcats in scoring at 13.6 points per game, which is sixth-best in the Big Sky. She has scored in double figures 11 times this season. Hickok is also seventh in the conference in rebounding at 7.4 per game and is seventh in steals.
• Weber State ranks fifth in the Big Sky in scoring defense, giving up 64.2 points per game. The Wildcats are also third in free throw percentage at 77.2 percent and rank fourth in rebounding margin at +5.5. Weber State is 13th in the nation in total free throws made with 268 for an average of 14.9 made per game. The Wildcats are 23rd nationally in free throw percentage.
• Northern Colorado ranks second in the Big Sky in defense, allowing 60.2 points per game. The Bears are third in 3-point percentage and third in rebounding margin, but last in turnovers.
• Hannah Simental leads the Bears in scoring at 12.6 points per game. She is first in the league in 3-pointers made per game at 2.4 and ranks fourth in free throw percentage at 85.2 percent. She ranks second in the conference and 30th in the nation in 3-point percentage at 41.3.
• Northern Colorado holds a 24-14 all-time series lead over Weber State and the Bears have won the last three and four of the last five games played in the series. UNC beat Weber State twice in Greeley at the end of the regular season last year. The Bears are also 10-8 all-time in Ogden and have won the last two games at the Dee Events Center.
• The Wildcats will wrap up the homestand hosting Sacramento State on Saturday, January 29 at 12 p.m. at the Dee Events Center, before heading out to two road games next week.
