Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Seattle
GAME NOTES: Wildcats Set to Host Redhawks
12/2/2022 3:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Saturday, December 3 | 1:00 PM
Ogden, UT | Dee Events Center
TV Stream: ESPN+
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• Weber State women's basketball returns home for a pair of games in The Dee Events Center, wrapping up a two-game home stand against the Seattle Redhawks on Saturday, December 3 at 1:00. This will be the first time that the two schools have played each other.
• Weber State finished last season with 11 wins, including a win in the first round of the Big Sky Conference tournament in Boise. The 11 wins were a nine-win increase from the 2020-21 season - the highest increase in the Big Sky Conference.
• With the recent upward trajectory in the program, the Wildcats have high hopes for the '22-'23 season. WSU is eager to prove the doubters wrong after being picked seventh and ninth, respectively, in the Big Sky Conference preseason media and coaches polls.
• The 'Cats are amazingly returning 12 players from last year's team that catapulted the team in the right direction. The only other teams in the nation returning at least 12 other players are Columbia (13), Western Michigan (13), Liberty (12), and Rider (12).
• Among the returning players is 2021-22 all-conference performer Daryn Hickok. "Monka", as her family and teammates call her, averaged 15.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg last season. Her performance in the '21-'22 season earned her a spot on the '22-'23 Big Sky Preseason All-Conference Team.Â
• With a running floater against Omaha, Hickok became the 22nd Wildcat to join the exclusive 1,000-point club.
• With 27 points against Utah State, Hickok had one of the best offensive games of her career and was just shy of matching her career high in scoring (30 points, SUU, 1/30/20). She did, however, set a new career high with 12 rebounds in the game against the Aggies.
• Jadyn Matthews was named to the all-tournament team in the Friar Thanksgiving Class last weekend. She averaged over 13 points and seven rebounds per game in the tournament, and Weber State won two of its three games in Providence, RI.
• Laura Taylor scored a career-high 18 points in Weber State's game against Providence last weekend. She also had a career high of four three pointers made in the same game. She led the Wildcats in scoring and shooting against the Friars.
• This is the first time that Weber State and Seattle have played each other in school history. The Redhawks are led offensively by Taliyah Clark who is scoring a team-high of 9.2 PPG, and set a new career high with five three-pointers made against the Portland State Vikings on November 17. Seattle is led by seventh year head coach Suzy Barcomb.
