FRESNO STATE (10-12, 3-6 MW) VS UTAH STATE (4-16, 1-8 MW)
Sat. Feb. 3, 2024 | 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT | Mountain West Network | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | Logan, Utah
MEDIA COVERAGE
Watch: Mountain West Network
Stats: Statbroadcast
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network (BSN)
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's basketball team hits the road and heads over to Logan, Utah to take on the Aggies in a Saturday afternoon matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.
BULLDOG BONES
Fresno State is now 3-6 in conference play and ranked No. 9 in the Mountain West
Head Coach Jaime White is one more win away from reaching 100 wins in conference play
Fresno State goes into Saturday's matchup with scoring margin -1.56 (No. 8 MW) and -0.89 rebounding margin
Fresno State is currently ranked 9th in the Mountain West and will face No. 11 Utah State
Bulldogs are looking for their second road win since Jan. 3 at San Jose State, 70-67
Bulldogs will travel over 800 miles to face the Aggies in Utah
Against Boise State, the bench scored another 20+ points for the third straight time this season
Last time the two programs met, Fresno State marked their second game scoring 90 or more points this season
Fresno State faced the Aggies less than 20 days ago
Bulldogs earned their third conference win against the Aggies in the first meeting this season
With the win against Utah State, Fresno State has already tied its win total and conference win total from a season ago. (10-22, 3-15 MW)
Bulldogs go into Saturday's match up shooting 38% from the field, 32% from the three and 70% from the foul line
Three Bulldogs have been tabbed with Mountain West honors so far this season, Taija Sta. Maria (2x, Freshman of the Week, Oct. 6 & Nov. 16 ), Kylee Fox (Freshman of the Week, Nov. 11) and Mia Jacobs (Player of the Week, Dec. 26)
LUCKY NUMBER FIVE
Fresno State retains the number one spot in the Mountain West for another week taking the No. 1 spot in 3PFGM. Despite seeing their second lowest shots from the arc with five against Boise State, it was just enough to out shoot Colorado State, who was previously tied at first going into this week.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Fresno State and Utah State will meet for the 38th time in program history and for the 18th time in Logan. Fresno State continues to lead the all-time series 30-7 and the road series 12-4. after clinching their first meeting this season in Fresno on Jan. 13. Both programs will meet for the 17th time at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Utah State will see the Bulldogs after their first conference win this season against Nevada, 65-6226
Previous to the win at Nevada, Utah State's last win was against Warner Pacific in mid-November
Aggies come into Saturday scoring 56 PPG, shooting 38% from the field (19.7 game avg) , 26% from the three (4.3 game avg) and 70% from the foul line (12.5 game avg)
Stubbs leads the team in scoring with 331 points this season (16.6 avg) and 170 points in conference play
Stubbs also saw an individual high of 32 points at Nevada
at Nevada the Aggies shot 44% from the field, 45% from the three and 76% from the foul line
MOUNTAIN WEST RANKINGS
Mia Jacobs, Kylee Fox, Taija Sta. Maria and Deajanae Harvey keep the Bulldogs in the leaderboard for individual rankings. Four Bulldogs see top-ten rankings and Mia Jacobs still leads the team with five.
Mia Jacobs is…
T2 in 3PFGM with 22 (2.4 avg)
Moves up to tie at No. 5 in rebounds with 67 (7.44 avg)
Drops to No. 6 in scoring with 148 points (16.44 avg)
No. 7 in FT% at 72% 32-44
Drops to No. 9 in FG% at 44% 47-106
Taija Sta. Maria is…
No. 6 in Asst/TO with a 1.93 ratio (29-to-15)
No. 9 in assists with 29 (3.2 avg)
Deajanae Harvey is No. 3 in steals with 17 (1.8 avg)
Kylee Fox is T7 in 3PFGM with 18 (2.0 avg)
Fresno State is…
No. 1 in 3PFGM with 70 (7.78 avg)
T2 in turnover margin +3.56
No. 3 in steals with 61 (7.63 avg)
No. 4 in 3PFG% at 34% going 65-of-190