CEDAR CITY, Utah - Winners of four of their last six, the Southern Utah women's basketball team is set to host Northern Colorado on Thursday February 20 and Weber State on Saturday February 22.
Last Time Out
The Thunderbirds split their games last week, falling to Sacramento State 62-71 before taking down Northern Arizona 82-64.
Harley Hansen led all scorers in the win over the Lumberjacks with a season-high 27 points, shooting 50 percent from the field and 57 percent from the three-point line. Rebecca Cardenas had 19 points and tied her career-high with eight steals. She is now ranked seventh all-time in career scoring with 1,148 points, passing Susan Pedersen (1976-80) who finished her career with 1,146 points.
Shalyn Fano put up 11 points and eight rebounds, while Jessica Chatman scored 10 and Darri Frandsen pulled down eight rebounds.
As a team, the Thunderbirds had 16 steals and forced the Lumberjacks into 24 turnovers. They scored 27 points off of turnovers and outrebounded NAU 32-23.
Scouting Report: Northern Colorado Bears (11-12, 7-7 BSC)
The Bears had a slightly different week from the Thunderbirds last week, falling to Lumberjacks before picking up a 90-73 win over the Hornets. They have won three of their last five games and sit right behind the T-Birds in the Big Sky standings.
Junior Alexis Chapman is the leading scorer for the Bears, averaging 12.7 points per game. Freshman Alisha Davis leads the team in rebounding, averaging 6.9 per game.
The T-Birds beat the Bears 68-55 in overtime in their first matchup this season, just two weeks ago in Greeley. Cardenas dropped 30 points and the Thunderbirds outscored UNC 15-2 in the overtime period to earn the win.
Scouting Report: Weber State Wildcats (3-21, 1-14 BSC)
The Wildcats come into the weekend in the midst of an 11-game losing streak. Their last win, and only conference victory, came on January 9 over Northern Colorado.
Redshirt junior Liz Graves leads the team in scoring, averaging 11.0 points per game. Freshman Jadyn Matthews is the team's leading rebounder, averaging 5.9 per game.
The Thunderbirds took home the win in the first meeting between the teams this season in Ogden. Cardenas had a double-double in the victory with 18 points and 11 assists. Five other T-Birds also broke into double-digit scoring.
Head coach Velaida Harris is in her second season at the helm of the program. Former Southern Utah assistant coach Rob Yonce is in his first season as an assistant coach on Harris' staff.
Game Info
Thursday's game against the Bears is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. inside the America First Event Center. Saturday's game against the Wildcats is set to tip off at 2:00 p.m.
Both games can be streamed live on PlutoTV channel 536 and live stats will be available at tbirdstats.com.
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Tickets
Tickets for the Lady T-Birds' next home game on February 20 against Northern Colorado are available at tbirdtickets.com or the America First Event Center Ticket Office. Fans can also purchase a Women's Sports Pass for access to all 2019-20 regular season home games.
