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SUU Heads to Portland for Rematch with Vikings

CEDAR CITY, Utah – The Southern Utah University women's basketball team narrowly knocked off Portland State in its last contest via a last-second free throw from Darri Dotson, and will now travel to Portland for a rematch with the Vikings on their home floor.


GAME INFO

Southern Utah at Portland State

Date: January 31, 2022

Tip-Off: 6:00 p.m. MT

Location: Portland, Oregon

Venue: Viking Pavilion

Stream: ESPN+

Watch | Live Stats | Southern Utah Game Notes


SUU NOTES (11-6, 7-1 Big Sky)

-Southern Utah enters Monday night's game having won seven of its last eight contests.

-SUU and PSU have met seven times while Tracy Sanders has been head coach of the Thunderbirds. After defeating the Vikings on Thursday, SUU owns a 4-3 advantage during that time.

-The T-Birds and Vikings last met on Thursday when Southern Utah narrowly escaped with a one-point victory. With the game tied, Darri Dotson was fouled with less than a second left and connected on one free throw to give the Thunderbirds the victory.

-Southern Utah is the top scoring offense in the Big Sky Conference with an average of 73.8 points per game.


ABOUT PORTLAND STATE (5-11, 0-8 Big Sky)

-Portland State comes into Thursday's game looking for its first conference win of the season. The Vikings are 5-11 overall, and have lost six straight.

-Esmeralda Morales leads the Vikings in scoring with 12.4 points per game. Savannah Dhaliwal is next with an average of 11.7 points per contest.

-Chelsey Gregg is in her first season as head coach of Portland State. She spent the previous six seasons on staff as both an assistant coach and associate head coach.


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Players Mentioned

Darri Dotson

#40 Darri Dotson

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6' 1"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Darri Dotson

#40 Darri Dotson

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
F