LMU Women's Basketball Team Will Stay on the Road for the Opening Weekend of WCC Play NOVEMBER As It Travels to BYU for a 2 P.M
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LMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME NOTES GAME 13: Dec. 31, 2016 - LMU AT BYU // 2:00 pm (MST) SERIES HISTORY LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: Overall: BYU leads, 12-1 Streak: BYU, W7 GAME: ........................ LMU (5-7, 0-1 WCC) at BYU (6-6, 0-1 WCC) At LMU: 1-4 DATE/TIME: .............................. Dec. 31, 2016 // 2:00 p.m. (MST) Contact: Meg Kelly • [email protected] At BYU: 0-4 Neutral: 0-3 LOCATION: ...................................Marriott Center // Provo, Utah @LMULions/@LMUHoops • www.LMULions.com First Meeting: 11/30/96 BYU 76, LMU 54 STREAM: .......................................................... BYUtv // byutv.org LMU ATHLETICS • 1 LMU Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045 LMU ATHLETICS Last Meeting: 1/28/16 BYU 82, LMU 75 SCHEDULE 2016-17& RESULTS The Storyline Date Day Opponent Time/Result The LMU women's basketball team will stay on the road for the opening weekend of WCC play NOVEMBER as it travels to BYU for a 2 p.m. MST showdown Saturday at the Marriott Center. Tues. 8 The Master’s ! W, 98-73 Fri. 11 at Washington State L, 92-45 Last Time Out Sun. 13 SAINT LOUIS L, 90-76 LMU fell to Saint Mary’s in its WCC opener, 74-59, Thursday night at McKeon Pavilion. Thur. 17 at Oklahoma State L, 66-58 Sun. 20 at San Diego State W, 60-53 The Gaels shot 44.3 percent from the game, including a 51.7 clip (15-of-29) in the first half, while Fri. 25 UC IRVINE W, 58-39 Sat. 26 BELMONT L, 79-72 holding the Lions to shoot just 37.5 percent (21-of-56) from the floor. Tues. 29 at Seattle W, 62-59 DECEMBER Jackie Johnson paced the Lions with 16 points and five rebounds. Leslie Lopez-Wood followed Fri. 2 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 57-55 with eight points, while Makenzie Cast and Brittney Reed chipped in with six points apiece. Sun. 3 at Cal State Fullerton W, 77-62 Saint Mary’s had a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Stella Beck with a game-high 18 points Sat. 10 LONG BEACH STATE L, 81-78 on 6-of-8 shooting. Sat. 17 UC RIVERSIDE L, 75-72 Thur. 29 at Saint Mary’s * L, 74-59 Sat. 31 at BYU * 1 p.m. Double Trouble JANUARY Jackie Johnson is the only player in the WCC who is currently averaging a double-double per Thur. 5 PEPPERDINE * 7 p.m. game with 15.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest. Johnson leads the conference with six Sat. 7 at Santa Clara * 2 p.m. double-doubles on the season. Thur. 12 GONZAGA * 7 p.m. Sat. 14 PORTLAND * 2 p.m. Carrying The Load Thur. 19 at San Diego * 6 p.m. Jackie Johnson leads the WCC in rebounds per game (10.3) and blocked shots (30). Sat. 21 SANTA CLARA * 2 p.m. Thur. 26 at Pacific * 7 p.m. Sat. 28 BYU * 2 p.m. Dynamic Duo FEBRUARY Jackie Johnson and Cheyanne Wallace currently rank fourth and eighth in the WCC with 15.8 Thur. 2 SAN DIEGO 7 p.m. and 13.6 points per game. Sat. 4 SAN FRANCISCO 2 p.m. Thur. 9 at Gonzaga * 6 p.m. Dropping Dimes Sat. 11 at Portland * 2 p.m. Thur. 16 SAINT MARY’S * 12 p.m. Andee Velasco leads the WCC in assists (70) and ranks second in assists per game (5.8). Sat. 18 at Pepperdine * 1 p.m. Thur. 23 at San Francisco 7 p.m. Leading Legends Sat. 25 PACIFIC* 2 p.m. Leslie Lopez-Wood ranks 12th among active Division I 3-point scoring leaders with 238 career MARCH makes. 2-7 WCC Championships Las Vegas, Nev. Climbing The Ladder Bold - Denotes Home Games. ! - Denotes exhibition. * - Denotes WCC Games.Visit Leslie Lopez-Wood ranks 10th all-time with 1140 career points. The senior needs five points to the schedule on LMULions.com for complete broadcast listenings. surpass Kristen Bruich '91 to move into sole possession of ninth place. Sharing the Rock LMU currently leads the WCC in assists (200) and assists per game (16.7). LMU PROBABLE STARTERS REFERENCE TO LMU... Please use its full title, Loyola Marymount Pos. # Name Yr. Ht. Hometown Stats University, and/or the abbreviated form, “LMU”. Please do not use F 1 Bianca Velasco So. 5-8 Yorba Linda, Calif. 3.7 ppg, .311 3fg% “Loyola” or “Marymount” alone. Other NCAA institutions includ- G 11 Andee Velasco So. 5-8 Yorba Linda, Calif. 6.6 ppg, 5.8 apg ing Loyola College in Maryland, Loyola University in New Orleans G 23 Leslie Lopez-Wood Sr. 5-6 North Hollywood, Calif. 11.6 ppg, .365 3fg% and Loyola University in Chicago are often confused with LMU. Also, no hyphens should be used in the full name of the University. G/F 31 Brittney Reed Fr. 5-10 Murrieta, Calif. 8.0 ppg, .429 fg% F 43 Jackie Johnson R-Sr. 6-2 Eden Prairie, Minn. 15.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg 2016-17 LMU BASKETBALL WCC Honors QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Jackie Johnson was named the WCC Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 4. The senior guided LMU to a Location: ................................Los Angeles, CA 3-0 week, notching double-digit scoring figures in all three contests, while posting double-doubles against UC Founded: ..................................................... 1911 Santa Barbara and Cal State Fullerton. Enrollment: ...................6,162 Undergraduate .....................................................9,295 Total The Edge Nickname: ................................................Lions LMU's back-to-back wins over Seattle (62-59) and UCSB (57-55) marked the first time since the 2011-12 season Primary Colors: ........Crimson (Pantone 202) when the Lions earned two straight wins decided by one-possession. Previously, the Lions came away on top ...................................Navy (Pantone 2965) Affiliation: .............................NCAA Division I with two straight 57-54 decisions over Youngstown State Nov. 25 and New Mexico Dec. 1. Conference: .............West Coast Conference Home Court: ............ Gersten Pavilion (1981) Locking The Lid Capacity:.................................................... 4,156 The Lions surrendered just three points against UC Irvine in the first quarter in a 58-39 win in its opening President: .....................Timothy Law Snyder game of the LMU Thanksgiving Classic on Friday, setting a new program record for fewest points allowed in Athletics Director: ............Dr. William Husak a quarter, besting its mark of allowing just eight points a season ago against the Anteaters on Nov. 28, 2015. Alma Mater: ................... SUNY-Cortland, ‘72 Ticket Office:............................ (310) 338-LION LMU'S 39 points allowed in the game marked its lowest opponent total since a 65-39 win over Jackson State WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF Nov. 11, 2007. Head Coach:................................Charity Elliott Alma Mater: .Southwest Missouri State ‘92 Light It Up Record at LMU: ............Fifth season (45-90) Cheyanne Wallace's 20 points against San Diego State on Nov. 20 marked her sixth 20-plus point game of her Overall Record: .........14th season (227-220) career. Wallace also notched a career-high 26 points against Saint Louis on Nov. 13. Associate Head Coach: ...........April Phillips Alma Mater: ....................................Xavier ‘10 From Downtown Assistant Coach: .........................Chris Elliott Alma Mater: .Southwest Missouri State ‘91 Leslie Lopez-Wood broke the all-time 3-point career record a season ago and holds 238 to her name. The Assistant Coach: .................Bridgette Reyes senior has lead the Lions in triples in each of her three seasons, and also set the single season mark with 82 Alma Mater: ..............................Vanguard ‘10 makes from beyond-the-arc a season ago. Director of Operations: ............Nia Jackson Alma Mater: ..................................Oregon ‘12 Scouting BYU Basketball Office Phone: ........ 310-338-7699 The Cougars dropped their WCC opener at Santa Clara, 64-63, for their third loss in four games. Cassie Broad- TEAM FACTS head leads BYU and ranks third in the WCC with 16.8 points per contest. Makenzie Pulshipher and Kalani First Year of Women’s Basketball ....1981-82 Purcell are also averaging double figures with 12.5 and 12.0 points per game, respectively. All-Time Record ...................................411-609 All-Time WCC Record .........................165-282 The defending WCC regular season champions posted a 12-0 mark at the Marriott Center a season ago, but 2015-16 Overall Record ...........................11-20 BYU has dropped two of its three home games so far this season. 2015-16 WCC Record .................................6-12 2015-16 WCC Finish ...................................T7th The Series Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................9/3 Starters Returnin/Lost .................................3-2 BYU dominates the all-time series with a 12-1 mark. The Cougars enter Saturday's contest with seven-game Redshirts Returning........................................ 1 win streak against the Lions and are 10-1 versus LMU since joining the WCC. Newcomers ..................................................... 5 MEDIA SERVICES FOLLOWING THE LIONS Assoc. 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