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| 2020-21 | BYU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | WCC CHAMPIONSHIP | BYU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Josh Carter, BYU Athletic Communications | O: (801) 422-4908 | C: (801) 602-6384 | [email protected] | www. byucougars.com BYU 2020-21 SCHEDULE NO. 1 GONZAGA (22-3, 16-1) Date Opponent Time/Result TV Head Coach �������������������������������������� Lisa Fortier NOVEMBER Record at Gonzaga . 177-46 (7th Season) Fri. 11/27 LSU @ S.Point Shootout W, 67-51 S. Point Career Record ��������������������������������������������� Same Sat. 11/28 Wash. @ S. P. Shootout L, 77-48 S. Point WCC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NO. 2 BYU (18-4, 14-3) DECEMBER TV Broadcast: . .ESPNU Head Coach ������������������������������������� Jeff Judkins Audio Broadcast: ....BYU Radio, BYU Cougars App Mon. 12/7 @ Utah State W, 87-66 M. West Career Record . 429-198 (20th Season) Audio Broadcast: .....BYUCougars.com/LiveRadio Thu. 12/10 Montana State W, 72-58 BYUtv App Record at BYU . Same Live Stats: �������������������������������������������.BYUCougars.com Fri. 12/18 Southern Utah W, 84-74. Pluto TV 2020-21 BYU STORYLINES Mon. 12/28 San Francisco* W, 70-46 BYUtv Wed. 12/30 Santa Clara* W, 76-50 BYUtv = The Cougars dominated No. 3 seed San Francisco 85-55 in the WCC semifinals Monday to advance to the WCC Tournament title game for the second time in three years JANUARY = BYU is making its sixth WCC Tournament title game appearance since joining the conference Mon. 1/4 @ San Diego* L, 58-56 WCC Net in 2011. The Cougars are 3-2 in the WCC Tournament championship game Thu. 1/7 @ Loyola Marymount* W, 71-57 WCC Net = 2020-21 WCC Co-Player of the Year Shaylee Gonzales is the WCC’s second-leading scorer and Thu. 1/14 Saint Mary’s* W, 80-63 BYUtv is averaging team bests in points (18.1 ppg), assists (3.9 apg) and steals (2.4 spg) Thu. 1/21 @ Portland* Postponed WCC Net = Following Gonzales, fellow 2020-21 All-WCC First Team members Paisley Johnson Harding Tues. 1/26 Pacific* W, 81-60 BYUtv App (14.1 ppg) and Lauren Gustin (11.7 ppg) are also averaging double figures in scoring Sat. 1/30 San Diego*# Postponed BYUtv = Gustin ranks second in the nation in rebounds per game (12.8 rpg) and has tallied 14 dou- ble-doubles on the season, good for 11th in the country FEBRUARY = Head coach Jeff Judkins is the 2020-21 WCC Coach of the Year Tues. 2/2 Gonzaga L, 63-56 WCC Net = As a team, BYU entered the 2021 WCC Tournament ranked 16th in the nation in assists per Thu. 2/4 Pepperdine* W, 75-61 BYUtv App game (16.9 apg) and 26th in field-goal percentage defense (.362) Sat. 2/6 Loyola Marymount* W, 69-50 BYUtv Tues. 2/9 @ Pepperdine W, 57-43 WCC Net PROBABLE STARTERS Thu. 2/11 @ Pacific* W, 65-52 WCC Net #2 | Shaylee GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% Sat. 2/13 @ Saint Mary’s* W, 79-61 WCC Net Gonzales 22/22 33.8 18.1 5.2 3.9 2.4 .469 .324 .727 Thu. 2/18 Gonzaga* W, 61-56 BYUtv Guard | 5-10 | So.RS Stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals in 28 Sat. 2/20 Portland* W, 75-68 BYUtv minutes of action against USF in the WCC semifinals Gilbert, AZ Thu. 2/25 @ Santa Clara* W, 66-63 WCC Net Notes: Named 2020-21 WCC Co-Player of the Year... also named to All-WCC First Mesquite HS Team... averaging team highs in points (18.1), assists (3.9) and steals (2.4) Sat. 2/27 @ San Francisco* L, 86-72 WCC Net GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% #5 | Maria Albiero 22/22 30.1 5.6 3.0 3.2 0.6 .344 .250 .852 MARCH Guard | 5-8 | Sr. Tues. 3/8 WCC Semis vs. USF* 2 p.m. PST BYUtv Londrina, Brazil | Tallied two points, three rebounds and two assists against the Dons Monday Notes: Averaged 6.0 points, 3.2 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game last season ... shot Wed. 3/9 WCC Title vs. Gonzaga 1 p.m. PST ESPNU Neuse Christian 34.6% from the field and 36% from three in 2019-20 Academy #12 | Lauren Gustin GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% Forward | 6-1 | So. 21/21 32.3 11.7 12.8 2.05 1.0 .490 .000 .677 Salem, UT Secured her 14th double-double of the season against USF... recorded 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal against the Dons Salem Hills HS/SLCC Notes: Ranks 2nd in the country in rebounds per game (12.8) ... ranks 10th in the nation in double-doubles (14)... Named to the 2020-21 All-WCC Team ^All times local to site #13 | Paisley Johnson GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 22/22 29.8 14.1 2.4 3.4 0.8 .407 .333 .765 * indicates West Coast Conference game Harding Dropped a game-high 23 points against USF... also tallied a season-high seven # Indicates double header with men’s team Guard | 5-9 | Sr. Everett, WA | Glacier rebounds, two assists and a season-high four steals Notes: Named to 2020-21 All-WCC First Team ... three-time All-WCC honoree (2x Peak HS First-Team, 1x Second-Team) #22 | Sara Hamson GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Blk Stl FG% 3PT% FT% Center | 6-7 | Sr. 22/22 16.7 5.5 4.0 2.6 0.95 .675 .000 .643 Lindon, UT | Recorded eight points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block vs. USF Pleasant Grove HS Notes: Named 2020-21 All-WCC Honorable Mention ... leads WCC in blocks per game (2.62)... active NCAA career leader in total blocks (391) 2020-21 OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. Hometown Last Game 11 Kaylee Smiler G 5-8 So. 3.2 1.1 Hamilton, New Zealand 5 pts, 1 stl, 16 mins 10 Tegan Graham G 6-0 Gr. 7.9 2.9 Wellington, New Zealand 14 pts, 2 stl, 1 ast, 1 reb, 4 3FGs, 22 mins 15 Malli Perri F 6-5 So. 1.9 1.4 Pleasant Grove, UT 1 pt, 7 mins 21 Tahlia White F 6-0 Fr./RS. 1.7 0.8 Orem, UT 3 pts, 1 ast, 1 reb, 1 stl, 7 mins 32 Signe Glantz F 6-1 So. 0.0 0.5 Ostersund, Sweden 3 mins 34 Kyra Beckman F 6-2 Fr./RS 0.8 1.4 Snohomish, WA 1 pt, 4 mins 42 Kayla Belles-Lee F 6-2 Jr. 0.8 0.6 Ithaca, MI 6 pts, 2 reb, 6 mins 4 Devry Millett G 5-10 So. 0.3 0.0 Folsom, CA 1 min 3 Kate Vorwaller G 5-9 Fr. 1.7 0.0 Salt Lake City, UT 1 min 1 Megan Stevenson G 6-0 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Purcellville, VA 2 pts, 1 min BYU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER INFORMATION-2 UNIVERSITY 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER Location Provo, UT 84602 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 01 Megan Stevenson F 6-0 Fr. Purcellville, VA/Loudoun Valley HS Elevation 4,553 feet 02 Shaylee Gonzales G 5-10 So./RS Gilbert, AZ/Mesquite HS Enrollment 29,672 03 Kate Vorwaller G 5-9 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT/Skyline HS Founded October 15, 1875 04 Devry Millett G 5-10 So. Folsom, CA/Folsom HS 05 Maria Albiero G 5-8 Sr. Londrina, Brazil/Neuse Christian A. Owned Church of Jesus Christ 10 Tegan Graham G 6-0 Gr. Wellington,NZ/Wellington Girls Co./Colgate Nickname Cougars 11 Kaylee Smiler G 5-8 So. Hamilton,NZ/Melville HS Mascot Cosmo the Cougar 12 Lauren Gustin F 6-1 So./RS Salem, UT/Salem Hills/ID/SLCC 13 Paisley Johnson Harding G 5-9 Sr. Everett, WA/Glacier Peak HS Colors Dark Blue and White 15 Malli Perri F 6-5 Jr. Pleasant Grove, UT/Pleasant G. HS Arena/Capacity Marriott Center/19,000 21 Tahlia White F 6-0 Fr./RS Orem, Utah/Mountain View HS 22 Sara Hamson C 6-7 Sr. Lindon, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS President Kevin J Worthen (BYU, 1982) 32 Signe Glantz F 6-1 Jr. Ostersund, Sweden/Lulea Ggymnsasie Sk. Athletic Director Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) 34 Kyra Beckman F 6-2 Fr. Snohomish, WA/Snohomish HS 42 Kayla Belles-Lee F 6-2 Jr. Ithaca,Mich./Ithaca HS/MichiganSt. SeniorWomen’s Administrator Liz Darger (BYU, 2000, 2004) Head Coach: Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978) 20th season TEAM Assistant Coaches: Ray Stewart (UVU, 2000), Melalnie Day (BYU 2002), Lee Cummard (BYU 2009, 2018) Head Coach Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978) Graduate Assistant: Mike Shreeve Seasons Entering 20th Year Director of Basketball Operations: Xojian Harry Strength & Conditioning Coach: Steven Arnold Overall Career Record 411-194 Athletic Trainer: Jeff Hurst Record at BYU Same Assistant Coach Ray Stewart (UVU, 2000) ROSTER BREAKDOWN Starters Returning: (3) Assistant Coach Melanie Day (BYU, 2002) 05 Maria Albiero Sr. 6.0 ppg 2.7 rpg 3.2 apg Assistant Coach Lee Cummard (BYU 2009, 2018) 13 Paisley Johnson Harding Sr. 15.2 ppg 3.8 rpg 3.1 apg 2019-20 Team Record 18-11 22 Sara Hamson Sr. 7.0 ppg 7.9 rpg 4.7 bpg 2019-20 WCC Record/Finish 13-5/2ndT Starters Lost: (1) 2019-20 Post Season Canceled, COVID-19 01 Brenna Drollinger Sr.