2019-20 Portland State Women's Basketball Weekly Notes
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portland state basketball Contact: Andy Jobanek, Assistant Media Relations Director (WBB) • Email: [email protected] • Phone: (503) 725-2525 2019-20 SCHEDULE PORTLAND STATE vs. NORTHERN COLORADO Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. (PT) | Portland, Ore. | Viking Pavilion October Series: UNC leads, 17-10 | Last: UNC, 77-58 (12/28/19 in Greeley) 30 Warner Pacific^ W, 79-51 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (12-10, 6-6) NORTHERN COLORADO BEARS (9-11, 5-6) November 70.5 PPG | 40.6 FG% | 36.5 3FG% 59.0 PPG | 36.4 FG% | 27.7 3FG% 5 Multnomah W, 104-48 1 Notable: The Vikings lost 81-72 to Southern Notable: The Northern Colorado Bears have 8 at Boise State L, 57-82 Utah Saturday, their third loss in their past lost four of their last six games, including a 15 at Kansas City1 L, 69-87 1 four games. Senior forward Jordan Stotler 68-55 overtime loss to Southern Utah last 16 vs. UC Irvine L, 75-83 recorded her fifth double-double of the sea- Thursday. The Bears beat the Vikings their 23 Nevada W, 80-75 son and fourth in Big Sky play Saturday. Stot- first meeting of this season, winning 77-58 in 30 at UC Davis W, 76-70 ler finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds Greeley, Colo., on Dec. 28. Overall, the Bears December against Southern Utah, while adding three have been a much better defensive team 2 at UC Irvine W, 70-61 assists and four blocks. Junior guard Kylie than they have been an offensive team this 6 Grand Canyon W, 69-46 Jimenez tied a career high with eight steals season. The Bears rank ninth in the Big Sky 15 at Portland W, 77-71 against Southern Utah, while scoring 14 of while scoring only 59.0 points per game, but 21 Tennessee L, 61-88 her 16 points in the second half. All five start- stand fifth in scoring defense while giving up 28 at Northern Colorado* L, 58-77 ers average in double figures for the Vikings 66.0 points per game. Additionally, the Bears 30 at Southern Utah* L, 58-71 this season. Tatiana Streun and Desirae Han- rank ninth in the Big Sky while shooting just January sen lead the group while ranking fifth and .364 from the floor offensively, but have held 2 Idaho* W, 74-53 11th in the Big Sky with 13.7 and 12.9 points opponents to .385 defensively, ranking them 4 Eastern Washington* W, 75-58 per game, respectively. Besides those two, fourth in the conference. The Bears lead the 11 Montana State* L, 62-73 Kylie Jimenez averages 11.7 points per game, Big Sky with 4.85 blocks per game, while Ali- 13 Montana* W, 78-65 while Jordan Stotler and Belle Frazier aver- sha Davis ranks second to the Vikings’ Jordan 18 at Idaho State* W, 69-64 age 10.9 and 10.1, respectively. Cassidy Gard- Stotler with 2.2 blocks per game individually. 20 at Weber State* W, 76-57 ner leads the Vikings’ bench players with 4.8 The Bears are also one of the best rebound- 23 Sacramento State* L, 70-73 points per game. Stotler’s four blocks Satur- ing teams in the Big Sky, as they stand second 25 Northern Arizona* W, 66-54 day marked the 10th time in the Vikings’ past in total rebounds per game (41.3) and third 30 at Montana L, 55-62 13 games that she’s had at least four blocks in offensive rebounds per game (13.3). The February in a game. Stotler leads the Big Sky and ranks Bears out-rebounded the Vikings 42-35 in 8 Southern Utah* L, 72-81 third in the nation with 3.6 blocks per game their first game against each other, which led 10 Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. this season. At her current pace and with at to a 20-6 advantage for the Bears in second- 15 at Eastern Washington* 2 p.m. least nine games remaining, Stotler would chance points. Alexis Chapman led the Bears 17 at Idaho* 6 p.m. finish with around 111 blocks this season, a with eight rebounds against the Vikings 20 at Montana State* 7 p.m. (MT) total that would break the Portland State while scoring 15 points. Chapman leads the 27 Idaho State* 7 p.m. single-season record and match the Big Sky Bears with 12.6 points per game this season, 29 Weber State* 2 p.m. Conference record. The Vikings rank second while Davis ranks second on the team with in the Big Sky and 26th in the nation while 10.7. It was Bridget Hintz and Micayla Isen- March shooting .365 from three-point range this bart who led the Bears against the Vikings 4 at Northern Arizona* 6:30 p.m. (MT) season. The .365 mark would set a new Big the first time, however, as they scored 21 and 6 at Sacramento State* 7 p.m. Sky-era program record if the season ended 20 points, respectively. Isenbart went 5-of-8 9 Big Sky First Round2 TBD 2 today, bettering the old mark of .359 during from three-point range against the Vikings, 10 Big Sky Quarterfinals TBD the 2017-18 season. her best performance of the season. 11 Big Sky Semifinals2 TBD 13 Big Sky Championship2 TBD ^ - Exhibition Game ROSTER REVEAL * - Big Sky Conference Game PROBABLE STARTERS Bold - Home Game (Viking Pavilion) # Player Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Key Stats/Notable 1 - Game part of Preseason WNIT 3 Kylie Jimenez G 5-6 Jr. Tied career high with eight steals vs. SUU Saturday 2 - 2020 Big Sky Basketball Championship in 11 Jordan Stotler F 6-4 Sr. 5th dbl-dbl Saturday, 18 pts, 11 rebs Boise, Idaho 12 Tatiana Streun F 6-0 R-Jr. 5th in Big Sky in ppg (13.7), 5th in rpg (7.5) 35 Belle Frazier G 6-0 Fr. 3rd in Big Sky in 3pt FG% (.354), 8th in 3pt/GM (2.0) SOCIAL MEDIA 53 Desirae Hansen G 6-0 So. Averaging 12.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.1 apg BENCH PLAYERS /psuviks # Player Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Key Stats/Notable 0 Erika Brumfield F 6-3 Fr. Out - Knee Injury @psuviksWBB & @psuviks 1 Labrea Denson G 5-3 Jr. 2.3 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.3 spg, 5.8 min. per game 5 Savannah Dhaliwal F 6-0 Jr. Doubtful - Hasn’t played since Feb. 28, 2019 vs. Idaho 10 Marina Canzobre F 6-1 Fr. 1.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.2 bpg @psuviksWBB & @psuviks 15 Cassidy Gardner G 5-8 Fr. Leads bench with 4.8 ppg, 1.2 3pt FG made per game 22 Ruchae Walton G 5-10 R-So. Scored her first 2 pts of the year Saturday vs. SUU /goviks 23 Jada Lewis G 5-9 Fr. Doubtful - 3.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.5 apg, 1.0 3-pt FGs 30 Syd Schultz F 6-0 Fr. 3.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.3 apg, .413 FG% 2019-20 Portland State Vikings Women’s Basketball 1 GAME NOTES TIPOFF PROGRAM FACTS One of the surest signs of the Portland State women’s basketball team’s youth has been its PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY swings in fortune. Every win streak has been followed by a losing streak and vice versa. Location _____________________ Portland, Ore. Address _____________________930 SW Hall St, For instance, the Vikings won five straight during the non-conference schedule, only to follow it _____________________ Portland, OR, 97201 up with a three-game losing streak that included the first weekend of Big Sky play. The Vikings Phone / Fax ___(503) 725-4000 / (503) 725-5550 answered that with wins in five of their next six games, but then lost three of their next four. Founded ______________ 1946 (4-year in 1955) Enrollment _________________________ 28,407 It’s that streak that the Vikings find themselves in currently, and it’s that which the Vikings will Nickname __________________________Vikings hope to snap out of Monday night against Northern Colorado. The Vikings tip off against the Colors __________________Green (PMS 3435 C), Bears at 7 p.m. (PT), when they’ll hope to start a new hot streak following their mid-season _____________White and Silver (PMS 429 C) swoon. Affiliation / Conf. ___NCAA Division I / Big Sky Arena (Capacity) ______Viking Pavilion (3,094) The Bears find themselves in their own mid-season swoon, as they’ve lost four of their last six Interim President_____________ Stephen Percy games, including a 68-55 overtime loss to Southern Utah last Thursday. The Vikings lost their Director of Athletics ___________Valerie Cleary own game against Southern Utah Saturday, falling 81-72. Associate AD/SWA _________ Dana Cappelucci The Bears beat the Vikings in their first meeting of the season, winning 77-58 in Greeley, Colo., WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY on Dec. 28. That game remains the Bears’ best scoring output in Big Sky play, and ranks second First Year (Recorded): _______________ 1975-76 across all games to the Bears; season opener on Nov. 5. Bridget Hintz and Micayla Isenbart led All-Time Record: ___________________ 613-629 the Bears with 21 and 20 points, respectively, against the Vikings – the best scoring output of the All-Time Conference Record: ________ 242-303 season for both players. NCAA DI Tourney Apps: ___________________ 2 ______________________ (2009-10, 2018-19) In general, the Bears have been a much better defensive team than they have been an offensive NCAA DII Tourney Apps: __________________ 5 team this season.