2017-18 UTAH VALLEY SPORTS INFORMATION Women’s Basketball Contact: Tim Castaneda UTAH VALLEY O) 801-863-5452 | C) 530-605-7176 [email protected] Basketball www.GoUVU.com Utah Valley Wolverines 2017-18 Schedule March 3, 2018 | 4 p.m. MT Lockhart Arena | Seattle, Wash. Date Opponent Time/Result 29 Live Video/TV: ESPN3 Nov. 3 Ottawa University (Ariz.)/Ex. W, 69-51 10 at Weber State L, 57-75 WOLVERINES 14 at Portland L, 64-71 (OT) UTAHVALLEY 15 at No. 18 Oregon State L, 41-98 Overall Record 11-17 Head Coach Cathy Nixon Conference 5-8 WAC Alma Mater Brigham Young, ‘89 21 at BYU L, 54-75 Home 9-6 Year at School 23rd Season 25 at Eastern Washington L, 41-61 Away 2-11 Record at School 365-327 28 Dixie State W, 72-63 Neutral 0-0 Career Record (Yrs) Same (22) 30 Southern Utah W, 69-61 Location Orem, Utah Dec. 2 at Pepperdine L, 44-71 7 Air Force^ W, 59-56 SEATTLEUREDHAWKS 9 Utah State W, 61-43 16 Idaho State L, 58-70 Overall Record 14-14 Head Coach Suzy Barcomb Conference 8-5 WAC Alma Mater Washington, ‘86 19 Cal Poly^ W, 89-70 Home 7-7 Year at School Second Season 23 Cal State Fullerton^ L, 36-73 Away 7-7 Record at School 29-32 29 Antelope Valley^ W, 78-54 Neutral 0-0 Career Record (Yrs) 361-199 (20) Jan. Location Seattle, Wash. 2 at Denver L, 53-72 6 at CSU Bakersfield* L, 58-63 OPENINGTIP 11 at UMKC* W, 66-59 • Utah Valley will finalize the 2017-18 regular season in the Emerald City when it faces Seattle U Saturday afternoon in 13 at Chicago State* W, 68-30 18 UTRGV* W, 69-60 an ESPN3 matchup. Tip-off in the Connolly Complex is set for 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT. 20 New Mexico St.* L, 72-82 • The Wolverines (11-17, 5-8 WAC) are coming off an 84-64 win over Grand Canyon on Senior Day behind double-doubles from 27 at Grand Canyon* L, 61-81 senior guards Mariah Seals (20 points, 10 assists) and Taylor Christensen (19 points, 11 rebounds) in their final home game. • Utah Valley’s on-court leaders, Christensen and Mariah Seals form the third highest-scoring backcourt duo in the WAC with Feb. 3 Seattle U* L, 75-77 a combined 28.8 points per game. The senior backcourt had its hand in 72 points versus GCU with 13 combined assists. 8 Chicago State* L, 74-84 • The fourth-year Utah Valley floor general, Seals sits atop the WAC assists leaderboard during league play with 6.0 10 UMKC* W, 68-65 dimes per game. Seals has tallied six or more assists in six of her last seven outings. 15 at New Mexico St.* L, 51-59 • On defense, Christensen leads the WAC in steals with 69 takeaways and a league-best 2.6 steals per contest. Chris- 17 at UTRGV* L, 64-71 (OT) tensen has recorded a steal in 26 games this year, including three or more in 11 of those contests. 22 CSU Bakersfield* L, 60-64 • Behind Christensen’s defensive abilities, Utah Valley has recorded a WAC-best 264 steals. UVU also sits atop the the WAC 24 Grand Canyon* W, 84-64 leaderboard in turnover margin (+3.5) and steals per game (9.4 spg). March • Coming into the weekend, the Wolverines boast the league’s top-ranked passing team (14.4 apg) and second-ranked scor- 3 at Seattle U* 4 p.m. MT ing offense (66.9 ppg) in conference play. UVU’s third-leading scorer, Holland (7.3 ppg) has fueled the offense, averaging Bold=Home Game *=WAC Game 11.6 points per game in the squad’s last nine contests. ^=UCCU Center • UVU junior guard Britta Spencer has also caught fire with 52.6 percent shooting from three-point range and 12 points per Note: Home contests to be played in Lockhart Arena game in the Wolverines’ last three contests. unless noted otherwise. STARTERS 2017-18 WAC Tournament PROJECTED March 7-10, 2018| Orleans Arena | Las Vegas 3 5 22 21 35 Mariah Seals Britta Spencer Taylor Christensen Gabrielle Leos Jordan Holland 5-3 / G / Sr. 5-7 / G / Jr. 5-8 / G / Sr. 5-8 / G / So. 6-0 / F / So. Richmond, Calif. Tualatin, Ore. Mount Pleasant, Utah Los Lunas, N.M. Los Lunas, N.M. Pts Reb Ast | Pts Reb Ast | Pts Reb Stl | Pts Reb Stl | Pts Reb Stl 14.4 2.3 4.9 | 7.1 3.3 1.7 | 14.4 4.8 2.6 | 7.0 3.0 1.6 7.2 4.9 0.9 UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1.3 1 About the Redhawks Series History vs. Seattle U UVU’S RECORD WHEN... • Seattle U (14-14, 8-5 WAC) heads into the • This weekend’s final regular season contest 11-17 Overall regular season finale in fourth place in the WAC between the Wolverines and Redhawks 7-5 Leading after First Quarter standings looking to claim sole possession of marks the 14th all-time meeting on the third place. The Redhawks split a pair of home hardwood for the two squads. Seattle U 10-3 Leading after Second Quarter contests last week with its win coming against leads Utah Valley, 9-4, in the all-time series. 9-1 Leading after Third Quarter WAC frontrunner CSU Bakersfield. • UVU fell to Seattle U, 77-75, on a last second 10-3 Leading in Fourth Quarter • SU senior wing Alexis Montgomery leads shot by the senior Alexis Montgomery in this 10-3 Leading at Half the league in scoring on the year with 19.1 year’s home matchup versus the Redhawks points per game. The 2017-18 WAC Preseason on Feb. 3 inside Lockhart Arena.Montgom- 1-14 Trailing at Half Player of the Year, Montgomery also has posted ery’s game-winning shot overcame UVU 0-0 Tied at Half conference bests of 16 double-doubles and 12 forward Jordan Holland’s career-high 20 20-point outings this season. points and team-high nine rebounds. 0-2 Overtime 5-1 Has more rebounds • The Redhawks boast the league’s top overall re- • The Wolverines’ last victory on the Red- bounding team with 40.3 boards per game and hawks’ home floor came in a 79-48 win on 6-14 Has less rebounds 27.3 defensive rebounds per contest. Along with Jan. 28, 2016 inside the Connolly Complex. 0-2 Rebounds are equal her scoring, Montgomery averages a double- Then-sophomore Mariah Seals made a double behind her WAC-leading 10.1 rebounds career-high six threes and scored 24 points 9-1 Higher shooting percentage per game in 28 games this season. in that contest. 2-15 Lower shooting percentage • In addition to leading the conference on the • In addition, UVU seeks its first victory in its 6-12 Fewer turnovers glass, SU sits in second in the WAC in assists last four attempts versus SU on Saturday with a league-high tying 13.6 dimes per game. afternoon’s ESPN3-broadcast matchup. 3-5 More turnovers 2-0 Turnovers are equal Seals, Christensen shine in UVU’s Senior Day win Making History in the Valley 2-1 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less over GCU • Senior Taylor Christensen sits at second in program • On Senior Day, Taylor Christensen and Mariah Seals history in all-time career steals. UVU’s single- 4-4 Games Decided by 4-9 Points season record holder for steals, Christensen has shared one final moment together on UVU’s home 2-5 Games Decided by 10-19 recorded 192 career steals to sit behind the pro- court with double-doubles to lift the Wolverines’ (11- 2-4 Games Decided by 20-29 Points gram’s all-time steals leader Asumi Nakayma (223). 17, 5-8 WAC) to a 84-64 victory over WAC foe Grand • The 5-8 senior guard, Christensen became the 1-2 Games Decided by 30 Points or More Canyon (14-13, 8-5 WAC) inside Lockhart Arena seventh Wolverine in UVU’s Division I era to score 1-10 Scores 59 Points or Less Saturday afternoon. 1,000 career points versus Chicago State. At UT Rio 6-3 Scores 60-69 Points • Seals finished with a team-high 20 points and career- Grande Valley, Christensen (1,057 points) surpassed high tying 10 assists in her second career double- former Wolverine guard Jenna Johnson for sixth on 2-2 Scores 70-79 Points double, while Christensen poured in 19 points on an the program’s all-time career scoring list. 2-0 Scores 80-89 Points efficient 7-of-9 shooting clip paired with 10 rebounds • After increasing her minutes total every season 0-0 Scores 90-99 Points on the day. since becoming a Wolverine, Seals currently holds 0-0 Scores 100 Points or More • The Wolverines mirrored their conference-play high with the top spot on the school’s all-time minutes played with 4,186 minutes of action during her nine three-pointers (9-of-17) and a 52.9-percent mark. 5-1 Opponent Scores 59 Points or Less career. She also stands atop the UVU all-time 5-2 Opponent Scores 60-69 Points minutes per game chart with 35.2 MPG. Backcourt in Front 1-9 Opponent Scores 70-79 Points • In her 111th career start versus NMSU at home, • Utah Valley’s senior leaders in guards Taylor Chris- Seals became UVU’s all-time leader in career starts.