Seattle U To Face First Two of Five Game Road Swing: Seattle University women’s basketball (4-6) recently extended a three-game win streak at the Connolly Center with a 74-63 win vs. Montana State in their 2013 home finale. The Redhawks now hit the road for five straight, including two this week at Loyola Marymount (Dec. 19) and Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 21) before wrapping up their non-conference schedule at UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 28). SU opens up the new year and their Western Athletic Conference schedule on the road at Chicago State (Jan. 2) and Kansas City (Jan. 4) before their next home appearance on Jan. 9 vs. New Mexico State.
Sports Star of the Year: Head coach Joan Bonvicini is one of six nominees for the Seattle Sports Commission’s Female Sports Star of the Year at the 79th annual MTR Western Sports Star of the Year Awards on Jan. 22, 2014. Fans can vote for Bonvicini (and the Seattle U men’s and women’s soccer teams for Sports Story of the Year) once a day until Jan. 15 by visiting http://ssy.seattlesports.org.
WAC Tournament All-Session Tickets Now on Sale: All-session tickets for the WAC Basketball Tournament March 12-15 are now available by calling the Redhawk Ticket Office at (206) 398-GOSU.
Scouting Loyola Marymount (3-7): Despite their record, LMU is on a two-game winning streak going into this Thursday’s contest, as they wrap up a three-game homestand. Previously only defeating SU’s fellow WAC foe New Mexico State, 81-64, on Nov. 16, the Lions opened up the month of December with a close loss at Colorado State followed by a pair of home wins vs. Northern Arizona (Dec. 7) and UNLV (Dec. 14). Hazel Ramirez leads the team, averaging 13.3 ppg while Deanna Johnson also averages in double figures, with 10.8 ppg. As a team, Loyola Marymount averages 64.9 ppg and allows 70.8 ppg but is outrebounding their opponents, averaging 43.3 rpg to 41.7 by their competition. Charity Elliott is in her second season at the helm, guiding the Lions to a 13-18 overall record but a 9-5 home record in her first season in 2012-13.
Scouting Cal State Fullerton (1-8): Cal State Fullerton, posting just one win on the season thus far, hosts Seattle U in their only game on the week. After topping Columbia on their home court on Nov. 22, 80-54, the Titans are on a current five-game losing streak since, most recently falling to Arizona State, 81-55, on Dec. 14. To wrap up the pre-Christmas schedule, Fullerton will also host WAC foe New Mexico State on Dec. 23 to wrap up a three-game homestand. Chante Miles averages a team high 14.4 ppg while Kathleen Iwuoha is also averaging in double figures (10.6 ppg) and grabs a team-leading 6.0 rpg. Daron Park, in his first season as leader of the Titans, is the first male head coach in Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball history. He most recently served as associate head coach at USC last season and, of note, was the associate head coach at SU’s former WAC foe Louisiana Tech from 2009-11.
Sports Star of the Year: Head coach Joan Bonvicini is one of six nominees for the Seattle Sports Commission’s Female Sports Star of the Year at the 79th annual MTR Western Sports Star of the Year Awards on Jan. 22, 2014. Fans can vote for Bonvicini (and the Seattle U men’s and women’s soccer teams for Sports Story of the Year) once a day until Jan. 15 by visiting http://ssy.seattlesports.org.
WAC Tournament All-Session Tickets Now on Sale: All-session tickets for the WAC Basketball Tournament March 12-15 are now available by calling the Redhawk Ticket Office at (206) 398-GOSU.
Scouting Loyola Marymount (3-7): Despite their record, LMU is on a two-game winning streak going into this Thursday’s contest, as they wrap up a three-game homestand. Previously only defeating SU’s fellow WAC foe New Mexico State, 81-64, on Nov. 16, the Lions opened up the month of December with a close loss at Colorado State followed by a pair of home wins vs. Northern Arizona (Dec. 7) and UNLV (Dec. 14). Hazel Ramirez leads the team, averaging 13.3 ppg while Deanna Johnson also averages in double figures, with 10.8 ppg. As a team, Loyola Marymount averages 64.9 ppg and allows 70.8 ppg but is outrebounding their opponents, averaging 43.3 rpg to 41.7 by their competition. Charity Elliott is in her second season at the helm, guiding the Lions to a 13-18 overall record but a 9-5 home record in her first season in 2012-13.
Scouting Cal State Fullerton (1-8): Cal State Fullerton, posting just one win on the season thus far, hosts Seattle U in their only game on the week. After topping Columbia on their home court on Nov. 22, 80-54, the Titans are on a current five-game losing streak since, most recently falling to Arizona State, 81-55, on Dec. 14. To wrap up the pre-Christmas schedule, Fullerton will also host WAC foe New Mexico State on Dec. 23 to wrap up a three-game homestand. Chante Miles averages a team high 14.4 ppg while Kathleen Iwuoha is also averaging in double figures (10.6 ppg) and grabs a team-leading 6.0 rpg. Daron Park, in his first season as leader of the Titans, is the first male head coach in Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball history. He most recently served as associate head coach at USC last season and, of note, was the associate head coach at SU’s former WAC foe Louisiana Tech from 2009-11.