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SEATTLE – (Nov. 21) Seattle University women’s basketball welcomes Portland State for a non-conference game at the Connolly Complex on Wednesday night.
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ABOUT THE GAME
- Seattle U (2-2) vs. Portland State (1-3)
- All-time series-Seattle U leads, 8-5
- Home-SU leads, 4-2
- Away-SU leads, 4-3
- Neutral-N/A
- Last meeting-Portland State won, 79-71, at SU (Nov. 23, 2016)
NEWS AND NOTES
- Seattle U went 2-0 on a California road trip over the weekend. It marked SU’s first 2-0 road trip since Dec. 19-20, 2007.
- The Redhawks made the largest comeback in Division I program history on Nov. 17, rallying from a 21-point deficit to win, 77-71, at UC Santa Barbara. They outscored UCSB, 32-11, in the fourth quarter and ended the contest on a 10-0 run.
- Kamira Sanders was named WAC Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 19. She led SU with 21 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals at UCSB on Nov. 17. Sanders followed with 14 points, five assists, and four steals in the win at Pepperdine on Nov. 19.
- Kamira Sanders recorded 21 points, including 13 in the fourth period, on 8-10 field-goal shooting against UCSB. She tied a career high with nine rebounds and set a new personal best with six assists in the win.
- Against UCSB, Alexis Montgomery logged a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. She now has 12 career double-doubles as a Redhawk.
- In a 65-62 win at Pepperdine on Nov. 19, SU had three players in double figures and two other players with nine points.
- SU dropped a 73-58 setback to Hawaii on Nov. 12. Alexis Montgomery and Kamira Sanders both scored in double figures in the contest.
- In the season opener, the Redhawks fell to Idaho State, 74-69, on Nov. 10 Alexis Montgomery scored a career-high 31 points in the setback.
- SU scored 45 points in the first half against Idaho State, the most by a Redhawk team since Dec. 15, 2015, when Seattle U dropped 46 in the first 20 minutes against Portland State.
- Alexis Montgomery’s 31 points on Nov. 10 are the most by a Redhawk since Chelcie Morrison scored 35 points against Montana State Billings on Feb. 16, 2008.
- Kamira Sanders tied a career high with nine rebounds against Idaho State. She pulled down nine boards last season against CSUN on Dec. 29, 2016.
- Portland State is 1-3 this season, including a 90-78 win at San Jose State on Nov. 19.
- Sidney Rielly leads the Vikings with 21.8 points per game. Kylie Jimenez (15.0) and Kiana Brown (12.8) are also both averaging double figures this season.
- Alexis Montgomery is the WAC Preseason Player of the Year. She earned All-WAC First Team honors after leading Seattle U in points, rebounds, and assists last season.
- SU was voted to finish second in the WAC preseason media poll and third in the WAC preseason coaches’ poll.
- Kamira Sanders returns after winning WAC Freshman of the Year last season. She paced conference rookies in points, assists, steals, and minutes played in 2015-16.
- Coach Suzy Barcomb took Seattle U from a predicted seventh-place finish to the WAC Championship game last season. In her first season at SU, Barcomb guided the Redhawks to a WNIT appearance for the second time in program history.
- SU features six newcomers this season, with five freshmen and one junior transfer joining the roster.
- Last season, PSU won 16 games and advanced to the Big Sky Championship game.
- The Vikings were voted to finish sixth in the Big Sky Preseason Coaches’ Poll and eighth in the media poll. Ashley Bolston was named to the Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Team.
- Lynn Kennedy is in his third season as Portland State’s head coach. He most recently coached at Southern Oregon.