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SEATTLE – Seattle University women’s basketball heads to Hawai’i for two games, beginning with a game against Arizona on Friday.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
• Friday, Nov. 16 at noon (2 p.m. Pacific)
• vs. Arizona in the Bank of Hawai’i Classic (Stan Sheriff Center)
• Stats
ABOUT THE GAME
• Seattle U (0-2) vs. Arizona (1-1)
• All-time series-First-ever meeting
• Home-N/A
• Away-N/A
• Neutral-N/A
• Last meeting-N/A
NEWS AND NOTES
• Seattle U dropped a 65-58 contest to Northern Arizona on Nov. 9 at the Redhawk Center. Kamira Sanders scored a game-high 21 points, while Joana Alves posted career highs in points (15) and rebounds (11).
• For the second straight game, SU led late in the fourth period only to see its opponent rally to pull out a win.
• Junior Carla Bieg made her first career start and scored a career-high nine points against NAU.
• Arizona is 1-1 after a 66-64 loss to Loyola Marymount on Tuesday night. Aari McDonald tied the program record with 39 points, making 20-23 free throws in the game.
• The Redhawks led Cal State Fullerton late in the fourth quarter on Nov. 6, but the Titans pulled out a 57-54 decision on opening night at the Redhawk Center.
• Joana Alves scored a then-career-high 13 points to lead four Redhawks in double figures. Madeline Dopplick tallied 11 points, while Kamira Sanders and Delaney McCann added 10 points and six rebounds apiece.
• Northern Arizona is coming off an 86-73 win over Fresno State in its season opener. The Lumberjacks shot 15-20 on three-pointers, setting a school record for makes and percentage from downtown in a game.
• Kaleigh Paplow paced NAU with 21 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in the win over Fresno State.
• Last season, the Lumberjacks went 7-23, taking 11th in the Big Sky standings. They were voted to place 10th in the Big Sky Preseason Polls last month.
• Madeline Dopplick scored 19 points to lead SU to an exhibition win over Northwest University on Nov. 2. All nine active Redhawks scored in the contest at the Redhawk Center.
• Coach Suzy Barcomb is in her third season at SU. She has taken the Redhawks to a 33-35 record in her tenure. Seattle U advanced to the 2017 WAC Tournament Championship Game and then won the 2018 WAC Tournament. Barcomb is one of two active NCAA coaches to guide three different schools to the NCAA Tournament in Division I (SU), Division II (Cal State East Bay), and Division III (Puget Sound).
• Kamira Sanders is back for her junior season after being named 2018 WAC Tournament MVP. The Redding, Calif., native won 2017 WAC Freshman of the Year honors.
• Madeline Dopplick is the lone senior on this year’s roster. The native of Long Beach, Calif., led the Redhawks with 58 made three-pointers last season.
• SU has added two freshmen and a transfer for 2018-19 season. Courtney Murphy and Sarah Rahon will make up the rookie class, while Olivia Crawford will be eligible after transferring from the University of Hawai’i and sitting out the 2017-18 campaign.
• Seattle U was voted to take third in both the 2018-19 WAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll and Media Poll. Kamira Sanders was selected All-WAC Preseason.
• Transfers Chinwe Ezeonu and Hailey Vice-Neat, along with freshman Georgia Kehoe, will sit out this season and be eligible for the 2019-20 season. Ezeonu is a Seattle native who transferred from San Jose State, while Vice-Neat joins SU from Boise State.