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SEATTLE – Seattle University women’s basketball continues its four-game road trip with a game at Portland State Saturday afternoon.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
• Saturday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m.
• at Portland State (Viking Pavilion)
ABOUT THE GAME
• Seattle U (0-4) at Portland State (3-0)
• All-time series-Seattle U leads, 9-5
• Home-Seattle U leads, 5-2
• Away-Seattle U leads, 4-3
• Neutral-N/A
• Last meeting-Seattle U won, 91-77, at the Redhawk Center (Nov. 22, 2017)
NEWS AND NOTES
• Seattle U dropped a 67-51 decision at Hawai’i in the 2018 Bank of Hawai’i Classic on Nov. 18. Kamira Sanders scored 18 points in the contest at the Stan Sheriff Center.
• Kamira Sanders was named Bank of Hawai’i Classic All-Tournament Team. She scored 30 points across two outings in the event.
• SU ranks 21st in three-point field-goal percentage defense this season. It is holding foes to 19.5 percent success from deep through four games.
• Portland State is 3-0 this season, including a 65-50 win over UC Davis on Nov. 16. The Vikings open the regular season with a five-game home stand.
• PSU leads the nation in field-goal percentage defense, containing opponents to 25.1 percent shooting in its first three contests of the year.
• Ashley Bolston recorded a triple-double in the win over UC Davis. She put up 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in the victory at the Viking Pavilion. Bolston ranks 10th nationally with 7.3 assists per game this season.
• SU fell, 84-54, to Arizona in the first game of the 2018 Bank of Hawai’i Classic on Nov. 16. Delaney McCann scored a career-high 12 points in the contest.
• The Redhawks 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.
• 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.
• 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.