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SEATTLE – Seattle University women’s basketball hosts Idaho on Wednesday evening at the Redhawk Center.
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• Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m.
• vs. Idaho (Redhawk Center)
ABOUT THE GAME
• Seattle U (1-3) vs. Idaho (2-1)
• All-time series-Seattle U leads, 5-4
• Home-Series is tied, 2-2
• Away-Seattle U leads, 3-1
• Neutral-Idaho leads, 1-0
• Last meeting-Seattle U won, 68-60, at Idaho (Dec. 15, 2017)
NEWS AND NOTES
• SU dropped an 88-80 decision at Northern Arizona on Nov. 16. Kamira Sanders tied her career high with 30 points in the setback.
• In the game at NAU, Courtney Murphy scored a season-high 14 points, making four three-pointers on the day.
• Kamira Sanders ranks fifth nationally with 38 made field goals this season. The senior stands eighth in points (96) and 10th in points per game (24.0).
• The game against Idaho marks the opening of a seven-game stretch where the Redhawks will only play in Seattle. SU has six home contests, along with a game at Washington, in the next month.
• Idaho beat San Francisco, 66-60, on Monday night. Gina Marxen led the Vandals with 19 points, while Beyonce Bea recorded 14 points and nine rebounds in the road win.
• Seattle U fell, 73-48, at Idaho State on Nov. 11. Joana Alves led with 11 points and five rebounds in the contest.
• SU dropped a 70-63 decision at Utah State on Nov. 9. Senior Kamira Sanders led with a career-high 30 points, going over 1,000 for her career. She is the 18th player in program history to score 1,000 career points at SU.
• The game at Utah State marked the second straight game where Kamira Sanders established a new scoring career high. She scored 28 points in the win over Saint Martin’s on Nov. 6, eclipsing her previous career high of 24 points. The Redding, California, native, put up 24 against Grand Canyon on Jan. 17, 2017.
• The Redhawks opened the regular season with a 91-81 win over Saint Martin’s on Nov. 6. Kamira Sanders scored a career-high 28 points to lead four Redhawks in double figures.
• Seattle U was voted to finish eighth in both the WAC preseason polls. Senior Kamira Sanders was named Preseason All-WAC First Team by the media and Preseason All-WAC Second Team by the coaches. Joana Alves picked up Preseason All-WAC honors from the coaches.
• Kamira Sanders has scored 944 points in her first three seasons at Seattle U. She earned 2017 WAC Freshman of the Year and 2018 WAC Tournament MVP and will look to cap her career with a strong senior campaign.
• Joana Alves was a 2018 All-WAC Second Team selection after a stellar junior season. She averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 2018-19.
• Coach Suzy Barcomb is in her fourth season at Seattle U. She is one of two active NCAA coaches to have taken a team to the NCAA Tournament in all three division levels. NC State’s Wes Moore is the only other coach to accomplish the feat.
• SU features six international players on this year’s roster, including three from Australia (Georgia Kehoe, Courtney Murphy, Maddy Phillips).
• Freshman Raneem Elbarky is one of just five Egpytian-born players in Division I women’s basketball this season.