LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Seattle U women's basketball begins postseason play this week at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament, taking on UT Arlington at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Redhawks matchup with the Mavericks is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. on Monday.
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- Monday, March 6 at 8 p.m.
- #11 Seattle U (5-23, 5-13 WAC) vs. #6 UT Arlington (14-16, WAC 8-10)
- Las Vegas, Nevada
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VIVA LAS VEGAS
The Redhawks clinched a berth to the WAC Tournament after Tarleton was mathematically eliminated two weeks ago. Seattle U has made 10 straight appearances in the WAC, going 11-8 over that span. The Redhawks are 6-4 under Suzy Barcomb at the WAC Tournament, winning it back in 2018. This will be their first ever meeting with UT Arlington at the Tournament.
The winner of this contest will advance to the quarterfinals to face #3 Grand Canyon on Wednesday, with tip off scheduled for 8 p.m.
DYNAMIC DUO
The Redhawks have had a duo combine for at least 33 points in three of their last four games. Sophomore Taliyah Clark (16) and freshman Mya Moore (17) combined to score 33 points against Tarleton, with the former setting a new career-high in made free throws (11) and the latter finishing one point shy of her career-high.
The junior duo of Peyton Howard and Irena Korolenko combined for 40 and 33 against Utah Valley and Utah Tech. In the win over the Wolverines, the pairing combined to shot 13-for-20 from the field and 8-for-13 from three-point range. Korolenko's 24 points marked a new-career high as well as knocking down six three-pointers. Howard scored 16 points on the afternoon and tied her career-high in rebounds with eight.
CLARK FROM DOWNTOWN
Sophomore Taliyah Clark was on fire from three-point range at Utah Valley on Jan. 26, finishing the evening 7-for-8 from distance to tie Seattle U's DI record for made threes in a single game. Clark's seven threes also ties for the single best three-point performance in the WAC this season.
The native of Lynnwood, Wash., didn't slow down against Utah Tech, knocking down another four three-pointers in a 17 point afternoon. Clark would finish that weekend 11-for-18 from long range for a superb 61%.
SCORING CAREER-HIGHS
10 different Redhawks have recorded new career-highs in scoring this season, with sophomore Taliyah Clark's 25 against Utah Valley in Orem leading the group. Junior Irena Korolenko poured in six threes for 24 points against Utah Valley last week, while fellow junior Peyton Howard scored 21 in the final game of nonconference at UC San Diego.
Sophomore Julianna Walker and freshman Mya Moore both logged 18 against Portland State and Eastern Washington, respectively, while freshman Noemie Bariteau (12), Asta Blauenfeldt (13), Sheridan Liggett (10), Lisa Michaelsen (11) and Makayla Moore (13) have all recorded double-digit games of their own.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
UT Arlington enters the WAC Tournament after falling in double overtime to Stephen F. Austin, 93-99, on Thursday. WAC Player of the Year, Starr Jacobs, had a sensational evening, scoring 34 points to go along with 16 rebounds in 45 minutes. The Mavericks roster also features All-WAC Second Team member and Newcomer Team, Kayla White.
The Mavericks score the fourth most amount of points per game in the conference at 72.57 and rank second in steals per game at 9.83. UTA struggles with turnovers (17.43 per game) and allow the most points of any team in the conference (74.23 per game) The Redhawks are 2-1 all-time against the Mavericks, with UTA taking the contest earlier this season, 49-75.
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