SEATTLE - Seattle U women's basketball begins Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play this week, hosting Utah Valley before heading on the road against Southern Utah. The Redhawks open WAC play against the Wolverines on Wednesday evening, with tip off scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Redhawk Center. A trip to Cedar City on Saturday closes out opening weekend action with the contest scheduled for 1 p.m. pacific time. Both contests will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Wednesday, November 29 at 6 p.m.
- Seattle U (0-6, 0-0 WAC) vs Utah Valley (3-2, 0-0 WAC)
- Redhawk Center
- Live Stats
- ESPN+
- Tickets
- Saturday, December 2 at 1 p.m. pacific time
- Seattle U at Southern Utah (1-3, 0-0 WAC)
- Cedar City, Utah
- Live Stats
- ESPN+
QUICK HITS:
NATIONAL/CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Team steals per game (10.8) - #56 in nation & third in WAC
Team turnovers forced per game (17.33) - third in the WAC
Team offensive rebounds per game (13.2) - fourth in the WAC
Team blocks per game (2.3) & team rebounding per game (35.0) - fifth in the WAC
Blocks per game (1.17) - Mya Moore, fifth in the WAC
Field goal percentage (47.7%) - Mya Moore, fourth in the WAC
Minutes per game (34.74) - Irena Korolenko, second in the WAC
Rebounds per game (7.8) - Irena Korolenko, fifth in the WAC
Three pointers per game (1.83) - Irena Korolenko, sixth in the WAC
NEW LOOK ON THE BENCH
The 2023-24 Redhawks will feature a complete new look behind the bench, lead by the sixth women's basketball coach in program history, Skyler Young. Young's first staff at the helm of the Redhawks features Michael Brooks, Rachel Swartz, GeAnna Luaulu-Summers and Makala Roper.
Brooks previously coached in collegiate athletics at Bradley University, serving as head coach from 2012-16 with one season as an assistant coach (2011-12), while Swartz returned to the Pacific Northwest after spending last season at Saint Mary's and Luaulu-Summers makes the move to Seattle from University of Oregon where she served as the Ducks' director of creativity and student athlete support. Coach Young retains one familiar face in Roper as she will mark her fourth season as a member of Seattle U.
HOW TO FOLLOW
All 14 Seattle U home contests this season will be broadcast on ESPN+. For road games, related links to video stream and live stats will be posted on the women's basketball schedule page on goseattleu.com. Fans are encouraged to check the Seattle U Women's Basketball team's official Twitter feed @seattleu_wbb for updates of games in progress as well as news and notes. Russell Brown and former Seattle U Redhawk, Olivia Crawford, mark their second season on the call.
SCOUTING UTAH VALLEY/SOUTHERN UTAH
The Wolverines were selected to finish tied for ninth place in the WAC Preseason coaches poll after finishing with an overall mark of 6-24 and a 3-15 record in conference play. Utah Valley has jumped out to a 3-2 overall start, leading the WAC in turnover margin (+9.6), turnovers forced per game (24.20) and turnovers per game (14.6). Dan Nielson enters his fifth season behind the bench. The Redhawks lead the all-time series over the Wolverines, 14-11, sweeping the season series in 22-23.
The Thunderbirds were picked to finish second overall, receiving five first place votes, in the WAC Preseason coaches poll after claiming its first WAC Tournament Championship last season. Southern Utah has gotten off to a slow start, opening with a 1-3 record and ranking as one of the WAC's worst in rebounding per game (30.40) and steals per game (6.2). Tracy Mason marks her sixth season at the helm of Southern Utah. The Redhawks dropped the only matchup between the two in their history, falling 62-75 in Seattle last season.
COME SUPPORT
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