SEATTLE - Seattle U women's basketball marks its first home contests of the 2024 calender year this week, welcoming UTRGV and UT Arlington to the Pacific Northwest. The Redhawks open with UTRGV on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. before ending the weekend with UT Arlington at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Both contests will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Thursday, January 11 at 6 p.m.
- Seattle U (1-12, 1-3 WAC) vs UTRGV (1-12, 0-4 WAC)
- Redhawk Center
- Live Stats
- ESPN+
- Tickets
- Saturday, January 13 at 1 p.m.
- Seattle U vs UT Arlington (6-8, 2-2 WAC)
- Redhawk Center
- Live Stats
- ESPN+
- Tickets
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BLAUENFELDT BUCKETS
Asta Blauenfeldt has been playing some of her best basketball over her last three contests, averaging 13.7 points on 54.8% from the field that includes four made threes and a assist to turnover ratio of 1.6.
The native of Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, set numerous career-highs over the past week, marking six rebounds, five assists, four steals and finishing four points shy of tying her career-best against Utah Tech. Her stellar play pushed her into the starting lineup for the first time this season on Saturday, scoring 14 points to go along with five assists, three rebounds and a steal.
NATIONAL/CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Team offensive rebounds per game (14.2) - #53 in nation & second in the WAC
Team steals per game (10.0) - #62 in nation & fifth in WAC
Team three point defense percentage (31.5) - fourth in the WAC
Team three pointers per game (6.4) - fifth in the WAC
Assists per game (4.00) - Peyton Howard, second in the WAC
Blocks per game (1.31) - Mya Moore, second in the WAC
Overall blocks (17) - Mya Moore, third in the WAC
WAC OPENING WIN
Seattle U began Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play on a positive note, defeating Utah Valley, 58-48, for Head Coach Skyler Young's first career win at the helm. Both Peyton Howard and Mya Moore led SU in scoring with 12 each, while Howard set a new career-high with seven assists and Moore tied her career-best with three blocks.
Julianna Walker made her season debut in the contest, scoring 10 points with three made three pointers to go along with three rebounds. Irena Korolenko provided a strong presence in the paint, grabbing 11 boards and marking a new career-high six steals.
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 UTRGV/UT ARLINGTON
The Vaqueros were selected to finish eighth in the WAC Preseason Poll and feature two double figure scorers in Iyana Dorsey (16.5 PPG) and Kade Hackerott (11.1). UTRGV picked up its first win of the 2023-24 season right before the new year, taking down former WAC foe, Sam Houston, 66-58 in Huntsville, Texas, backed by Hackerott's game-high 19 points.
Lane Lord marks his sixth season behind the bench for the Vaqueros. The Redhawks trail the all-time series against UTRGV, 9-12, taking last season's contest, 59-53, in Edinburg, Texas.
The Mavericks are one of the hottest teams in the WAC at the moment, rattling off five straight wins after starting 1-8 overall. They restarted WAC play last week with dominate wins over Tarleton (73-49) and Stephen F. Austin (81-62) at home. UTA features three double figure scorers in Taliyah-Clark (13.4), Avery Brittingham (12.5) and Gia Adams (11.6).
Shereka Wright marks her fourth season at the helm of the program. The Redhawks are 3-1 all-time against UT Arlington, pulling off a WAC Tournament upset, 80-78, last season in Las Vegas, Nevada.
COME SUPPORT
Single game tickets are on sale for the nonconference schedule, click HERE for tickets. Season tickets remain available for the 2023-24 season. Season ticket holders enjoy numerous benefits including invites to special events, merchandise and concessions discounts, reserved parking and more! For more information, to purchase your season tickets or to request information about courtside seating, please contact the Seattle U Athletics box office at 206-398-GOSU or seattleutickets@seattleu.edu
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