ABILENE, Tex. - Seattle U women's basketball returns to the road this week, traveling south to Texas for two contests against Abilene Christian and Tarleton. A matchup with the Wildcats will take place first on Thursday at 4 p.m. pacific time, while the Texans are the final game of the weekend with tip off scheduled for 12 p.m. pacific time. Both contests will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Thursday, February 8 at 4 p.m. pacific time
- Seattle U (1-19, 1-10 WAC) at Abilene Christian (8-11, 4-6 WAC)
- Abilene, Texas
- Live Stats
- ESPN+
- Saturday, February 10 at 12 p.m. pacific time
- Seattle U at Tarleton (6-14, 3-8 WAC)
- Stephenville, Texas
- Live Stats
- ESPN+
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NATIONAL/CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Team offensive rebounds per game (13.0) - #75 in nation & second in the WAC
Team steals per game (9.0) - #94 in nation & fifth in WAC
Three point percentage defense (29.9%) - fourth in the WAC
Three pointers made per game (6.6) - fourth in the WAC
Overall blocks (27) & blocks per game (1.35) - Mya Moore, second in the WAC
Steals per game (1.85) - Mya Moore, sixth 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 on Nov. 29. 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 ABILENE CHRISTIAN/TARLETON
The Wildcats were selected to finish sixth in this season's WAC Preseason Poll, after finishing 15-15 last season and losing to Sam Houston in the first round of the WAC Tournament. ACU is currently on a four game losing streak after falling to Tarleton last Thursday, 66-74, in Stephenville.
Julie Goodenough enters her 12th season at the helm of the program. The Redhawks and Wildcats are tied all-time in the season series, 1-1, after ACU took the contest in Abilene, 49-43.
The Texans were selected to tie for ninth overall in this season's WAC Preseason Poll, after finishing 8-21 and being the only team not to qualify for the WAC Tournament. TSU is playing some of its best basketball lately, going 2-2 in its last four that feature wins over Southern Utah, 71-60, and Abilene Christian, 74-66.
Bill Brock was named the seventh women's basketball head coach in Tarleton program history this past spring. The Redhawks are 3-2 all-time against the Texans, with the home team taking the contest in both games last season.
COME SUPPORT
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