SEATTLE - Seattle U women's basketball concludes the 2023-24 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season this weekend, facing off with Abilene Christian and Tarleton for an opportunity to advance to the WAC Tournament. The contest against the Wildcats opens the final week on Thursday at 6 p.m., while the final regular season contest of the year will take place on Saturday with tip off scheduled for 1 p.m. Both contests at the Redhawk Center will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Thursday, March 7 at 6 p.m.
- Seattle U (5-22, 5-13 WAC) vs Abilene Christian (13-14, 9-9 WAC)
- Redhawk Center
- ESPN+
- Live Stats
- Tickets
- Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m.
- Seattle U vs Tarleton (9-18, 6-12 WAC)
- Redhawk Center
- ESPN+
- Live Stats
- Tickets
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GETTING HOT AT THE RIGHT TIME
Seattle U has played some of its best basketball over the last six contests, taking the last two and four overall with wins over Tarleton (61-57), Southern Utah (75-71), UTRGV (82-75) and most recently, UT Arlington (81-77).
The Redhawks grabbed their second straight win last week at UT Arlington, taking down the Mavericks by four points that saw Noemie Bariteau seal the contest with a dagger three pointer with just eight seconds remaining to halt a comeback. Makayla Moore led the Redhawks in scoring with 17 points, while Mya Moore marked her second straight and fifth career double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) in just 19 minutes of action. Asta Blauenfeldt (12), Peyton Howard (11) and Lisa Michaelsen (11) also all finished in double figures.
Over this six game span, four Redhawks have averaged double figure scoring and combine for over 18 rebounds per game. Mya Moore leads this group, averaging 14.5 points (PPG) on 50.7% from the field to go along with 7.7 rebounds per game (RPG). Makayla Moore has been adding 12.7 PPG and 4.5 RPG, while Julianna Walker has chipped in 12.5 PPG and 12 made threes in the four contests she has competed in. Peyton Howard rounds out the double figure group with 10.5 PPG, while Irena Korolenko (9.8 PPG) falls just short of the mark and adds 6.2 RPG.
NATIONAL/CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Team offensive rebounds per game (12.9) - #80 in the nation & second in the WAC
Three pointers made per game (6.6) - fourth in the WAC
Team steals per game (8.5) - fifth in the WAC
Overall blocks (35) & blocks per game (1.30) - Mya Moore, third in the WAC
Rebounds per game (7.3) - Mya Moore, seventh 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 ABILENE CHRISTIAN/TARLETON
The Wildcats clinched a spot in the WAC Tournament this past week after victories over Southern Utah (75-42) and Utah Tech (74-62). ACU features four athletes that average double figures in Payton Hull (15.1), Bella Earle (12.4), Aspen Thorton (11.9) and Addison Martin (10.9).
Julie Goodenough enters her 12th season at the helm of the program. The Redhawks currently trail the all-time series, 1-2, after falling to ACU in Abilene, 63-82, earlier this year.
The Texans are coming off back-to-back victories to push them into the seventh spot in the WAC, taking down Utah Tech (76-60) and Southern Utah (69-63). Elise Turrubiates led the Texans in scoring in both contests with 22 and 16 points, while Faith Acker chipped in 16 and 14 points of her own.
Bill Brock was named the seventh women's basketball head coach in Tarleton program history this past spring. The Redhawks are 4-2 all-time against the Texans, taking the contest earlier this season in Stephenville, 61-57.
COME SUPPORT
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