Game Notes - BYU at CSU
PROVO, Utah —With a 1-1 record, BYU women’s basketball continues with its first road trip of the year. The Cougar women head to Ft. Collins, Colorado to take on former Mountain West Conference foe, Colorado State on Sat., Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. MT.
Fans can listen to the game on BYU Radio on Sirius XM 143 and on the internet at byuradio.org/listen. The Cougars and Rams game will also be streamed on the Mountain West Network (MWN) and Campus Insiders websites. Web links are available on the BYU women’s basketball schedule page on byucougars.com
ABOUT BYU
Three returning starters and nine letterwinners anchor this year’s team. Last year, the Cougars compiled a 23-10 record, won the West Coast Conference tournament and competed in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
After two games, BYU has two players that are scoring in double figures. Makenzi Morrison Pulsipher (18.5) and All-American Lexi Eaton Rydalch (17.0). All-American Kalani Purcell, a junior college transfer, leads the way in the rebound category (10.5). She pulled down a season-best and game-high 15 boards in the loss at No. 24 Oklahoma on Thursday.
• Head coach: Jeff Judkins (Utah, ‘78) 15th season
• Team’s leading scorer: #23 M. Morrison Pulsipher, 18.5 ppg
• Team’s leading rebounder: #32 K. Purcell, 10.5 rpg
• Team’s assists leader: #03 K. Maeda, 5.0 apg
• Team’s steals leader: ##20 C. Broadhead, 1.5 spg
• Team’s blocks leader: #34, M. Orton, 1.0 bpg
ABOUT COLORADO STATE
Colorado State has compiled a 2-0 record to date with home wins over Western State and Incarnate Word. The Rams return seven letterwinners including three starters from a team that finished last season with a 23-8 record and won the Mountain West Conference regular season title with a 15-3 mark. CSU competed in the first round of the WNIT postseason tournament where they lots to Northern Colorado 48-53.
After two games, the Rams are scoring 72.0 points per game while shooting 43 percent from the field, 25 percent from behind the arc and 60 percent at the free throw line.
• Head coach: Ryun Williams (South Dakota, ‘92) 3 years
• Team’s leading scorer: #13 E. Nystrom, 11.5 ppg
• Team’s leading rebounder: #04 E. Hesseldal, 9.5 rpg
• Team’s assists leader: #13 E. Nystrom, 3.5 apg
• Team’s steals leader: #13 E. Nystrom, 4.5 spg
• Team’s blocks leader: Four players are averaging 1.0 bpg (#3 Wharry, #4 Hesseldal, #24, Kantze, #34 Arias
Series History
BYU leads the series 54-22.
Last Time
These two former MWC foes played last season at EnergySolutions Arena on Dec. 6, 2014. In that matchup, the Cougars recorded the 69-58 win. The last time BYU played at Moby Arena was on Feb. 23, 2011 with the Cougars coming away with the 64-55 victories. BYU is 19-14 in Ft. Collins.
What’s Next
The Cougar women return home for one game next week. They host Utah State on Tuesday, Nov. 24 in an 11 a.m. tip off. Elementary kids from Utah Valley will be in attendance. The game between BYU and USU will air live on BYUtv, on the internet at byutv.org and will be simulcast on BYU Radio on Sirius XM 143.