PROVO, Utah — Riding a four-game win streak, the longest of the season, BYU women’s basketball (10-7, 5-1) is back on the road for West Coast Conference action.
The Cougars battle LMU (11-6, 3-3) in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 18, at noon PST. On Saturday, Jan. 20, BYU is at San Diego (10-7, 3-3) at 2 p.m. PST. Both games will be carried live on BYU Radio on Sirius XM 143 with an audio stream on byuradio.org/listen. A video stream is also available on TheW.tv.
ABOUT BYU
Entering this week’s league action, BYU remains tied for second place with Saint Mary’s. Gonzaga is in first place with a 6-0 mark.
The Cougars are averaging 68.1 points and 40.0 rebounds a game. BYU is shooting 41.7 percent from the field, 32.2 percent from the 3-point line and 66.0 percent from the charity stripe.
Two BYU players scored in double figures in the home win over Santa Clara last Saturday making it the fourth time on the year that two players finished the game in double digit points. The Cougars outrebounded Santa Clara by 12, the 10th time that BYU has outrebounded its opponent on the year. The Cougars have dished out more assists in seven games including a 19 to 13 advantage against the Broncos.
In the WCC 2017-18 regular-season battle, BYU was picked to finish in third place behind Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s.
ABOUT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Loyola Marymount is in a three-way tie for third place in the WCC with San Diego and San Francisco. The Lions are 11-6, 3-3 on the year with league wins over Saint Mary’s, Pacific and Santa Clara.
They have lost the last three-straight league games, most recently a six-point, 60-54 deficit at home to San Diego.
LMU is averaging 70.2 points and 41.8 rebounds per contest. They are shooting 40.5 percent from the field, 30.7 percent from the 3-point line and 62.6 percent from the charity stripe.
The Lions were picked to finish sixth in this year’s league race.
Charity Elliott is in her sixth season at the helm of the women’s program at LMU where she has compiled a 79-121 record to date.
SERIES HISTORY
BYU leads the overall series against LMU13-2. In Los Angeles, the Cougars have a 4-2 advantage.
In last year’s WCC race, the teams split the series, each winning on their home court. BYU beat LMU in Provo, 76-49, on Dec. 31, 2016, and lost in overtime, 77-74, in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2017.
ABOUT SAN DIEGO
The San Diego Toreros enter this week’s WCC action with a 10-7, 3-3 record tied for third place with LMU and USF.
USD has conference wins over USF, Portland and LMU. They are at Portland for the second meeting between the two league foes Thursday night before hosting the Cougars Saturday.
The Toreros score 68.2 points and pull down 38.4 rebounds per game. USD is shooting 42 percent from the field, 27 percent from behind the arc and 69 percent from the free-throw line.
SERIES HISTORY
The Cougars lead the series with San Diego 12-3. When BYU plays in San Diego, it has a 3-3 mark. Last year, the Cougars swept the series with the Toreros.
UP NEXT
BYU returns home to host Saint Mary’s on Thursday, Jan. 25, and then heads to Stockton, California for a game at Pacific on Saturday, Jan. 27.