Girls’s Basketball Set for Dwelling-and-Away Video games Versus Wyoming

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Utah State will face off towards Wyoming twice in a single week, first taking up the Cowgirls in Laramie on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m.(MT), earlier than a rematch at dwelling on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. (MT).

FOLLOW ALONG

All video games throughout convention play will probably be streamed on the Mountain West Network with stay stats out there by means of UtahStateAggies.com.

DEFENSIVE PROWESS

A key side of Utah State’s protection has been defending the 3-point line. The Aggies at present lead the Mountain West in 3-point area aim share allowed throughout MW play, holding opponents to 26.3 % from behind the arc. USU additionally ranks third in general area aim share allowed as opponents have shot 38.2 % from the ground towards the Aggies, trailing solely San Diego State and UNLV who every stand with an allowed 37.6 %. 

ICYMI

Utah State dropped a pair of video games final week at Fresno State (86-56) and at dwelling to Boise state (76-60). Sophomore guard Elise Livingston led the staff in each contests, scoring 16 factors towards the Bulldogs and 17 factors towards the Broncos. Senior guard/ahead Jamisyn Heaton added 15 factors towards FS whereas senior middle Sophie Sene added 16 factors towards BSU. Senior guard Karyn Sanford led the Aggies in assists throughout each video games with three and 5, respectively.

FRESHMAN RHYTHM

Munoz Herreros went 3-of-3 on 3-point makes an attempt towards UNLV, turning into simply the eighth freshman in program historical past to shoot one hundred pc on a minimum of three 3-pointers in a sport. The Spaniard loved her finest week of the season final week, scoring 12 factors towards the Rebels after which recording a career-high 13 factors agains San Diego State, together with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining.

WINNING PLATEAUS

In video games by which USU has scored 65 or extra factors, the Aggies have gone 6-2 this season and have gone 0-9 when failing to achieve that benchmark. Utah State is 5-2 when hitting a minimum of 30.0 % of their 3-point makes an attempt, however solely 1-9 when beneath that determine.

The Aggies are 4-0 when successful the rebounding battle and solely 2-11 when being outrebounded by their opponent. Utah State can also be 5-2 when holding opponents to 40.0 % taking pictures from the sphere or worse however solely 1-9 when opponents clear that determine.

STRETCHING THE FLOOR

Among facilities, Sene leads the nation in 3-point share with a minimum of 25 makes an attempt this season. Sene is taking pictures 41.2 % (14-of-34) from behind the arc this season whereas just one different middle within the nation is taking pictures over 35.0 % from 3-point vary (Green Bay’s Jenna Guyer, 41.0 %). Expanding parameters to any participant 6-foot-3 or taller, Sene nonetheless ranks sixth within the nation in 3-point share.

HANDS OFF

Another key a part of USU’s defensive fortitude this season is the staff’s aversion to fouling. The Aggies are at present averaging 15.5 fouls per sport, tied for the fourth-fewest in program historical past. That has led to opponents averaging solely 15.1 free throw makes an attempt per sport, tied for the third-lowest determine in program historical past. Both figures are the bottom for USU for the reason that 2021-22 season.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING

Seniors Sophie Sene and Jamisyn Heaton every recorded double-doubles towards San Jose State, the primary sport by which USU has recorded a number of double-doubles since Tamiah Robinson and Olivia Wikstrom did so towards Arkansas State in December of 2022. Sene completed with 19 factors plus 13 rebounds and a block whereas Heaton completed with 19 factors, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and two steals.

OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT 

Utah State’s win over Air Force to start Mountain West motion was USU’s first in its convention opener since defeating Nevada to start MW play in 2018-19. The Aggies had misplaced six-straight MW openers previous to this season. USU additionally snapped a nine-game dropping skid to the Falcons with the victory. 

SPECTRUM MAGIC

Utah State has gone 5-3 to this point at dwelling this season, together with a streak of five-straight wins, each program-bests relationship again to the 2016-17 season.

AGGIES VS EVERYONE

Utah State trails the all-time collection towards Wyoming, 33-11. The Aggies had received 4 of six conferences from 2011-16 earlier than the Cowgirls have received 17 of the previous 19 conferences. USU’s final win within the collection got here at dwelling in 2022 by rating of 76-66, whereas the Aggies final received in Laramie in 2014 with an 84-80 victory. USU is 6-13 all-time at dwelling towards the Cowgirls and 4-16 in Laramie. The two sides met within the MW Tournament in back-to-back years in 2020 and 2021, each leading to Wyoming victories.

CONVERTING THE FREEBIES

USU at present ranks third within the Mountain West throughout league play with a 76,2 share mark from the free throw line, trailing solely Colorado State (80.5) and Grand Canyon (80.3). The Aggies have gone 93-of-122 from the charity stripe to this point in MW motion.

SLOWING IT DOWN

Last season, the Aggies completed the 2024-25 season because the quickest staff within the Mountain West, averaging 75.1 possessions per 40 minutes. New Mexico ranked second within the MW with 73.1 possessions per 40 minutes.

But this season, USU has slowed their tempo all the way down to 71.6 possessions per sport, now rating fifth within the MW. San Jose State now leads the league with 74.1 possessions per sport whereas USU additionally ranks behind New Mexico, Boise State and Grand Canyon in common tempo.

NOTHING BUT NET

The Aggies at present sit at 247th within the NET rankings after peaking earlier this season at 214th, the highest-ever NET rating for this system. Utah State jumped 20 spots within the NET after defeating Idaho, 80-73, the most important single-day bounce in NET ever for the Aggies. Prior to this season, USU had not been ranked greater than 250th within the NET rankings since 2021-22. 

STUFFING THE STAT SHEET 

Junior guard Aaliyah Gayles led the cost in USU’s 65-53 win over Air Force, scoring 19 factors alongside 10 rebounds and 4 assists, turning into the primary Aggie to hit these marks since Shannon Dufficy did so towards San Jose State in 2019. Gayles completed 4-of-8 from the sphere, connecting on each of her 3-point makes an attempt, and went 9-of-10 from the free throw line whereas recording her first profession double-double. Heaton then matched the stat line in USU’s win over San Jose State, going 7-of-12 from the sphere and 4-of-4 from the FT line and including two steals within the victory.

STEP ON UP, KNOCK ‘EM DOWN

Sene went an ideal 10-of-10 from the free throw line within the staff’s 68-65 win at Cal State Bakersfield, turning into simply the eighth totally different participant to go good from the charity stripe on a minimum of 10 makes an attempt in program historical past (14 whole situations). Sene additionally added seven rebounds to guide the staff. Sene at present ranks eighth within the Mountain West in free throw share with a minimum of 30 free throw makes an attempt with a mark of 85.3 %.

A TALL TASK ACCOMPLISHED

Sene scored 17 factors on 5-of-6 taking pictures towards Idaho, together with a career-high 5 made 3-pointers, turning into the fifth participant 6-foot-3 or taller within the Mountain West to ever hit 5 threes in a sport and the primary since Boise State’s Mallory McGwire did so twice throughout the 2020-21 season. 

HELPER HELPER

Utah State is at present averaging 11.8 assists per sport, essentially the most by this system since averaging 14.2 helpers throughout the 2021-22 season. USU has recorded double-digit assists in 11 video games to this point this season and is 6-7 in these video games.

Four separate Aggies have recorded 5 assists in a sport this season as Livingston and freshman Bella Cosme have every achieved so as soon as whereas Sanford and Asensio has achieved so twice, together with a career-high 9 assists towards San Jose State, essentially the most by an Aggie since Emmie Harris in 2022. USU had solely eight video games final season by which a participant recorded 5 or extra assists. 

COUNT TO 20

Gayles scored a career-high 20 factors in USU’s final outing towards San Diego, marking the primary 20-point sport this season by an Aggie. Asensio grew to become the second Aggie to achieve the plateau this yr with a 20-point effort within the staff’s outing at Nevada. Utah State had 15 such video games final season, essentially the most by the staff in a single season since 2021-22.

HEROICS GALORE

The Aggies recorded two-straight wins over Cal State Bakersfield and Omaha, each that includes late heroics to earn the victory. Gayles hit back-to-back threes to assist Utah State erase a five-point deficit with lower than two minutes remaining to defeat Cal State Bakersfield, 68-65. This was the primary time the Aggies have come again from 5 or extra factors down within the ultimate two minutes since erasing a six-point deficit within the ultimate two minutes to defeat Fresno State, 80-75, on March 6, 2022.

Against Omaha at dwelling, USU was tied with the Mavericks at 69-69 earlier than closing out the sport on an 8-0 run, kickstarted by back-to-back 3-pointers from Livingston.

AN ALL-TIME OUTING

In USU’s 96-41 win over Stanislaus State, the Aggies set a program document with 36 compelled turnovers and have become the primary Mountain West staff ever with 9 gamers every hitting a 3-pointer in a sport. The Aggies tied their program document with 14 made 3-pointers, standing alongside a pair of video games in 2013 towards Idaho and New Mexico State. The 55-point margin of victory can also be USU’s fifth-largest in program historical past. The Aggies recorded 20 steals as a staff, essentially the most by the staff since recording 21 towards Utah Valley in 2014. Utah State outscored Stanislaus State, 44-7, in factors off turnovers. USU’s 21 assists are additionally essentially the most by the Aggies since recording 24 helpers towards Fresno State in 2022. The Aggies’ 96 factors have been additionally tied for essentially the most factors in a sport since scoring 106 towards Northern New Mexico in 2018.

RECORD BREAKERS

Utah State made 256 3-pointers final season, breaking this system document of 247 3-pointers made by the staff in 2012-13. Utah State additionally surpassed this system document for 3-point makes an attempt with 889 makes an attempt from behind the arc, shattering the 2012-13 staff’s mark of 752 3-point makes an attempt. This yr, the staff ranks fifth within the Mountain West with 6.82 made 3-pointers per sport.

STARTER JACKETS

Utah State returns three gamers with intensive beginning expertise in Jamisyn Heaton, Elise Livingston and Sophie Sene. Heaton led the Aggies final season with 27 begins whereas Livingston adopted shut behind with 26 begins to her identify. After lacking a number of video games early within the season because of harm, Sene returned to the lineup to make 17 begins final season. 

REINFORCEMENTS ON THE WAY

Utah State’s 2025-26 roster is highlighted by the additions of Aaliyah Gayles and Marina Asensio, with the backcourt duo bringing a wealth of expertise and pedigree to Logan. Gayles was ranked the No. 8 recruit within the nation and a Mcdonald’s All-American popping out of highschool in 2022, and spent the final three seasons at USC. Asensio performed final season at Western Michigan and her first two seasons at South Florida. She has twice performed within the NCAA Tournament and earned all-MAC honorable point out final season.

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD, BUT THIS IS

Marina Asensio performed this summer season for the Spanish U21 National Team on the FIBA 3×3 U21 Nations League in Bratislava, Slovakia. Asensio led the match in scoring whereas main Spain to a gold medal. Paloma Muñoz Herreros additionally competed for Spain this summer season on the U18 3×3 European Youth Olympic Festival.

PEER PRESSURE

The Aggies received back-to-back convention video games final season towards San Jose State and Nevada, their first time doing so since successful three-straight versus convention opponents in 2022. Utah State additionally swept San Jose State final season, USU’s first sweep of a convention foe since defeating Air Force twice throughout the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season. 

WITH THE ASSIST

Utah State registered 23 video games with double-digit assists final season, essentially the most since 2021-22 and much surpassing the earlier yr’s mark of 12 such video games. The Aggies averaged 11.5 assists per sport, almost three extra assists per sport than 2023-24, the second-biggest enchancment amongst groups within the Mountain West. USU’s 23 video games of 10 or extra assists ranks eighth all-time in program for a single season, and is essentially the most since staff recorded 24 such video games in 2021-22. 

FINISHED STRONG

Over the final 5 video games of the 2024-25 common season, the Utah State offense averaged 75.2 factors per sport, the very best offensive output within the Mountain West throughout a staff’s ultimate 5 video games of the common season.

LET IT FLY

Utah State ranked first within the MW and thirtieth nationally with 8.3 made 3-pointers per sport. The Aggies additionally ranked first within the MW and seventh within the nation with 28.7 makes an attempt from 3-point vary per sport this season. USU’s three-point price (the variety of 3-point makes an attempt relative to a staff’s whole area aim makes an attempt) of 40.6 % ranked first within the MW and tenth within the nation. 

The Aggies had 11 gamers averaging a minimum of one 3-point try per sport, tying for the third-most such gamers within the nation and essentially the most such gamers for a single season in program historical past. Utah State additionally set a program document with 5 gamers averaging a minimum of one 3-pointer per sport. 

ON THE UPSWING

Utah State ranked on the prime of the Mountain West final yr and close to the highest of the nation in a number of year-over-year enhancements from the 2023-24 season. USU averaged 11.8 extra 3-point area aim makes an attempt per sport final season in comparison with 2023-24, the most important year-over-year bounce within the nation. The Aggies additionally averaged 9.9 extra area aim makes an attempt per sport (second-largest bounce within the nation), 3.4 extra made 3-pointers per sport (third in nation) and had a 13.3 % improve in 3-point price over final season (second in nation). USU additionally averaged 2.1 extra steals per sport, 6.4 extra factors per sport, 4.5 extra possessions per sport, 4.2 extra compelled turnovers per sport, and three.9 extra made area targets per sport, all of that are the most important year-over-year jumps amongst Mountain West groups this season.

AGGIE TRADITION

Sophomore ahead Macie Brown is the daughter of Aggie Hall of Famer Tony Brown, a member of USU’s All-Century basketball staff in 2005. “Downtown” Tony Brown earned honorable point out All-America honors from Basketball News following his senior season and was named to the all-Big West first staff as a junior. That season, Brown made one of the memorable pictures at school historical past within the finals seconds of regulation towards No. 25 Ohio State within the first spherical of the NCAA Tournament to tie the sport. USU went on to defeat the Buckeyes in extra time to notch its first NCAA Tournament win in 31 years. 

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH TEAM ADDITIONS

With 4 gamers hailing from Spain out of its 14-player roster, Utah State has the very best share of gamers from Spain of anybody within the nation this season.

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF

The Aggies welcome in 11 newcomers for the 2025-26 season. In addition to Gayles and Asensio, Utah State brings in three extra transfers in senior Rachel Wilson (Wheeling), senior Karyn Sanford (Tarleton State) and sophomore Macie Brown (College of Southern Idaho). Saskia Krüger and Andjela Marojevic be part of USU as sophomores after spending their freshman seasons in Europe. The Aggies additionally herald 4 true freshmen in Aitana Rosello Lopez, Paloma Muñoz Herreros, Mirembe Twehamye Montanana and Bella Cosme. Seniors Sophie Sene and Jamisyn Heaton plus sophomore Elise Livingston return from final yr’s squad for USU.

INTERNATIONAL FLARE

This season, Utah State is majority worldwide because the Aggies area eight gamers from abroad out of 14 gamers on the roster. USU boasts 4 gamers from Spain, essentially the most within the nation, in Asensio, Rosello Lopez, Muñoz Herreros and Twehamye Montanana. Also represented on this yr’s roster is Zambia (Krüger), Serbia (Marojevic), Norway (Sanford) and France (Sene). This is the primary time in program historical past that over 50 % of Utah State’s roster is from exterior the United States. The Aggies final fielded even 50 % worldwide gamers in 2018-19 (seven out of 14).

STANDING TALL

Utah State’s roster boasts six gamers standing 6-foot or taller in Sophie Sene (6-3), Rachel Wilson (6-2), Saskia Krüger (6-1), Paloma Muñoz Herreros, (6-1), Karyn Sanford (6-0) and Macie Brown (6-0). The Aggies fielded solely three such gamers on final yr’s roster.

UP NEXT

Utah State once more faces one sport at dwelling and one on the highway, internet hosting Grand Canyon on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. (MT), earlier than heading to the Land of Enchantment to tackle New Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. (MT).

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