STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific women's basketball team (10-5, 3-1 WCC) will head north to embark on its second road trip of the West Coast Conference schedule, playing at Portland and Gonzaga for the weekend's action. Both contests will air exclusively on the WCC Network.
GAME INFO
Matchup: Pacific (10-5, 3-1 WCC) vs. Portland (8-6, 1-2 WCC)
Date: Thursday, January 9, 2020
Location: Portland, Ore.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Chiles Center
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Matchup: Pacific (10-5, 3-1 WCC) vs. No. 16/15 Gonzaga (14-1, 3-0 WCC)
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2020
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: McCarthey Athletic Center
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
- The Tigers are led down low by Katrina McClane Award Watch List honoree Brooklyn McDavid, who has registered a double-digit scoring performance in 12 of the Tigers' 15 outings this year while averaging 15.2 points per game this season.
- Valerie Higgins became the only WCC player this season to win two Player of the Week awards after chasing a triple double (29 points, 11 rebounds, nine steals) against San Francisco on December 30. The Preseason All-WCC selection and reigning WCC Defensive Player of the Year is also tied for second in the WCC with five double doubles, three of which have come in conference play. Higgins ranks eighth in the nation and second in the WCC with 50 steals on the year.
- McDavid registered three offensive rebounds at CSU Bakers- field on December 7 to become just the seventh Tiger all-time to grab 200 offensive rebounds. At 71 career games entering Bakersfield, the Studio City native is the fastest in program history to hit the mark. McDavid also became the 24th Tiger in program history to score 1,000 career points with her first two buckets in Pacific's 64-63 win over Pepperdine last Saturday.
- The Tigers continue conference play as the No. 3 pick in the WCC Preseason Poll after returning the likes of McDavid, who made 2019 All-WCC Second Team and Higgins, last year's WCC Defensive Player of the Year
BY THE NUMBERS
- 50 - Steals for Valerie Higgins this season, eighth in Division I and second in the WCC
- 12 - Double-digit scoring performances for Brooklyn McDavid this season
- 1,000 - Career point scored by McDavid against Pepperdine on January 4
- 3 - WCC Player of the Week awards for Pacific this year (Higgins 2, McDavid 1)
- 213 - Career offensive rebounds for McDavid, sixth all-time in program history
LAST TIME OUT
- Pacific upped its conference record to 3-1 following wins over Loyola Marymount on Thursday (76-67) and Pepperdine on Saturday (64-63).
- McDavid notched the 1,000th point of her career against the Waves with Pacific's first two buckets of the game.
- Higgins registered her fifth double double of the season on Thursday with game highs of 27 points and 12 rebounds.
- The Tigers went 22 of 29 from the free throw line against LMU. Both made and attempted totals were season highs. Higgins accounted for a season-high 14 of the 17.
- Higgins made the game-winning steal against the Waves on a last-second inbound.
SCOUTING THE PILOTS
- Portland comes into the weekend with 251 total assists and 17.9 per contest, both first in the WCC and top 20 in the nation.
- The Pilots turn the ball over an average of 18.9 times per outing, yet force an average of 20 turnovers per game.
- UP's perimeter defense is something to rely on, as the Pilots allow just 26.5 percent of the opposition's threes to go in.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Gonzaga enters Saturday as one of the nation's most potent offenses, shooting 46.6 percent from the floor while allowing just 52.6 points per game.
- The Bulldogs convert 41.2 percent of their shots from beyond the arc, led by 48.5 percent from Katie Campbell. Conversely, like Portland, GU allows just 25.2 percent of the opposition's three-point shots to fall.
- Gonzaga has a knack for getting into foul trouble with 245 on the year, seventh in the WCC. GU also pulls down 36.60 rebounds per contest, also seventh among conference members.
TRACK THE ACTION
- Both contests will stream live on the WCC Network.
- Don Gubbins will have the audio call from Portland and Spokane on Pacific All-Access.
- Live stats fro Portland will be available here, while live stats for Saturday's matinee against Gonzaga can be found here.
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