STOCKTON, Calif. – Looking for their first home win since Jan. 23, the Pacific women's basketball team (6-9, 4-7) will return to the Spanos Center this weekend for critical conference matches when they host BYU (12-3, 7-2) and San Diego (9-4, 6-2).
Fresh off of a three game-road trip, it will also mark Pacific's first home game in the month of February as the Tigers are set to split their final six scheduled contests on the road and at home.
GAME DETAILS:
Game One-
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Matchup: BYU (12-3, 7-2) at Pacific (6-9, 4-7)
Location: Stockton, California
Venue: Alex G. Spanos Center
Time: 7:00 p.m. PST
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Game Two-
Date: Saturday, February 13, 2021
Matchup: San Diego (9-4, 6-2) at Pacific (6-9, 4-7)
Location: Stockton, California
Venue: Alex G. Spanos Center
Time: 2:00 p.m. PST
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THINGS TO KNOW:
- After falling to Portland 69-67 on a shot from Haylee Andrews with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation on Monday, Feb. 8, Pacific currently sits eighth in the WCC standings heading into the weekend with a 4-7 mark in conference play.
- Living up to their preseason accolades, seniors Valerie Higgins (16.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg) and Brooklyn McDavid (11.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg) currently lead the Tigers in scoring and rebounding respectively.
- As a unit, the Tigers currently rank third in the WCC in three-point percentage (.337), fourth in scoring offense (69.4) and fourth in steals per game (9.0.).
- Individually, Higgins also ranks seventh in the nation in total steals (50) and eighth in steals per game (3.33). Impressively, both of these marks lead the WCC as well.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS:
- Having defeated Pepperdine 57-43 on Tuesday, Feb. 9, BYU will continue their own three-game road trip against the Tigers on Thursday as the Cougars are coming off their best performance defensively as a team, with the 43 points by the Waves marking a season-low for points given up for BYU.
- Sitting behind the nationally-ranked Bulldogs, the Cougars currently rank sit in the WCC standings with an 8-2 record in conference play, one spot ahead of San Diego in third.
- Lauren Gustin is the nation's second-leading rebounder, averaging 12.9 boards per contest. Pounding the glass, she also ranks second in Division I in defensive rebounds per game (9.6).
- Shaylee Gonzales is the second-leading scorer (18.1 ppg) in the WCC in addition to leading BYU in steals (2.6) and assists (3.9) per game.
- As a team, the Cougars rank 20th in the nation in assists per game (17.1) and 22nd in field-goal percentage defense (.353).
SCOUTING THE TOREROS:
- Looking for their fifth straight win, San Diego will travel to Moraga to face Saint Mary's on Thursday night before making the trip to Stockton to square off against the Tigers on Saturday evening. In their 74-64 victory at LMU on Monday, Feb. 8, the Toreros held the Lions to just 39.6 percent from the field overall in the contest. Turning up their intensity, San Diego delivered on the glass, outrebounding LMU 46 to 28 while also racking up 25 points off of 17 turnovers.
- Overall, San Diego owns the all-time series lead over Pacific, 18-9, including a two-game win streak against the Tigers. UOP last took down USD on Feb. 7, 2019, a 70-53 win in La Jolla, Calif. Saturday's contest will mark the first matchup between the two programs this season after the game on Jan. 14 was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within the Torero program.
- Defensively, San Diego continues to be a force to be reckoned with, currently ranking third in Division I in steals per game (14.4), fourth in turnovers forced (24.38) and eighth in turnover margin (7.23).
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