WOMEN S BASKETBALL December 12, 2014

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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL December 12, 2014 UTAH STATE - Game 9 Northern Colorado SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Time/Result 11/3 Mon. WESTERN NEW MEXICO ^ W, /14 Fri. at Oregon L, /16 Sun. at No. 20 Oregon State L, /20 Thurs. UTAH VALLEY W, /28 Fri. at No. 13 Baylor # L, /29 Sat. vs. Marist # L, /30 Sun. vs. Stetson # L, /3 Wed. at Utah L, /6 Sat. WESTMINSTER W, /14 Sun. NORTHERN COLORADO 7 p.m. 12/16 Tues. at Pacific 8 p.m. 12/19 Fri. at Sacramento State 8 p.m. 12/22 Mon. BYU 7 p.m. 12/31 Wed. at San José State * 8 p.m. 1/3 Sat. BOISE STATE * 2 p.m. 1/7 Wed. FRESNO STATE * 7 p.m. 1/10 Sat. at New Mexico * 2 p.m. 1/17 Sat. at Air Force * 2 p.m. 1/21 Wed. NEVADA * 7 p.m. 1/24 Sat. UNLV * 2 p.m. 1/28 Wed. at Wyoming * 7 p.m. 1/31 Sat. SAN DIEGO STATE * 2 p.m. 2/4 Wed. at Boise State * 7 p.m. 2/7 Sat. NEW MEXICO * 2 p.m. 2/11 Wed. at Nevada * 7:30 p.m. 2/18 Wed. SAN JOSÉ STATE * 7 p.m. 2/21 Sat. at Fresno State * 3 p.m. 2/25 Wed. at UNLV * 8 p.m. 2/28 Sat. AIR FORCE * 2 p.m. 3/3 Tues. WYOMING * 7 p.m. 3/6 Fri. at Colorado State * 7 p.m. MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT Las Vegas, Nev. - March /9 Mon. First Round TBA 3/10 Tues. Quarterfinals TBA 3/11 Wed. Semifinals TBA 3/12 Fri. Championship 2 p.m. Home games in BOLD ^ Exhibition # BTI Classic (Waco, Texas) * Mountain West game THE GAME Date... Dec. 14, 2014 Time...7 p.m. (MT) Location...Logan, Utah Arena... Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Broadcast... MWN Radio FM THE SERIES All-Time...USU leads, 6-3 First Meeting In Logan...USU leads, 3-1 In Greeley... USU leads, 3-2 Current Win Streak... UNC 3 Last Meeting...12/4/04 UNC, NORTHERN COLORADO Bears Location... Greeley, Colo. Enrollment... 13,038 Conference... Big Sky Record Head Coach... Kamie Ethridge School Record/Years... First Season Career Record/Years...First season CURRENT LEADERS Points...Stephanie Lee (15.5 ppg) D Shara Strange (13.3 ppg)... D Shara Strange (7.0 rpg) Assists...Lindsay Mallon (3.4 apg) Blocks...Stephanie Lee (2.5 bpg) Steals...D Shara Strange (3.0 spg) TIP-OFF After a full week free from competition, Utah State women s basketball (2-6) will return to the court Sunday, Dec. 14. The Aggies host Northern Colorado (6-2) at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum for a 7 p.m. tip-off. SCOUTING THE BEARS The Northern Colorado Bears are 6-2 this season, falling to No. 12 Nebraska, 63-56, on the road and South Dakota State, 71-48, at home. Senior center/forward Stephanie Lee leads the Bears in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game. She also makes significant contributions defensively, averaging 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Senior guard D Shara Strange is the top rebounder for the Bears, averaging 7.0 per game, while adding 3.0 steals per game. Senior forward Amber Van Deudekom has the best shooting percentage on the team, averaging 72.7 percent (16-of-22) from the field. As a team, Northern Colorado is shooting 41.0 percent (185-of-451) from the field, including 28.1 percent (48-of-171) from three. From the free throw line, the Bears are shooting 70.9 percent (90-of-127). The Bears are out-scoring their opponents by an average of 13.4 points, while edging them in rebounds by 4.5 per game. Last season, the Bears finished with an overall record of 14-15, including an 8-12 conference record, finishing eighth in the Big Sky. Kamie Ethridge is in her first year as the head coach at Northern Colorado, joining the Bears after a long history of success. Prior to taking the Northern Colorado position, Ethridge spent 18 years as the associate head coach at Kansas State. As a player, she helped Texas to the 1986 National Championship, won a gold medal with the U.S. National Team in 1988 and was inducted in the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in AGGIES VS. BEARS As former members of the Intermountain Athletic Conference, Utah State and Northern Colorado have met nine times in series history. Overall, the Aggies lead the series, 6-3, but the Bears have won the last three matchups. While the exact date is unavailable, the first meeting between the two teams was in the season. The teams last met in Greeley on Dec. 2, 2004, where Northern Colorado topped Utah State, FRESHMAN FORTITUDE This season, the Utah State freshman class has stepped up to make a difference in the season. Collectively, Aggie newcomers have made 13 starts so far this year, as guard FOLLOW THE Utah State Athletic Media Relations - Megan Allen, Asst. Media Relations Coordinator Office: (435) Cell: (435) megan.allen@usu.edu utahstateaggies.com

2 UTAH STATE QUICK FACTS Location...Logan, Utah Nickname...Aggies Colors... Navy Blue, White, Pewter Grey Conference... Mountain West Founded Enrollment... 27,812 President... Stan Albrecht VP & Athletics Director...Scott Barnes Arena...Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Capacity... 10,270 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach...Jerry Finkbeiner Third year Southern Nazarene, 80 Overall Record (.649) (27th year) Utah State Record (Third year) Assistant Coach...Ben Finkbeiner (First year) Assistant Coach...JC Carter (First year) Assistant Coach... Micha Thompson (Third year) Dir. of Ops... Ebony Haliburton (Second year) Office Phone... (435) Record MW Record Record MW Record /8th Starters Returning/Lost... 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...10/3 Newcomers/Redshirts...7/1 MEDIA RELATIONS Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations...Doug Hoffman Assistant Athletics Director for Communications... Kyle Cottam Assistant Media Relations Coordinator (WBB Contact)...Megan Allen Office Phone...(435) Cell Phone...(435) Media Relations Fax...(435) Courtside Phone...(435) Website... UtahStateAggies.com Mailing Address Old Main Hill Logan, Utah Funda Nakkasoglu, guard Tilar Clark and center Hannah Hutchins are now a regular part of the starting lineup. Nakkasoglu, who started the first game of her collegiate career, sitting out only one game after a broken nose and concussion. She leads the team in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game and is also top in assists, averaging 4.0 per game. Hutchins and Clark made their first-career starts against Marist in the BTI Classic. Clark is tied for first on the team in steals, averaging 1.4 per game. Hutchins was the only Utah State player named to the all-tournament team at the Baylor tournament, where she scored a career-best 16 points against Marist. STARTING LINEUP SHIFTS In the eight games the Aggies have played this season, the coaching staff has used seven different starting lineups. The same five players opened the game at Oregon State and against Utah Valley. Of the players to earn a starting spot, no one has started all eight games. Freshman guard Funda Nakkasoglu and senior guard Elise Nelson lead the team with seven starts each this season. HOME COURT ADVANTAGE Utah State has played just two games at home this season, where it has earned the two sole wins of the year. The Aggies topped Utah Valley, 79-61, on Nov. 20, while edging Westminster, 60-51, on Dec. 6. In program history, the Aggies are at an even when playing on the familiar court of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. PUTTING IN THE TIME Three Utah State players have topped or are nearing the 200-minute mark this season. In seven starts and time in all eight games, senior guard Elise Nelson leads the team at 225 minutes, averaging 28.1 per game. In the Dec. 6 game against Westminster, Nelson played the entire 40 minutes. Freshman guard Funda Nakkasoglu will hit the 200-minute plateau in Sunday s game, where she has played 197 minutes so far, averaging 28.1 per game. She was on the court the full 40 minutes against Utah (Dec. 3). Senior forward Franny Vaaulu is averaging 22.0 minutes per game, playing 176 minutes so far on the season. DEFENSIVE DARLINGS Through the last stretch of games, Utah State has done a solid job defending the net from both the two and three-point lines. The Aggies have held the last three opponents to a field goal percentage of 37.6 (87-of-231). From behind the arc, the opposing team has shot an average of 39.7 percent (52-of-131) over the last seven games, highlighted by a low of 24.0 percent (6-of-25) by Marist. STEALING AWAY The Utah State defense has had a strong couple of weeks, capitalizing on the opponents turnovers to average 10.3 steals per game. With that average, the Aggies rank third in the Mountain West and 69th nationally. Senior forward Franny Vaaulu leads the team and is seventh in the conference with 1.6 steals per game. Freshman guard Tilar Clark and senior forward Ingrida Strikas are next with 11 steals each on the season, while the team as a whole has tallied 82. Sacramento State, who the Aggies play next week, leads the nation in steals, averaging 16.4 per game, while San José State leads the Mountain West at 13.0 per game. FREE THROW FINESSE Utah State is shooting 67.2 percent (78-of-116) from the free throw line, ranking fourth in the Mountain West. In the game at Oregon State, the Aggies shot 100 percent (10-for-10) from the line. Three Utah State players are perfect from the line, including senior forward Franny Vauulu (4-of-4), junior guard/forward Tijana Djukic (2-of-2) and junior guard Mariah Miles (2-of-2). Senior guard Elise Nelson leads the team with an individual performance of 78.6 percent (11-of-14) on the year, while freshman guard Funda Nakkasoglu and freshman center Hannah Hutchins have taken the most attempts with 24 each. Nakkasoglu is shooting 66.7 percent (16-of-24), while Hutchins sits at 45.8 percent (11-of-24). LOOKING BACK In the first year in the Mountain West last season, the Aggies finished the season 15-16, with an 8-10 league record. The team finished eighth in the league, advancing to the second round of the Mountain West Tournament. The Aggies look to replace All-American Jennifer Schlott, who spent the season shattering several Utah State and Mountain West records. Schlott broke both the MW and USU single-season record for points scored with 811. She also set the MW record for single-season scoring, averaging 26.2 points per game in overall games and 27.2 points per game in league contests. She ended her four years at USU with the career points record with 1,566. Schlott also finished her career breaking the Utah State record for career assists with 436, while her 192 assists during the season broke the USU single-season record. She was named the Mountain West Player of the Year, while current senior Elise Nelson was named to the all-defensive team. EXPERIENCED AGGIES Utah State returns seven letterwinners from last year s squad. Among those seven are two experienced starters in senior guard Elise Nelson, who was named to the Mountain West all-defensive team last season, senior forward Franny Vaaulu. Utah State Game Notes 2 December 12, 2014

3 Other returners include senior guard/forward Jasmine Porter, senior forward Ingrida Strikas, junior forward Tijana Djukic, junior guard Mariah Miles and sophomore guard Lynette Johnson. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK The Aggies also welcome six new freshmen to this year s roster, as well as a junior college transfer. Milanna Barnes (Hyrum, Utah), Tilar Clark (Idaho Falls, Idaho), Hannah Hutchins (Ledyard, Conn.), Signe Kyrkjebø (Bergen Norway), Funda Nakkasoglu (Hampton, Victoria, Australia) and Baylee Peck (Leander, Texas) will be gaining their first college basketball experience, while junior Julianne Anchling (Faverges de la Tour, France) joins the Aggies from Trinity Valley Community College. Along with newcomers to the roster, Utah State women s basketball welcomes two additions to the coaching staff. Ben Finkbeiner joins his father on the Aggie coaching staff, coming from Boise State. JC Carter is the other new assistant, moving to Logan from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark., where he was an assistant coach on the men s basketball staff. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The Utah State roster continues to expand its worldly reach. This season, five Aggies represent five foreign countries. Freshman Funda Nakkasoglu comes from Down Under, hailing from Hampton, Australia. Senior Ingrida Strikas came to Logan from Riga, Latvia, while junior Tijana Djukic is from Kikinda, Serbia. Freshman Signe Krykjebø is a native of Bergen, Norway, while junior transfer Julianne Anchling hails from Faverges de la Tour, France. NEXT UP The Aggies will travel to California for a pair of games at Pacific and Sacramento State. Utah State will play the Tigers (5-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. (MT), before heading north to Sacramento, taking on the Hornets (1-6) on Friday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. (MT). Pacific has the slight series edge on Utah State, leading 4-3, while this will be the first-ever meeting between Utah State and Sacramento State. PRESEASON MOUNTAIN WEST POLL Utah State women s basketball has been picked eighth in the Mountain West Women s Basketball Preseason Poll as voted on by a panel of the league s 11 head coaches and media representatives. Colorado State, the regular-season champion, was picked to finish first in the conference with 278 points, including 21 first-place votes. Boise State was tabbed second with 241 points, including four first-place votes, while Wyoming was selected third with 235 points and three first-place votes MW Tournament champion Fresno State was picked fourth with 181 points and Nevada was fifth with 155. UNLV (143 points) and San Diego State (134 points) were voted sixth and seventh, respectively. Utah State was picked eighth with 123 points, just ahead of New Mexico in ninth with 122 points. San José State (81 points) and Air Force (27 points) rounded out the poll in the 10th and 11th positions. Wyoming senior Kayla Woodward was named the MW Preseason Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Woodward, a 5-11 forward from Sheridan, Wyo., was a first-team All-Mountain West selection last season, adding to her two previous postseason All-MW honors. Woodward averaged 16.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in conference play in She is joined on the preseason team by Boise State senior Deanna Weaver, Colorado State sophomore Ellen Nystrom, Fresno State senior Alex Sheedy and San José State senior Ta`Rea Cunnigan. San Diego State freshman McKynzie Fort was named Preseason Freshman of the Year, while transfer Camille Redmon earned Preseason Newcomer of the Year honors for Boise State. MEDIA CREDENTIALS Credentials for Utah State home women s basketball games will be issued through the Utah State Athletic Media Relations Office for working press only. We urge all members of the media to send their credential requests on company letterhead to Megan Allen, Assistant Media Relations Coordinator well in advance to ensure the availability of credentials. If desired, credentials can be left at the Will Call booth at the main entrance of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. GAME DAY SERVICES The Utah State University Athletic Media Relations Office provides pregame notes, statistics and scorecards prior to each home game. A complete box score will be available approximately five minutes after the conclusion of each game. Power outlets are located throughout the main working area of press row. Those members of the media with special utility needs should contact the USU Athletic Media Relations Office well in advance in order to complete the arrangements. A courtesy telephone line is available for official visiting radio crews on a reciprocal basis. All other stations requesting broadcast space must pay a rights fee to the Utah State University Athletics Department. MEDIA INFORMATION Practices are held daily from approximately 3-6 p.m. at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Practice is generally open to the media, but media personnel wishing to attend workouts need to contact Megan Allen at or megan.allen@ usu.edu, prior to practice. RADIO INFORMATION All Utah State women s basketball games can be heard live on 97.1 FM in Logan and on the USU website at with Craig Hislop calling the play-by-play. LIVE AT THE SPECTRUM Admission to Utah State s women s basketball games is $5 for adults, $1 for children. A women s sports pass is also available for $75. Contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office at (435) or at U-STATE-1 ( ) for more information or visit the Utah State athletic website at utahstateaggies.com. OTHER WAYS TO JOIN If you can t make it to the game in person, there are other ways to stay caught up. Every home game, as well as every Mountain West contest, will be streamed live and free of charge at UtahStateAggies.tv through the Mountain West Network. Every Aggie game will be broadcast on the radio on 97.1 FM with Craig Hislop on the call. Live stats and play-by-play information will also be available through GameTracker. Links to the broadcast, GameTracker and radio show will be provided prior to tip-off at UtahStateAggies.com. STAYING SOCIAL WITH THE AGGIES Fans can stay caught up with the Utah State women s basketball team through a variety of social media platforms. The team can be found on Facebook at Facebook.com/USUWBB, on and on Information on the team and other USU programs is available on Facebook at Facebook.com/USUAthletics and on Twitter and DIRECTIONS TO LOGAN Logan, Utah is home to Utah State University and is located approximately 80 miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah. From Salt Lake International Airport: Take I-80 East out of the airport to 215 North, which will run into I-15 North. Follow I-15 North to exit 362 (Highway 89-91) at Brigham City. Follow Highway 89 into Logan, where it becomes Main Street. Stay on Main Street until you reach 1000 North and turn right. Follow 1000 North east until it runs into the campus. Utah State Game Notes 3 December 12, 2014

4 Utah State STAT COMPARISON Points Per Game Points Allowed Scoring Margin Field Goal % Threes Per Game Three-Point FG % Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers UNC UTAH STATE VS. NORTHERN COLORADO Utah State Leads, 6-3 H: 3-1; A: Logan W /16/76 Greeley W /25/77 Logan W /2/77 Greeley W /10/78 Logan W /17/79 Greeley W /12/86 Greeley L /13/03 Logan L (OT) 12/2/04 Greeley L UTAH STATE VS. THE BIG SKY Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State North Dakota Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State Total AGAINST THE COMPETITION Last Logan Meeting Dec. 13, 2003 Northern Colorado 73, Utah State 70 (OT) Utah State sophomore center Ali Aird scored a season-high 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds as Utah State women s basketball fell to Northern Colorado in overtime Saturday afternoon. The loss drops USU to 0-5 on the season, while UNC improves to 7-2. This was a frustrating loss because we see the same problems game-in and game-out, said head coach Raegan Pebley. It s the immaturity of our team right now that s causing us not to come out and fix things. I don t know if these girls think that we are such amazing athletes that we can come out and get wins just off of our athletic ability. I don t know what it is, but we need to figure it out. Led by Aird s seven first-half points and USU s obvious size advantage the Aggies were able to dominate the paint in the opening stanza. The Aggies led with 5:52 remaining, and it looked as if they would go into the locker room with their first halftime lead of the season. The Bears then countered USU s size with speed and perimeter shooting as they would use a 10-3 run to close the half, up UNC was led by Heather Barbour s six first-half points on 2-3 from three-point range. They had way more big guys than we did, said UNC head coach Ron Vlasin. We figured if we could hit a few threes then maybe we would be able to knock someone off. UNC opened the second half where they left off in the first, launching three-pointers at every opportunity. The strategy paid-off as the Bears would hit three from long range to help build their lead to seven midway through the half. Virginia Jennings and Christina Zdenek would then hit back-to-back three-pointers that sparked a run for the Aggies and put them up by eight with 2:56 remaining in the game. UNC would then go on another run as it outscored the Aggies 14-6 to tie the game at 66 at the end of regulation. UNC s Barbour hit a three-point shot to open overtime and the Bears never looked back as they won Aird was the only Aggie to score in overtime as she knocked down two free-throws and a jumper. Northern Colorado had two players score in double-digits with senior guard Amber Elliot notching 24 points and four assists. Heather Barbour added 15 points and six rebounds. USU tallied its highest field-goal percentage so far this year against the Bears as it shot 40.4 percent for the game. USU also out rebounded its opponent for the fourth-straight game as it recorded 42 rebounds to the Bears 36. UNC meanwhile shot 37.5 percent and went from beyond the arc for the game. The Bears actually made more three-point baskets (12) than USU attempted (9). Utah State Game Notes 4 December 12, 2014

5 AGAINST THE COMPETITION Last Greeley Meeting Dec. 2, 2004 Northern Colorado 68, Utah State 62 Junior post Ali Aird scored a season-high 14 points and freshman guard Taylor Richards dished-out a career-high seven assists, but Northern Colorado used sharp-shooting from beyond the arc to record a, 68-62, come-from-behind victory in women s basketball action here Thursday night. The loss was Utah State s first on the road this season as it fell to 2-2 on the year. Meanwhile, Northern Colorado took advantage of playing at home for the first time this year as it improved to 1-4 overall. Northern Colorado just seems to have our number, said Utah State head coach Raegan Pebley. We were unable to put them away again and it came back to haunt us. We missed a lot of point-blank shots [Thursday] that killed us. We are going to have to bounce back and focus on getting a win at Air Force on Saturday. Aird scored in double-figures for the third time this year as she shot five-of-10 from the field in just 21 minutes of play. She led four Aggies in double-figures as Jessica Freeman tallied a career-high 13 points and pulled-down a team-high seven rebounds, Brittany Tressler contributed 12 points and a career-high four steals, while Richards stayed consistent with 10 points and two steals. It was the third-straight game the Aggies have had at least four players score in double-digits. The score stayed close in the first half as neither team was able to pull away from the other. Northern Colorado, which held a one to three point lead much of the half, gradually built a six-point lead (23-17), its largest of the opening period, with 6:13 to go in the half on a Heather Barbour lay-up. Brittany Tressler would then score seven of USU s next nine points to help the Aggies take a one-point lead, 26-25,with just over two minutes remaining on the clock. The lead would be short-lived for the Aggies as Jena Fosdick hit a three-pointer 14 second later to give the Bears the momentum as they would eventually take a edge into intermission. The game remained close throughout much of the second period, but this time the Aggies held a small lead for the majority of the time. USU looked like it was in good shape with a five-point lead with 5:46 remaining in the game, but UNC s Jena Fosdick had other plans, as she managed to score 11 of the Bears final 18 points, including two key shots from beyond the arc to help the Bears capture their first win of the season. Meanwhile, the Aggies notched just six points in the same time frame as they dropped their first road game of the year. UNC s Fosdick led all scorers with 19 points as she hit 4-of-5 from three-point land. Dani Veal and Barbour both grabbed a gamehigh eight rebounds as the Bears carried the 40-to-35 advantage on the glass. As a team, Utah State shot 33.8 percent from the field, had a season-high 15 steals and forced a season-high 25 turnovers. Northern Colorado on the other hand, shot 49 percent from the floor, including a 10-for-23 mark from the three-point line. Utah State Game Notes 5 December 12, 2014

6 AROUND THE LEAGUE PROBABLE AGGIE STARTERS Guard Guard Guard Forward Center Current Standings Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Wyoming San José State San Diego State Nevada UNLV UTAH STATE New Mexico Air Force This Week Tuesday, Dec. 9 San Diego State at San Diego - 7 p.m. South Dakota Mines at Colorado State - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 Cal State Stanislaus at Nevada - Noon South Dakota Mines at Wyoming -7 p.m. UC Davis at San José State - 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 Air Force at Utah Valley - 7 p.m. Denver at Colorado State - 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 Gonzaga at Wyoming - 7 p.m. Saint Mary s at Fresno State - 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 UNLV at Southern Utah - 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 Florida Atlantic at Colorado State - Noon Eastern Washington at Boise State - 2 p.m. UTEP at New Mexico - 2 p.m. Cal State Fullerton at Fresno State - 3 p.m. Northern Colorado at Utah State - 7 p.m. *all times Mountain Preseason Poll Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Points 1 Colorado State (21) Boise State (4) Wyoming (3) Fresno State Nevada UNLV San Diego State UTAH STATE New Mexico San José State Air Force Funda Nakkasoglu 5-7 Freshman Hampton, Aus. Elise Nelson 5-9 Senior Springfield, Ore. Tilar Clark 5-11 Freshman Twin Falls, Idaho Franny Vaaulu 6-2 Senior Los Angeles, Calif. Points 12.7 Points 2.6 Points 5.4 Points 6.0 Points FG%.388 FG%.185 FG%.330 FG%.375 FG%.667 3FG%.333 3FG%.000 3FG%.300 3FG%.250 3FG%.000 FT%.667 FT%.786 FT%.714 FT% FT%.458 STARTER NOTES Utah State Game Notes 6 December 12, 2014 Hannah Hutchins 6-4 Freshman Ledyard, Conn. FRESHMAN GUARD FUNDA NAKKASOGLU Leads the team and ranks 14th in the Mountain West in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game... Has scored in double-digits in all but one game, including the last four games... Leads the team and ranks sixth in the Mountain West in assists, averaging 4.0 per game... Averaging 16.0 points over the last four games, shooting 41.1 percent (23-of-56) from the field, 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from three and 80.0 percent (12-of-15) from the free throw line... Also averaging 5.0 assists per game over the last four games... Missed the Oregon State game after suffering a concussion and broken nose at Oregon... Played the full 40 minutes of the game at Utah, scoring a career-best 19 points... Had five steals against Utah Valley, leading the team to a season-high Averaging 12.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game... Shooting 38.8 percent (33-of-85) from the field, 33.3 percent (7-of-21) from three and 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the free throw line. SENIOR GUARD ELISE NELSON Is second on the team and seventh in the Mountain West in assists, averaging 3.3 per game... Is seventh in the conference in assist-turnover ratio at Ranks ninth in the league in offensive rebounding, averaging 2.9 per game... Leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.0 per game... Has averaged 6.7 rebounds per game over the last three games... Was the first Aggie to foul out this season (Oregon State)... Played a career-high 40 minutes against Westminster, where she had a season-best performance with eight rebounds, four assists, five steals and one block... Had her first double-digit scoring game of the season against Stetson with 10 points... Has scored in double-digits 10 times in her career... Averaging 2.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game... Shooting 18.5 percent (5-of-27) from the field and 78.6 percent (11-of-14) from the free throw line. FRESHMAN GUARD/FORWARD TILAR CLARK Made first-career starts in the BTI Classic against Marist and Stetson... Scored a career-best 10 points at Oregon... Had a season-best five rebounds against Utah Valley... Is tied for second on the team and tied for 15th in the Mountain West in steals, averaging 1.4 per game... Has averaged 7.0 points over the last three games... Had a career-best three steals against Westminster... Averaging 5.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game... Shooting 33.3 percent (16-of-48) from the field, 30.0 percent (6-of-20) from three and 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the free throw line. SENIOR FORWARD FRANNY VAAULU Leads the team and is tied for seventh in the Mountain West in steals, averaging 1.6 per game... Scored a season-best 11 points at Oregon State... Has one double-digit scoring game this season and 24 in her career... Played a season-best 35 minutes at Utah... Averaging 4.6 rebounds per game over the last five games... Had a season-best game against Stetson, recording eight rebounds, two assists, four steals and one block in 27 minutes on the court...

7 Averaging 6.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game... Shooting 37.5 percent (21-of- 56) from the field, 25.0 percent (2-of-8) from three and 100 percent (4-of-4) from the free throw line. HANNAH HUTCHINS Leads the team and is eighth in the Mountain West in blocked shots, averaging 1.0 per game... Named to the all-tournament team at the BTI Classic... Is averaging 9.5 points, shooting 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from the field and 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from the three-point line, while averaging 6.5 rebounds over the last two games... Made her collegiate debut at Oregon, playing nine minutes and scoring two points... Made first-career start against Marist, scoring a career-best 16 points and adding seven rebounds in 25 minutes on the court... Has scored in double-digits twice this season... Had a career-best eight rebounds against Westminster... Averaging 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game... Shooting 66.7 percent (18-of-27) from the field and 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from the free throw line. BENCH PLAYER NOTES THE AGGIE BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/High School/Last College 10 Julianne Anchling G/F 6-3 JR Faverages de la Tour, France (Notre Dame des Victoires/Trinity Valley CC) 12 Milanna Barnes G/F 6-0 FR Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) 14 Signe Kyrkjebø G/F 6-0 FR Bergen, Norway (Nordhal Grieg HS) 20 Mariah Miles G 5-7 JR Geary, Okla. (Calumet HS/Oral Roberts) 22 Tijana Djukic F 6-4 JR Kikinda, Serbia (Miami Dade) 23 Baylee Peck G 5-7 FR Leander, Texas (Rouse HS) 24 Jasmine Porter G/F 6-1 SR Layton, Utah (Layton Christian Academy/ San Diego State) 50 Ingrida Strikas F JR Riga, Latvia (Riga Secondary No. 47/ Vincennes University JUNIOR GUARD MARIAH MILES Played a career-high nine minutes at Oregon State, scoring a season-best three points... Has had a career-best two rebounds twice this season against Utah Valley and Stetson... Also added a career-best two assists against the Hatters... Averaging 1.0 points and 0.9 rebounds per game... Shooting 18.2 percent (2-of-11) from the field, 16.7 percent (1-of-6) from three and 100 percent (2-of-2) from the free throw line. JUNIOR FORWARD TIJANA DJUKIC Leads the team in rebounds, averaging 4.4 per game... Made first start of the season against Stetson... Scored a career-best 10 points three times this season at both Oregon and Oregon State and against Westminster... Had a career-best 11 boards against Utah Valley... Averaging 4.3 points per game... Shooting 45.7 percent (16-of-35) from the field and 100 percent (2-of-2) from the free throw line. JUNIOR GUARD/FORWARD JASMINE PORTER Had her best games of the season at the BTI Classic, scoring five points against Stetson and adding four rebounds at Baylor... Recorded a career-best three blocks against Utah Valley... Also had a career-high four steals against the Wolverines... Averaging 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game... Shooting 31.3 percent (10-of-32) from the field and 7.7 percent (1-of-13) from three MOUNTAIN WEST STATISTICS as of Dec. 10, 2014 TEAM All Conference Only Scoring...7th (63.4)... NA Scoring Defense...9th (76.4)... NA Scoring Margin...9th (-13.0)... NA Field Goal %...7th (.386)... NA Field Goal % Def...8th (.424)... NA Free Throw %...4th (.672)... NA 3-Pt. Field Goal %...8th (.289)... NA 3-Pt. Field Goal % Def...5th (.313)... NA Rebound...10th (37.5)... NA Rebound Margin...9th (-4.4)... NA Assists...7th (12.6)... NA Steals...3rd (10.3)... NA Blocks...7th (2.9)... NA INDIVIDUAL All Conference Only Scoring Funda Nakkasoglu... 14th (10.6)... NA Assists Funda Nakkasoglu... 6th (4.0)... NA Elise Nelson... 7th (3.3)... NA Steals Franny Vaaulu... 7th (1.6)... NA Tilar Clark... T-15th (1.4)... NA Ingrida Strikas... T-15th (1.4)... NA Assist-Turnover Ratio Elise Nelson... 7th (1.5)... NA Funda Nakkasoglu... 11th (1.2)... NA Blocked Shots Hannah Hutchins... 8th (1.0)... NA Offensive Elise Nelson... 9th (2.9)... NA NCAA STATISTICS as of Dec. 10, 2014 TEAM Steals Per Game... 69th (10.3) SENIOR FORWARD INGRIDA STRIKAS Is tied for second on the team and tied for 15th in the Mountain West in steals, averaging 1.4 per game... Averaging 1.7 steals per game over the last three games... Scored a career-best 18 points in the home-opener against Utah Valley... Started the first four games of the season... Had a season-best six rebounds against Oregon, Utah Valley and Westminster... Matched her season-bests in assists and steals with two each against Marist... Has one double-digit scoring game this season and nine in her career... Fouled out of the game for the first time this season against Baylor... Averaging 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Shooting 46.2 percent (18-of-39) from the field, 50.0 percent (1-of-2) from three and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the free throw line. Utah State Game Notes 7 December 12, 2014

8 Overall Record , 0-0 MW When the Aggies...they are Play day games Play night games Lead at halftime Trail at halftime Are tied at halftime Shoot better from the field than opponent Shoot worse from the field than opponent Shoot the same from the field as opponent Shoot better from three than opponent Shoot worse from three than opponent Shoot the same from three as opponent Shoot better from the FT line than opponent Shoot worse from the FT line than opponent Shoot the same from the FT line as opponent Out-rebound opponent Are out-rebounded by opponent Are even in rebounds with opponent Commit fewer fouls than opponent Commit more fouls than opponent Commit same number of fouls Have more assists than opponent Have fewer assists than opponent Have same number of assists Have more turnovers than opponent Have fewer turnovers than opponent Have same number of turnovers TRENDS Utah State s Points Scored/Allowed Summary Record When Scoring Record When Allowing Record When the Scoring Margin is... 1 (pt.) Record By Month Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March Utah State s Record By Day Of The Week Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat Production Summary Starters Bench Total/% Team Total/% Team Minutes 1028 / / 35.8 Points 340 / / / / Miscellaneous Statistics Double Double Figure 20-Pt. Figure Double Games Scoring Games Reb (Ast) Doubles Anchling Bairstow Barnes Clark Djukic Hutchins Kyrkjebø Landreth Miles Nakkasoglu Nelson Peck Porter Strikas Vaaulu Williams Utah State Game Notes 8 December 12, 2014

9 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL POLL (Dec. 8) Rank School (1st) Record Points 1 South Carolina (23) Connecticut (7) Texas (4) Texas A&M Notre Dame North Carolina Stanford Kentucky Baylor Louisville Tennessee Nebraska Duke Maryland Oregon State Georgia Rutgers California Michigan State Syracuse Oklahoma State Mississippi State West Virginia Iowa DePaul Bold= USU Opponent USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 COACHES POLL POLL (Dec. 9) Rank School (1st) Record Points 1 South Carolina (24) Connecticut (6) Texas (2) Notre Dame Texas A&M North Carolina Stanford Kentucky Baylor Louisville Maryland Duke Tennessee Oregon State Nebraska Oklahoma State California Georgia Rutgers West Virginia Michigan State T22 Mississippi State T22 Syracuse Iowa DePaul Bold= USU Opponent Utah State Starters Date Team G G G F F Nov. 14 Oregon Nakkasoglu Nelson Williams Strikas Bairstow Nov. 16 No. 20 Oregon State Strikas Nelson Williams Vaaulu Bairstow Nov. 20 Utah Valley Strikas Nelson Williams Vaaulu Bairstow Nov. 28 Baylor Nakkasoglu Nelson Williams Strikas Bairstow Nov. 29 Marist Nakkasoglu Nelson Clark Strikas Hutchins Nov. 30 Stetson Nakkasoglu Nelson Williams Clark Djukic Dec. 3 Utah Nakkasoglu Clark Williams Vaaulu Hutchins Dec. 6 Westminster Nakkasoglu Nelson Clark Vaaulu Hutchins Dec. 14 Northern Colorado Dec. 16 Pacific Dec. 19 Sacramento State Dec. 22 BYU Dec. 31 San José State Jan. 3 Boise State Jan. 7 Fresno State Jan. 10 New Mexico Jan. 17 Air Force Jan. 21 Nevada Jan. 24 UNLV Jan. 28 Wyoming Jan. 31 San Diego State Feb. 4 Boise State Feb. 7 New Mexico Feb. 11 Nevada Feb. 18 San José State Feb. 21 Fresno State Feb. 25 UNLV Feb. 28 Air Force March 3 Wyoming March 6 Colorado State Utah State Game Notes 9 December 12, 2014

10 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2 ELISE NELSON 5-9, Senior, Guard Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS) 3 FUNDA NAKKASOGLU 5-7, Freshman, Guard/Forward Hampton, Victoria, Australia (St. Leonard s) PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT% MIN NELSON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon ^ at Oregon State ^ Utah Valley ^ at Baylor ^ vs. Marist ^ vs. Stetson ^ at Utah Westminster ^ Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter NELSON S SEASON HIGHS Points vs. Stetson (11/30/14)... 8 (2) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Assists... 4 (3) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Steals... 5 vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Blocks... 1 vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Minutes vs. Westminster (12/6/14) NELSON S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 5-Plus : 4 times 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT% MIN NAKKASOGLU GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon ^ at Oregon State DNP Utah Valley at Baylor ^ vs. Marist ^ vs. Stetson ^ at Utah ^ Westminster ^ Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter NAKKASOGLU S SEASON HIGHS Points at Utah (12/3/14)... 6 vs. Marist (11/29/14) Assists... 8 at Utah (12/3/14) Steals... 5 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Blocks...NA Minutes at Utah (12/3/14) NAKKASOGLU S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5 times 5-Plus : 1 time 5-Plus Assists: 2 times Double-Doubles: --- NELSON S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Utah Valley (1/17/12) vs. College of Idaho (12/28/13) Assists... 9 vs. College of Idaho (12/28/13) Steals...8 (2) vs. College of Idaho (12/28/13) Blocks...2 at Cal State Northridge (11/30/13) Minutes vs. Westminster (12/6/14) NELSON S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 10 times 5-Plus : 43 times 5-Plus Assists: 15 times Double-Doubles: 2 times Utah State Game Notes 10 December 12, 2014

11 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 4 TILAR CLARK 5-11, Freshman, Guard/Forward Idaho Falls, Idaho (Skyline HS) 20 MARIAH MILES 5-7, Junior, Guard Geary, Okla. (Calumet HS/Oral Robert) PTS REB STL FG% 3FG% FT% MIN CLARK GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon at Oregon State Utah Valley at Baylor vs. Marist ^ vs. Stetson ^ at Utah ^ Westminster ^ Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter CLARK S SEASON HIGHS Points...10 at Oregon (11/14/14)... 5 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Assists... 1 vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Steals... 3 vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Blocks...NA Minutes vs. Westminster (12/6/14) CLARK S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 5-Plus : 1 time 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT% MIN MILES GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon at Oregon State Utah Valley at Baylor vs. Marist vs. Stetson at Utah DNP Westminster Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter MILES SEASON HIGHS Points... 3 at Oregon State (11/16/14)...2 (2) vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Assists... 2 vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Steals... 1 (2) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Blocks...NA Minutes... 9 at Oregon State (11/16/14) MILES SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: Plus : Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- MILES CAREER HIGHS Points...7 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13)...2 (2) vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Assists... 2 vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Steals... 1 (4) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Blocks...NA Minutes... 9 at Oregon State (11/16/14) MILES CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: Plus : Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- Utah State Game Notes 11 December 12, 2014

12 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 22 TIJANA DJUKIC 6-4, Junior, Forward Kikinda, Serbia (Miami Dade College) 24 JASMINE PORTER 6-1, Senior, Guard/Forward Layton, Utah (Layton Christian Academy/San Diego State) PTS REB BLK FG% 3FG% FT% MIN DJUKIC GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon at Oregon State Utah Valley at Baylor vs. Marist vs. Stetson ^ at Utah Westminster Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter DJUKIC S SEASON HIGHS Points (3) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Assists... 2 (2) vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Steals... 2 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Blocks...1 (2) at Oregon State (11/16/14) Minutes at Oregon State (11/16/14) DJUKIC S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 3 times 5-Plus : 2 times 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- DJUKIC S CAREER HIGHS Points (3) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Assists... 2 (2) vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Steals... 2 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Blocks... 3 (2) vs. San José Sate (3/1/14) Minutes at Oregon State (11/16/14) DJUKIC S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 3 times 5-Plus : 4 times 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- PTS REB BLK FG% 3FG% FT% MIN PORTER GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon at Oregon State Utah Valley at Baylor vs. Marist vs. Stetson at Utah Westminster Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter PORTER S SEASON HIGHS Points... 5 vs. Stetson (11/30/14)... 4 (2) at Baylor (11/28/14) Assists... 1 (2) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Steals... 4 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Blocks... 3 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Minutes...14 at Oregon (11/14/14) PORTER S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: Plus : Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- PORTER S CAREER HIGHS Points...12 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13)...7 vs. Air Force (1/1/14) Assists... 1 (3) at Baylor (11/28/14) Steals... 4 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Blocks... 3 vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) Minutes at Boise State (2/8/14) PORTER S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 5-Plus : 1 time 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- Utah State Game Notes 12 December 12, 2014

13 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 40 HANNAH HUTCHINS 6-4, Freshman, Center Ledyard, Conn. (Ledyard HS) 44 FRANNY VAAULU 6-2, Senior, Forward Los Angeles, Calif. (Warren HS) PTS REB BLK FG% 3FG% FT% MIN PTS REB STL FG% 3FG% FT% MIN HUTCHINS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon at Oregon State Utah Valley at Baylor vs. Marist ^ vs. Stetson at Utah ^ Westminster ^ Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* VAAULU GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon at Oregon State ^ Utah Valley ^ at Baylor vs. Marist vs. Stetson at Utah ^ Westminster ^ Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter ^ Starter HUTCHINS SEASON HIGHS Points vs. Marist (11/29/14)... 8 vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Assists... 1 vs. Marist (11/29/14) Steals... 1 vs. Marist (11/29/14) Blocks... 3 at Utah (12/3/14) Minutes vs. Marist (11/29/14) VAAULU S SEASON HIGHS Points at Oregon State (11/16/14)... 8 vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Assists... 2 (4) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Steals... 4 vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Blocks... 1 (5) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Minutes at Utah (12/3/14) HUTCHINS SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 2 times 5-Plus : 3 times 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- VAAULU S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 5-Plus : 4 times 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- VAAULU S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Hampton (11/29/ vs. College of Idaho (12/28/13) Assists... 5 vs. Asbury (1/3/12) Steals... 6 Louisiana Tech (1/26/13) Blocks... 5 (2) at Nevada (2/5/14) Minutes vs. UTSA (12/29/12) VAAULU S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 24 times 20-Plus Points: 3 times 30-Plus Points: 5-Plus : 47 times 5-Plus Assists: 1 time Double-Doubles: 2 times Utah State Game Notes 13 December 12, 2014

14 50 INGRIDA STRIKAS 6-1, Senior, Guard/Forward Riga, Latvia (Riga Secondary No. 47/Vincennes) PTS REB STL FG% 3FG% FT% MIN STRIKAS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP at Oregon ^ at Oregon State ^ Utah Valley ^ at Baylor ^ vs. Marist vs. Stetson at Utah Westminster Northern Colorado at Pacific at Sacramento State BYU at San José State* Boise State* Fresno State* at New Mexico* at Air Force* Nevada* UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego State* at Boise State* New Mexico* at Nevada* San José State* at Fresno State* at UNLV* Air Force* Wyoming* at Colorado State* ^ Starter INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS STRIKAS SEASON HIGHS Points vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14)... 6 (3) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Assists...2 (2) vs. Stetson (11/30/14) Steals... 2 (5) vs. Westminster (12/6/14) Blocks...NA Minutes...28 at Oregon (11/14/14) STRIKAS SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: Plus : 3 times 5-Plus Assists: --- Double-Doubles: --- STRIKAS CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Utah Valley (11/20/14) vs. College of Idaho (12/28/13) Assists...4 vs. Nevada (1/11/14) Steals...4 at Nebraska (12/8/13) Blocks... 2 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Minutes...32 at BYU (12/21/13) STRIKAS CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 9 times 5-Plus : 18 times 5-Plus Assists: --- Utah State Game Notes 14 December 12, 2014

15 HEAD COACH JERRY FINKBEINER Jerry Finkbeiner enters his third season as Utah State women s basketball head coach after being named the ninth head coach in 23 years of Aggie women s basketball on April 26, Finkbeiner (pronounced Fink-by-ner) is the second male coach in Utah State history along with Bob Corbin who was the Aggies coach from Finkbeiner is only the second USU coach since the reinstatement of the program in 2003 when Raegan Pebley took over. Pebley left USU to take the head coaching position at Fresno State following the season. Finkbeiner took over a Utah State program that had its first 20-win season in , finishing with a record as it advanced to Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) for the second-straight season. Finkbeiner came to Utah State from Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla., where he spent 16 years as head coach. During his tenure at ORU, the Golden Eagles averaged 17 wins per season and advanced to postseason play eight times in the past 13 years with five trips to the NCAA Tournament and three appearances in the WNIT. Prior to Finkbeiner s arrival, ORU had never played in an NCAA Tournament game. Overall, Finkbeiner has a (.650) record in 25 years as a collegiate head coach at Oral Roberts ( ), Southern Nazarene ( ) and USU. He also ranks 30th in the nation among active coaches with his 507 career wins. In the season, Finkbeiner led the Aggies to a record. The team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Championships, falling to Colorado State. That year, Finkbeiner coached guard Jennifer Schlott to several accolades and records. Schlott finished the year third in the nation in scoring with 26.2 points per game. She was named the Mountain West Player of the Year and became USU s first-ever AP All-American. She became the all-time leading scorer at Utah State, ending her career with 1,556 points. Schlott was invited to a WNBA training camp with the Indiana Fever, before signing a professional contract to play for Tapiolan Honka in Finland. Off the court, the Aggies also succeeded academically. Six student-athletes received academic all-mountain West honors, while two were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes. During the season, which was his first season at Utah State, the Aggies achieved an record. USU finished second in the WAC standings for the second-straight season with a 14-4 mark. Under the direction of Finkbeiner, Utah State advanced to postseason for the third-straight season, as the Aggies played in the Women s Basketball Invitational. USU finished the season second in the nation in free throw percentage with a school and WAC record 80.1 percent from the charity stripe. Three players were honored by the WAC as Devyn Christensen earned first-team all-wac honors, while Jennifer Schlott and Jenna Johnson earned second and third-team all-wac honors, respectively. Christensen also ended the season third in the nation in free throw shooting at 92.4 percent. The Aggies also found success in the classroom under Finkbeiner as five players earned academic all-wac honors. As the head coach at Oral Roberts, Finkbeiner led the Golden Eagles to seven Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent Conference) regular season and tournament titles and six 20-win seasons, including three consecutive 20-win campaigns, a first for the program in over three decades. At ORU, Finkbeiner coached five All-Americans, eight conference players of the year, five conference newcomers of the year and 26 all-conference selections. Furthermore, Finkbeiner was named conference coach of the year twice during his ORU tenure. In the season, Oral Roberts hit the 20-win plateau for the third-straight year, achieving several landmark victories along the way. The Golden Eagles defeated Wisconsin in early November for their first win over a Big Ten program since 1977, and their win over the WAC s Louisiana Tech was their first against the three-time national champions. ORU also advanced to the WNIT in , their third consecutive postseason appearance. In his six years prior to ORU, Finkbeiner led Southern Nazarene to three-straight NAIA national titles and a combined 99-4 record from 1994 to Finkbeiner posted a record in six seasons at SNU. During his career at Southern Nazarene, Finkbeiner coached nine NAIA All-Americans and a two-time NAIA Player of the Year, while five of his players went on to play professional basketball overseas. During his tenure at Southern Nazarene, Finkbeiner s coaching achievements did not go unnoticed as he was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1994, 1995 and In 1995, he was also named as the College Sports Magazine and Converse National Coach of the Year. Finkbeiner was named the NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year in 1993 and the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year from 1992 to Finkbeiner, a native of Southern California, attended Southern Nazarene in Oklahoma City, Okla. from , where he was a four-year letterwinner. In that time, he was selected as a Christian Collegiate All-American in Finkbeiner graduated with a bachelor s of science degree in physical education and completed his master s degree in physical education at Northwest Missouri State University. Along with coaching at SNU, Finkbeiner also worked as a professor in the kinesiology and sports management department. Finkbeiner and his wife, Reva, have five children and two daughter-in-laws, Isaac (Angela), Ben (Alycia), Corban, Micha and Bethany. His son, Ben, is an assistant coach for the Aggies. Utah State Game Notes 15 December 12, 2014

16 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western New Mexico vs Utah State 11/3/14 7:00 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) Western New Mexico Total 3-Ptr 33 Nalani Hernandez f Stephanie Moore f RaTanya Newsome g Desiree Young g Ashley Mitchell g Jordan Gutierrez Kenzie Rinehart Ashley Witherspoon Audrey Oliver My'Kale French Daniela Keenan Tessa Jones Lucy Benning Jade Botelho Cristiana Yepa Taylor McCauley Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % BOX SCORES Game: % Game: % Game: % 4,1 Utah State Total 3-Ptr 44 VAAULU, Franny f STRIKAS, Ingrida f NELSON, Elise g NAKKASOGLU, Funda g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g CLARK, Tilar BAIRSTOW, Stephanie ANCHLING, Julianne KYRKJEBO, Signe LANDRETH, Liz MILES, Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PECK, Baylee PORTER, Jasmine HUTCHINS, Hannah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 Officials: Teresa Turner, Wendy Dailey, Teresa Olsen Technical fouls: Western New Mexico-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 438 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Western New Mexico Utah State Last FG - WNMU 2nd-04:14, USU 2nd-02:38. Largest lead - WNMU by 8 1st-08:06, USU by 23 2nd-02:38. WNMU led for 13:01. USU led for 21:21. Game was tied for 05:38. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs Oregon State 11/16/14 2 p.m. at Gill Coliseum In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench WNMU USU Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 9 times. Utah State Total 3-Ptr 05 BAIRSTOW, Stephanie f VAAULU, Franny f NELSON, Elise g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g STRIKAS, Ingrida g CLARK, Tilar LANDRETH, Liz MILES, Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine HUTCHINS, Hannah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: Game: % Game: % Game: Oregon State Total 3-Ptr 32 Hunter, Deven f Hamblin, Ruth c Gibson, Ali g Weisner, Jamie g Wiese, Sydney g Siegner, Samantha Hanson, Gabriella Orum, Kolbie Gulich, Marie Hill, Jen'Von'Ta Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Wanda Szeremeta, Marianne Karp, Kent Johnson Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Oregon State-None. Attendance: 1749 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Utah State Oregon State Exhibition Game Utah State 87, Western New Mexico 66 Game 2 Oregon State 85, Utah State 62 Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs Oregon 11/14/14 12:00 PM at Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena) Utah State Total 3-Ptr 21 WILLIAMS, Makenlee f STRIKAS, Ingrida f BAIRSTOW, Stephanie c NELSON, Elise g NAKKASOGLU, Funda g CLARK, Tilar LANDRETH, Liz MILES, Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine HUTCHINS, Hannah VAAULU, Franny Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Utah State Game Notes 16 December 12, Oregon Total 3-Ptr 31 Loper, Katelyn f Petersen, Lexi f Alleyne, Jillian c Bando, Lexi g Delgado, Amanda g Toler, Drea Berthuel, Marie Stiles, Chloe Carpenter, Megan Neubert, Tatum Gruys, Katie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Bob Scofield, Bart Baldwin, In'Fini Robinson Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Oregon-None. Attendance: Regular Season Opener Head coach Kelly Graves' debut at Oregon Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Utah State Oregon Game 1 Oregon 100, Utah State 77 Game: % Game: % Game: % Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah Valley vs Utah State 11/20/14 7 p.m. at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (Logan, Ut) 6 Utah Valley ,0-0 WAC Total 3-Ptr 13 Karlee Norris f Sam Loggins f Mariah Seals g Patrice Toston g Spooner-Knight, R. g Megan Smith Rebecca MaWhinney Taylor Gordon Deijah Blanks Brooke Wheeler Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Utah State ,0-0 MW Total 3-Ptr 44 VAAULU, Franny f STRIKAS, Ingrida f NELSON, Elise g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g NAKKASOGLU, Funda CLARK, Tilar MILES, Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine HUTCHINS, Hannah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: R-Randy Campbell, U1-Ify Seales, U2 Ken Sowby Technical fouls: Utah Valley-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 500 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Utah Valley Utah State Last FG - UVU 2nd-00:15, USU 2nd-00:09. Largest lead - UVU by 4 1st-18:27, USU by 23 2nd-06:19. UVU led for 03:10. USU led for 35:00. Game was tied for 01:38. Game 3 Utah State 79, Utah Valley 61 Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UVU USU Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

17 Game 4 Baylor 99, Utah State 43 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs Baylor 11/28/14 7 p.m. at Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas BOX SCORES Game 5 Marist 68, Utah State 65 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Marist vs Utah State 11/29/14 2:00 p.m. at Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas Utah State Total 3-Ptr 05 BAIRSTOW, Stephanie f STRIKAS, Ingrida f NELSON, Elise g NAKKASOGLU, Funda g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g CLARK, Tilar MILES, Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine HUTCHINS, Hannah VAAULU, Franny Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Baylor Total 3-Ptr 13 Davis, Nina f Cave, Khadijiah f Higgins, Kristina c Johnson, Niya g Wright, Imani g Cohen, Dekeiya Fuqua', Chardonae Prince, Alexis Agbuke, Sune Small, Ieshia Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Laura Morris, Brian Hall, Bill Larance Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Baylor-None. Attendance: 5754 BTI Classic - Waco, Texas Game 2 Fouled Out: Utah State: #50 Strikas 5:11 Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Marist Total 3-Ptr 25 Blais, Madeline f Fogarty, Katharine c Holmes, Bri g Gomez-Martinez, N. g Coffey, Sydney g Van Horn, Eileen Clement, Allie Baab, Kendall Lai, Brittni Birchmeier, Payton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Utah State Total 3-Ptr 04 CLARK, Tilar f STRIKAS, Ingrida f HUTCHINS, Hannah c NELSON, Elise g NAKKASOGLU, Funda g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie MILES, Mariah WILLIAMS, Makenlee DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine VAAULU, Franny Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Bill Larance, Brian Hall Technical fouls: Marist-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 5458 Game 4 - Basketball Travelers Classic Fouled Out: USU: #2 Nelson 2:52 Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Utah State Baylor In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench USU BU Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Marist Utah State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MARW USU Last FG - USU 2nd-00:13, BU 2nd-00:31. Largest lead - USU None, BU by 58 2nd-02:06. USU led for 00:00. BU led for 39:44. Game was tied for 00:16. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs Stetson 11/30/14 12:00 p.m. at Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas Utah State Total 3-Ptr 22 DJUKIC, Tijana f NELSON, Elise g NAKKASOGLU, Funda g CLARK, Tilar g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie MILES, Mariah PORTER, Jasmine HUTCHINS, Hannah VAAULU, Franny STRIKAS, Ingrida Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Stetson nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Total 3-Ptr 3 04 PORTER, Amber f CODDINGTON, C.J. g SAUNDERS, Brianti g HALL, Myeisha g SHARP, Jama g BEAL, DeAsia SAGERER, Sarah EDWARDS, Keevana Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Game 6 Stetson 84, Utah State 64 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Gina Cross, Doug Williams Technical fouls: Utah State-WILLIAMS, Makenlee. Stetson-None. Attendance: Game 5 - Basketball Travelers Classic Game: % Game: % Game: % Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. 4,1 Last FG - MARW 2nd-00:59, USU 2nd-02:26. Largest lead - MARW by 8 1st-00:20, USU by 8 1st-10:59. MARW led for 17:38. USU led for 17:25. Game was tied for 04:57. Game 7 Utah 63, Utah State 57 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs Utah 12/03/14 6 p.m. at Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 12 times. Utah State Total 3-Ptr 04 CLARK, Tilar f VAAULU, Franny f NAKKASOGLU, Funda g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g HUTCHINS, Hannah g NELSON, Elise BAIRSTOW, Stephanie DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine STRIKAS, Ingrida Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Utah Total 3-Ptr 11 Wicijowski, Taryn f Boclair, Tanaeya f Fatuesi, Joeseta c Crozon, Paige g Rodriguez, Danielle g Wilson, Cheyenne Arquette, Nakia Owens, Devri Anae, Wendy Nawahine, Valerie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Brenda Pantoja, Kyle Bacon, Janetta Graham Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 678 Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Utah State Stetson In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench USU STET Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Utah State Utah In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench USU UTAH Last FG - USU 2nd-02:21, STET 2nd-00:27. Largest lead - USU by 8 1st-08:36, STET by 22 2nd-00:27. USU led for 09:49. STET led for 27:39. Game was tied for 02:32. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 6 times. Last FG - USU 2nd-00:47, UTAH 2nd-01:43. Largest lead - USU by 9 1st-11:35, UTAH by 7 2nd-08:37. USU led for 21:48. UTAH led for 15:37. Game was tied for 02:35. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 5 times. Utah State Game Notes 17 December 12, 2014

18 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Westminster vs Utah State 12/06/14 2:00 pm at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) Westminster , 0-0 Front. Total 3-Ptr 14 Mika Pinner f Amanda Hacking f Amy Krommenhoek g Tia Pappas g Alli Winters g Jessica Sorensen Katie Richens Rashel Blazzard Jamaica Christensen Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Utah State , 0-0 MW Total 3-Ptr 44 VAAULU, Franny f HUTCHINS, Hannah c NELSON, Elise g NAKKASOGLU, Funda g CLARK, Tilar g MILES, Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine STRIKAS, Ingrida Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Game 8 Utah State 60, Westminster 51 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: R - Shelley Russi, U1 - Rick Thorne, U2 - Ken Sowby Technical fouls: Westminster-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: BOX SCORES Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Westminster Utah State Last FG - WC 2nd-00:47, USU 2nd-01:11. Largest lead - WC by 3 1st-09:15, USU by 9 2nd-00:27. WC led for 11:21. USU led for 20:47. Game was tied for 07:52. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench WC USU Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 8 times. Utah State Game Notes 18 December 12, 2014

19 COMBINED STATISTICS THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Utah State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2014) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 WILLIAMS, Makenlee NAKKASOGLU, Funda BAIRSTOW, Stephanie VAAULU, Franny HUTCHINS, Hannah STRIKAS, Ingrida CLARK, Tilar DJUKIC, Tijana LANDRETH, Liz PORTER, Jasmine NELSON, Elise MILES, Mariah Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/14 at Oregon L /16/14 at Oregon State L /20/14 UTAH VALLEY W /28/14 at Baylor L /29/14 vs Marist L /30/14 vs Stetson L /03/14 at Utah L /06/14 WESTMINSTER W * = Conference game! = Mountain West Tournament Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Utah State Opponents Utah State Game Notes 19 December 12, 2014

20 GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Utah State Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 11, 2014) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High 11/14/14 at Oregon L 1569 (22)WILLIAMS, Makenlee (8)NELSON, Elise 11/16/14 at Oregon State L 1749 (20)WILLIAMS, Makenlee (5)DJUKIC, Tijana 11/20/14 UTAH VALLEY W (18)STRIKAS, Ingrida (11)DJUKIC, Tijana 11/28/14 at Baylor L 5754 (8)CLARK, Tilar (6)VAAULU, Franny 11/29/14 vs Marist L 5458 (18)WILLIAMS, Makenlee (7)HUTCHINS, Hannah 11/30/14 vs Stetson L (13)NAKKASOGLU, Funda (8)VAAULU, Franny 12/03/14 at Utah L 678 (19)NAKKASOGLU, Funda (7)WILLIAMS, Makenlee 12/06/14 WESTMINSTER W (17)NAKKASOGLU, Funda (8)NELSON, Elise (8)HUTCHINS, Hannah * = Conference game! = Mountain West Tournament Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home Away Neutral Total Utah State Game Notes 20 December 12, 2014

21 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Utah State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 11, 2014) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Oregon 11/14/ L at Oregon State 11/16/ L UTAH VALLEY 11/20/ W at Baylor 11/28/ L vs Marist 11/29/ L vs Stetson 11/30/ L at Utah 12/03/ L WESTMINSTER 12/06/ W Utah State Opponents Games played: 8 Points/game: 63.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 28.9 FT Pct: 67.2 /game: 37.5 Assists/game: 12.6 Turnovers/game: 16.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 10.3 Blocks/game: 2.9 Utah State Game Notes 21 December 12, 2014

22 INDIVIDUAL POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Utah State Points--Assists (as of Dec 11, 2014) All games Opponent Date Score NELSON,ELI NAKKASOGLU CLARK,TILA MILES,MARI DJUKIC,TIJ PORTER,JAS HUTCHINS,H at Oregon 11/14/ L at Oregon State 11/16/ L DNP UTAH VALLEY 11/20/ W at Baylor 11/28/ L vs Marist 11/29/ L vs Stetson 11/30/ L at Utah 12/03/ L DNP WESTMINSTER 12/06/ W Opponent Date Score VAAULU,FRA STRIKAS,IN at Oregon 11/14/ L at Oregon State 11/16/ L UTAH VALLEY 11/20/ W at Baylor 11/28/ L vs Marist 11/29/ L vs Stetson 11/30/ L at Utah 12/03/ L WESTMINSTER 12/06/ W TEAM COMPARISON THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Utah State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 11, 2014) All games Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls Oregon 41/59 36/ (23) 31-71/ / / / / / / /25 13/15 2/4 10/7 23/17 Oregon State 36/45 26/ (23) 24-56/ / / / / / /44 (15) 10/19 21/15 1/4 8/7 26/15 UTAH VALLEY 39/34 40/ / / / / / / /47 (4) 15/13 8/25 4/2 21/6 15/13 Baylor 22/50 21/ (56) 17-70/ / / / / / /56 (18) 11/19 22/14 3/5 7/7 32/15 Marist 29/37 36/ (3) 23-59/ / / / / / /42 (1) 17/13 16/7 3/4 4/6 27/14 Stetson 31/37 33/ (20) 21-62/ / / / / / / /19 19/16 3/4 12/12 22/18 Utah 30/27 27/ (6) 24-58/ / / / / / /39 (2) 13/16 13/8 4/2 5/8 18/15 WESTMINSTER 25/23 35/ / / / / / / / /17 16/20 3/0 15/8 14/15 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Utah State Game Notes 22 December 12, 2014

23 GAME HIGHS THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Utah State Game-by-Game Highs (as of Dec 11, 2014) All games Opponent Date Score Points Assists Steals Blocked shots at Oregon 11/14/ WILLIAMS, Makenl 8-NELSON, Elise 3-LANDRETH, Liz 3-WILLIAMS, Makenl 1-DJUKIC, Tijana NELSON, Elise PORTER, Jasmine at Oregon State 11/16/ WILLIAMS, Makenl 5-DJUKIC, Tijana 4-NELSON, Elise 3-WILLIAMS, Makenl 1-DJUKIC, Tijana UTAH VALLEY 11/20/ STRIKAS, Ingrida 11-DJUKIC, Tijana 4-NELSON, Elise 5-NAKKASOGLU, Fu 3-PORTER, Jasmine at Baylor 11/28/ CLARK, Tilar 6-VAAULU, Franny 3-NAKKASOGLU, Fu 2-CLARK, Tilar 1-VAAULU, Franny NELSON, Elise BAIRSTOW, Stepha BAIRSTOW, Stepha DJUKIC, Tijana vs Marist 11/29/ WILLIAMS, Makenl 7-HUTCHINS, Hanna 6-NAKKASOGLU, Fu 2-VAAULU, Franny 2-HUTCHINS, Hanna vs Stetson 11/30/ NAKKASOGLU, Fu 8-VAAULU, Franny 2-VAAULU, Franny 4-VAAULU, Franny 2-HUTCHINS, Hanna STRIKAS, Ingrida MILES, Mariah BAIRSTOW, Stepha NAKKASOGLU, Fun NELSON, Elise at Utah 12/03/ NAKKASOGLU, Fu 7-WILLIAMS, Makenl 8-NAKKASOGLU, Fu 2-WILLIAMS, Makenl 3-HUTCHINS, Hanna WESTMINSTER 12/06/ NAKKASOGLU, Fu 8-HUTCHINS, Hanna 4-NAKKASOGLU, Fu 5-NELSON, Elise 1-HUTCHINS, Hanna NELSON, Elise NELSON, Elise VAAULU, Franny NELSON, Elise Utah State Game Notes 23 December 12, 2014

24 UTAH STATE ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 2 Elise Nelson G 5-9 SR 3L Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS) 3 Funda Nakkasoglu G/F 5-7 FR HS Hampton, Victoria, Australia (St. Leonard s) 4 Tilar Clark G/F 5-11 FR HS Idaho Falls, Idaho (Skyline HS) 10 Julianne Anchling G/F 6-3 JR TR Faverages de la Tour, France (Notre Dame des Victoires/ Trinity Valley CC) 12 Milanna Barnes G/F 6-0 FR HS Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) 14 Signe Kyrkjebø G/F 6-0 FR HS Bergen, Norway (Nordhal Grieg HS) 20 Mariah Miles G 5-7 JR 1L Geary, Okla. (Calumet HS/Oral Roberts) 22 Tijana Djukic F 6-4 JR 1L Kikinda, Serbia (Miami Dade CC) 23 Baylee Peck G 5-7 FR HS Leander, Texas (Rouse HS) 24 Jasmine Porter G/F 6-1 SR 1L Layton, Utah (Layton Christian Academy/San Diego State) 25 Lynette Johnson* G 5-9 SO 1L Sacramento, Calif. (John F. Kennedy HS) 40 Hannah Hutchins C 6-4 FR HS Ledyard, Conn. (Ledyard HS) 44 Franny Vaaulu F 6-2 SR 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Warren HS) 50 Ingrida Strikas G/F 6-1 SR 1L Riga, Latvia (Riga Secondary No. 47/Vincennes University) Head Coach: Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene, 80, Third Year) Assistant Coaches: Ben Finkbeiner (Oral Roberts, 06, First Year); JC Carter (Southwest Baptist, 02, First Year) Micha Thompson (Pensacola Christian College, 06, Third Year) Director of Women s Basketball Operations: Ebony Haliburton (Oral Roberts, 08, Second Year) *redshirting the season Pronunciations Julianne Anchling = On-shling Milanna Barnes = Mill-on-uh Tilar Clark = Tyler Tijana Djukic = Tee-yana Duke-ich Jerry Finkbeiner = Fink-by-ner Signe Kyrkjebø = Shuf-sha-buh Funda Nakkasoglu = Foon-da Knock-a-so-glue Ingrida Strikas = In-greed-a Streak-us Franny Vaaulu = Va-ah-oo-lu By Height 6-4 (2) - Djukic, Hutchins 6-3 (1) - Anchling 6-2 (1) - Vaaulu 6-1 (2) - Porter, Strikas 6-0 (2) - Barnes, Kyrkjebø 5-11 (1) - Clark 5-9 (2) - Johnson, Nelson 5-7 (3) - Miles, Nakkasoglu, Peck By Class Seniors - (4) Elise Nelson, Jasmine Porter, Ingrida Strikas, Franny Vaaulu Juniors - (3) Julianne Anchling, Tijana Djukic, Mariah Miles Sophomores - (1) Lynette Johnson Freshmen - (6) Milanna Barnes, Tilar Clark, Hannah Hutchins, Signe Kyrkjebø, Funda Nakkasoglu, Baylee Peck By Position Center - (1) Hannah Hutchins Forward - (3) Tijana Djukic, Ingrida Strikas, Franny Vaaulu Guard - (4) Lynette Johnson, Mariah Miles, Elise Nelson, Baylee Peck Guard/Forward - (6) Julianne Anchling, Milanna Barnes, Tilar Clark, Signe Kyrkjebø, Funda Nakkasoglu, Jasmine Porter By Location California - (2) Lynette Johnson (Sacramento), Franny Vaaulu (Los Angeles) Connecticut - (1) Hannah Hutchins (Ledyard) Idaho - (1) Tilar Clark (Idaho Falls) Oklahoma - (1) Mariah Miles (Geary) Oregon - (1) Elise Nelson (Springfield) Texas - (1) Baylee Peck (Leander) Utah - (2) Milanna Barnes (Hyrum), Jasmine Porter (Layton) Australia - (1) Funda Nakkasoglu (Hampton) France - (1) Julianne Anchling (Faverges de la Tour) Latvia - (1) Ingrida Strikas (Riga) Norway - (1) Signe Kyrkjebø (Bergen) Serbia - (1) Tijana Djukic (Kikinda) Utah State Game Notes 24 December 12, 2014

25 2 3 Elise Nelson G, 5-9, Sr. Springfield, Ore. Funda Nakkasoglu G/F, 5-7 Sr. Hampton, Australia 14 Tilar Clark G/F, 5-11, Fr. Idaho Falls, Idaho Signe Kyrkjebø G/F, 6-0, Fr. Bergen, Norway Mariah Miles G, 5-7, Jr. Geary, Okla Tijana Djukic F, 6-4, Jr. Kikinda, Serbia 40 Julianne Anchling G/F, 6-3, Jr. Faverages de la Tour, France 23 Baylee Peck G, 5-7, Fr. Leander, Texas Milanna Barnes G/F, 6-0, Fr. Hyrum, Utah 24 Jasmine Porter G/F, 6-1, Sr. Layton, Utah 50 Jerry Finkbeiner Head Coach Third Year Hannah Hutchins C, 6-4, Sr. Ledyard, Conn. Franny Vaaulu F, 6-2, Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. Ben Finkbeiner Assistant Coach First Year JC Carter Assistant Coach First Year Ingrida Strikas G/F, 6-1, Sr. Riga, Latvia Micha Thompson Assistant Coach Third Year Ebony Haliburton Dir. of Operations Second Year Women s Basketball Roster Utah State Game Notes 25 December 12, 2014