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1 SCHEDULE 4-1 Overall, 0-0 MW 4-0 Home, 0-1 Away, 0-0 Neutral November 11/5 Northwest Nazerene# W, /9 Black Hills State W, /13 Loyola Marymount W, /19 Utah W, /22 Idaho State W, /29 vs. Hampton^ L, /30 Cal State Northridge^ 6 p.m. December 12/5 at South Dakota 6 p.m. 12/8 at Nebraska 1 p.m. 12/19 at UC Santa Barbara 8 p.m. 12/21 at BYU 2 p.m. 12/28 College of Idaho 2 p.m. January 1/ 1 Air Force* 7 p.m. 1/4 at San José State* 3 p.m. 1/11 Nevada* 7 p.m. 1/15 at Colorado State* 7 p.m. 1/18 Boise State* 7 p.m. 1/22 UNLV* 7 p.m. 1/25 at San Diego State* 3 p.m. 1/29 at New Mexico* 7 p.m. February 2/1 Wyoming* 7 p.m. 2/5 at Nevada* 7:30 p.m. 2/8 at Boise State* 2 p.m. 2/12 Colorado State* 7 p.m. 2/15 at UNLV* 5 p.m. 2/19 San Diego State* 7 p.m. 2/22 at Fresno State* 3 p.m. 2/26 New Mexico* 7 p.m. March 3/1 San José State* 7 p.m. 3/4 at Wyoming* 7 p.m. 3/10-15 MW Tournament Las Vegas, Nev. Home game in BOLD All Times Mountain ^Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic (Northridge, Calif.) *Mountain West Game #Exhibition Women s Basketball Utah State Athletic Media Relations * 7400 Old Main Hill * Logan, Utah * * Phone (435) * Kara Fisher, Assistant AD - New Media (WBB Contact) * - kara.irving@usu.edu Cal State Northridge vs. Utah State Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic Game #6 - Nov p.m. (MT) Broadcast: KLGN 1390 AM Streaming: UTAH STATE AGGIES (4-1, 0-0 MW) USU Roster Ht. Pos. Cl. PPG RPG Probable Starters *3 Jennifer Schlott 5-6 G SR *21 Makenlee Williams 5-11 G SO Ingrida Strikas 6-1 G/F JR *44 Franny Vaaulu 6-2 C JR Elise Nelson 5-9 G JR Aggie Bench 32 Cristal Turner 6-2 G SR Jasmine Porter 6-1 G/F JR Stephanie Bairstow 6-2 G/F SO Lynette Johnson 5-9 G FR Mariah Miles 5-7 G SO Shelby Cloninger 5-11 G FR Tijana Djukic 6-4 F SO Liz Landreth 5-10 G FR - - * Starter TIP OFF - Utah State women s basketball concludes play at the Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. (MT). The Aggies will play in the consolation game against host Cal State Northridge. USU fell in the first game to Hampton, on Friday, Nov. 29. The Matadors lost to Santa Clara in the second game of the tournament, Utah State had its four-game winning streak snapped. It was the first time since the season that the Aggies had started the season with four-straight wins. THE OPPONENT - Utah State is 3-1 all-time against the host Matadors. The last time that CSUN and USU met was in 2005 when both schools were in the Big West. The schools split games that season. The Matadors lost its first game of the tournament, falling to Santa Clara, on Friday. Cal State Northridge is 2-4 so far this season with wins against vs. 1

2 Utah State Quick Facts Location... Logan, Utah Nickname...Aggies Colors...Navy Blue & White Conference... Mountain West Founded Enrollment...28,994 President...Stan Albrecht Athletics Director... Scott Barnes Arena... Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Capacity...10,270 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach...Jerry Finkbeiner...(Second year) Southern Nazarene, 80 Overall Record (.659) (25th Year) Utah State Record...Second year Assistant Coaches Crystal Robinson (First year)... Stu Sells (Third year)...micha Thompson (Second year) Director of Operations......Ebony Haliburton (First year) Record MW Record Office Phone... (435) Media Relations Associate AD... Doug Hoffman Asst. AD-New Media/WBB Contact...Kara Fisher Office Phone... (435) Media Relations Fax... (435) Cell Phone... (435) Press Row... (435) Mailing Address...UMC Logan, UT 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 USU Assistant AD/New Media Kara Fisher ( or prior to practice. RADIO INFORMATION All Utah State women s basketball games can be heard live on KLGN (1390 AM) in Logan and on the USU website at www. UtahStateAggies.com with Craig Hislop calling the play-by-play. Clemson and Georgia Southern on the road. The Matadors also have a loss to the Aggies in-state rival, BYU, 82-66, at home. Ashlee Guay is the Matadors leading scorer, averaging 16.3 points per game. Cinammon Lester is right behind her averaging 16.2 ppg. Camille Mahlknect is the top rebounder for Cal State Northridge, averaging 6.0 rebounds per game. Curiously enough all four teams in the tournament will at some point this season face off against UC Santa Barbara. The Broncos led the way with a, 67-62, loss to the Gauchos on Nov. 23. Hampton will also face UCSB before the tournament starts on Nov. 26 in Santa Barbara. The Aggies take on the Gauchos on the road on Dec. 19, while Northridge will face them twice in Big West action. PLAYING IN THE GOLDEN STATE - Junior forward Franny Vaaulu has had great success playing in her home state of California. Vaaulu scored a careerhigh 27 points in the Aggies loss to Hampton on Nov. 29. Her previous career high was 24 also in the Golden State against UC Riverside on Nov. 15, She also scored 18 points against Loyola Marymount last season in Los Angeles. GIVING A HELPING HAND - Senior guard Jennifer Schlott had a career-high 11 assists in the Aggies loss to Hampton on Nov. 29. Junior guard Elise Nelson also added a career-high seven assists against the Lady Pirates. Schlott s 11 assists are tied for 10th in single-season assists with Alice Coddington in 2011, Carol Garrison (1981) and Pam Shirley (1978). For the season, Schlott and Nelson are the team leaders in assists with Schlott averaging 6.4 assists per game and Nelson adding 5.2 helpers per game. As a team, USU averages 17.0 apg compared to 14.8 by its opponents. PUTTING UP THE POINTS - Senior guard Jennifer Schlott and sophomore guard Makenlee Williams are the first two players in the Mountain West to score 30 points in a game this season. Williams was the first, scoring 35 against Black Hills State on Nov. 9, while Schlott scored a conference-best 37 against Utah on Nov. 19. USU s 103 points is also the most scored in the MW this season. USU has reached triple digits twice, while San Jose State is the only other team in the MW to reach that point when it scored 100 against San Francisco State on Nov. 8. Schlott is first in the league in scoring, averaging 22.8 points per game, while Williams is second with 22.0 ppg. TOURNAMENT HISTORY- Utah State captured its first ever tournament with a win against Alaska Anchorage in the championship game of the Carrs/ Safeway Great Alaska Shootout last season. Devyn Christensen captured MVP honors with 32 points against host Alaska Anchorage. Prior to last season the Aggies last tournament was the UTEP Thanksgiving Classic in El Paso in USU advanced to the championship game after a win against Texas State. Since the re-instatement in 2003, the Aggies are 4-9 in non-conference tournaments. SEASON OPENERS - This was the 11th season since Utah State women s basketball was re-instated for the season. The Aggies are 3-8 in season openers, falling to Utah Valley on the road last season, The Aggies wins came against Wyoming to open the season and against Utah to begin the year and finally the win against Black Hills State, this season. BEING SOCIAL WITH THE AGGIES - Fans can follow USU women s basketball at twitter.com/usuwbb and Utah State athletics at twitter.com/usuathletics. This season, Aggie fans can also find out what Utah State is up to on instagram at instagram.com/usuw- Basketball and on facebook at facebook.com/usuwbb Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Cal State Northridge

3 WELCOME TO THE AGGIES - Several newcomers have made an immediate impact led by junior guard/forward Ingrida Strikas, who has started all four games. She is the Aggies top rebounder, averaging 7.8 rpg, which is also tied for seventh in the Mountain West. Six newcomers have played in all four games this season including, Strikas, Shelby Cloninger, Tijana Djukic, Lynette Johnson, Mariah Miles and Jasmine Porter. ON THE INTERNET - All of Utah State s home games are available to watch live through the Aggie Digital Network via the internet at. USU fans can also listen to every game both home and away, via USU s web site. This season the Aggies will be working in conjunction with the Mountain West Digital Network to stream all home games for free. UP NEXT - After playing four-straight home games at the friendly confines of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, USU hits the road for six-straight games. After two games at the Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic, the Aggies travel to South Dakota on Dec. 5 and No. 10 Nebraska on Dec. 8. Utah State faces UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 19, while rounding out the road trip at BYU on Dec. 21. SCHLOTT EARNS MW HONORS - Utah State senior guard Jennifer Schlott was named Mountain West Women s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov The senior is the first Utah State women s basketball player to be honored by the Mountain West. This was Schlott s second career player of the week honor as she also earned Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week in January of She also earned the College Sports Madness Mountain West and High-Major Player of the Week. Schlott (Mesa, Ariz.) scored in double-figures in consecutive games in leading Utah State to a 2-0 record last week with a win against Utah and a victory over Idaho State. Against the Utes, Schlott scored a career-high 37 points going 13-of-22 from the field and 2-for-6 from three-point range to go along with seven assists, six rebounds and two steals. Against the Bengals, she scored 20 points as she was 4-of-16 from the field, 1-of-5 from behind the arc and 11-for-14 at the free throw line. She also had five rebounds, five steals and four assists against ISU. For the week, Schlott averaged 28.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game, while shooting 44.7 percent from the field (17-38), including 27.3 percent from three-point range (3-11) and 83.3 at the free throw line (20-24). The win against the Utes was only the third all-time for the Aggies, while the win against ISU broke a six-game losing streak against the Bengals. The senior is currently first in the MW in scoring, averaging 24.3 points per game. Schlott is also first in assists (5.3 apg) and tied for fourth in steals (2.5 spg). AMONG THE BEST - Jennifer Schlott s 37 points against Utah on Nov. 19 was tied for second on the single-game scoring list for Utah State. Last season, Devyn Christensen scored 37 against Idaho in the WAC Tournament. Pam Montgomery is the all-time single-game leader, scoring 38 points against Weber State in BY THE NUMBERS - With Utah State s hot start, it is among the leaders in many Mountain West categories. USU is first in scoring offense (89.5 ppg) as well as scoring defense (57.8 ppg). The Aggies are also first in scoring margin (+31.8), as well as field goal percentage defense (29.9), blocks (6.0 bpg and steals (15.3 spg). Individually, senior guard Jennifer Schlott is first in the MW in scoring, averaging 24.3 ppg. Sophomore guard Makenlee Williams is second, averaging 23.8 ppg. Senior guard Cristal Turner is also first in blocks with 2.8 bpg, while junior guard Elise Nelson is tied for first in the conference in steals (3.3 spg), while Schlott is first in assists (5.3 apg). NEARING A MILESTONE - Head coach Jerry Finkbeiner is reaching a milestone in his 25th season. Finkbeiner has an overall record of just six wins away from the 500-win mark. He is the 48th winningest active NCAA Division I coach by winning percentage.659. By victories, Finkbeiner started the season 30th. LOOKING BACK - Utah State women s basketball ended the season ranked second in the final NCAA Division I statistics. The Aggies made 495-of-618 free throws this season and their 80.1 percent was also tops in the Western Athletic Conference. USU also had three of the top four free throw shooters in the conference led by senior guard Devyn Christensen who shot a league-leading 92.4 percent, which was also a WAC record. She finished the season third in the nation from the charity stripe. Christensen missed only nine of the 119 free throws she attempted this season. Junior guard Jennifer Schlott was third in the WAC, shooting 83.8 percent (134-of-169), while senior guard Jenna Johnson was fourth, shooting 82.6 percent (142-of-172). Utah State also ended the year fifth in the nation in scoring offense (76.5 ppg) and ninth in steals (12.0 ppg). Individually, Christensen was also second in three-point field goals per game, making 3.34 threes a game. Christensen was also among the nation s leaders in scorers, standing 17th with 20.1 points per game. Johnson was also 19th in the nation and third in the conference in steals per game (3.00 spg). TURNER TURNS IT ON - In the season opener against Black Hills State, senior guard Cristal Turner tied the Utah State record with eight blocks. She tied Banna Diop in 2011 and Jill Swainston in She is also tied for fourth in the Mountain West record books with New Mexico s Jordan Adams in 2002 tied for first senior blocks. ADMISSION - Admission to Utah State s women s basketball games is $5 for adults, $1 for youth. A woman s sports pass is also available for $50. Contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office at (435) or at U-STATE-1 ( ) for more information or visit the Utah State athletic web site at. THE FUTURE S SO BRIGHT - Despite losing four seniors, including program changers Jenna Johnson and Devyn Christensen, the future is bright for Utah State. The Aggies return six letterwinners and three starters from last year s squad that won 18 games. Jennifer Schlott, who started 25 games, will be a senior next season. The guard was second on the team in scoring (14.3 ppg), free throw percentage (83.8 percent) and was first in assists (4.5 apg). Makenlee Williams had a solid 3

4 AGGIES VS CONFERENCES Big Sky Big Ten Big West MEAC Mountain West Pac Summit League WCC Non-Division I Total freshman campaign, averaging 7.2 ppg. She was third on the team in field goal percentage (47.5 percent). Franny Vaaulu is the third starter that will be back for the Aggies. Vaaulu, who will be a junior next season, was first on the team in field goal percentage (55.3 percent). AGGIES PICKED SIXTH IN MW PRESEASON POLL - Utah State women s basketball was selected sixth in the Mountain West Women s Basketball Preseason Poll as voted on by a panel of the league s 11 head coaches and media. The poll was announced by the conference, prior to the league s media days at the conference office in Colorado Springs, Colo. Fresno State, coached by former USU head coach Raegan Pebley, was picked to finish first in the conference with 238 points, including 17 first-place votes. The Bulldogs captured the 2013 Mountain West Tournament. Wyoming was tabbed second with 212 points, including four first-place votes, while the 2013 MW regular-season champion San Diego State was chosen third with 196 points and two first-place votes. New Mexico (185 points) and UNLV (170 points) were voted fourth and fifth, respectively with the Rebels taking the final two first-place votes. Utah State was picked sixth with 136 points, just ahead of Colorado State at seventh with 130 points. Boise State (96 points), San José State (76), Nevada (62) and Air Force round out the poll finishing eighth-11th respectively. Wyoming junior Kayla Woodward was named the MW Preseason Player of the Year. Woodward, a forward, was a second-team all-mountain West selection last season and was named to the 2013 MW all-tournament Team. Woodward, the top returning scorer in the league, averaged 14.1 points per game in She is joined on the preseason team by Colorado State s Sam Martin, Fresno State s Taylor Thompson, San Diego State s Erimma Amarikwa, and San José State s Ta`Rea Cunnigan. San Diego State s Chloe Johnson was named Preseason Freshman of the Year, while San Diego State transfer Cierra Warren earned Preseason Newcomer of the Year honors. AGGIE ALGEBRA 1 - Sophomore guard Makenlee Williams became the first player in the Mountain West to reach the 30-point mark when she scored 35 points in the Aggies season-opening win against Black Hills State on Nov. 9. Jennifer Schlott became the second when she scored 37 against Utah on Nov The Aggies have reached postseason the last three seasons, advancing to the WNIT in 2011 and 2012 and the Women s Basketball Invitational in A - USU has four players from countries outside of the U.S., including Cristal Turner (England), Stephanie Bairstow (Australia), Ingrida Strikas (Lavia) and Tijana Djukic (Serbia). 4B - The Aggies are one of only two teams in the MW to start 4-0 along with Wyoming. 6 - In its first season in the Mountain West, the Aggies were picked to finish sixth in the MW preseason polls. 7 - The number of new Aggies this season: Shelby Cloninger, Tijana Djukic, Lynette Johnson, Liz Landreth, Mariah Miles, Jasmine Porter, and Ingrida Strikas. 8A - Senior guard Cristal Turner tied the Utah State record for blocks in a game with eight against BHSU on Nov. 9. She tied the record held by Banna Diop and Jill Swaintson Junior guard Elise Nelson had a career-high 10 rebounds in Utah State s win over Utah Head coach Jerry Finkbeiner is nearing a milestone as he currently has 497 wins as a head coach, marching closer to the 500-win mark. Utah State enters its first season in the Mountain West Conference, bringing back six letterwinners from last year s squad that finished the season 18-14, finishing second in the Western Athletic Conference with a 14-4 league record. USU also advanced to the postseason for the third-straight season playing in the Women s Basketball Invitational (WBI). The Aggies will have to replace all-wac honorees Devyn Christensen and Jenna Johnson from the starting five, but do return senior guard Jennifer Schlott, junior center Franny Vaaulu and sophomore guard Makenlee Williams from the starting lineup. AGGIES ON THE RADIO/WEB - All Utah State games can be heard on KLGN (1390 AM) in Logan with Craig Hislop in his second season as the voice of the Aggies. They can also be heard on the web by going to the Utah State Athletics home page at and clink on the Listen Live link in the right hand column Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Cal State Northridge

5 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Double-Double (points & rebounds) Double-Figure Points Jennifer Schlott... 5 Makenlee Williams... 5 Ingrida Strikas... 3 Jasmine Porter... 1 Cristal Turner... 1 Franny Vaaulu... 1 San Jose State UNLV San Diego State Air Force Point Games Jennifer Schlott... 2 Franny Vaaulu... 1 Makenlee Williams Point Games Jennifer Schlott... 1 Makenlee Williams... 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Ingrida Strikas... 3 Stephanie Bairstow... 1 Elise Nelson... 1 Five-Plus Assists Elise Nelson... 3 Jennifer Schlott... 3 USU Leading Scorer Makenlee Williams... 3 Jennifer Schlott... 1 Franny Vaaulu... 1 USU Top Rebounder Ingrida Strikas... 3 Stephanie Bairstow... 1 Elise Nelson... 1 USU Top Assist Person Jennifer Schlott... 3 Elise Nelson Plus Minutes Ingrida Strikas... 5 Stephanie Bairstow... 3 Elise Nelson... 3 Franny Vaaulu... 3 Makenlee Williams... 3 Jennifer Schlott... 2 Cristal Turner Plus Minutes Jennifer Schlott... 3 Elise Nelson... 2 Makenlee Williams... 2 Franny Vaaulu Plus Minutes None 5

6 Utah State Women s Basketball Jerry Finkbeiner Head Coach Second Season Southern Nazarene 80 On April 26, 2012, Jerry Finkbeiner became the ninth head coach in 23 years of Aggie women s basketball. We are extremely excited to have Jerry Finkbeiner join Utah State University and be our next head women s basketball coach, said USU Athletics Director Scott Barnes at the time of his hiring. He is a skilled leader, and his coaching philosophy aligns very well with our core values and mission. The success of Jerry s teams both on and off the court during his illustrious career demonstrates his attention to detail, and we are convinced that he will continue to build upon the high level of achievement we have seen with our women s program over the past few years. Plus, his up-tempo style of play will be fun for our student-athletes and fans. 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 has since taken the head coaching position at Fresno State. 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 during 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 (.657) record in 24 years as a collegiate head coach at Oral Roberts ( ) and Southern Nazarene ( ). He also ranks 30th in the nation among active coaches with his 492 career wins, while his 65.7 percent winning percentage ranks tied for 48th nationally among active coaches. I was very impressed with the team spirit amongst the administration and the athletic department. Everyone seems to be on the same page. There is a lot of spirit for the university and support for each other. I am very impressed with that. The other thing that stands out to me is some of the traditions of Utah State such as the White and Blue A; things that go with and establish the university that are closely tied with athletics. So, I am really looking forward to going to the next step and living the life of an Aggie, Finkbeiner said when he was hired. 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 firs-team all-wac honors, while Jenna Johnson and Jennifer Schlott, earned second and third-team all-wac honors respectively. Christensen also ended the season third in the nation in free throw shooting 92.4 percent. The Aggies also found success in the classroom as well 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 allconference selections. Furthermore, Finkbeiner was named conference coach of the year twice during his ORU tenure. Oral Roberts hit the 20-win plateau for the third-straight season in and achieved 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 coming 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 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 is married to Reva and the couple 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 Boise State women s basketball team Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Cal State Northridge

7 USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 COACHES POLL PRESEASON POLL (Nov. 18) Rank School (1st) Rec. Points 1. UConn (32) Duke Louisville Tennessee Stanford Notre Dame Kentucky Maryland Baylor Nebraska Texas A&M North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Penn State Iowa State California LSU Michigan State Colorado Georgia Purdue Oklahoma State Dayton Gonzaga Bold= USU Opponent ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL PRESEASON (Nov. 18) Rank School (1st) Rec. Points 1. UConn (36) Duke Tennessee Louisville Notre Dame Stanford Kentucky Maryland Baylor Oklahoma Nebraska North Carolina Texas A&M Penn State LSU Colorado California Purdue South Carolina Oklahoma State Michigan State Iowa State Georgia Gonzaga DePaul Bold= USU Opponent MW Preseason Women s Basketball Coaches Poll Rank Teams (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Fresno State (17) Wyoming (4) San Diego State (2) New Mexico UNLV (2) Utah State Colorado State Boise State San José State Nevada Air Force 28 7

8 Utah State Starters Date Team G G G G/F F Nov. 9 Black Hills State Schlott Nelson Williams Bairstow Strikas Nov. 13 Loyola Marymount Schlott Nelson Willliams Strikas Vaaulu Nov. 19 Utah Schlott Nelson Willliams Strikas Vaaulu Nov. 22 Idaho State Schlott Nelson Willliams Strikas Vaaulu Nov. 29 vs. Hampton Schlott Nelson Willliams Strikas Vaaulu Nov. 30 vs. CSUN Schlott Nelson Willliams Strikas Vaaulu Dec. 5 at South Dakota Dec. 8 at Nebraska Dec. 19 at UC Santa Barbara Dec. 21 at BYU Dec. 28 College of Idaho Jan. 1 *Air Force Jan. 4 *at San Jose State Jan. 11 *Nevada Jan. 15 *at Colorado State Jan. 18 *Boise State Jan. 22 *UNLV Jan. 24 *at San Diego State Jan. 29 *at New Mexico Feb. 1 *Wyoming Feb. 5 *at Nevada Feb. 8 *at Boise State Feb. 12 *Colorado State Feb. 15 *at UNLV Feb. 19 *San Diego State Feb. 22 *at Fresno State Feb. 26 *New Mexico March 1 *San Jose State March 4 *at Wyoming *MW Game Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Cal State Northridge

9 Utah State Women s Basketball Trends Overall Record...4-1, 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-point range than opponent Shoot worse from three-point range than opponent Shoot the same from three-point-range as opponent Shoot better from the free throw line than opponent Shoot worse from the free throw line than opponent Shoot the same from the free throw 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 Utah State s Points Scored/Allowed Summary Record When Scoring Record When Allowing Utah State s Record When The Margin Is... 1 (pt.) Utah State s Record By Month Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March Utah State s Record By Day Of The Week Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat Starters/Non-Starters Production Summary Starters Bench Total/% Team Total/% Team Minutes 670/67.0% 330/33.0% Points 343/76.9% 103/23.1% 145/60.4% 95/39.6% Miscellaneous Statistics Double Double Figure 20-Pt. Figure Double Games Scoring Games Reb (Ast) Doubles Bairstow Cloninger Djukic Johnson Landreth Miles Nelson Porter Schlott Strikas Turner Vaaulu Williams

10 Utah State Women s Season/Career Highs and Superlatives #25 Stephanie Bairstow, SO, 6-2, G/F BAIRSTOW S SEASON HIGHS Points...9 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13)...13 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Assists...3 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Steals...2 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Blocks...2 (2) vs. Utah (11/19/13) Minutes vs. Utah (11/19/13) #23 LIZ LANDRETH, FR, 5-10, G LANDRETH S SEASON HIGHS Points... NA... NA Assists... NA Steals... NA Blocks... NA Minutes... NA BAIRSTOW S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5-Plus : 2 times BAIRSTOW S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Idaho (1/31/13)...13 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Assists...3 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Steals... 4 Prairie View A&M (11/20/12) Blocks... 4 at Notre Dame (12/81/12) Minutes at Alaska-Anchorage (11/21/12) BAIRSTOW S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 5-Plus : 7 times #11 SHELBY CLONINGER, FR, 5-11, G CLONINGER S SEASON HIGHS Points...4 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13)...2 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Assists...1 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Steals...2 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Blocks... NA Minutes vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) CLONINGER S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5-Plus : #22 TIJANA DJUKIC, SO, 6-4, F DJUKIC S SEASON HIGHS Points...4 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13)...6 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Assists... NA Steals... NA Blocks... NA Minutes...12 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) DJUKIC S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5-Plus : 1 times #25 LYNETTE JOHNSON, FR, 5-9, G JOHNSON S SEASON HIGHS Points...3 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13)...5 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Assists...1 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Steals... 2 vs. Idaho State (11/22)13 Blocks... NA Minutes...10 (2) vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) JOHNSON S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5-Plus : 1 time LANDRETH S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5-Plus : #20 MARIAH MILES, SO, 5-7, G MILES SEASON HIGHS Points...7 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13)...1 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Assists...1 (2) vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Steals...1 (2) vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Blocks... NA Minutes...7 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) MILES SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5-Plus : #2 ELISE NELSON, JR, 5-8, G NELSON S SEASON HIGHS Points... 9 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) vs. Utah (11/19/13) Assists...7 (2) vs. Hampton (11/29/13) Steals...8 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Blocks... NA Minutes...36 vs. Hampton (11/29/13) NELSON S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5-Plus : 5 times 4 times NELSON S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Utah Valley (1/17/12)...10 vs. Utah (11/19/13) Assists... 7 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Steals...8 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Blocks... 1 (5) vs. Denver (2/19/13) Minutes vs. Fresno State (1/19/12) NELSON S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 3 times 5-Plus : 15times 5 times #24 jasmine porter, jr, 6-1, G/F PORTER S SEASON HIGHS Points...12 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13)...3 (2) vs. Idaho State (11/22/13) Assists...1 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Steals...1 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Blocks... None Minutes vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) PORTER S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 5-Plus : Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Cal State Northridge

11 Utah State Women s Season/Career Highs and Superlatives #3 JENNIFER SCHLOTT, SR, 5-6, G SCHLOTT S SEASON HIGHS Points vs. Utah (11/19/13)...6 vs. Utah (11/19/13) Assists vs. Hampton (11/29/13) Steals... 5 vs. Idaho State (11/22/13) Blocks... NA Minutes vs. Hampton (11/29/13) #44 franny vaaulu, jr, 6-3, c VAAULU S SEASON HIGHS Points vs. Hampton (11/29/13)...10 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Assists...2 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Steals...4 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Blocks... 2 vs. Idaho State (11/22/13) Minutes...35 vs. Hampton (11/29/13) SCHLOTT S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5 times 2 times 1 time 5-Plus : 4 times 3 times SCHLOTT S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Utah (11/19/13)...7 (3) vs. Utah (11/19/13) Assists vs. Hampton (11/29/13) Steals...6 (2) vs. Louisiana Tech (2/28/13) Blocks... 1 (7) vs. Seattle (2/1/13) Minutes at Seattle (1/3/13) SCHLOTT S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 40 times 8 times 2 times 5-Plus : 12 times 24 times #50 INGRIDA STRIKAS, JR, 6-1, G/F STRIKAS SEASON HIGHS Points vs. Idaho State (11/22/13)...10 (2) vs. Hampton (11/29/13) Assists...1 (4) vs. Hampton (11/29/13) Steals...3 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Blocks... 2 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Minutes...29 vs. Utah (11/19/13) STRIKAS SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 3 times 5-Plus : 4 times #32 cristal turner, sr, 6-3, g TURNER S SEASON HIGHS Points...14 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13)... 8 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Assists...2 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Steals...1 (2) vs. Idaho State (11/22/13) Blocks...8 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Minutes vs. Utah (11/19/13) TURNER S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 5-Plus : 3 times TURNER S CAREER HIGHS Points...14 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13)... 7 (2) vs. San Jose State (2/9/13) Assists...3 at Utah Valley (11/12/12) Steals... 2 at Notre Dame (12/8/12) Blocks...8 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Minutes at UC Riverside (11/15/12) VAAULU S SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time 1 time 5-Plus : 2 times Double-Doubles: VAAULU S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Hampton (11/29/ (2) vs. UTSA (12/29/12)) Assists... 5 vs. Asbury (1/3/12) Steals... 6 Louisiana Tech (1/26/13) Blocks... 5 at UT Arlington (1/24/13) Minutes vs. UTSA (12/29/12) VAAULU S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 12 times 3 times 5-Plus : 29 times 1 time Double-Doubles: 1 time #21 makenlee williams, SO, 5-11, g WILLIAMS SEASON HIGHS Points...35 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13)... 6 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Assists...3 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Steals...4 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) Blocks... NA Minutes...34 vs. Hampton (11/29/13) WILLIAMS SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5 times 2 times 1 time 5-Plus : 2 times Double-Doubles: WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS Points...35 vs. Black Hills State (11/9/13) vs. Texas State (12/31/12) Assists...3 (3) vs. Loyola Marymount (11/13/13) Steals... 4 vs. Idaho (1/31/1) Blocks...2 vs. Montana State (12/1/12) Minutes vs. Idaho (3/15/13) WILLIAMS CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 15 times 3 times 1 time 5-Plus : 15 times Double-Doubles: 2 times TURNER S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Double-Figure Scoring: 5 times 5-Plus : 7 times 11

12 Utah State 103, Black Hills State 46 November 9, 2013 * Logan, Utah Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Black Hills State vs Utah State 11/09/13 7 p.m. at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (Logan, Utah) Black Hills State Kotelman,Cassidy f Bechtel,Calli f Halalilo,Shanna g Biegler,Chelsey g Barrie,Dakota g Trohkiminen,Taylor Yowell,Lauren Haefs,Gabby Patterson,Courtney Curl,Brittnay Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 6 Utah State NELSON,Elise g SCHLOTT, Jennifer g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g STRIKAS, Ingrida g CLONINGER, Shelby MILES,Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine JOHNSON, Lynette TURNER, Cristal VAAULU, Franny Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Wanda Szeremta (R) Darla Foutz (U1) Ken Sowby (U2) Technical fouls: Black Hills State-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 641 Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Utah State 100, Loyola Marymount 58 November 13, 2013 * Logan, Utah Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Loyola Marymount vs Utah State 11/13/13 7 p.m. at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (Logan, Utah) Loyola Marymount BEN-JUMBO, Emily f KERINS, Mackenzie c RAMIREZ, Hazel g JOHNSON, Deanna g LUCERO, Olivia g BARNES, Chelsea LOCK, Alyson GOMEZ, Melinda TAYLOR, Sophie ANDERSON, Taylor LOPEZ-WOOD, Leslie CHELDELIN, Jade LOVE, Alexis Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Utah State STRIKAS, Ingrida f VAAULU, Franny c NELSON,Elise g SCHLOTT, Jennifer g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie CLONINGER, Shelby MILES,Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine JOHNSON, Lynette TURNER, Cristal Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Lisa Jones (R) Rick Thorne (U1) Teresa Turner (U2) Technical fouls: Loyola Marymount-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 445 Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Black Hills State Utah State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench BHSU US Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Loyola Marymount Utah State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench LMU US Last FG - BHSU 2nd-02:13, US 2nd-00:38. Largest lead - BHSU by 4 1st-13:36, US by 58 2nd-00:38. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 3 times. Utah State 77, Utah 61 November 19, 2013 * Logan, Utah Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UTAH vs Utah State 11/19/13 7 p.m. at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (Logan, Utah) UTAH Potter, Emily f Plouffe, Michelle f Wilson, Cheyenne g Rodriguez, Danielle g Dunbar, Ciera g Nawahine, Malia Arquette, Nakia Owens, Devri Anae, Wendy Reynolds, Ariel Kalmstrom, Awa Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Utah State STRIKAS, Ingrida f VAAULU, Franny c NELSON,Elise g SCHLOTT, Jennifer g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie CLONINGER, Shelby MILES,Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine JOHNSON, Lynette TURNER, Cristal Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Chuck Gonzalez (R), Maj Forsberg (U1), Brenda Pantoja (U2) Technical fouls: UTAH-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 803 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UTAH Utah State Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UTAH US Last FG - LMU 2nd-01:03, US 2nd-00:32. Largest lead - LMU None, US by 42 2nd-07:44. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Utah State 78, Idaho State 66 November 22, 2013 * Logan, Utah Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Idaho State vs Utah State 11/22/13 7 p.m. at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (Logan, Utah) Idaho State TINGEY, Jessica f JENKINS, Kara g BITTER, Sheryl g REED, Lindsey g SCHRIMPSHER, Rebecc g LEMON, Jasmine WILLARD, Alissa PORCHIA, Sherise BACOVCIN, Katrina POLICICCHIO, Anna ADAMS, Kyndall Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 5 Utah State STRIKAS, Ingrida f VAAULU, Franny c NELSON,Elise g SCHLOTT, Jennifer g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie CLONINGER, Shelby MILES,Mariah DJUKIC, Tijana PORTER, Jasmine JOHNSON, Lynette TURNER, Cristal Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Kyle Bacon (R) Brian Woods (U1) Richard Waters (U2) Technical fouls: Idaho State-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 802 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Idaho State Utah State Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ISU US Last FG - UTAH 2nd-00:37, US 2nd-00:20. Score tied - 3 times. Last FG - ISU 2nd-00:18, US 2nd-06:29. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - UTAH by 8 1st-16:38, US by 18 2nd-02:21. Lead changed - 5 times. Largest lead - ISU None, US by 27 1st-00:49. Lead changed - 0 times Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Cal State Northridge

13 Hampton 98, Utah State 88 November 29, 2013 * Northridge, Calif. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Hampton vs Utah State 11/29/13 5:00 pm at NORTHRIDGE, Calif. Hampton BENNETT,Alyssa f AUDAIN,Brascia f TATE-DeFREITAS,Malia g COLE,Kenia g HAMILTON,Nicole g COLEMAN-COX,Bayley JENKINES,Blake JORDAN,Ryan WARD,Brielle Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 9 Utah State VAAULU, Franny f STRIKAS, Ingrida f Nelson,Elise g SCHLOTT, Jennifer g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie PORTER, Jasmine JOHNSON, Lynette TURNER, Cristal Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Officials: Gary Horky, Rick Rodman, Adria Molina Technical fouls: Hampton-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 137 Game 1 of Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Basketball Classic Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Hampton Utah State Last FG - HAMP 2nd-02:26, USU 2nd-00:49. Largest lead - HAMP by 19 2nd-11:53, USU by 5 1st-14:32. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench HAMP USU Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 4 times. 13

14 Utah State Game-By-Game Statistics 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 BLACK HILLS STATE 11/09/ W LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/13/ W UTAH 11/19/ W IDAHO STATE 11/22/ W vs Hampton 11/29/ L Utah State Opponents Games played: 5 Points/game: 89.2 FG Pct: FG Pct: 38.0 FT Pct: 72.1 /game: 48.0 Assists/game: 17.0 Turnovers/game: 16.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 Steals/game: 13.8 Blocks/game: Utah State TEAM COMPARISION Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls BLACK HILLS STATE 50/22 53/ / / / / / / / /10 16/25 11/1 20/8 26/23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 48/24 52/ / / / / / / / /13 23/29 6/5 17/7 21/24 UTAH 32/37 45/ / / / / / / / /19 6/14 3/3 8/2 12/16 IDAHO STATE 44/18 34/ / / / / / / /50 (8) 13/10 22/26 4/3 16/13 23/23 Hampton 42/51 46/ (10) 32-73/ / / / / / /50 (10) 21/22 16/13 0/4 8/5 23/17 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Cal State Northridge