Dec. 20, 2011

UVU's Game Notes

OREM, Utah -- The Utah Valley University women's basketball team will hit the road for the first time in nearly a month and head to Ogden, Utah to play its final game before Christmas at Weber State Wednesday night.

Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. and live stats from the game can be found by visiting WeberStateSports.com while live audio will be available at WolverineGreen.com.

The Wolverines are 5-5 on the year and are coming off of a 63-54 home loss to former Great West Conference foe South Dakota Monday afternoon. In that game UVU shot just 5-of-34 from the field in the first half and tried to stage a late comeback in the final minutes but the late attempt came up short as the Wolverines fell by nine.

Wednesday's game between Utah Valley and Weber State will be the second season meeting between the in-state rivals and UVU will be looking for the season sweep after it came away victorious in the earlier meeting on Dec. 8 in Orem. In that game the Wildcats held a four-point lead at the half but the Wolverines were able to pull ahead in the second half and hold on to their lead late thanks to 19 points and a school record 21 boards from junior Sammie Jensen.

This will be the seventh meeting overall between the schools, with the series currently all tied up at 3-3 in the six previous meetings.

On the season Jensen leads UVU in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per night. Behind her senior Jenna Johnson is next in the scoring column with an average of 9.4 ppg.

About Weber State
The Wildcats are 2-10 on the season and are coming off of a 77-59 defeat to undefeated Colorado on the road in Boulder, Colo., last Saturday. Wednesday's game will also be Weber State's final pre-Christmas contest and it will also mark its final non-conference game of the 2011-12 season.

Junior forward Amanda Hughes leads Weber State in scoring and rebounding, averaging 10.3 points and 7.1 rebounds. Mikell Woodfield is second in scoring 9.4 points and is tied with Hughes in rebounding (7.1 rpg).

Up Next for UVU
The Wolverines will have a few days off for Christmas their next game will be on Dec. 28 when they travel to the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, to take on the University of Utah. UVU will then head to Boise, to play at Boise State on New Year's Eve.