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Women's Basketball Heads West for Matchup Against Southern Utah

11/19/2024 4:35:00 PM

Saint Joseph's (3-0) at Southern Utah (0-4)

Wednesday, November 20 • 6:30/8:30 p.m. ET

America First Event Center • Cedar City, Utah • ESPN+

 
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AT THE TIP
  • The Hawks head out to Utah for a pair of contests, starting with a matchup against Southern Utah on Wednesday evening.
  • St. Joe's returns 11 starters from last year's team that set a new school record with 28 wins. The Hawks also return four starters; nearly 85 percent of production from 2023-24's squad back on Hawk Hill.
  • Talya Brugler scored a game-high 21 points to help the Hawks to an opening win in Big 5 play against Penn, adding 11 rebounds for her seventh career double-double, the second of the season.

CITY BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE LINE
  • The Hawks defeated Penn to open Big 5 play last Friday, beating the Quakers 68-57 with help of 21 points and 11 rebounds from Talya Brugler.
  • Laura Ziegler also added a double-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven assists. It was the junior's 23rd double-double of the season, ranking fifth all-time in program history. 
  • Brugler and Ziegler's double-doubles mark the first time since the 2017-18 season that the Hawks have had multiple players earn a double-double in the same game at least twice in one season.
  • The Hawks are winners of the last four against Penn and move to 44-5 all-time against the Quakers in the rivalry.

BIG 5 DOUBLE-DOUBLES
  • Laura Ziegler has recorded five double-doubles in her nine career games against Big 5 opposition.
  • The junior has registered all five double-doubles in the last five games in the Big 5, averaging 16.4 points and 11.2 rebounds in that span.
  • Overall, Ziegler averages 13.8 and 8.5 in her career against schools in Philadelphia.

MILESTONE MARKS
  • Head Coach Cindy Griffin earned her 400th win at the helm of St. Joe's over Syracuse.
  • Mackenzie Smith surpassed Michelle Baker (1995-00) for 18th in program history with 1,187 career points. Smith sits six points shy of Stephanie Graff (2000-04) in 17th.
  • Talya Brugler and Smith are just two games shy of reaching 100 career appearances in their careers and would become the 64th and 65th Hawk to reach the century mark.
  • Brugler became the 24th Hawk in program history to record 500 rebounds in a career after surpassing the feat against Penn. Brugler also sits 66 points shy of eighth all-time in scoring in program history.
  • Laura Ziegler needs just 147 points to become the 31st Hawk in program history to reach 1,000 career points.

SERIES REWIND
  • Saint Joseph's and Southern Utah have never met prior to Wednesday's contest.
  • St. Joe's is 2-3 all-time in games against Division I opponents from Utah.
  • The Hawks have previously earned wins against BYU and Weber State
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