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Women's Basketball Readies for Quick Turnaround at Utah

11/21/2024 8:08:00 PM

Saint Joseph's (4-0) at Utah (3-1)

Friday, November 22 • 7:00/9:00 p.m. ET

Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, Utah • ESPN+

 
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AT THE TIP
  • The Hawks conclude the Utah road trip in Salt Lake City, facing Utah in a rematch from last year's first meeting between the two teams inside Hagan Arena.
  • Laura Ziegler dropped a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double to help the Hawks cruise past Southern Utah in a 82-53 win on Wednesday night.
  • St. Joe's returns 11 players 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.

LAST TIME OUT
  • The Hawks led by as many as 32 points, comfortably cruising past Southern Utah 82-53 in the first of two games in Utah in a span of three days.
  • Laura Ziegler recorded a career-high 30 points while adding 10 rebounds for her 24th career double-double.
  • Emma Boslet matched the NCAA season-high mark for assists with 13 in the Hawks' win, matching head coach Cindy Griffin's career-high set against Arizona on Dec. 28, 1990.
  • Gabby Casey also set a career-high with 20 points on 8-10 (80.0%) shooting, while Talya Brugler added 18 points in the victory.

HAWKS IN THE NCAA RANKS
  • The Hawks rank third in the country in assist/turnover ratio (1.98) and fourth in assists per game (22.8).
  • St. Joe's sits just outside the top 10 in the country in three-point percentage, ranking 11th in the NCAA after knocking down 43.7% of its attempts from distance. 
  • Emma Boslet ranks sixth in the country in assists per game (8.0) and is 18th in assist/turnover ratio (4.00).
  • Laura Ziegler's three double-doubles on the season ranks fourth in the NCAA.
  • Talya Brugler is one of 20 players in the country with a 100% rate from the free throw line (min. 8 made).

MILESTONE MARKS
  • Head Coach Cindy Griffin earned her 400th win at the helm of St. Joe's over Syracuse and her 450th career win against Southern Utah.
  • Mackenzie Smith surpassed Stephanie Graff (2000-04) for 17th in program history with 1,194 career points. Smith sits 34 points shy of Chelsea Woods (2014-18) in 16th.
  • Talya Brugler and Smith are just one game 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 46 points shy of eighth all-time in scoring in program history.
  • Laura Ziegler needs just 117 points to become the 31st Hawk in program history to reach 1,000 career points.

SERIES REWIND
  • The two teams meet for just the second time, the inaugural matchup between the two teams coming in the 2023-24 season.
  • The Hawks are 25-18 overall against current Big 12 institutions, helped by an 18-9 overall record against West Virginia. The Hawks also registered wins against Arizona, BYU, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State and Texas Tech.
  • West Virginia (18) and Kansas State (2) are the only two schools in the Big 12 that the Hawks have recorded multiple wins over.
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