BYU women in second place in WCC, host LMU Thursday night

BYU vs. LMU Notes

PROVO, Utah — In second place entering this week’s league games, BYU women’s basketball (12-9, 7-3) hosts West Coast Conference foe Loyola Marymount (14-7, 6-4) Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. MST. The game between the Cougars and Lions airs live on BYUtv.

ABOUT BYU

Entering this week’s conference matchups, the Cougars are averaging 68.2 points and 38.4 boards a contest. BYU shoots 42.6 percent from the field, 33.1 percent from the 3-point line and 66.8 percent from the charity stripe.

Nationally, the Cougar team ranks seventh in blocked shots and eighth in blocked shots per game. Senior guard Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee ranks fifth in free throws made and sixth in minutes played. Freshman center Sara Hamson ranks second in blocked shots per game and third in blocked shots.

Two players scored in double digits in the road game at Pacific last Saturday for the seventh time on the year. In 15 games, BYU has tallied more blocks than its opponents and has dished out more assists in eight. The Cougars have also pulled down more rebounds in a total of 11 games.

BYU Player Stat Leaders

Scoring: #20 C. Devashrayee (20.0 ppg)

Rebounding: #22 S. Hamson (6.5 rpg)

Assists: #20 C. Devashrayee (4.4 apg)

Steals: #03 B. Chase (2.1 spg)

Blocks: #22 S. Hamson (4.5 bpg)

ABOUT LMU

Loyola Marymount comes to Provo with a 14-7, 6-4 record and is tied with Saint Mary’s for third place in the latest WCC standings.

The Lions are riding a three-game win streak with victories over Portland, Pepperdine and San Diego.

LMU is putting up 69.2 points a game while grabbing 40.9 boards. The Lions shoot 40.3 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from 3-point range and 63.3 percent from the free-throw line.

LMU Player Stat Leaders

Scoring: #4 C. Wallace (15.7 ppg)

Rebounding: #24 B. Alford (9.0 rpg)

Assists: #11 A. Velasco (4.4 apg)

Steals: #33 G. Green (3.0 spg)

Blocks: #33 G. Green (1.4 bpg)

SERIES HISTORY

BYU leads the overall series against LMU 14-2. Thursday night’s game will be the second meeting between these two league foes this season. The Cougars played in Los Angeles on Jan. 18 where they picked up a 67-55 road victory in Gersten Pavilion.

When playing in Provo, the Lions have never won a game, having lost all six previous contests.

UP NEXT

BYU remains home for a critical game on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars host Gonzaga who is in first place in the WCC regular season race. BYU and the Bulldogs tip off at 2 p.m. MST.