Three-game home stand begins with Pepperdine Thursday

BYU vs. Pepperdine Game Notes

Pepperdine at BYU Game Notes

PROVO, Utah — Tied with Saint Mary’s for second place in the latest West Coast Conference standings, BYU women’s basketball (14-11, 9-5) is at home hosting three-straight league foes.

The Cougars begin the week battling Pepperdine (9-15, 5-9) Thursday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. MST. The game will be carried live on BYUtv and on the internet at byutv.org.

ABOUT BYU

• Has had 23 games with at least two players finishing with double-digit points, last in the overtime road loss at San Francisco.

• Averages 67.7 points and 38.4 rebounds while shooting 41.8 percent from the field, 32.6 percent from the 3-point line and 67.4 percent from the charity stripe.

• Nationally, BYU ranks seventh in both blocked shots and in blocked shots per game.

• Senior guard Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee ranks seventh in free throw attempts and fifth in both free throws made and in minutes played.

• Freshman center Sara Hamson ranks second in blocked shots per game and in blocked shots.

• In 18 games, BYU has tallied more blocks than its opponents.

• It has recorded more assists in 10 games and pulled down more rebounds in a total of 11.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE (PEP)

• The Waves have compiled a 9-15, 5-9 record and are in sixth place in the WCC regular-season race.

• PEP has wins over Santa Clara, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and LMU in league play.

• On the road, Pepperdine has a 0-7 mark in conference games.

• Head coach Delisha Milton Jones is in her first season at the helm of the PEP basketball program.

SERIES HISTORY

• BYU leads the series with the Waves 16-2.

• In the first game of this year’s league race, the Cougars picked up a 73-67 win in Malibu on January 11.

• Pepperdine has not won a game in the Marriott Center since BYU joined the WCC. 

• In last year’s WCC race, BYU swept the series.  

UP NEXT

After Thursday night’s contest, BYU remains at home for its second of three league games. The Cougars host San Diego, Saturday, Feb. 17, at 12 p.m. MST. The game can be seen live on BYUtv and online at byutv.org.