Final home WCC game of the year vs. Portland Thursday

BYU vs. Portland Game Notes

PROVO, Utah — In third place entering the final week of West Coast Conference play, BYU women’s basketball is 15-12, 10-6 on the year and has one home league game remaining.

The Cougars host Portland (6-21, 2-14) Thursday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. MST. The game will be carried live on BYUtv and on the internet at byutv.org. BYU’s three seniors will be honored at the conclusion of the game.

ABOUT BYU

• Leads the WCC in blocked shots and field goal percentage defense; ranks second in 3-point field goals made; fifth in assists and steals and second in attendance.

• Averages 67.8 points and 39.0 rebounds while shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 32.8 percent from the 3-point line and 67.1 percent from the free-throw line.

• Nationally, BYU ranks sixth in blocked shots, seventh in blocked shots per game and leads the league in blocked shots.

• Senior guard Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee ranks eighth in free throw attempts, fifth in free throws made and third in minutes played, nationally. In the WCC, she’s first in scoring and minutes played, fifth in free throw percentage and sixth in assists.

• Freshman center Sara Hamson ranks second in blocked shots per game and blocked shots nationally. In the WCC, she ranks first in blocked shots, fifth in defensive rebounds, sixth in rebounding and ninth in offensive rebounds.

• In the WCC, sophomore guard Brenna Chase ranks first in 3-point field goals made, fourth in steals, assist/turnover ratio and minutes played, as well as 11th in scoring.

• In 20 games, BYU has tallied more blocks than its opponents.

• It has recorded more assists in 11 games and pulled down more rebounds in 12 contests.

ABOUT PORTLAND (POR)

• The Pilots have compiled a 6-21, 2-14 record and are in last place in WCC play. They are coming off back-to-back losses at Santa Clara and Saint Mary’s.

• Portland recorded home wins over WCC foes Saint Mary’s and Pacific. 

• On the road, the Pilots have a 0-8 mark in conference games.

• Portland is scoring 64.4 points and grabbing 38.1 rebounds per game. The team shoots 39.8 percent from the field, 27.7 percent from 3-point range and 70.6 percent from the free-throw line.

• Head coach Cheryl Sanderson is in her fourth season at Portland, where she has compiled a 19-98 record.

SERIES HISTORY

• BYU leads the series with the Pilots, 21-4.

• In the first game of this year’s league race, BYU picked up a 72-58 win in Portland on December 28.

• The Pilots have a 2-9 record playing in the Marriott Center. The last Portland win in Provo was on Jan. 2, 1999, a five-point, 62-57 victory.

UP NEXT

BYU will play its final WCC game on the road. The Cougars travel to Spokane to take on league-leading Gonzaga, Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. PST. The game will be carried live on BYU radio with a live video steam available on TheW.tv.