Cougars Close Out Road Trip at Saint Mary’s

MORAGA, Calif. — BYU women’s basketball will close its three-game California road trip when it faces Saint Mary’s on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the University Credit Union Pavilion. Tip-off is scheduled for 12 p.m. PST and the game will be streamed live on the WCC Network.

BYU at Saint Mary's Game Notes

ABOUT BYU (13-3, 9-2)

• The Cougars, fresh off a 65-52 road win over Pacific on Thursday, have won four straight and seven of their last eight
• BYU remains in 2nd place in the WCC standings, 2.5 games behind No. 17 Gonzaga and a game ahead of third-place San Diego
• Lauren Gustin is the nation’s second-leading rebounder (12.9 rpg) and ranks 15th in the country for double-doubles with nine
• Sara Hamson is averaging 2.8 blocks per contest, good for 15th in the NCAA
• Shaylee Gonzales, the WCC’s second-leading scorer, leads the team in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (3.9 apg) and steals (2.5 spg)
• Following Gonzales, Paisley Johnson Harding (12.6 ppg), Gustin (11.9 ppg) and Tegan Graham round out BYU’s top four scorers
• As a team, the Cougars rank 13th in the nation in field-goal percentage defense (.346) and 17th in assists per game (17.2)

ABOUT SAINT MARY’S (5-15, 3-11)

• The Gaels, who lost 82-73 to San Diego at home on Thursday, have lost five straight and currently sit in 9th place in the WCC standings
• Junior guard Taycee Wedin (12.3 ppg) and senior guard Madeline Holland (11.9 ppg) pace Saint Mary’s in scoring
• Senior guard Brianna Simonich leads the Gaels in rebounds (8.7 rpg), assists (2.7 apg) and steals (1.5 spg)
• As a team, the Gaels rank fifth in the WCC in field-goal percentage (.414) and three-point field goal percentage (.329). They also rank third in the conference in three-pointers per game (6.9)
• Last season, Saint Mary’s finished 7th in the WCC regular season standings. The Gaels were picked to finish 5th in the 2020-21 WCC Preseason Poll

SERIES HISTORY

• BYU holds a 13-10 all-time series lead over the Gaels
• The Cougars are 4-6 when playing Saint Mary’s in Moraga
• Earlier this season, BYU defeated the Gaels 80-63 in the Marriott Center

UP NEXT

BYU returns to the Marriott Center next week for its final homestand of the regular season, taking on No. 17 Gonzaga on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. MST. The contest will be broadcast live on BYUtv and on the BYUtv App.