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'Dogs host Aggies in midweek clash
1/14/2025 4:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GAME 18: FRESNO STATE (11-6, 2-2 MW) vs UTAH STATE (1-15, 0-4 MW)Â
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 | 6 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Save Mart Center | Fresno, Calif.Â
MEDIA COVERAGEÂ
Watch: Mountain West NetworkÂ
Listen: Bulldog Sports NetworkÂ
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Analyst: Marc Q. JonesÂ
Sidelines: Taylor MartinezÂ
Stats: StatbroadcastÂ
Live Updates via Twitter (X): @fresnostatewbb
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State women's basketball hosts Utah State at the Save Mart Center on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.Â
BULLDOG BONESÂ
- Fresno State improves to 11-6, 2-2 Â MWÂ
- Fresno State sits at their highest NET ranking this season at 173Â
- Wednesday's theme of the game is Pride NightÂ
- Fresno State and Utah State will meet for the 38th time and the 18th time in FresnoÂ
- Mia Jacobs was named Player of the Week (Jan. 13)Â
- Mia Jacobs is one of three DI players that ranks in the top two of their conference in points (18.7), rebounds (9.8) and steals per game (2.41) this season. If she maintains that throughout the season, she would become one of two MW players to do so, joining UNLV's Linda Frohlich (1999-00).
- Mia Jacobs became the second MW player to record a 30-point double-double in consecutive games, joining Colorado State's McKenna Hofschild (2023-24); the last DI player to do this was Iowa's Caitlin Clark.Â
- Fresno State is one of two teams to have an unbeaten streak of more than one game (UNLV, 5)
- Fresno State is 4-2 with their current starting lineup of Saga Ukkonen, Mariah Elohim, Kylee Fox, Mia Jacobs and Maria Konstantinidou in the last six games
- The current starting five rode on a 3-2 record from Nov. 17- Dec. 1 before Danae Powell stepped in for Ukkonen for two games (UCM & USC)Â
- Head coach Jaime White earned her 100th MW the last time she faced Utah State on Feb. 3, 2024 in Logan, 70-50
- Bulldogs have not lost more than two games in a row this seasonÂ
- Fresno will join Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Utah State in the newly formed Pac 12 come 2026Â
ABOUT THE MATCH UPÂ
Fresno State and Utah State will meet for the 38th time in program history and for the 18th time in Fresno. Bulldogs lead the all-time meetings at 30-7 and at home, 15-2.Â
'Dogs host the Aggies on a two game series win streak. It was a historic last meeting as head coach Jaime White earned her 100th Mountain West conference win against Utah State in Logan, 70-50.Â
PLAYER OF THE WEEKÂ
Mia Jacobs earns her second Player of the Week honor this season and third of her career.Â
- Led the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week with wins over San José State (77-64) and Boise State (68-62), while logging back-to-back double-doubles.Averaged 31 points, 10 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and one assist per game, while shooting 56.3 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from three-point range and 87.5 percent from the free-throw line.
- At San José State, notched a career-high 32 points, 10 rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist.Against the Broncos, registered 30 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, two blocks and one assist.
- Jacobs double-double against San Jose State marked the 15th of her career at Fresno State to join program history as the tenth player to do so, tying Alex Sheedy
- Jacobs double-double against Boise State marked her 11th of the season to make program history as the tenth player, tying Yvette Roberts and Maddi Utti
- For the first time in her career, Jacobs has scored 30+ points in back-to-back gamesÂ
- At San Jose State, Jacobs surpassed 1,000 career points after a career-high 32 points
TURN IT OVERÂ
Fresno State sits 3rd in the conferences standing through four MW games. Bulldogs hold a +5.00 TO margin averaging 12.5 a game and forcing opponents to 17.5 a game.Â
In the first four conference games the Bulldogs have totaled 50 turnovers while forcing 70 turnovers. Fresno State's lowest number of turnovers was against Wyoming with eight, while forcing San Jose State to 25. 'Dogs have scored 16+ points off turnovers in three of the last four conference match ups (27 vs SJSU, 18 vs Wyo., and 16 vs Boise).Â
A LOOK AT THE AGGIESÂ
- Head coach Wesley Brooks enters his first season leading the AggiesÂ
- Utah State looks for their first conference win and second win this season
- Senior guard Cheyanne Stubbs reached 1,000 career points
- Stubbs has played four games scoring 20+ pointsÂ
- Carlie Latta was named Freshman of the Week after a career-high 19 points  Â
- In the last five games, Utah State has lost three of them by ten points or lessÂ
- Through four conference games
- Â Â Â Stubbs averages 18.50 ppg, No. 4 in MW
- Â Â Â Gracie Johnson tied No. 1 in blocked shots (8)
- Â Â Â Carlie Latta No. 3 in minutes played averaging 35 min
- Â Â Â Stubbs No. 9 in minutes played averaging 33 min