Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, January 15
Fresno, CA
6 p.m.
Fresno State
12-6,3-2Mountain West
74
vs
54
Utah State
1-16,0-5Mountain West
1
2
3
4
F
Utah St.
14
9
17
14
54
Fresno St.
17
20
25
12
74
Team Stats
USU
Fresno
FG%
.377
.491
3FG%
.227
.450
FT%
.643
.900
RB
27
35
TO
13
14
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
10
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Jacqueline Carrillo
'Dogs dominate Aggies in third straight conference win, 74-54
1/15/2025 11:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State women's basketball dominates over Utah State for their third straight conference win on Wednesday night at the Save Mart Center, 74-54.Â
The mid-week match up makes Mia Jacobs' eighth 20+ point game this season, finishing on 26 for the night. Mariah Elohim and Saga Ukkonen found themselves in double-digits again tonight with 14 and 10, respectively.Â
How it HappenedÂ
It was a 6-2 run to start off back-to-back three-pointers off of Mia Jacobs and Mariah Elohim. Jacobs took it to the basket for another two points on a layup. Aggies' caught up to trail by two with 4:46 to go, 8-6. It took eight points in only less than a minute for Utah State to tie it up, 14-14, after Stubbs threw in a layup off a steal. Ukkonen drained a three-pointer on the final shot clock of the period for a three-point lead after ten, 17-14. Bulldogs' turned it over seven times, handing the Aggies eight points.Â
Fresno State outscored Utah State 20-9 in the second allowing only two Aggies an opportunity to score from the field. It was a a short 4-0 run for the 'Dogs on the first double digit lead of the night. Danae Powell made it in from the paint before Holly Griffiths drew a foul for a 2-2 trip to the charity line. Kylee Fox let the ball go at the right moment to grab her first points of the night at the buzzer on a shot from downtown. Bulldogs' closed the first half on a 14 point advantage, 37-23.Â
Bulldogs largest lead of the night came near the end of the third on a 24 point lead over the Aggies. Jacobs played on a dominant 9-0 solo run with two layups, a 2-2 trip to the foul line and a deep three. An Aggies 8-6 run opened the second half and Utah's Livingston and Latta dropped in a set of back-to-back three's.Â
Utah State outscored Fresno 14-12 in the final ten to play. Malaya LeSueur made it to the basket two minutes shy after subbing in on a second chance layup, her first of the night. A 6-4 run finalizes the game with the Bulldogs finishing on a 20 point lead over the Aggies.Â
Notable
The mid-week match up makes Mia Jacobs' eighth 20+ point game this season, finishing on 26 for the night. Mariah Elohim and Saga Ukkonen found themselves in double-digits again tonight with 14 and 10, respectively.Â
How it HappenedÂ
It was a 6-2 run to start off back-to-back three-pointers off of Mia Jacobs and Mariah Elohim. Jacobs took it to the basket for another two points on a layup. Aggies' caught up to trail by two with 4:46 to go, 8-6. It took eight points in only less than a minute for Utah State to tie it up, 14-14, after Stubbs threw in a layup off a steal. Ukkonen drained a three-pointer on the final shot clock of the period for a three-point lead after ten, 17-14. Bulldogs' turned it over seven times, handing the Aggies eight points.Â
Fresno State outscored Utah State 20-9 in the second allowing only two Aggies an opportunity to score from the field. It was a a short 4-0 run for the 'Dogs on the first double digit lead of the night. Danae Powell made it in from the paint before Holly Griffiths drew a foul for a 2-2 trip to the charity line. Kylee Fox let the ball go at the right moment to grab her first points of the night at the buzzer on a shot from downtown. Bulldogs' closed the first half on a 14 point advantage, 37-23.Â
Bulldogs largest lead of the night came near the end of the third on a 24 point lead over the Aggies. Jacobs played on a dominant 9-0 solo run with two layups, a 2-2 trip to the foul line and a deep three. An Aggies 8-6 run opened the second half and Utah's Livingston and Latta dropped in a set of back-to-back three's.Â
Utah State outscored Fresno 14-12 in the final ten to play. Malaya LeSueur made it to the basket two minutes shy after subbing in on a second chance layup, her first of the night. A 6-4 run finalizes the game with the Bulldogs finishing on a 20 point lead over the Aggies.Â
Notable
- Fresno State improves to 12-6, 3-2 MWÂ
- Bulldogs have won nine of their last 11 home games
- Fresno State earned their third straight conference winÂ
- For the sixth time this season the Bulldogs have scored 70 or more pointsÂ
- Three players finished in double-figures, Mia Jacobs (26), Mariah Elohim (14) and Saga Ukkonen (10)Â
- Fresno State matched their season-high 49% from the field going 28-of-57
- Bulldogs shot over 40% from the field in all four quarters (46%, 58%, 52%, 40%)Â
- Fresno State has only suffered two losses at home this season, one of which was a conference opponent (Wyoming)Â
- All 11 players dressed saw action in today's game with eight players scoring at least two pointsÂ
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