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NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (29-19-5) at St. Louis Blues (26-25-3)

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NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (29-19-5) at St. Louis Blues (26-25-3)

COLORADO AVAANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Sat, Feb. 18 at St. Louis Noon Altitude / NHLN 92.5 FM
Sun, Feb. 19 EDMONTON 1 p.m. ESPN+, HULU / SNet 92.5 FM
Fri, Feb. 24 at Winnipeg 6 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Feb. 25 CALGARY 8 p.m. Altitude, CBC 950 AM
Mon, Feb. 27 VEGAS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TODAY’S GAME
COLORADO @ ST. LOUIS
12:08 p.m. MT / 1:08 p.m. CT
Altitude, NHL Network / 92.5 FM
The Colorado Avalanche takes on the St. Louis Blues in a Saturday afternoon matchup at Enterprise Center … Today is the first half of a back-to-back for the Avs, who will return home to host Edmonton tomorrow afternoon at Ball Arena … This weekend marks the second of what is three consecutive sets of back-to-back games for the Avs … All three back-to-backs will require travel in between (either home/road or road/home) and all three opponents on the second half of the back-to-back will be waiting for the Avs … Colorado is 9-2-2 in its last 13 games and 5-1-1 in its last seven on the road.

ON THE CALL
Altitude TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Altitude Radio: Conor McGahey

LAST GAME
Feb. 15 – Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 at Xcel Energy Center
Alexandar Georgiev made 41 saves and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist to give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center … Andrew Cogliano and Denis Malgin also scored for the Avs and Devon Toews added two assists.
SF: 19 SA: 43 PP: 0-1 PK: 1-2
The 8:52 p.m. puck drop was the latest recorded start time in Avalanche history (regular season or playoffs) The Avalanche improved to 9-2-2 in their last 13 games The Avs won both games in Minnesota this year and are 10-4-1 against their own division in 2022-23 Colorado is 5-1-1 in its last seven road contests MacKinnon recorded his third straight multi-point effort (4g/3a) MacKinnon’s goal was his 48th career game-winning tally to pass Michel Goulet (47) for third most in franchise history Artturi Lehkonen picked up his 20th assist of season, tying his career high set in 2018-19 Georgiev started both games of a back-to-back for the second time this season (also Nov. 4-5 in Finland against Columbus) … He is 2-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .960 Sv% in the second game of those back to backs … Georgiev is 6-1-1 in his last eight appearances overall Josh Manson had an assist and a game-high four hits and five blocked shots in his first appearance since Dec. 1

CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (Jan. 14 – present)
Erik Johnson – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
Cale Makar – head (Feb. 9 – present)
Total: 302 (3rd in NHL)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 17 – Justus Annunen, Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 15 – Josh Manson activated from Injured Reserve … Brad Hunt, Jonas Johansson reassigned to Colorado (AHL)
Feb. 14 – Brad Hunt, Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Erik Johnson placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Feb. 11) … Ben Meyers reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 13 – Jonas Johansson recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 12 – Brad Hunt cleared waivers and was reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 11 – Brad Hunt placed on waivers

TODAY’S OPPONENT – ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Avalanche and Blues close out the season series this afternoon with the fourth and final meeting of 2022-23 … Colorado is 2-1-0 against the Blues this season, 1-0-0 on the road … The Avs have won their last seven trips to St. Louis including the playoffs (2-0 in regular season, 5-0 in playoffs) … The Blues and Avalanche have faced off in each of the last two postseasons (both series won by Colorado).

SCHEDULE vs. BLUES
Nov. 14 vs. ST. LOUIS (L, 2-3)
Dec. 11 @ St. Louis (W, 3-2 OT)
Jan. 28 vs. ST. LOUIS (W, 4-2)
Feb. 18 @ St. Louis

RECORD vs. BLUES
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 2-1-0 Overall: 2-1-0 Overall: 72-68-18 Overall: 58-43-13 Series (record): 3 series (3-0)
Home: 1-1-0 Home: 1-1-0 Home: 45-26-10 Home: 35-17-7 Record Overall: 13-3-0
Road: 1-0-0 Road: 1-0-0 Road: 27-42-8 Road: 23-26-6

2022-23 SEASON NOTES
BACK-TO-BACK
This weekend marks the second of what is three consecutive sets of back-to-back games for the Avs … All three back-to-backs will require travel in between (either home/road or road/home) and all three opponents on the second half of the back-to-back will be waiting for the Avs … Colorado, which will play 13 back-to-back contests overall this year, owns a 3-2-1 record in the first game and 4-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.
Feb. 14 vs. TBL (O, 3-4 SO)
Feb. 15 @ MIN (W, 3-2)
Feb. 18 @ STL
Feb. 19 vs. EDM
Feb. 24 @ WPG
Feb. 25 vs. CGY

GRAND CENTRAL
Colorado is 10-4-1 against Central Division teams this season, 5-1-1 at home and 5-3-0 on the road.

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Brandon Saad – Upper-Body (Announced on Feb. 16)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 228

Recent Transactions
February
17 – Acquired a 2023 First and Third-Round draft pick, as well a 2024 Second-Round draft pick and forwards Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari
16 – Recalled forward Jake Neighbours from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
16 – Placed forward Brandon Saad on injured reserve
12 – Assigned defenseman Scott Perunovich to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) on a conditioning assignment

BLUES VS. AVALANCHE (Reg. Season)

  • This will be the 4th and final matchup between the Blues and Avs this season
  • The Blues are 1-1-1 against Colorado this season (3-2 win in Colorado on Nov. 14 / 3-2 OT loss at home on Dec. 11 / 4-2 loss in Colorado on Jan. 28)
  • The Blues are 4-3-1 in their last 8 games against Colorado
  • The Blues have earned points in 3 of their last 4 games against Colorado at home, going 2-1-1 in those 4 games
  • The Blues are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games against Colorado at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 4 straight games against Colorado, going 4 for 12 (33.3%) on the power play over those 4 games
  • The Blues have also scored a power play goal in 9 of their last 10 games against Colorado, going 10 for 30 (33.3%) on the power play over that span

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2/19 – at Ottawa
2/21 – at Carolina
2/23 – vs. Vancouver
2/25 – vs. Pittsburgh
2/28 – vs. Seattle

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will play 6 more games in February, 4 of which will come at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues will play 3 more games against the Eastern Conference this month, as well as 3 more against the Western Conference
  • Only 1 of their remaining 6 games in February will come against Central Division opponents, today vs. Colorado

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 22-8-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 9th most wins in the NHL (1. Carolina, 27-4-4 / Boston, 27-0-3)
  • The Blues are 1 of 4 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (Kings/Islanders/Ducks)
  • The Blues have 9 players who have scored at least 10 goals this season, which shares 3rd in the NHL (1. Seattle & Vegas, 10 players)

WBB-FCS: Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (9-16) at Youngstown State Penguins (18-7)

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The Milwaukee Panthers women’s basketball team travels to kick off its last road trip of the regular season as the team takes on the Youngstown State Penguins on Friday evening inside Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio beginning at 6:00 p.m. CST.

The game can be viewed on ESPN+; while live stats and live audio on the Black & Gold Network with Matt Menzl on the call are also be available on MKEPanthers.com.

SCOUTING THE PENGUINS
Youngstown State is coming off a pair of home victories last weekend as the Penguins knocked off Oakland and Detroit Mercy to improve to 18-7 overall with a 12-4 mark in league games, currently sitting in third place in the Horizon League.

It’s Lilly Ritz leading the way for the Penguins with 437 points (17.5 PPG), 264 rebounds (10.6 RPG), 45 steals (1.8 SPG) and 30 blocks (1.2 BPG). The senior had a 20-point, 11-rebound effort back on February 22 in Milwaukee to help lead the Penguins to a 61-51 victory.

Megan Callahan and Malia Magestro are both averaging 10.6 points per game, while Dena Jarrells leads the team with 96 assists (3.8 APG).

On Saturday against Detroit Mercy, the Penguins edged the Titans by five in a 72-67 win. Ritz had 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead the way, while Callahan added 16 points and Paige Shy scored a dozen.

The Penguins are the fourth-best team in the Horizon League averaging 68.2 points per game and are third defensively allowing 57.8 points per contest. Youngstown State is second in the conference in assist/turnover ratio at 1.15, trailing just Green Bay.

LAST MEETING
Milwaukee and Youngstown State met on January 22 at the Klotsche Center, with the Penguins picking up the 10-point win, 61-51.

The Panthers had three in double figures with Kendall Nead scoring 17, Kamy Peppler knocked down 13 and Emma Wittmershaus recorded a dozen. In comparison, it was four to score double figures for the Penguins with Lilly Ritz picking up 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Megan Callahan had 15, Malia Magestro had 13, and Dena Jarrells picked up 10.

The Panthers were within two after a three-pointer by Peppler with 1:39 left in the game, but Milwaukee was unable to get the bucket as Youngstown State connected on their free throws to escape with the 10-point win.

SERIES HISTORY
Milwaukee owns a 31-20 all-time lead over the Penguins as each side has exchanged three-straight wins over the last six. Youngstown State has wins in the last three matchups, which was preceded by three-straight wins by the Panthers.

From February of 1992 to February of 2004, the Panthers won nine-straight, while the Panthers also had a 15-game winning streak from January of 2006 to February of 2012.

The Panthers also own a 14-11 record in Youngstown, Ohio, having split the two previous matchups in Northeast Ohio.

WBB-FCS: Furman Paladins (10-16) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (20-7)

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Fresh off dismantling Wofford on Thursday night, the ETSU women’s basketball team is set to face Furman on Saturday afternoon in its final regular season home game. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. inside Brooks Gym.

Saturday is Senior Day as the Bucs will honor graduate guard Jiselle Thomas (Norwalk, Ohio) with a pregame recognition. In her one season with the Bucs, Thomas has totaled 411 points, 134 rebounds, 53 assists, 21 steals and eight blocks in 27 games (26 starts).

For her career, Thomas has totaled 1,406 points, 469 rebounds, 206 assists, 124 steals and 32 blocks in 114 games played (62 starts) between her time at High Point, Florida International, Temple and ETSU.

MATCHUP INFO

Saturday, February 18, 2023 – East Tennessee State vs. Furman

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Location: Johnson City, Tenn.

Venue: Brooks Gym

ABOUT THE BUCS

ETSU enters the weekend with an overall record of 20-7 and a 7-4 mark in SoCon action.

The Blue & Gold are coming off a historic night on Thursday where ETSU throttled Wofford, 83-45, behind a school-record 16 made three-pointers. The previous record of 15 was set back in ETSU’s last NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010 against Xavier. ETSU also netted 15 threes against North Florida in 2006. Entering Thursday night, ETSU was averaging six made threes per game.

Paris McCarthy (Castleisland, Ireland) broke the record with a three-pointer at the 1:04 mark of the fourth quarter. Local product Sarah Thompson (Gate City, Va.) knocked down four triples of her own to finish with a career-high 17 points.

In addition to the barrage of threes going down inside Brooks Gym, the Bucs notched their 20th win of the season on Thursday night, becoming the ninth team in program history to reach the 20-win mark.

The Bucs will be looking to win their home regular season finale for the first time since the 2019-20 season when ETSU defeated Mercer, 56-54. This is the second straight year the Bucs are playing Furman in their home finale.

ETSU broke the school record last week for best win improvement from season-to-season, going from six wins last season to 20 already this season. The 14-win improvement broke the previous school record of 12 set in the 2014-15 season.

ETSU is also three wins away from tying the all-time school record for single season wins, set in 2009-10 with a 23-9 record. That season is also tied with two others for the fewest losses in a season all-time (since expanding the schedule to over 15 games in 1974-75). There are three regular season games remaining.

ETSU has enjoyed nation’s current best turnaround this season under first year Buccaneer head coach Brenda Mock Brown. Coach Mock also had one of the most storied turnarounds of all-time at UNC Asheville in 2016, improving by 16 games to rank fifth all-time in NCAA D1 Women’s Basketball history.

ETSU’s 14-win improvement ranks atop the nation ahead of both Illinois and UIC at 12 games, followed by Virginia with a 10-win improvement. Last year’s most improved team was LSU with a 12-game improvement (17 more wins with 10 more opportunities).

Since the start of the program in 1968, ETSU has never had a season that brought four separate four-game win streaks (or longer). ETSU enjoyed two four-game win streaks to start 8-2 overall, then had a five-game win streak to improve to 13-3. The most recent win streak of four brought ETSU’s record to 17-6. The last time ETSU had three such streaks was the 2014-15 season that produced a 21-12 overall record. Another win this weekend would make it five such win streaks.

For the last nine weeks, ETSU has either received votes or been ranked in the College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. This week, the Bucs were outside the Top 25 but received 21 votes to sit six spots out.

The Bucs finished non-conference play with a 13-3 record — the best non-conference finish in modern era program history. That era began when the SoCon began sponsoring a women’s basketball championship in 1983-84 — the same season ETSU finished with 11 non-conference wins.

The Bucs are averaging 62.8 points per game, while ranking 11th in the nation with just 54.3 points allowed per game. The Bucs also rank 22nd in the nation in offensive rebounding with 14.7 per game.

Graduate guard Jiselle Thomas (Norwalk, Ohio) leads the Bucs with 15.2 points per game to rank sixth in the league. She has scored in double figures in 22 of her 27 games. She also has five games where she scored 20 or more points, and ETSU is 5-0 in those games.

This season, ETSU in on track for its first winning campaign since 2018, where the team finished 20-13 overall, 11-3 in the SoCon and made an appearance in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). ETSU has made three NCAA tournament appearances all-time (2008, 2009, 2010) and four WNIT appearances (1995, 2006, 2015, 2018).

ABOUT THE PALADINS

Furman sits at 10-16 overall and 2-9 in SoCon play.

The Paladins have dropped their last two contests, most-recently falling at Chattanooga Thursday night, 70-63.

Sydney Ryan and Ella Riggs each scored 15 points in the loss to the Mocs on Thursday.

The Paladins are led by Grace van Rij as she’s averaging 13.2 points and 6.5 rebounds, while shooting 53 percent from the field and 72 percent at the free throw line. The xxx ranks ninth in the SoCon in scoring, sixth in rebounding, third in field goal percentage, blocked shots (1.0) and offensive rebounds (3.3).

Jaelyn Acker is the only other Paladin player to be averaging double figures in scoring as she’s posting 11.1 points per game. Acker leads the team in made threes with 49.

Seven of Furman’s 10 wins this season have come at home, while the Paladins have dropped 10 of their 13 on the road. Furman’s last road win came on Jan. 14 when they won at Western Carolina, 60-46. The other two Paladin road wins this season came at UNC Asheville (65-64) and Presbyterian (67-60).

As a team, Furman ranks third in the SoCon in scoring defense (63.4) and fourth in scoring offense (63.6). The Paladins do feature the league’s best three-point shooting defense as they are holding opponents to 27 percent shooting from beyond the arc, along with the best rebound team in the SoCon with a +7.4 rebounding margin. Furman also leads the league in offensive rebounds per game (17.0) and offensive rebound percentage (.430).

The Paladins are led by Jackie Carson, who is in her 13th season at Furman, and recorded her 200th career win earlier this season at UNCA.

SERIES HISTORY

Saturday marks the 71st all-time matchup in the series, making Furman the fourth-most-frequent rival for ETSU.

Furman leads the all-time series, 46-23, but the Bucs are looking for the season sweep after defeating the Paladins 64-56 back in January. The win in Greenville was ETSU’s first over Furman since Jan. 18, 2018.

The last time ETSU swept the regular season series over Furman was in that 2017-18 season.

The Bucs’ all-time record for most points scored (114) and most combined points (203) both came in a game against the Paladins in 1987, as ETSU defeated Furman by a final of 114-89.

MBB-FBS: Utah Valley Wolverines (20-6) at Seattle Redhawks (18-9)

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  • Utah Valley takes its four-game win streak into the Emerald City this week as the team travels to the Pacific Northwest to take on Seattle U on Saturday night at the Redhawk Center. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. MT
     
  • Utah Valley sits atop the WAC standings with an 11-2 record. The Wolverines also hold the top spot in the WAC resume seeding system. If the season ended today, UVU would take the No. 1 seed into the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.
     
  • Le’Tre Darthard scored a career-high 31 points and Tim Fuller added a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double to lead Utah Valley to an 90-83 win over in-state WAC rival Southern Utah last week at the UCCU Center. Trey Woodbury, Aziz Bandaogo, and Small each scored 10 points while Tim Ceaser added nine. Bandaogo was just two rebounds shy of a double-double with eight boards to go along with three blocks.
     
  • Utah Valley junior guard Le’Tre Darthard has been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. It marks the second time this season that Darthard has earned the award. In Saturday’s 90-83 win over Southern Utah, Darthard scored a career-high 31 points with nine rebounds and three steals. Over the two games last week, Darthard averaged 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 assists per game. He shot 39.1 percent (9-of-23) from the floor and a 94.7 percent (18-of-19) clip from the free throw line.
     
  • Utah Valley has hit the 20-win mark for a second straight season. This year’s team has hit the 20-win mark faster than any team in UVU history in the program’s full Division I status era. The 2003-04 team hit the 20-win mark through 25 games during UVU’s Division I provisional status era. It’s only the second team in UVU history the Wolverines have won 20-plus games in back-to-back seasons. 
     
  • The Wolverines committed a season-low five turnovers in its 71-55 win over California Baptist on Feb. 8. The five turnovers are the fewest turnovers in a game since 2014 when UVU had five against Seattle U (2/13/14) and three against Grand Canyon (1/11/14). The five turnovers are the fewest of the Mark Madsen era.
     
  • Utah Valley has won 17 of its last 19 games over a nearly three-month stretch. During that stretch, Utah Valley rattled off 11 straight wins that began with an 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Dec. 3 and ended in an 85-80 loss to Seattle U on Jan. 14. The 11-game streak is the second longest streak in program history behind the 2011-12 team, which won 13 straight.
     
  • Utah Valley is the top shot blocking team in the nation with 165 blocks and a 6.3 blocks per game average. The Wolverines sit ahead of Iona (6.1), Milwaukee (5.8), Illinois (5.8), Florida (5.7), and Oral Roberts (5.7). Utah Valley also ranks second nationally in defensive rebounds per game (29.62) and sixth in rebounds per game (40.23). Utah Valley’s 165 blocks are the most swats ever recorded in a single season in program history, breaking the previous record of 157 set during the 2019-20 season.
     
  • Aziz Bandaogo ranks in the top-10 nationally in six statistical categories. He ranks fourth in blocks (76), sixth in double-doubles (14), sixth in rebounds (277), sixth in blocks per game (2.92), sixth in defensive rebounds per game (7.81), and ninth in rebounds per game (10.7).


BROADCAST INFORMATION
Saturday night’s game at Seattle U will be broadcast live on the ESPN+, which is available on the ESPN+ app and at ESPNplus.com.  The game will also be broadcast over the Utah County airwaves on ESPN 960 AM with Jim McCulloch on the call.

ABOUT SEATTLE U
Seattle U enters Saturday’s game with an 18-9 overall record and a 9-5 mark in WAC play. The Redhawks hold an impressive 11-1 record at home this season. The team won a pair of home games last week over Utah Tech and Grand Canyon. The team most recently dropped an 84-63 decision on the road to California Baptist on Wednesday night. Senior guard/forward Riley Grigsby finished with a game-high 23 points and redshirt junior guard Cameron Tyson had 17 in the loss to the Lancers. Tyson leads the team in scoring this season at 18.8 points a game. Grigsby and Alex Schumacher also average double figures at 13.7 and 12.1 points per game, respecitvly. Grigsby leads the team on the boards, pulling down 5.4 rebounds a game. Tyson leads the team with 82 three-point field goals, which ranks 13th nationally. He also ranks fifth nationally in three-point field goal attempts at 241. As a team, Seattle U ranks 10th in the country in three-point attempts per game (28.0) and 37th in threes made per game (8.9). 

SERIES HISTORY VS. THE REDHAWKS
Utah Valley and Seattle U will meet for the 26th time on the basketball hardwood. The Redhawks hold a slight 13-12 advantage in the series. The two teams have split the two-game WAC series two of the last three seasons. The two teams only played one game against eachother during the 2020-21 season. Seattle U handed the Wolverines their only loss at home this season on Jan. 14, taking an 85-80 win in Orem. UVU holds a 4-8 record against Seattle U in games played in Seattle. 

LAST TIME vs. SU: Seattle U 85, Utah Valley 80 (January 14, 2023 – Orem)
Aziz Bandaogo came up just short of a triple double with career-high 23 points, 13 rebounds, and career-best seven assists to lead Utah Valley in an 85-80 setback to Seattle U on Jan. 14 at the UCCU Center. The Wolverines had won 11 straight before falling to the Redhawks. 

WBB-FBS: Nevada Wolfpack (9-16) at Fresno State Bulldogs (9-19)

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WBB-FBS: Nevada Wolfpack (9-16) at Fresno State Bulldogs (9-19)

Nevada women’s basketball starts a three-game road trip on Saturday, beginning that stretch at Fresno State at 4:30 p.m. 

Larry Burnett will have the call on 630 AM KPLY with a 20 minute pregame show prior to tipoff. Fans can also listen live online through the Varsity Network. The game will be available to watch on the Mountain West Network and live stats can be accessed through Stat Broadcast. 

Nevada has had one fourth of its roster have at least one career 20-point outing. Alyssa Jimenez most recently scored 20 points on Feb. 11 against New Mexico, her second 20-point outing of the season. Megan Ormiston has registered a career-high 26 points on two occasions, most recently on Jan. 21 against Fresno State. Sophomore Audrey Roden scored 20 points on Jan. 21 against Fresno State, 22 points on Feb. 2 against Boise State while dropping a career-high 27 points on Dec. 3 against Idaho, hitting the game-tying 3-pointer. Junior guard Victoria Davis is coming off a career-high 23 points at San Jose State on Jan. 26. 

The Pack are currently second in the Mountain West in offensive rebounds per game with a 12.1 mark. Nevada has outrebounded its opponents 13 times this season and has had a player record double-digit rebounds 13 times. 

Ormiston averaged 7.9 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game in her first year at Nevada before an injury ended her season last year. Ormiston has stepped into a larger role this season, being one of three players to post multiple double-doubles and scored 26 points in a game twice this year. She is in Nevada’s Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate program, being one of 40 students selected and the first student-athlete in the program in 30 years. 

SCOUTING FRESNO STATE
After losing to Nevada 75-69 on Jan. 21 at Lawlor Events Center, Fresno State is looking to win its first game over the Pack since the 2020-21 season. Fresno State has held its opponents to under 60 points per game heading into this week’s games, but has only scored 57.9 points per game this season. 

Amaya West leads the Bulldogs, scoring an average of over 12 points per game while grabbing almost five rebounds per game. Fresno State also has a pair of players that average over 10 points per game in Yanina Todorova and Imani Lacy, with Lacy coming down with six rebounds per game. 

MBB-FBS: Miami-Ohio Redhawks (8-18) at Northern Illinois Huskies (11-15)

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MBB-FBS: Miami-Ohio Redhawks (8-18) at Northern Illinois Huskies (11-15)

On Saturday afternoon, February 18, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team will return to the NIU Convocation Center for the annual “Cram the Convo” doubleheader. The Huskie women’s basketball team will play Ball State at 1 p.m., and the NIU men’s basketball team will play Miami at 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Medicine will provide a pair of NIU black winter gloves to the first 1,000 fans who arrive at 12 p.m. Black attire is also encouraged for the doubleheader on Saturday.

Additionally, the matchup against the RedHawks on Saturday will be broadcast on ESPN3, 94-9 WDKB, and The Varsity Network app.

The Huskies and Ohio are currently tied for fifth in the Mid-American Conference standings with five games remaining in the regular season. The MAC’s top eight teams will advance to the conference tournament, which will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, from March 9 to 11.

Last time out, the Huskies lost to Ball State 87-77, snapping a four-game road winning streak. Against the Cardinals, Columbus, New Jersey’s David Coit scored a team-high 22 points and tied a career high with six assists. In addition to tying a career high with six triples, Coit now has the fourth-best total of 75 three-point field goals made in a single season in NIU history.

Coit is 32nd in the nation and has an average of 2.9 made threes per game, second best in the MAC behind only Akron’s Xavier Castaneda (3.5). Coit has scored at least 20 points in nine of his last ten games, averaging 19.8 points per game over that span.

The RedHawks travel to DeKalb with a record of 8-18 overall and 2-11 in MAC play. Miami has three players with double figures, led by Mekhi Lairy, who averages 17.6 points per game. Anderson Mirambeaux scores 13.5 points per game, while Morgan Safford contributes 15.6 points per game. With a free throw percentage of 77.5 percent, Miami leads the MAC and is 13th in the country.

This season, NIU has made 199 three-pointers collectively, which ranks sixth best in school history. This season, Phoenix, Ariz.’s Darweshi Hunter is shooting 42.5 percent (37 of 87) from three, which ranks sixth in the MAC. Hunter is shooting 46.9% (30 of 64) from three in league play, which is third best in the conference.

On January 17, NIU prevailed 81-77 over Oxford in the first meeting of the season between the two teams. NIU had four players score double figures, with Coit scoring 21 points to lead the way. Kaleb Thornton from Bolingbrook, Illinois contributed 13 points, and Anthony Crump from Inkster, Michigan contributed 11 points. Zarique Nutter from Newark, New Jersey scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

NIU will play its final two road games of the season on the road following Saturday’s contest. On Tuesday, February 21, the Huskies will travel to Ohio, and on Saturday, February 25, they will travel to Central Michigan.

MBB-FBS: Nevada Wolfpack (20-6) at Utah State Aggies (20-7)

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MBB-FBS: Nevada Wolfpack (20-6) at Utah State Aggies (20-7)

Saturday evening, the University of Nevada Men’s Basketball team will travel to Logan, Utah, to face Utah State in an effort to maintain their lead in the Mountain West regular season championship race. The goal of the game is to end the team’s four-game winning streak.

Nevada and Utah State have already met once before this season, when the Pack won at the Lawlor Events Center by a score of 85-70.

On 9-15 shooting from the field, Kenan Blackshear scored a game-high and a career-high 28 points in the contest. He also had five assists.

In the first meeting between the two teams, Will Baker also put on a great performance, scoring 24 points on 10-to-14 shooting and 3-6 shooting from behind the arc.

In the first game, Jarod Lucas scored 21 points on 7-14 field goal shooting and 3-6 from behind the arc against Utah State. The Pack defeated the Aggies thanks to a phenomenal second half performance.

Prior to Saturday’s matchup, Nevada had won four straight games, the most recent of which was a 77-66 victory over Fresno State on Friday.

In the victory over the Bulldogs, Will Baker and Kenan Blackshear each scored a team-high 19 points.

In the game, Baker grabbed five rebounds and scored 19 points on 5-7 shooting from the field, 1-2 from behind the arc, and 8-9 from the free throw line. Throughout the season, Baker has continued to improve his stats, currently ranking third on the team and 14th in the Mountain West in scoring (13.6 points per game). In addition, Baker is fourth in the conference in free throw percentage (83.9%) and third in field goal percentage (56.5%).

Against Fresno State, Blackshear scored 19 points on 8-13 shooting from the field and 6-6 from the free throw line. He also had a game-high seven assists, three rebounds, one steal, and one block. In 35 minutes of action, he finished the game with a plus/minus of +17, which was a game-high.

This season, Blackshear is still in the top 15 of the Mountain West in a number of statistical categories. He currently ranks second in the league for assists per game (4.7 APG), fourth in steals per game (1.7 SPG), seventh in field goal percentage (46.0%), eighth in free throw percentage (79.4%), eighth in points per game (14.8 PPG), 10th in minutes played per game (32.4 MPG), and 13th in the assist to turnover ratio (1.5).

Blackshear has reached double figures in scoring in 17 of 26 games this season, including 19 points and seven assists against Fresno State. He has also given the Pack at least three assists in all but two games this year.

One of the best performances of his young career came from freshman Darrion Williams against Fresno State. He scored 16 points on 4-5 shooting, 2-2 from behind the arc, and 6-7 from the free throw line. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and gave five assists.

On Monday, Williams was honored as the Mountain West Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season for his outstanding performance in Nevada’s victories over Fresno State and New Mexico.

Williams has continued to dominate the glass for the Pack this season, currently leading the team and ranking sixth in the conference in rebounds per game with an average of 7.1. Williams likewise positions 10th in the Mountain West in takes per game, as he is averaging a noteworthy 1.5 per challenge.

In the matchup with the Bulldogs, Jarod Lucas also scored in the double digits. He scored 13 points and made 6 of 6 free throws. Lucas has scored in the double digits in 24 of 26 games this season, totaling 25 of those games.

This season, Lucas leads the Mountain West in numerous individual offensive statistical categories. He ranks second in the conference for free throw percentage (85.8%), made 3-pointers (70), 3-point field goal percentage (40.0%), minutes played per game (34.5 MPG), points scored per game (17.7 PPG), and field goal percentage (41.5%).

With shooting percentages of 54.5 percent from the field (24-44), 50 percent from behind the arc (6-12), and 88.5 percent at the free throw line (23-26), the Pack’s offensive performance against Fresno State was outstanding overall.

Nevada also played well defensively, holding Fresno State to just 66 points on 41.4 percent field goal shooting and 31.3 percent from three-point range.

Throughout the year, the Pack’s offense has continued to improve; they now rank fifth in the league in terms of scoring offense (73.7 points per game), continue to lead the Mountain West, and have the highest free throw percentage in the country. This season, Nevada is making 79.9% of their free throw attempts, which is fourth best in the nation.

In a variety of statistical categories, Nevada’s defense continues to rank in the top five of the Mountain West, as it has for the majority of the season.

In terms of opponent field goal percentage (41.8 percent), forced turnovers (332), defensive rebounding (24.6 per game), opponent 3-point field goal percentage (35.3%), and opponent points per game, Nevada is third in the conference.

Nevada will face a difficult challenge on the road against the Aggies on Saturday because Utah State has one of the best offenses in the Mountain West this season and plays in a raucous home environment.

Scouting Utah State

Utah State’s offense has been the team’s main source of energy throughout the entire season. They currently rank second in the league in scoring, averaging 79 points per game.

This season, the Aggies have shot 41.1 percent of their 3-point attempts, placing them first in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage. They have also been fantastic from behind the arc.

In addition, Utah State has performed admirably from the free throw line. With a free throw percentage of 76.4%, they rank second in the Mountain West behind Nevada.

The Aggies have five individuals scoring at least 11.0 points per game on an individual basis. Utah State is led by Steven Ashworth, who scores 15.6 points per game and converts 47.1 percent of his 3-point attempts. Each game, Ashworth is making an average of 3.3 attempts from behind the arc. He also has the most assists on the team, with an average of 4.5 per game.

With 13.5 points per game and 5.4 boards per game, Taylor Funk is second on the team in scoring. He shoots 44.4 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from behind the arc.

The Aggies’ strong presence in the paint this season comes from Dan Akin. He is grabbing a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game in addition to scoring 12.1 points per game on 64.0 percent shooting from the field.

The other Aggies scoring in double figures are Max Shulga and Sean Bairstow. Shulga is averaging 11.9 points per game while shooting 36.8% from behind the arc, and Bairstow is averaging 11.0 points per game while shooting 49.2% from the field and 43.8 percent from deep.

The Aggies have been good on offense, but they have struggled on defense, allowing 70.1 points per game and eighth in the league in opponent 3-point field goal percentage this season.

Nevada will need to keep an eye on the 3-point line, play well offensively, and limit turnovers if they want to stop Utah State from getting open looks in transition and sweep the Aggies for the fifth time in a row.

History of the Series

Nevada and Utah State have played each other 58 times, with Nevada winning the series 34-24 over Utah State.

MBB-FBS: Stanford Cardinal (11-15) at USC Trojans (18-8)

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MBB-FBS: Stanford Cardinal (11-15) at USC Trojans (18-8)

The USC Trojans (18-8, 10-5) will host the Stanford Cardinal (11-15, 5-10) at the Galen Center on Feb. 18 at 7:00 p.m.  The game will air on ESPNU with Roxy Bernstein and Steve Wojciechowski calling the action. 

FACING STANFORD — The Stanford Cardinal (11-15, 5-10) are coming off a 73-64 loss at UCLA on Feb. 16, but have won 6 of their last 9 games. Senior forward Spencer Jones leads Stanford with a 13.4 scoring average. This is the only meeting between USC and Stanford this season. USC lost twice to Stanford last season, falling 64-61 at home and 75-69 at Stanford. USC trails in the all-time series 128-129 (1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty, orginal record 129-129).

COLORADO ON DECK — USC’s next game will be at the Colorado Buffaloes (15-12, 7-9) on Feb. 23 at 6:00 p.m. (PT) at the CU Events Center. Colorado will play at Arizona on Feb. 18 before hosting USC. Junior forward Tristan da Silva leads the Buffaloes in scoring with a 16.4 points per game average. USC defeated Colorado 68-61 at the Galen Center on Jan. 12 to improved to 9-16 all-time against the Buffaloes. USC won 61-58 at Colorado last season.

IT STARTS WITH DEFENSE — USC held California to 27.7 shooting on Nov. 30, the lowest by an opponent since holding Stanford to a 25.4 shooting percentage on March 3, 2021. USC allowed Oregon to make 53.8 percent of its shots, the only opponent this season to make more than 50 percent of its shots against USC. USC has held its opponent to under 40 percent shooting in 15 of its 26 games this season. USC is holding its opponents to a 39.0 shooting percentage this season, 8th in the country. Over the last four seasons, USC’s defense has held the opposition to 38.9 FG percentage, 3rd in the country.

LEADERS OF THE PAC — USC is third in conference regular season wins among Pac-12 teams for the past six seasons (since the 2017-18 season). USC is 70-39, Arizona is 73-37, while UCLA is 73-35 in that stretch, through games of Feb. 17. Next up would be Oregon at 67-41 and Colorado at 61-49.

ENJOYING THE HOME COOKING — USC is 13-1 at the Galen Center this season, losing the opener to FGCU on Nov. 7, then winning the next 13 games. The 13-game home winning streak is USC’s longest single-season home winning streak since the Trojans won the first 15 games at the Galen Center in the 2015-16 season. It is also the fifth-longest home winning streak in school history.

PETERSON PROVIDING THE ASSIST — Guard Drew Peterson leads USC and is fifth among Pac-12 players with 119 assists. Peterson is one of two players in a Power 6 conference (Jalen Pickett of Penn State) averaging at least 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game this season. Peterson is averaging 14.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He scored a career-high 30 points vs. Cal on Feb. 16, his 21st game this season in double figures.

JEKYLL & HYDE FROM WAY OUTSIDE — USC made 52.2 percent of its 3-pointers vs. California on Feb. 16, its highest shooting percentage from beyond the arc since making 53.8 percent vs. Washington State on Feb. 20, 2022. USC shot 7.1 percent (1-for-14) from three-point range in its previous game at Oregon State on Feb. 11, the lowest in the Andy Enfield era. USC now has nine games this season making at least 38 percent from 3-point range. In those nine games USC has made 46.3 percent of its 3-pointers (87-for-188), while it has averaged 23.2 percent from beyond the arc in the other 17 games (65-for-280).

WHEN FULLY LOADED… — USC owns a 5-1 record in games this season it has the entire roster available. Included in that stretch is three wins over team in the top five in the Pac-12 standings. USC’s one loss when the entire roster available was at Arizona, where Arizona is 33-1 in its last 34 home games. Forward Vincent Iwuchukwu missed USC’s first 16 games this season and forward Joshua Morgan (right ankle) and guard Reese Dixon-Waters (left foot) have missed the Trojans’ last four games, both injured vs. Washington State on Feb. 2.

9 TO 10 — When Oziyah Sellers scored a career-best 11 points vs. California on Feb. 16, he became the ninth Trojan this season to have at least one game of scoring 10 or more points.

BOOGIE DOWN, BUT NOT FOR LONG – Senior guard Boogie Ellis scored 9 points at Oregon State on Feb. 11, snapping a 14-game streak of scoring in double figures. He then followed up that game with 22 points vs. California on Feb. 16. He has averaged 18.3 points the last 15 games, including scoring a career-high 31 points vs. UCLA on Jan. 26. He began his streak by scoring a then career-best 28 points vs. Auburn on Dec. 18. Ellis leads USC with a 16.5 scoring average and leads the team with 59 three-pointers made and 88 free throws made. He is also second among Trojans with 41 steals.

THE MEN OF STEAL — Kobe Johnson (59), Boogie Ellis (41) and Drew Peterson (31) have combined for 131 steals this season, the second most by a Pac-12 trio. In total steals, Johnson ranks second among Pac-12 players, Ellis is tied for 4th and Peterson tied for 10th.

MBB-D3: Hampden-Sydney Tigers (20-4) at Washington and Lee Generals (17-7)

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Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 16 in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 and No. 2 in Region VI of the all-important NCAA Division III Regional Rankings, plays on the road at Washington and Lee University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball action on Saturday, February 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Lexington. H-SC has won 11-straight games and 18 of its last 19, and is 20-4 overall, 14-1 in the ODAC (second), while W&L has won two-straight games and nine of its last 10, and is 17-7 overall, 10-5 in the ODAC (fifth). The regular season finale will be available to watch via Washington and Lee All-Access.

No. 16 Hampden-Sydney (20-4, 14-1 ODAC) at Washington and Lee (17-7, 10-5 ODAC) | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: Holekamp Gym | Lexington, VA
Date: Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023
Time: 4:30 p.m.

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the fourth-year head coach who took over the program on April 4, 2019. The former head coach at Huntingdon (AL) College from 2016-19, Kimbrough is the 19th head coach in the 113-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. He is no stranger to the ODAC, having played four years at Guilford (NC) College and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee University. Caleb is 50-32 overall at the College, including 31-20 in ODAC games.

Scouting Hampden-Sydney
H-SC, enjoying its first 20-win season and highest national ranking (16th, Week 13) since 2012-13, won its most recent game vs. Lynchburg, 109-73, on Feb. 15. The Tigers have three players averaging in double-figure scoring among their five starters that are each scoring at least 8.2 points per game, while 11 individuals are playing at least eight-plus minutes per game. H-SC is led by junior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 14.3 points (55% FG) and 8.5 rebounds, followed by senior guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) (11.7 points, 4.6 rebounds), junior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) (10.7 points, 3.3 assists, 49 3FGs), junior guard DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA) (9.6 points, 38 3FGs) and junior guard/forward Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (8.2 points, 5.5 rebounds). The Tigers are shooting 46% (704-1517) from the field, including 36% (204-564) on three-point field goals, and 74% (267-363) at the free throw line. H-SC averages 78.3 points, and allows 65.6 points, for a +12.7 scoring margin.

Scouting Washington and Lee
The Generals are coached by sixth-year head coach Chris McHugh, assisted by Trey Livingston, who served as an assistant at H-SC last season. W&L won its most recent game vs. Randolph, 97-75, on Feb. 15. The Generals have four players averaging in double figures, led by junior forward Robert DiSibio, averaging 21.7 points (52 3FGs) and 6.5 rebounds, followed by junior forward Jack d’Entremont (11.9 points, 7.5 rebounds), senior guard Sam Wise (11.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists) and senior guard Richie Manigault (10.6 points, 41 3FGs). W&L shoots 46% (679-1470) from the field, including 35% (224-638) on three-pointers, and 73% (395-543) at the line; scoring 82.4 points, and yielding 75.7 points, for a +6.7 scoring margin.

Series History
H-SC leads the all-time series between the two schools, 80-55, including a 92-76 home win on November 27, 2022. Prior to the first meeting this season, W&L had won six-straight and eight of 10 in the series. The Generals won the most recent contest in Lexington, 79-74, on January 8, 2022.

Finest Season In 10 Years
H-SC is enjoying its finest season in 10 years, recently attaining its highest national ranking, while ranked second in this week’s NCAA Regional Rankings. In addition, the NCAA announced its current men’s basketball Top 16 on Thursday night (Feb. 16), and the Tigers are at No. 11 … though there remains lots of basketball yet to play before the Official Selection Monday on Feb. 27. H-SC’s 20 overall wins, as well as the 14 conference wins, are the most under Coach Kimbrough. It’s also the program’s highest win totals since 2012-13 (23-5, 14-2)-the last season that H-SC advanced to the NCAA Tournament-while only the fourth 20-win season for the Tigers in the last 20 years.

H-SC has secured the No. 2 seed for the 2023 ODAC Tournament that will take place next week as the Tigers will play in a quarterfinal contest on Friday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Salem Civic Center in Salem. Complete details for the upcoming tournament will be available following the conclusion of the regular season.

MBB-D2: East Central Tigers (15-10) at Henderson State Reddies (12-13)

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MBB-D2: East Central Tigers (15-10) at Henderson State Reddies (12-13)

After its most dominant performance of the season, Henderson State will look to make it five wins in a row when the East Central Tigers come to the Duke Wells Center Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m.
 
REDDIES REPORT
Henderson’s offense was cooking Thursday night, defeating the GAC’s third best team by 34 points, 106-72, marking HSU’s second largest margin of victory over a conference opponent in the GAC era. In addition to all 12 men on the roster scoring, five Reddies finished in double figures, led by Franck Kamgain with 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
 
Zyon Patterson and KJ Stewart each logged their season highs in points, with Patterson going for 17 while Stewart recorded 16. Malik Riddle (11) and Josh Mason (10) were the other two players to reach double digits, while Riddle pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season along with four assists and one block.  
 
During this four game winning streak, Henderson has shot the ball extremely well. Thanks to a 49.2 field-goal shooting percentage and 44.7 percent from beyond the arc over the last 160 minutes of basketball action, the Reddies now sit tied for sixth in the GAC standings – just one game back of Saturday’s opponent, the East Central Tigers.
 
In this season’s first meeting with ECU in Alva, Oklahoma, the home team claimed victory, 73-53. Henderson struggled to generate much offense that day, hitting on just 38.8 percent (19-49) of its field goal attempts while making 16.7 percent (2-12) of its threes. The Reddies have fared much better at home against the Tigers, with their last loss in Arkadelphia in the head-to-head series coming on Feb. 10, 2018.   
 
SCOUTING EAST CENTRAL
Similar to Henderson, East Central appears to be playing its best basketball of the season right now, sporting a three-game winning streak, including wins over the GAC’s second-place team, Southern Arkansas, and third-place Southeastern. Most recently, the Tigers defeated Ouachita Baptist across the street, 72-64.
 
Keyon Thomas and Quinton Johnson II are responsible for a large portion of ECU’s offense as the only two players in double digits, scoring 13.0 and 12.8 points per game, respectively. During this winning streak, Johnson II has averaged 16.3 points per outing while shooting 48.6 percent from the field. The Tigers’ forte is their defense as they own the nation’s 31st-ranked scoring defense at 65.8 points per contest.
 
East Central is currently in fifth place at 10-9 in GAC play while standing just one game out of fourth. On the other side, ECU is also just one game out of seventh. Two of the Tigers’ final three games are on the road, where they are 7-4, with their season finale coming at Oklahoma Baptist. The orange-and-black are one of five conference teams with a winning record both on the road and at home.

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