UC Irvine Plays Two In Utah
December 17, 2012 | Women's Basketball
THIS WEEK
Non-Conference Games
UC Irvine at Utah State · Tuesday, Dec. 18 · 6:00 p.m. PT · Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum
Internet-only broadcast Live Stats Video
UC Irvine at Utah· Thursday, Dec. 20 · 7:00 p.m. MT · Huntsman Center
Internet-only broadcast Live Stats Video
QUICK HITS
The Anteaters will close out 2012 with three games on the road.
The Anteaters return to action this week, traveling to Utah State on Tuesday (Dec. 18) then the University of Utah on Thursday (Dec. 20). Both games begin at 6:00 p.m. PT.
UCI has not seen action since Dec. 9 when they lost 71-64 to CSU Bakersfield at home.
Utah State and UC Irvine are both 2-7 heading into the contest next week. The Aggies are on a four-game losing skid, while UCI has dropped the last two outings.
The Anteaters hold a 6-3 advantage over the Aggies in the series records. The two teams met last year in Irvine with Utah State winning the contest 69-64. UCI has never won (0-2)when playing in Logan.
Utah State was a member of the Big West Conference from 2003-05. The Aggies are the fifth former Big West school the Anteaters have played this year. San Diego State will be returning to the Big West next year.
Utah is 8-1 after beating Houston Baptist, 71-33 on Saturday. The Utes suffered their only loss of the year to BYU, 53-48 at home on Dec. 8.
The Utes lead the series record with the Anteaters, 3-0. Utah won the last meeting, 91-50 on Nov. 15, 2007 in Salt Lake City.
UC Irvine has only committed 115 fouls this season, the fewest among Big West schools.
Junior guard Jennifer Tsurumoto leads the team and ranks 12th in the Big West in scoring at 11.6 points per game. She also ranks eighth in assists 2.9 and ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.345).
Junior forward Camille Buckley ranks eighth in rebounds (6.7) and ninth in free throw percentage (.750) among Big West players.
Buckley led the team in last two outings, recording 13 points and seven rebounds versus Idaho and then posting the team's first double-double of the year with a career-high 18 points and 10 rebounds against CSU Bakersfield.
Over the last three games, Buckley is averaging 15.7 points and 7.7 rebounds, while shooting .704 from the floor.
On the year, Buckley is second on the team in scoring at 9.9 per game.
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