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Show BASKETBALL PREVIEW SPECIAL, Oct. 17, 2007 Page 11 - 2007-08 schedule PATE October Wed., Oct. 31 November Sat., Nov. 3 Fri., Nov. 9 Fri.. Nov. 16 Sun., Nov. 18 Sat., Nov. 24 Wed.. Nov. 28 December Sun.. Dec 2 Sal., Dec 8 SaL.Dec. 15 Mon., Dec. 17 Sat., Dec. 22 Sat., Dec. 29 January Tues., Jan. 2 Sat., Jan. 5 Wed., Jan. 9 Sat.. Jan. 12 Thur, Jan. 17 Sal.. Jan. 19 Thur., Jan. 24 SaL, Jan. 26 February SaU Feb. 2 Thur, Feb. 7 Sun., Feb. 10 Thur., Feb. 14 Thur., Fob, 21 Sat., Feb. 23 Thur, Feb. 28 March Thur., Mar 6 Sat., Mar. 8 Tues.-SauMar, 11-15 USU's women's basketball games are always played In the Smith Specturm. A couple of "doubleheaders" with the men's team are planned for this season. Patrick Oden photo Women continued from page 10 ing successful/ Pebley added. *She is a team player and she is a good player* Shipley posted 4.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore as she saw action in all 29 games. Shipley is the fourth leading scoring returner as she tallied 136 points last season. She is also the second leading returner with a 79.5 free throw percentage. Shipley ranks eighth all-time on USU's three-point field goals made with 23 and needs eight to climb up to sixth. 'Lindsey has worked hard on improving aspects of her game that are not easy to improve/ Pebley said. 'She has the ability to be a spark for us and stretch out the defense with her perimeter shooting.' Hurd saw limited action in 13 games last season where she averaged 1.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Hurd along with Johnson and Palo gained valuable experience on the court last season during their rookie seasons. Johnson played in 17 games while Palo saw action in 11. 'Hurd has been injured much of her career but has shown signs of greatness when she can consistently practice/ Pebley added. '1 hope that she will have that opportunity this season to learn what kind of talent she possesses.* Diop attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia prior to attending Chipola College, where she averaged four points, four rebounds and two blocks per game while shooting 60 percent from the field this past season. 'Ndoumbe brings length, rebounding ad athletic ability to our team/ Pebley said. Hatchett joins Diop from Chipola College where she earned firstteam all-City Conference and honorable mention all-area accolades as a junior, after averaging 17 points and eight assists. Hatchett will add depth and talent to the guard position. "Jade has a great skill set. She cart handle the ball, pass, make excellent reads, score and defend/ QPEQHEKL LOCATION TIME UTAH PRIDE (EX.) DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM 5 p.m. ALBERTSON'S (EX.) PACIFIC at Portland State at Portland UTAH VALLEY STATE ai Idaho State DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM Portland. Ore. Portland, Ore. DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM Pocatello, Idaho 5 p.m. 5 p,m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. at Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona at Utah MONTANA STATE ST. MARY'S BYU 3 p.m. Cheney, Wash. Flagstaff, Ariz. 1 p.m. Salt Lake City. Utah 3pjn. DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM 7 p.m. DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM 1 p.m. DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM 5 p.m. at Southern Utah SAN JOSE STATE* HAWAI'1* at New Mexico State* at Boise State" at Idaho* NEW MEXICO STATE" LOUISIANA TECH" Cedar City, Utah DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM Las Cruces. N M Boise, Idaho Moscow, Idaho DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. at Nevada* at Hawai'i* at Fresno State* iit San Jose State* NEVADA" FRESNO STATE* at Louisiana Tc-ch* Reno, Nev. Honolulu, Hawaii Fresno, Calif. San Jose, Calif. DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM Ruston, La. 8 p.m. 11 p.m 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 pm BOISE STATE* IDAHO' WAC Tournament DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM 7 p.m. DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM 7 p.m. Las Carces, MM. TBA * Denotes Western Athletic Conference game Home games in BOLD AND ALL CAPS All times are Mountain, tentative and subject to change. (As of 9-7-07) www.UtahStateAggies.com games during the regular season, Pebley said. 'My only question about Jade is 'Does she know how including two home exhibition great she can be?" contests as part of USU's 15 home games at the Dee Glen Smith SpecWhitehead will redshirt this season after transferring from Utah, trum. USU plays its first three home where she saw limited action in 20 contests as doubleheaders with the games last year as a sophomore. men. Coddington brought a big scoring "I'm looking forward to the ability with her as she averaged 17 doubleheaders, which helps us points per game for the Australian expose our program and increase National U-20 team, leading the our fan support/ Pebley said *We team in scoring during the U-20 are also adding contests against championships. BYU and Utah, which is exciting for "Alice is an absolute gym rat. She our program and hopefully it will loves playing the game, learning extend the rivalries between these the game, improving her game and schools to the women's basketball being apart of a team/ Pebley said. program.* "It has been fun watching her tranUtah State's 2007-08 schedule sition from Australia to Utah State." includes five games against inWhite netted 7.8 points per state opponents and five contests game and 3.4 rebounds per game against teams that played in postand posted double-figures in eight season action a year ago. NCAA games as a junior. Tournament teams from 2007 'For the first time in her career, include Boise State, Idaho State Amber will have the opportunity to and BYU, while Nevada and Utah focus her attention to playing the played in the Women's National three spot/ Pebley said. "She has Invitational Tournament played both inside and outside for The season tips off with USU her high school and clubs teams. hosting a pair of exhibition games I believe she will se a tremendous against Utah Pride on Oct. 31, folamount of growth this season as a lowed by NCAA Division II The Colplayer.' lege of Idaho on Nov. 3, along with The Aggies will play a total of 30 • See WOMEN, page 12 |