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Show BASKETBALL PREVIEW SPECIAL, Oct. 17, 2007 Page 12 Three players to watch # 1 2 • JENNY GROSS 8-2 • SR * F CaldwelUdaho/VallivueHS 2006-07 (JR); Started in all 29 games and was one of two Aggies to start 'every game,., Averaged 9.0 points and 5,4 rebounds per games, 40.5 percent from the field and 71.4 percent from the charity stripe,.. Tallied double-flgurea In 12 games, Including a season-high 18 points against Idaho (on Jan. 11 and Fresno State on March 3... Snared six or more rebounds In 14 games, highlighted by a career-high 13 rebounds against Nevada at the WAC Tournament on March 7... Tied for second on the team with 14 blocked shots with career-high three at Pacific on Nov. 29... Led the team in scoring In five games and rebounding in 10 games... Was second on the team In rebounding (157) and third on the team In points scored (262). # 1 1 * TAYLOR RICHARDS 5-4 • SR • G West Valley City, Utah / Hunter HS 2000-07 (JR): Started in all 29 games, one of two Aggies to start every game... Averaged 11.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, as well as 3.1 asselsts per game, to tead USU and rank tied for fourth In the WAC... Distributed 89 assists to bring her career total up to 296 to give her sole possession of the USU career record for assists,.. Also swiped 42 steals, which was second on the team... Is eighth on the career steals list with 113 steals and needs 11 to break Into the top three... Cracked Into the top 10 career points list after scoring 342 points to bring her total to 850... Shot 41.3 percent from the field and 34.0 percent from behind the arc,,. Tallied career-high 28 points In home overtime win against Fresno State on Jan. 6... Scored In double digits in 22 games.., USU's high scorer In 12 games to lead the team. # 4 • DANYELLE SNELGRO 6-6 • JR • G [Altadena, Cailf./John Mulr HS 2006-07 (SO): Played and started in 27 games.*, Posted 7.8 points per game, along with dishing out 3.0 assists per game and swiping 1,9 steals ^ ^ V T V S p e r ° a m e ' r a n k i n 8 e e v e n t h l n the league in both assists and steals.... M r { • H a s h e d out 81 assists for second on the team, making her career total ^ • 1 2 6 . , Needs nine to reach the top 10 USU career assists list,.. Led USU ^ N M M N M F w I t h 51 steals... Has 75 steals in her career and needs 21 to crack into the career steals list,.. Tallied double-digit points in 10 games, Including career-high 18 points In home overtime win versus Fresno State on Jan. 6... Scored 211 points on the season for fourth on the team,.. Had e career-high five steals in win against Colgate on Dec. 30 at Iowa State Classic. r No. I 3 4 5 10 II 12 13 21 22 23 25 32 33 35 50* - Name Sharvelle Hurd LeeAnn Palo Danyelle Snelgro Erika Guatavai Jamelah Brown Taylor Richards Jenny Gross Alice Coddington Amber White ShawntaPope Mame' N. Diop Ana Pares JadeHatchett Lindsey Shipley Lydia Whitehead Nicole-Johnson Pos. P G G F F G F G F F C G G F C C Ht 5-6 5-5 5-11 5-10 5-5 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-8 5-9 6-2 6-4 6-2-- Yr. Exp. 6-4 SO i SO 1L JR 2L FR HS SR 1L SR 3L SR 3L FR HS FR HS JR TR JR TR JR 2L FR HS JR 2L RS JR TR SO - 1L • Women continued from page 11 a game against Pacific on Nov. 9 for Utah State's third doubleheader with the men. The Aggies will play a total of 15 games away from home, beginning with Portland and Portland State on Nov. 16 and 18, respectively. Other nonconference road games include Idaho State, Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Utah and Southern Utah. Utah State has home non-conference contests slated with Pacific, Utah Valley State, Montana State, Saint Mary's and BYU. This is the first time we've ever had five home games in the non-conference portion of the schedule,* added Pebley. *We hope to increase this number every year and will look to have half of our total number of games played at home every year.* The Western Athletic Conference schedule sees the Aggies face their eight other conference foes in home and home matdvups. USU opens WAC play on Jan. 5 by hosting San Jose State and concludes league play on March 8 at home against Idaho, while the 2008 WACTournament will be held in Las Cruces, N.M. for the second year in a row, from Mar 11-15. 'It's awesome to have a third year in the WAC,* Pebley said. "I think we saw a lot of improvement last season in how we did the year before and every team in the WAC has made improvement.* Noteable home games during league play includes match-ups with defending WAC tournament champion Boise State on March 6, while USU hosts WAC regular season co-champion Louisiana Tech on Jan. 26. The parity in the WAC this season will create a very competitive environment,* said Pebley. 'Anyone can beat anyone, so no one can take a night off. We always want to see continual growth and progress. We want to see that we're making a marked improvement every year.* Hometown (High School/Last School) 11 Aurora, Colo. (Hinkley) Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville) Altadena, Calif. (John Muir) Gunma, Japan (Tokiwa/Daiot Bunka Univ.) Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary's/Yavapai College) West Valley City, Utah (Hunter) Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue) Canberra, Australia (Radford College) San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro) Cairo, Ga. (Cairo/Chlpola College) Dakar, Senegal (Oak Hill Academy/Chipola) Provo, Utah (Timpview) Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee Vincent) Provo, Utah (Timpview) . Nibley, Utah (Mountain Crest/Utah) Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River) |