Tale of the Tape
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USF
70.3
.406
40.2
10.9
7.3
2.8
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Rebounds/Game
Assists/Game
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BYU
70.3
.433
41.2
16.9
6.1
5.8
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Just the Facts, Ma'am
The University of San Francisco women's basketball team hits the road in efforts to stop a four-game slide. Up first is a date with the BYU Cougars Thursday at 6 p.m. PT.
What 2 Watch 4
USF's Taylor Proctor continues her tear through the New Year, leading the team with 14.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Her numbers put her in 13th in the WCC for scoring average and fifth for rebounding.
Three other Dons contribute at double-digit scoring numbers - Taj Winston (11.6 ppg), Rachel Howard (11.4 ppg) and Zhané Dikes (11.2 ppg).
Know the Foe - BYU
The Cougars find themselves highly-ranked, nationally, in multiple individual categories. Jennifer Hamson ranks 16th in the NCAA in double-doubles with 11 on the season and is averaging a double-double of 17.6 points and 10.2 rebounds a night, both Cougar highs on the season. She stands in third among Division I blocked shots leaders (3.78) and is 14th in field goal percentage (59.1), and Kylie Maeda is 23rd assist-to-turnover ratio (2.57).
BYU, slated to finish fourth in the WCC preseason coaches poll, is currently ranked sixth in the College Basketball Insiders mid-major poll.
Portland Remix
After a back-and-forth battle that finished with a surge from Portland, the Dons fell to the visiting Pilots 82-72 in a rare Sunday outing.
USF's scoring was led by Taylor Proctor's double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds. Zhané Dikes and Rachel Howard added 11 points apiece. USF won the battle of the boards 42-39 and outshot the Pilots 44.4 to 35.4 percent from the field, but the Dons also committed 17 turnovers while allowing Portland to get to the like 28 times in the game.
Get Connected
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USF & BYU - The Series
BYU holds an 8-2 all-time series lead
USF's record vs. the Cougars • At home: 1-3 • Away: 1-4 • Neutral: 0-1
Last win at the Marriott Center: Feb. 26, 2012 - 71-64
Last win in the series: Jan. 26, 2013 - 65-56 at War Memorial Gym
Current streak: The Dons have split the season series in the last two years, and have won two of the last three against BYU.
On the Air
Listen to longtime voice of the Dons and commentator for the 2013-14 TheW.tv slate, George Devine behind the mic all season long. Devine is in his 18th season as the play-by-play voice of USF women's basketball.
Hear the call and follow along with live stats and video for all home contests at War Memorial Gym, in partnership with Stretch Internet. Catch the action for both home and away games at usfdons.com/LIVE.Â
Devine's Dimes
"With the Dons playing so well on the road in the 2013-14 season, it reminds me of the major upset San Francisco pulled off at BYU in 2012. Â
"The Dons knocked off the 23rd-ranked Cougars 71-64 at the Marriott Center and surprised the basketball world. That game will always rank toward the biggest highlights of witnessing Dons Basketball for nearly two decades!"
On the Horizon
USF is away from the Hilltop for the next two weeks. After Thursday's contest at BYU, the Dons travel to San Diego to take on the Toreros Saturday at 2 p.m.
Dishing and Swishing - Facts & Figures
Road Warriors
Interestingly, USF has fared exponentially better away from San Francisco (6-4) than it has on the Hilltop (1-7). The Dons score an average of 74.3 points on 42.8 percent shooting in road and neutral games, which is contrasted by 65.2 points on 37.7 percent shooting at War Memorial Gym.
At the Line
Last season, the Dons hit just 66.2 percent of its attempts from the line on the season. After a concerted effort at improvement, this year, USF's .718 free throw percentage currently ranks fourth in the WCC. USF is making an average of 15.2 free throws per game, up from last season's mark of 13.1.
Taylor's TwentyÂ
Sophomore Taylor Proctor rode three straight games of 20 or more points to open 2014, racking up 22 points in the Dons' win at Pepperdine, followed by a career-high 29-point outing against Pacific. Her third high-scoring output in the string was a 24-point performance vs. Saint Mary's.Â
The Colorado Springs, Colo., native then added her fourth 20-point performance against Portland, dropping in 21. Through the first three weeks of January, Proctor is averaging 19.5 points and 8.2 rebounds a game. Her .527 field goal percentage in January's six contests leads the team.
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