This Week In WAC Women's Basketball - Feb. 15
This Week In WAC Women's Basketball - Feb. 15
2022-23 WAC Women's Basketball Release - Feb. 15
SFA AT TOP OF WAC RESUME SEEDING RANKING
In the latest WAC Resume Seeding System ranking on Feb. 13, Stephen F. Austin remained at the top of the conference seeding with a 21-4 overall record and 11-2 mark in WAC play to post 5.66 points. Other teams with positive point values include Southern Utah (15-8; 11-1 WAC; 2.65 points), Grand Canyon (17-7; 9-4 WAC; 1.86 points), Utah Tech (15-8; 7-5 WAC; 0.61 points) and California Baptist (13-11; 9-4 WAC; 0.30 points.
SEVEN TEAMS HAVE CLINCHED A BERTH IN WAC TOURNAMENT
With three weeks of conference play remaining in the 2022-23 WAC basketball season, Southern Utah, Stephen F. Austin, Grand Canyon, California Baptist, Utah Tech, Sam Houston and NM State have all clinched a berth in the upcoming 2023 Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournament. The WAC Resume Seeding System will determine the final seeding of all teams in advance of the tournament, as the top-four seeded teams on both the men’s and women’s side will earn a bye to the quarterfinal round at The Orleans Arena. First-round games will take place at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay.
TECH'S GILLEN LEADS LEAGUE IN SCORING
Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, Utah Tech’s Breaunna Gillen leads the WAC averaging 17.57 points per game. Gillen scored a season-high 26 points early in the season against in-state opponent Utah State. Gillen has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season with her latest being a 21-point performance against NM State.
UTA'S JACOBS AND SOUTHERN UTAH'S WILLIAMSON LEAD THE WAC IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES
UT Arlington’s Starr Jacobs and Southern Utah’s Lizzy Williamson both have tallied eight double-doubles on the season. Jacob’s best performance was against Abilene Christian when she finished with 28 points and 13 rebounds. Williamson’s best output came against Utah Tech where she finished with 18 points and 20 rebounds.
THE WAC IN NATIONAL STATS RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA DI national statistics rankings that were released on Feb. 13, Grand Canyon is 4th in steals per game at 12.6 and is now 43rd in turnover margin (3.75) along with being 15th in turnovers forced per game (21.00). Sam Houston is now 5th in offensive rebounds per game at 16.9. California Baptist jumped one spot to 5th in three-point field goals per game with 28.0 followed by Abilene Christian in the 22nd spot with 25.8 and UTRGV ranked 36th at 24.7. Southern Utah is now ranked 20th in total rebounds per game with 42.39 and California Baptist is ranked 27th at 41.62 followed by Sam Houston at 37th with 40.91.