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Corban University: 2-3 • 0-0 CCC • 1-0 away
Portland State: 0-2 • 0-0 BSC • 0-2 home

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All-Time Series: Portland State leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Portland State 67, Corban (OR) 52 (11/20/12)

Opening Tip
The Portland State women's basketball team continues its five-game home stand to open the 2013-14 season this Tuesday when it hosts Corban University at the Peter W. Stott Center. It will be the first of three games for the Vikings over a six day stretch. The Vikings tip with the Warriors is slated for 7 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live online at WatchBigSky.com with Teri Mariani calling the action. A pregame show will start approximately 15 minutes prior to tip-off. It will also be available via live audio and live stats at GoViks.com.

Portland State dropped its second straight game to start the season with an 80-68 loss to Seattle University last Friday at the Stott Center. Senior G Kate Lanz continued her hot shooting to start the season with 20 points against the Redhawks. She hit her first five field goals including back-to-back three-pointers. She finished 6-for-13 from the floor in the game while going 6-for-7 from the charity stripe. Senior F Allie Brock posted her first double-double of the season, second of her career, with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Vikings made a living at the free-throw line going 24-for-27. The Redhawks had two players with 20 points including Sylvia Shephard's game high 25 points.

The Teams: Portland State is 0-2 this season after dropping its first two games to Saint Mary's (CA) (72-54) and Seattle University (80-68). The Vikings are coming off an injury ridden 12-17 overall record a year ago but are looking to make it back into the Big Sky Tournament after a two year hiatus. They get a pair back from injury along with an infusion of young talent. Corban University is an NAIA team that is 2-3 this season. The Warriors lost their last game 63-59 against Cal State San Marcos on Sunday. They lost their only game against an NCAA Division I opponent this season, falling to Oregon State 94-49 on Nov. 8. 

The Coaches: Portland State head coach Sherri Murrell is in her seventh year at Portland State. She is 110-79 overall and 59-41 in Big Sky play while at PSU. She is 257-272 in 18 years as a head coach. Dave Bale is in his second stint as head coach of Corban University. He went 107-53 from 2002-07 and is the Warriors leader in winning percentage.

The Series: Portland State is 3-0 all-time against Corban. The Vikings won the first meeting 96-55 (1/3/11) before defeating the Warriors the following year 90-48 (12/28/11). Portland State took the meeting last year 67-52 on Nov. 20, 2012.

The Warriors: Corban is averaging 63.2 points per game this season while its opponents are averaging 65.2. The Warriors are shooting .419 from the floor through five games this season including a season-high .522 (35-for-67) against Great Falls (11/1/13). Corban has a +6.6 rebounding margin and a -3.6 turnover margin averaging 16.0 per game. Junior Tara Vanweerdhuizen (C, 6-2) leads the Warriors this season with 16.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She is playing 30 minutes per game and is shooting .537 from the floor going 36-for-67. She is responsible for 11 of the team's 18 blocks. She has a pair of 20-point games so far this season. Sophomore Julia young (G, 5-7) is averaging 11.4 points per game. She is shooting .444 from the floor and from three-point range going 4-for-9 from long range. She is 21-for-24 (.875) from the free-throw line.

Coming Up
The Vikings host a pair Ivy League teams in Princeton (Nov. 30) and Columbia (Dec. 1) over Thanksgiving weekend. It will be the first meeting between either team for the Vikings.

By The Numbers

Portland State
• PSU is 0-2 overall and 0-0 in Big Sky play
• PSU is 0-2 at home, 0-0 on the road, and 0-0 at a neutral site
• PSU 0-2 in its last five games and 0-2 in its last 10

Corban University
• CU is 2-3 overall and 0-0 in CCC play
• CU is 0-0 at home, 1-0 on the road, and 1-3 at a neutral site
• CU is 2-3 in its last five games and 2-3 in its last 10

Big Sky Battles
• PSU is 126-140 all-time in Big Sky Conference games
• PSU is 78-55 in home games and 48-85 in road games
• PSU is 6-6 all-time at the Big Sky Tournament

At the Stott
• PSU is 293-170 all-time at home
• PSU is 78-55 in Big Sky Conference games at home
• PSU is 35-15 at home under Head Coach Sherri Murrell

News & Notes

Getting Back into Form
Senior G Kate Lanz scored a game-high 21 points with eight rebounds in the Vikings' season opening loss to Saint Mary's (CA) (11/10). It was Lanz's first appearance since having her season cut short last year with a season-ending knee injury. Lanz went 6-for-17 from the floor with three three-pointers while playing 37 minutes.

Back-to-Back to Start Season
Lanz posted her second straight 20 point performance to start the season with 20 points against Seattle University (11/22). She hit her first five field goals of the game including back-to-back three-pointers. She came into the season with five career 20 point games and has two in the first two games of 2013-14. Lanz is averaging 20.5 points per game, which leads the Big Sky.

Hot from the Line
Portland State went 24-for-27 from the free throw line against Seattle University (11/22). Three Vikings went 4-for-4 from the line while Kate Lanz went 6-for-7 against the Redhawks. The Vikings shot .683 from the free-throw line in 2012-13 but are shooting .822 this year, which leads the Big Sky Conference. 

Double-Double
Senior F Allie Brock posted her first double-double of the season, second of her career, with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Seattle University (11/22). She went 6-for-14 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. Brock has scored in double-digits twice this season and is averaging 15.0 points per game, which is sixth in the Big Sky. Her double-double was the first by a Viking this season. 

Quick Notes for 2013-14
• Portland State returns eight letterwinners and three starters from a year ago. The Vikings add six newcomers to the roster including four freshmen, a junior transfer, and a Portland State volleyball player.

• Portland State lost a pair of starters following the season. The Vikings lost Courtney VanBrocklin who led the team in points 14 times last year and finished with a team-high 14.7 ppg. She finished her career as the 16th member of the Portland State 1,000-point club.

• In her six seasons at Portland State, head coach Sherri Murrell ranks second all-time in wins with 110. She led the Vikings to their only 20-win seasons at the DI level (2007-08, 2008-09 and 2010-11). Under Murrell, the Vikings have gone 65-22 overall and 35-15 in the Big Sky at the Peter W. Stott Center.

• Murrell has a knack for bringing in talented transfers. Over the past three seasons, Murrell has brought in three players that went on to be named the Big Sky's Top Newcomer. Courtney VanBrocklin (2010-11), Kate Lanz (2011-12), and Angela Misa (2012-13) all earned Top Newcomer honors under Murrell.

• Head Coach Sherri Murrell announced the signing of Shelby Sanders to a National Letter of Intent for the 2014-15 season. Sanders, a 6-foot-2 forward from Hermiston High School, averaged seven points and nine rebounds per game last year. She helped her team to a first place finish at the Nike Interstate Shootout and a third place finish at the 5A OSAA State Tournament. Sanders is an athletic, physical player, who possesses good basketball fundamentals.

RECENT GAME - Seattle U 80, Portland State 68

PORTLAND – Kate Lanz finished with a team-high 20 points as the Vikings fell 80-68 Friday night at the Peter W. Stott Center. It was Lanz's second 20-point performance of the season.

Lanz opened the game going 5-for-5 with a pair of three pointers but cooled off from the floor. She finished the game 6-for-13 from the floor and 6-for-7 from the free-throw line. She hit a pair of three-pointers while posting four rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

Allie Brock added 16 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Emily Easom added 11 points while freshman Delanie Parry posted a career-high seven. The Vikings got it done at the charity stripe going 24-for-27 as a team.

Seattle (1-3 overall) went up by as much as nine points with 13:03 left in the first half before Lanz scored eight straight including back-to-back three-pointers to cut the lead to just one at 22-21 with 10:36 left.

That was as close as Portland State (0-2) would get as Seattle went on a 12-3 run to build up a 10-point lead at 34-24. The Vikings cut the lead late on a pair of Parry free throws but the Redhawks led by five at the break.

Seattle outscored Portland State 26-to-8 in the paint in the first half. The Redhawks finished the game with a 50-to-18 advantage in advantage in the paint.

The Vikings cut the lead to four points several times early in the second half but could not get any closer as the Redhawks built up a 16-point lead before taking the game 80-68.

Sylvia Shephard finished with a game-high 25 points with 13 rebounds for Seattle while Kacie Sowell added 24 points on 12-of-18 shooting.

NOTES: Keaton McFadden recorded six boards in first eight minutes and finished with 10 … Angela Misa made her first appearance of the season returning from a knee injury… Kate Lanz started game 5-for-5 and finished with a team best 20 points … PSU went 24-for-27 from the free-throw line.