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OPENING TIP
     The Portland State Vikings (2-5 overall) head out on the road for their longest road trip, distance wise, of the season to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta, GA. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m. PT. It will be the first meeting of the two schools in Georgia.
     A live audio stream of the game will be broadcast online at GoViks.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 stats at GoViks.com.
     Portland State dropped its second straight game, 113-78, to the Oregon Ducks Saturday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR. The Vikings fell behind early and trailed 68-35 at the break. PSU trailed by just two points in the second half. Senior F Allie Brock posted a team-high 20 points for the Vikings on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor. She also went 4-for-8 from the free-throw line and pulled down five rebounds. It was her second 20-point game of the season. Senior F Angela Misa picked up her third straight double-double with 16 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Misa went 7-for-14 from the floor with two assists and three blocks. JR F Mikaela Rivard scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting including her first three-pointer of the season before fouling out of the contest.

The Teams: Portland State is 2-5 this season and is averaging 67.4 points per game while allowing 83.4. PSU is shooting .384 from the floor this season and .314 from three-point range. Georgia Tech enters 6-2 overall and winner of its last four. The Yellow Jackets are 4-0 at home this season. They are averaging 79.8 ppg while allowing 62.4 ppg. Georgia Tech is shooting .448 from the floor.

The Coaches: Portland State head coach Sherri Murrell is in her seventh year at Portland State. She is 112-82 overall and 59-41 in Big Sky play while at PSU. She is 259-275 in 18 years as a head coach. Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph is 199-124 in her 11 seasons at the school.

The Series: Portland State and Georgia Tech have met just once prior to Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Vikings 69-53 on December 21, 2010 at the Peter W. Stott Center.

Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets enter Tuesday's contest 6-2 overall and 4-0 at home. They are averaging 79.8 points per game while allowing just 62.4 points per game. Georgia Tech is shooting .448 from the floor while holding opponents to .349 shooting. GT also holds a +10.7 rebounds per game advantage over opponents. 
    Kaela Davis leads the team with 19.8 points per game this season. She is shooting .405 from the floor, .397 from distance, and .879 from the free-throw line. Davis is also pulling down a team-high 7.0 rebounds in 27.3 minutes per game. She has led the team in scoring five times this season. Tyaunna Marshall has led the other three games in scoring and is averaging 16.0 points per game. She is shooting .436 from the floor and is averaging 6.9 rebounds per game. Her 21 assists and 18 steals are both second on the team.

COMING UP
The Vikings return home for their final non-conference game of the season to host cross-town rival the University of Portland Saturday, Dec. 21. Tip is slated for 2 p.m.

BY THE NUMBERS
Portland State
• PSU is 2-5 overall and 0-0 in Big Sky play
• PSU is 2-3 at home, 0-2 on the road, and 0-0 at a neutral site
• PSU 2-3 in its last five games

Georgia Tech
• GT is 6-2 overall and 0-0 in ACC play
• GT is 4-0 at home, 0-2 on the road, and 2-0 at a neutral site
• GT is 4-1 in its last five games

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 295-171 all-time at home
• PSU is 67-25 overall at home under Head Coach Sherri Murrell
• PSU is 78-55 in Big Sky Conference games at home

HOT SHOTS
• SR F Angela Misa has posted three straight double-doubles ... She is averaging 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game over the streak
• SR F Allie Brock has scored in double-figures five times this season and score 20-plus twice. She is averaging a career-high 13.7 points per game. She is shooting a team-best .457 from the floor.
• SR G Kate Lanz is averaging 13.9 points per game to lead the Vikings. She has three 20-point games this season.

NOT SO HOT
• Portland State is giving up 83.4 points per game while opponents are shooting .454 from the floor.
• Portland State has lost its last two games by an average 42.0 points per game.

NEWS & NOTES
Brock Leading the Way
Allie Block led the Vikings with 20 points in their loss at Oregon (12/14). Brock went 8-for-14 in the the game, which tied her season-high in field goals made. She also went 4-for-8 at the free-throw line and pulled down five rebounds. It was Brock's fifth double-digit scoring performance of the season and the second time that she surpassed the 20-point mark. Brock is averaging a career-high 13.7 points per game so far this season while averaging 5.3 rebounds per game, also a career high.

Feeling Just Fine
Senior F Angela Misa has been easing her way back into form after having a season-ending knee injury a year ago. She has posted four straight double-figure point performances. Misa started the streak with a season-high 18 points against Princeton (11/30). She followed that up with three straight double-doubles. Misa posted 11 points and 11 rebounds in 21 minutes against Columbia (12/1) before adding 15 points and 12 rebounds at No. 24 Gonzaga (12/6). She now has 10 career double-doubles. Misa posted 16 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes at Oregon (12/14).

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. After posting back-to-back 20-point performances to start the season, Lanz posted her third with 20 points against Columbia (12/1). She also posted 10 rebounds and a career-high nine assists for a near triple-double. She is averaging 13.9 points per game this season to lead the Vikings.

Powell's Performance
Junior G Lariel Powell posted a career-high 16 points against Columbia (12/1). She went 5-for-11 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the free-throw line. She added a career-high two three-pointers.

Bring on Brock
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 in five of the seven games this season. Her double-double was the first by a Viking this season.

Brock's Big Day
Senior F Allie Brock posted a career-high 23 points in 30 minutes against Corban (11/26). She went 8-for-16 from the floor including 4-for-5 from three-point range. She entered the game just 1-for-11 all-time from distance. She went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line while adding five rebounds. Her 23 points is the most this season by a Viking.

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.

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 at the end of 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 has announced the signing of Shelbi Sanders and Alicia Carline to National Letters 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.
     Carline, a 6-foot-3 post player from Feilding, New Zealand, is in the middle of her sophomore season at Gillette College in Gillette, WY. She has helped her team to a 1-1 record to start this season and is averaging 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, 2.0 steals while shooting .540 from the floor and .780 from the free-throw line.