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OPENING TIP
• Portland State plays its second straight road game to start the season this Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Boise State. Tip-off is slated for 4:30 p.m. PT.
• Portland State opens the season with four of its first five games away from the Peter W. Stott Center. The Vikings' first home game is Sunday, Nov. 20 against Pacific Union (CA) at 2 p.m. PT.
• Portland State is coming off of a season opening loss at CSUN last week. The Vikings fell to the Matadors, 99-72.
• All five of Portland State's starters against CSUN were sophomores, including a trio of redshirt sophomores who all made their Portland State debuts.
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Sidney Rielly and
Courtney West each scored 12 points for the Vikings against CSUN. West went 6-for-10 from the floor with five rebounds.
#RoadToReno: For the second year in a row the Big Sky Conference tournament will consist of all 12 conference teams and will be held at a neutral site. The tournament will take place at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev. The women's tournament will begin on Monday, March 6 with the men's tournament beginning the next day, Tuesday, March 7. For more information visit RoadtoReno.com.
TEAM NOTES: Here are some quick-hitters about 2016-17 Portland State Vikings:
• The Vikings are 0-1 overall this season. They are 0-0 at home, 0-1 on the road, and 0-0 at a neutral site.
• Portland State is averaging 72.0 points per game this season, while allowing 99.0 ppg.
• Portland State is shooting .333 from the floor, .300 from three-point range, and .568 from the free throw line.
BY THE NUMBERS
PORTLAND STATE
• PSU is 0-1 overall and 0-0 in Big Sky play.
• PSU is 0-0 at home, 0-1 on the road, and 0-0 at a neutral site.
• PSU is 0-1 in its last five games and 0-1 in its last 10 games.
BOISE STATE
• BSU is 1-0 overall and 0-0 in Mountain West play.
• BSU is 1-0 at home, 0-0 on the road, and 0-0 at a neutral site.
• BSU is 1-0 in its last five games and 0-0 in its last 10 games.
BIG SKY BATTLES
• PSU is 136-186 all-time in Big Sky Conference games.
• PSU is 85-76 in home games and 51-110 in road games.
• PSU is 6-7 all-time at the Big Sky Tournament.
BOISE STATE QUICK HITS
• Head Coach Gordy Presnell is in his 12th season leading the Bronco. He is 196-149 at Boise State and 592-276 overall.
• Boise State went 19-11 overall and 12-6 in Mountain West conference play a year ago. The Broncos lost to UNLV in the Mountain West Conference Championship to end their season. They are 1-0 this season with an 89-45 win over Southern Oregon.
• Boise State returns 11 players from last year's squad and brings in four true freshmen.
• Senior G Brooke Pahukoa led the team last season with 14.6 points per game. She recorded 17 double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 30 points at Eastern Washington. She went 9-for-16 from the floor, 3-for-7 from three-point range, and 9-for-10 at the line against the Eagles.
• Pahukoa scored seven points in 17 minutes of action against Southern Oregon to start the season.
• Junior F Shalen Shaw scored a team-high 17 points against the Raiders in the season opener. She went 8-for-14 (.571) from the floor and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.
• Shaw averaged 12.5 ppg a year ago, second on the team. She also averaged a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game a year ago.
ALL-TIME vs. BOISE STATE: Boise State leads the all-time series 25-12, dating back to the 1975-76 season. The Broncos have taken 10 of the last 12 meetings, going back to the 1990-91 season. The last time the teams met was a 92-80 Boise State win in Boise, Idaho. The last win by Portland State was a 76-59 win at home in 2003-04.
#0 | ASHLEY BOLSTON: Here are some quick hitters about
Ashley Bolston, a redshirt sophomore guard from Medford, Ore.
• She sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules
• She scored 10 points (3-6 FG, 4-6 FT) with three rebounds, four assists, and two steals in 19 minutes of action in her Portland State debut at CSUN (11/11).
#1 | CAROLINE WICH: Here are some quick hitters about
Caroline Wich (Care-oh-line | Vick), a freshman Forward from Aarhus, Denmark.
• She scored six points (2-8 FG, 2-6 FT) with two rebounds and an assist in her Portland State debut at CSUN (11/11).
#2 | SIDNEY RIELLY: Here are some quick hitters about
Sidney Rielly, a redshirt sophomore guard from Everett, Wash.
• She sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules
• She scored a team-high 12 points (3-12 FG, 1-3 3-pt FG, 5-6 FT) in her Portland State debut at CSUN (11/11). She pulled down a team-high five rebounds an recorded a pair of assists in 24 minutes.
#4 | PIA JURHAR: Here are some quick hitters about
Pia Jurhar (Pea-uh | Jur-har), a sophomore forward from Vienna, Austria.
• She played in 30 games, making 25 starts, as a true freshman in 2015-16. She averaged 5.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
• She scored two points, pulled down three rebounds, and recorded a block in 10 minutes of action in the Vikings' season opener at CSUN (11/11).
#5 | KIAN MCNAIR: Here are some quick hitters about
Kian McNair (Key-oh), a sophomore guard from Vallejo, Calif.
• She led the Vikings with 11.3 points per game as a true freshman in 2015-16. She shot .329 from the floor, .309 from three-point range, and .697 at the line.
• She came off the bench for four points with two rebounds in 21 minutes of action in the Vikings' season opener at CSUN (11/11).
#10 | COURTNEY WEST: Here are some quick hitters about
Courtney West, a reshirt sophomore forward from Sidney, Australia.
• She sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules.
• She scored a team-high 12 points with a team-high five rebounds in Porltand State debut at CSUN (11/11). Shot .600 (6-for-10) from the floor.
#11 | CICI WEST: Here are some quick hitters about
Cici West, a junior guard from Seattle, Wash.
• She averaged 10.0 points and a Big Sky leading 9.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2015-16.
• She set the Portland State single-season rebounding record with 286 in 2015-16.
• She came off the bench for four points and two rebounds in 10 minutes in the Vikings' season opener at CSUN (11/11).
2016-17 SEASON NOTES
• Portland State went 4-26 overall and 2-16 in Big Sky Conference play in 2015-16, its first year under Head Coach
Lynn Kennedy.
• Portland State returns seven letterwinners, including all five starters, from last year's squad. The Vikings also return their top five scorers and their top four rebounders.
• Portland State will play 12 home games in 2016-17 and 18 games away from the Peter W. Stott Center. The Vikings will play eight straight away from home.
• Portland State adds three redshirts and five true freshmen to the mix in 2016-17.
• Portland State had gotten significantly taller in just one season. The average high of the Vikings' anticipated opening day roster in nearly two inches taller than a year ago. In 2015-16 PSU had just three eligible players on the opening day roster listed as 6-foot or above, in 2016-17 there will be eight.
• Portland State returns junior G
Cici West who led the Big Sky in rebounding with 9.5 rebounds per game. West also set the Portland State single season record with 286 rebounds.
• Portland State brings back sophomore G
Corey James who averaged 8.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a true freshman a year ago. She also led the league in free throw percentage with an .893 mark.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS: The Vikings have made an impact on the record books in 2016-15 both as a team and as individuals, especially in rebounding.
• Portland State's 42.5 rebounds per game is fourth best in program history.
• Portland State's 1,275 rebounds is sixth best in program history.
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Cici West's 286 rebounds is the most by a Viking in a single-season.
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Cici West's 9.5 rebounds per game is eighth best in program history.
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Cici West's 18 rebounds against Portland (11/25/15) and against Idaho (1/30/16) are tied for the fifth most in program history and are the most by a Viking at the Peter W. Stott Center.
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Corey James' .893 (67-for-75) free-throw percentage is third best all-time in a single-season.
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Pia Jurhar's 45 blocks are sixth most all-time in a single-season.
