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OPENING TIP
     The Vikings close out a stretch of five road games to open the 2017-18 season this Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Seattle University. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. PT. Following Wednesday's game, Portland State will open its home schedule on Saturday, Nov. 25 against Multnomah University. The game is slated for a 1 p.m. start. 
     Due to the on-going construction of the Viking Pavilion, all 12 of Portland State's home games will be played at the Pamplin Sports Complex on the campus of Lewis and Clark College.
Portland State split a pair of games last weekend on the road and is coming off its first win of the season. The Vikings opened the week with a 79-67 loss at UC Davis before defeating San Jose State, 90-78. 
     The Vikings pulled within two, 42-40, midway through the third quarter against UC Davis. The Aggies hit their next eight shots, including five three-pointers and Portland State found itself down 19 points with 6:42 left in the game. The Vikings cut into the lead late but fell by the 12-point margin. 
     Portland State led nearly wire-to-wire against San Jose State. A three-pointer from JR G Sidney Rielly put the Vikings up 6-4 58 seconds into the game and they did not look back.
The Vikings scored 21 points in the first and a season-high 26 points in the second quarter to lead 47-31 at the break. Portland State went up by as much as 21 points late in the third before closing out the 90-78 win in the fourth. 
     Rielly led all players with a season-high 28 points, going 8-for-17 from the floor and 2-for-3 from three-point range. She got to the line early and often, going 10-for-12. The Vikings went 30-for-37 (.811) from the line as a team in the game. 
     Rielly posted 20-point games in each contest last week, averaging 24.0 points per game. She shot .517 (15-for-29) from the floor, and .750 (6-for-8) from three point range. 
     FR G Kylie Jimenez continued her hot start, averaging 14.0 ppg, while shooting .435 from the floor over the two games. She committed just one turnover in 63 minutes of action.   

LIVE VIDEO: A live video stream will be available for both games this week. Links can be found on the women's basketball schedule page at GoViks.com. 

LIVE STATS: Both games will feature live stats. Links for both can be found on the women's basketball schedule page at GoViks.com. 

FOLLOW THE VIKINGS: Fans can follow the Vikings on Twitter and Instagram. Follow @ViksWBB for all the latest news, notes, and behind the scenes photos. Follow @PSU_Vikings for the latest on all 15 Portland State Athletics programs. 

UP NEXT: After playing at Seattle and then hosting Multnomah, the Vikings close out the month of November against cross-town rival the University of Portland on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Chiles Center. 

STORY LINES

• Portland State is going for back-to-back wins for the first time this season. 
• After scoring 19 points in the season opener, JR G Sidney Rielly has posted three-straight 20-point games.  
• Portland State is 5-8 overall against Seattle and 2-4 on the road in the series. 
• Portland State is going for its second straight road win over Seattle University. The Vikings defeated the Redhawks 79-71 in Seattle last season. 
• Portland State has never faced Multnomah in a regular season game. 

QUICK HITS
BY THE NUMBERS

• Portland State is 1-3 overall this season and 0-0 in Big Sky Conference play. 
• Portland State is 1-3 on the road and has yet to open its home slate. 
• Portland State is 1-4 in its last five and 5-5 in its last 10 games dating back to last season. 
• Portland State is averaging 73.0 ppg and allowing 78.0 ppg on the year. 
• Portland State is shooting .412 from the floor, .413 from three-point range, and .696 at the line. 

BIG SKY BATTLES

• PSU is 144-195 all-time in Big Sky Conference games.
• PSU is 90-79 in home games and 54-116 in road games.
• PSU is 9-10 all-time at the Big Sky Tournament.

WHO'S HOT

• JR G Sidney Rielly is second in the Big Sky conference with 21.8 points per game on the season. She has posted three-straight 20-point games, including a season-high 28 points last time out against San Jose State. She is 11th in the Big Sky with a .475 field goal percentage and tied for fifth with a .500 three-point shooting mark. 
• FR G Kylie Jimenez has posted double-digit points in every game to start her PSU career and is 13th in the Big Sky with 15.0 points per game. She is ninth with a .478 three-point shooting mark and is tied for fifth with 11 three-pointers made.  
• JR F Courtney West is coming off a nine point, nine, rebound, seven assist, four block performance against San Jose State. She leads the team with 8.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.

SCOUTING SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

• Seattle is 2-2 overall on the season, 0-2 at home, and 2-0 on the road. 
• Seattle dropped a pair of home games to Idaho State (74-69) and Hawaii (73-58) to open the season. Since, the Redhawks have won two straight over UC Santa Barbara (77-71) and Pepperdine (65-62). 
• Seattle went 15-18 overall and 10-4 in Western Athletic Conference play. The Redhawks fell to New Mexicao State in the WAC Tournament final before losing to Wyoming to finish the season in the WNIT First Round. 
• Seattle is averaging 67.2 points per game on the year, while allowing 70.0 ppg. The Redhawks are shooting .371 from the floor, .310 from three-point range, and .647 at the line. 
• Alexis Montgomery is averaging a team-high 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. She opened the season with 31 points in a loss to Idaho State. 

SCOUTING MULTNOMAH UNIVERSITY

• Multnomah is 0-5 overall, 0-3 at home, and 0-1 on the road entering the week. 
• Multnomah playes Concorida (Ore.) and the University of Puget Sound before taking on the Vikings. 
• Saturday's game is an exhibition game for Multnomah but will count towards the Vikings' record.
• Multnomah is averaging 45.0 ppg and is allowing 77.8 ppg. The Lions are shooting .332 from the floor, .269 from three-point range, and .478 at the free throw line. 
• Multnomah has a -32.8 scoring margin, a -11.0 rebounding margin, and a -7.6 turnover margin. 
• Marguel Green leads the Lions with 11.0 ppg. She is shooting .467 from the floor and .429 from three-point range with a team-high nine three pointers. 

FROM DOWNTOWN: The Vikings are shooting the ball from downtown at a higher clip than they did a year ago. Portland State is shooting .413 from distance with 8.3 three-pointers made per game this season. In 2016-17, the Vikings shot .300 from three-point range with 5.6 made per game. A large reason why is the addition of guards Kylie Jimenez and Kiana Brown. They have combined for 22 of the team's 33 three-pointers on the year and hare shooting a combined .423 (22-for-52) from beyond the arc.  

20-POINT GAMES: Portland State had players scored 20-or-more points 25 last season and the Vikings are off to a good start to match that this season. JR G Sidney Rielly recorded the team's first 20-point game of the year at Nevada (11/12). She has scored at least 20 points in three stright games heading into play this week. Her 14 career 20-point games are tied for 10th all-time at Portland State. 

RECORD WATCH: After setting the Portland State single-season blocks record in just her first year with the Vikings, JR F Courtney West has quickly turned her sights on the PSU career blocks mark. West is sitting on 104 career blocks, 14 shy of the Portland State record of 118 held by Kellie Chandler-Read (1994-97). She is also currently outside the Big Sky Conference top 20 list but could crack the list this season. Nicole Scott is sitting 19th on the list with 136 career blocks. 

FRESHMAN PHENOM: FR G Kylie Jimenez has quickly made her mark on the Portland State team. She has started every game so far as the Vikings' point guard and has scored at least 13 points with a pair of three-pointers in each. She is shooting .431 from the floor, .478 from three-point range, and is tied for fifth in the Big Sky with 11 three-pointers. She also boasts a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio in a team-high 34.8 minutes per game.