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The Vikings take their two-game winning streak on the road this weekend for a Saturday, Dec. 2 match-up with the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. PT. Portland State will not only look to continue its winning streak, it will attempt to break a six-game losing streak to the Zags. 

LIVE VIDEO: A live video stream will be available for Saturday's game. A Link can be found on the women's basketball schedule page at GoViks.com. 

LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available GameTracker. A link 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: Saturday's game against Gonzaga, the Vikings will have a full week off before they host Northwest University on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Pamplin Sports Center at Lewis and Clark College. Tip is slated for 1 p.m. PT.  
 
STORY LINES

• Portland State is going for its third-straight win of the season.
• A win against Gonzaga would even the Vikings' season record at 4-4. 
• A win against Gonzaga would end a six-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.  
• Portland State is 6-14 all-time against Gonzaga. The Vikings are 2-8 on the road in the series. 
• The last Portland State win in the series was a 75-72 home win on Nov. 25 2007. 
• The last Portland State road win in the series was a 91-58 win during the Vikings 1991-92 season when they were playing at the NCAA Division II level. 

QUICK HITS
BY THE NUMBERS

• Portland State is 3-4 overall this season and 0-0 in Big Sky Conference play. 
• Portland State is 2-4 on the road and 1-0 at home with its home game played at the Pamplin Sports Center at Lewis & Clark College. 
• Portland State is 3-2 in its last five and 5-5 in its last 10 games, dating back to last season. 
• Portland State is averaging 77.3 ppg and allowing 72.3 ppg on the year. 
• Portland State is shooting .440 from the floor, .396 from three-point range, and .726 at the line. 

BIG SKY BATTLES

• PSU is 144-195 all-time in Big Sky 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 20.7 points per game on the year. She posted four-straight 20-point games, including a season-high 28 points against San Jose State. She has posted double-digit points in each game this season. 
• JR F Pia Jurhar posted her third career double-double, first of the season, with 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a win over Multnomah. She followed that up with her second-straight double-digit rebound game with 10 at Portland (11/28). 
• JR F Courtney West went a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor en route to 13 points against Portland (11/28). She added seven rebounds and three blocks in just 20 minutes.

SCOUTING GONZAGA

• Gonzaga is 2-3 overall on the season and open its home slate Thursday night against Eastern Washington. The Bulldogs opened the season with a 65-49 loss at Colorado State. They picked up their first win with a 70-55 win at Montana. 
• Gonzaga's only other win was a 77-57 win over Kent State at the Play4Kay Showcase in Las Vegas, Nev. over Thanksgiving. 
• Gonzaga is averaging 66.0 points per game and is allowing 67.2 ppg. The Bulldogs are shooting .399 from the floor, .208 from three-point range, and .686 from the free-throw line. 
• Gonzaga is averaging 4.2 three-pointers made per game, while allowing 8.8 per game. 
• Jill Barta leads the team with 19.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game on the year. She has scored double-digit points in every game with a pair of 20-point games, and a season-high 30 points in the Zags win over Kent State. She posted a double-double with 21 points and 22 rebounds in a loss to Belmont. 
• Barta is shooting .465 from the floor and .400 from distance with a team-high eight three-pointers. 
• Chandler Smith is second on the team with 12.0 ppg and six three-pointers made. 

NEWS AND NOTES
WINS vs. LOSSES: The Vikings went 3-4 overall this season. There is a stark contrast on the box score between wins and losses. In wins, Portland State is averaging 87.3 points per game is shooting .489 from the floor and .787 from the free-throw line. In losses, those numbers drop to 69.8 ppg, .405 from the floor, and .658 at the line. The Vikings are holding their opponents to 20.9 fewer points per game in wins. Three-point field goal percentage, rebounds per game, and assists per game are also all up in Portland State wins this season. 

FROM DOWNTOWN: The Vikings are shooting the ball from downtown at a higher clip than they did a year ago. Portland State is shooting .396 from distance with 7.6 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 27 of the team's 53 three-pointers on the year. JR G Sidney Rielly had just three games a year ago in which she hit three or more triples, this season, through seven games, she already has three such games. 

GETTING TO THE LINE: Portland State has done an excellent job getting to the free-throw line this season. The Vikings are sixth in the nation with 122 free throws made and seventh in the country with 168 attempts from the line. PSU is shooting .726 from the line, fourth in the Big Sky. 

SPREADING IT AROUND: Portland State had a season-high five players score in double-figures in its win over Portland (11/28). JR G Sidney Rielly led the team with a game-high 18 points, while JR G Kiana Brown and JR F Courtney West each added 13 points. FR G Kylie Jimenez and JR G Corey James added 11 and 10 points respectively. On the season, Portland State has 25 double-digit scoring performances, 3.7 per game. 

20-POINT GAMES: Portland State had players scored 20-or-more points 25 times 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 four times heading into play this week. Her 15 career 20-point games are tied for ninth all-time at Portland State. JR G Kiana Brown recorded her first 20-point game with a career-high 27 points at Seattle U (11/22) before FR F Savannah Dhaliwal added her first 20-point game with a career-high 26 points in a win over Multnomah (11/25). 

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 110 career blocks, eight 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 opened her career with three-straight games of at least 13 points and two three-pointers. She is shooting .400 from three-point range and leads the team with 23 assists, 3.3 per game. Her 2.56 assists-to-turnover ratio is fourth in the Big Sky. 

NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT: Portland State has signed two student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Desirae Hansen and Jordan Stotler will join the Vikings for the 2018-19 academic year. The Vikings anticipate adding a third NLI in the coming days. 

• Hansen, a 6-foot guard from Rainier, Ore. is a three-time All-Lewis & Clark League first team honoree at Rainier High School and is coming off league MVP season. She led the Columbians to a 25-5 overall record and a league championship with a 16-2 mark. 
• Stotler, in just her first year at Umpqua Community College, was named the Northwest Athletic Conference Southern Region Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. She was second in the NWAC averaging 22.4 points per game and third with 13.4 rebounds per game. Stotler recorded a league-record 150 blocks and 4.84 blocks per game, 2.00 blocks per game better than second place. She is just 29 blocks away from the conference's career blocks record. She shot .484 from the floor and .345 from three-point range, hitting 39 triples.