GAME NOTES

• The Snow College women's basketball team will continue its longest home stand of the season as  it takes on the Salt Lake Community College Thursday.

• Thursday's matchup with the Bruins will take place at 5:00 p.m. inside the Horne Activity Center in Ephraim.  The game will serve as the rubber match between the Badgers and the Bruins as each team has won one game against each other this season.

• The Badgers are coming off a pair of losses last week against No. 5 College of Southern Nevada and Utah State University Eastern.  The Badgers lost 71-62 to the Golden Eagles for the second time this season.  Snow College then lost to USUE 64-53 Saturday.

• The Badgers scored just 16 points in the first half against USUE which was the lowest point total they have scored in the first half and tied for the lowest point total in any half this season.

• Snow College surrendered 10 made 3-pointer to the Golden Eagles Thursday which is the most made 3-pointers a team has scored against the Badgers this season.

• Snow College Sophomore Samiana Suguturaga scored in double figures in both games over the weekend.  She leads the Badgers in scoring at 12.9 points per game and has scored 10 points or more in 18 games this season including 14 straight games in double figures.

• Snow College has split the season series with the Bruins this season.  The Badgers were defeated 86-66 at home Dec. 7.  They then earned a 68-60 victory against the Bruins, who were ranked 22nd at the time, in Taylorsville Jan. 19.

• The Bruins began the season winning 13 of their first 15 games but lost four of their eight midway through the season.  They claimed two victories over the College of Southern Nevada and Colorado Northwestern Community College last weekend and enter Thursday's matchup with a 19-6 over record and a 9-5 mark within the Scenic West Athletic Conference.

UP NEXT

• Snow College will continue its longest home stand of the season as it welcomes back No. 5 CSI to the Horne Activity Center.  As mentioned, the Badgers are winless in two attempts against the Golden Eagles this season.  

• CSI currently sits atop the SWAC standings with a 12-1 record and are currently in line to host the Region 18 tournament.

• Tip off is slated for 5:00 p.m. inside the Horne Activity Center in Ephraim.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
 

LAST TIME OUT

The Snow College women's basketball team was defeated by No. 5 College of Southern Idaho and Utah State University Eastern over the weekend.  The Badgers lost 71-62 to CSI and 64-53 to USUE.

The Badgers entered the weekend having defeated Colorado Northwestern Community College 77-55 Jan. 28.  Snow College was looking for its first victories over CSI and USUE as the Badgers were 0-3 against the two teams to this point in the season.

Snow College opened the game against the Golden Eagles with an early five-point lead, but CSI would close the gap as the Badgers led 16-14 at the end of the first quarter.  The Golden Eagles outscored Snow College 20-12 in the second quarter to take a 34-28 lead into the halftime break.

CSI started the third quarter with a 9-2 run to take a 43-30 lead.  Snow College countered with a 15-4 run of its own to get within two and would head into the fourth quarter trailing 53-49.

The Golden Eagles scored the first seven points in the fourth quarter to regain a double-digit lead before the Badgers got back within five points with less than six minutes to play.  CSI would stave off the Badger's comeback attempt and extend its lead to as many as 14 before earning the 71-62 victory.

Three Badgers finished in double figures led by Enid Vaifanua, who had 16 points on 7-14 shooting from the field.  Samiana Suguturaga totaled 13 points and four rebounds while Marika Collins had 11 points in the loss.

The Badgers struggled out of the gate against USUE Saturday scoring just two points in the first nine minutes of the first quarter.  They went into the second quarter trailing 7-5.  The Eagles extended their lead in the second quarter behind 53 percent shooting from the field and went into halftime with a 27-16 lead.

Snow College and USUE played an even third quarter scoring 16 points apiece.  The Badgers trailed by 14 midway through the fourth quarter but used a quick 9-0 run to get back within five with just under three minutes to play.  The Eagles were able to put the Badgers away with good free-throw shooting and held on to win 64-53. 

Vaifanua once again led the Badgers in scoring as she finished with 11 points.  Suguturaga narrowly missed out on a double-double as she scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the loss.