GAME NOTES:

• The Snow College women's basketball team will wrap up a three-game road stretch as it takes on in-state rival Utah State University Eastern Thursday at 5:00 p.m. 

 

• The Badgers are coming off a trip to Idaho that ended in a pair of losses to No. 9 College of Southern Idaho, 72-49, and North Idaho College, 63-45. They are currently on a four-game skid after the first round of conference games. 

 

• The Badgers are 9-1 this season when they take more shots than their opponents and are 4-6 when they take fewer shots. Under Head Coach Zu Grinsell, the Badgers are 64-19 and 26-51, respectively. They have taken fewer shots than three of their last four conference opponents.  

 

• The Badgers have committed more turnovers than their opponents in their four conference losses and are 3-6 on the year. Snow College under Grinsell's is 29-52 when they commit more turnovers than their opponent. 

 

• When they have forced more turnovers from their opponents, they are 9-1 on the year and 1-0 in conference play, boasting a 59-14 record under Grinsell. 

 

• Under Grinsell, Snow College is 57-17 when they force more steals than their opponents and are 10-2 on the year and 1-1 in conference action. The Badgers have been outstolen in three of their conference losses and have been outstolen by an average of five in those games. 

 

• The Eagles hold a record of 14-6 and are a perfect 5-0 in conference after they defeated No. 9 CSI last Saturday (77-71) and sit atop the Scenic West Athletic Conference standings.

 

• Snow College holds the all-time edge against USUE, 24-16, but has won just two of the last 10 meetings, the last of which came in Price last season, 45-32. The Badgers are 12-7 when they play in Price. 

 

• The last meeting between the two sides took place two weeks ago in Ephraim, where the Eagles won 64-58. USUE outrebounded the Badgers 43-32 in the match, with 17 of them being offensive, which led to 12 second-chance points for the Eagles. 

LAST TIME OUT: The Snow College women's basketball team wrapped up its road trip to Idaho as it fell to both No. 9 College of Southern Idaho 72-49 and North Idaho College 63-45. The Badgers drop to 13-7 overall and 1-4 in conference after the first round of play. 

The Badgers are coming off a weekend where they dropped both of their games to in-state rivals No. 20 Salt Lake Community College, 73-58, and Utah State University Eastern, 64-58. 

The game against No. 9 CSI tipped off as both teams traded early buckets for a 4-4 score three minutes in. CSI then sparked a 9-0 run before Megan Johnson hit a pair of layups to stop the bleeding for the Badgers. Both teams settled into a steady rhythm to close the first quarter with CSI up 17-12. 

The Badgers would start the second period on an 8-4 run, capped by a Seini Tuipulotu 3-pointer to trim the Golden Eagles' lead to one point. CSI responded with a 15-3 run over the remainder of the half to head into the break up 36-23. 

The second half opened as a frenzy of points was scored. Lala Baldwin connected beyond the arc to cut the lead back to single digits. Both sides would fall into a steady pace for the rest of the third quarter as the Badgers entered the final stanza down 48-38.

The fourth period saw CSI take control as it opened with an 11-4 burst within the first five minutes. The Golden Eagles continued to add onto their lead to outscore the Badgers 24-11 in the quarter and earned the win, 72-49. 

Johnson led the way in scoring and rebounding for the Badgers with 10 and seven, respectively.  Avery Allred chipped in seven points and five rebounds of her own. 

After the loss, Snow College traveled north to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to take on NIC. 

The match started with both teams scoring early points, as Hillary Akomatsri and Sara Aoki hit back-to-back jumpers for the Badgers. The Cardinals strung together an 8-5 run to close the first period up 13-9. 

The second quarter saw the Badgers spark a 6-2 run to open, marked by a pair of Allred jumpers to tie the game at 15 apiece. NIC would respond with an 8-2 run to stretch their lead back to six points. Snow College would score five of the next seven to head into the half down 25-22. 

The second half opened with Baldwin connecting on a jumper to bring the score within one, but NIC would go on a 13-0 burst to expand its lead to the largest it had been all game. The Badgers would tack on six of the final 10 points to close the third quarter to enter the final stanza down 45-30. 

The Badgers scored nine of their 15 points of the quarter in the first five minutes of the fourth period to bring the score to 51-39. NIC would put any hope of a Badger comeback to rest with a 12-6 run to close out the game 63-45. 

Allred led the Badgers in scoring with 11 points, while Hartlynn Richins and Baldwin cashed in seven points apiece. Johnson recorded eight rebounds to lead the way for the Badgers, and Dalana Jakovljevic followed suit with five rebounds. 

UP NEXT: Snow College will head home for a pair of games against NIC Jan. 29 at 5:00 p.m. and No. 11 CSI Jan. 31 at 1:00 p.m. The Badgers are 3-7 when they face the Cardinals and 8-17 against the Golden Eagles inside the Horne Activity Center. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.