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Richards Sets Career Three-Pointer Record In Aggie Women's 71-56 Loss To La Tech Saturday
Jan. 26, 2008
Senior guard Taylor Richards set a new USU career three-pointers record Saturday night but Utah State was topped by Louisiana Tech, 71-56, in Western Athletic Conference women's basketball action at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. With her first three of the night which was USU's first points of the game, Richards broke the previous record of 83 held by former teammate Brittany Hagen (2003-07) when she drained a trey from the left wing just 2:31 into Saturday's contest. The senior guard ended the night with two three-pointers, upping her career total to 84. Richards now has two USU career records as she is the Aggies' career assists leader, adding to her total with a game-high tying five helpers Saturday to give her 347 and counting for her career. The loss was USU's fifth in a row as the Aggies drop to 6-13 overall and 2-5 in WAC action. The Lady Techsters continued their seven-game won-loss pattern, as La Tech now has a 9-10 overall and 3-3 WAC ledger. The Lady Techsters remain unbeaten against Utah State, winning all five meetings. Richards netted a game-high 18 points to go with her game-high five assists, while fellow backcourt mate junior Danyelle Snelgro added 11 points. La Tech was led by JoKeirra Sneed and Shanavia Dowdell with 17 points apiece while Tarkeisha Wysinger logged a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, leading La Tech to a 40-35 rebounding advantage. USU shot 17-of-60 (28.3 percent) from the field, but shot a better percentage from three-point range at 38.5 percent (5-of-13). The Aggies were also 17-of-24 (70.8 percent) at the free throw line. LTU was 23-of-52 (44.2 percent) field goal shooting, hitting 5-of-14 (35.7 percent) behind the three-point arc and the Lady Techsters were 20-of-21 (95.2 percent) at the free pitch stripe. La Tech led from start to finish, jumping out to a 16-5 lead at 14:22 before taking a 37-27 halftime advantage. The Lady Techsters improved to 8-0 when leading at the half while the Aggies are now 0-12 when trailing at intermission. Utah State trailed by double-digits for the majority of the second half as La Tech opened the stanze with a 15-7 spurt to take a 52-34 lead at 13:21 after a pair of Wysinger free throws and the Lady Techsters cruised to the win. The Aggies open a four-game road swing on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Nevada. Utah State women's basketball team returns home to host Nevada on Thursday, Feb. 21 on "Think Pink Night," part of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association "Cancer Awareness Weekend." All fans attending the game are encouraged to wear pink as a show of support for the brave individuals battling cancer. The $5 for admission charge for adult, $1 childrens will be waived for anyone wearing pink to the game. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. In addition to "Think Pink Night" fans are encouraged to participate in "Quilts For The Cure." Fans are encouraged to make and bring quilts to donate. The donated quilts will be given away to those affected by breast cancer. The recipients of the quilts will be announced in the second half. For USU basketball ticket information, fans can go to www.UtahStateAggies.com and click on "tickets" or call the USU Ticket Office at 1-800-USTATE-1 or 435-797-0305. All the Utah State women's basketball games can be heard on KLGN (1390 AM) in Logan with Evan Nyman calling the play-by-play and former Aggie women's basketball player Ashley Rutledge providing color commentary for home games. They can also be heard on the web through Yahoo! Sports, by going to the Utah State Athletic home page at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on the Yahoo! Sports link in the right hand column. Fans can follow all the Aggie home games through the USU web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game.
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