by By Jaden Johnson, USU communications
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Utah State women’s basketball (4-7, 2-4 MW) wrapped up a road trip Friday afternoon, as the Aggies dropped a high-scoring contest to Colorado State (10-2, 6-2 MW), 88-73, inside of Moby Arena.
Though the Aggies never led in the game, it was a highly-contested first half as USU used a 25-point second quarter to bring them within five points at halftime, 43-38. Utah State brought the game as close as three points, but Colorado State shot 12-of-16 for 32 points in the third quarter, the highest-scoring quarter by a USU opponent this season.
After facing as large as a 29-point deficit early in the fourth quarter, the Aggies made a push and won the final quarter, 21-13.
Freshman guard Meagan Mendazona led USU’s scoring efforts with 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting, to go along with four rebounds, two steals and two assists. Senior guard Emmie Harris earned the second double-double of her career as she had 12 points to go along with a game-high 11 rebounds, a mark which ties her career high.
Sophomore guard Faith Brantley and redshirt sophomore guard Shyla Latone (Zuni Pueblo) each reached double figures in the scoring column as well, going for 14 and 13 points, respectively. This was just the second time this season USU has had four players score 10-plus points.
The Rams were led by freshman forward Cali Clark who finished with 14 points. CSU had six different players score in double figures.
As a team, Utah State shot 40.3 percent (27-of-67) from the field, 34.6 percent (9-of-26) from 3-point range and 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the free throw line. Colorado State shot 48.5 percent (33-of-68) from the field, while shooting 36.4 percent (8-of-22) from the 3-point line and 77.8 percent (14-of-18) from the charity stripe.
The Aggies now return home for back-to-back home series against MW opponents, starting with a the two-game series against UNLV on Monday, Jan. 25, and again on Wednesday, Jan. 27, inside of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Both games start at 6 p.m., and will be streamed on the Mountain West Network. Live stats will be available via Sidearm.
