Game 19
Opponent: Seattle University
When: Saturday, Feb. 6, 4 p.m. CT
Where: Connelly Center, Seattle, Wash.
Live Audio: kk93.com
Live Stats: goseattleu.com
Television: None

UP NEXT:
After a pair of tough Great West Conference losses in Texas, The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will look to get back into the win column on Saturday when it plays at Seattle University. Game time is 4 p.m. Central time.

THE RECORDS:
USD is 8-10 overall and 2-3 in the Great West Conference; Seattle is 4-20 overall.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:
The Coyotes’ game this week can be heard on KK93 (93.1 FM) out of Yankton, with R.J. Pattison providing the play-by-play. The broadcasts will also be available on KAOR 91.1 FM in Vermillion and on the Internet at www.usdcoyotes.com. Live stats, subscription video and audio can be found at usdcoyotes.com.

SERIES HISTORY:
Seattle holds a 3-1 edge in the series, although USD won the meeting earlier this season, 67-53...Seattle’s last win came at the Independent Tournament in Grand Forks, N.D., on March 7, 2009, a 66-61 win.

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA:
The Coyotes are 8-10 and 2-3 in the Great West after dropping a pair of tough road contests last week...USD fell to Houston Baptist, 74-70 in overtime on Jan. 28...Amber Hegge led USD with 22 points, while Jasmine Mosley had 17 points and 12 rebounds...the Coyotes lost to Texas-Pan American, 60-57 on Jan. 30...Abby Kinder led USD with 19 points, while Hegge had 13 and Kara Iverson 11...Hegge leads USD at 12.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Kinder averages 11.1 points per game and Annie Roche 10.1...Hegge leads with 51 assists and 19 blocks...USD is averaging 57.9 points per game and allows 60...the Coyotes are shooting 40.8 percent from the field, including 33.2 percent from three-point range...USD, with an enrollment of 9,617, is located in Vermillion, S.D., and competes in the Great West Conference...Ryun Williams is in his second season as USD’s head coach, with a record of 26-21..Williams is in his 15th season overall with a record of 261-164.

ABOUT SEATTLE:
Seattle is 4-20 overall after losing at Eastern Washington, 67-50, on Feb. 3...Tatiana Heck was the lone Seattle player in double figures with 15 points...the Redhawks shot just 33.3 percent and had 18 turnovers...Seattle lost to Cal-State Fullerton, 82-76 in overtime on Jan. 27...Ashley Brown led Seattle with 22 points, while Cassidy Murillo added 19...Brown leads Seattle at 14.3 points per game, while Elle Kerfoot averages 11.2...Maggie McCarthy leads at 5.2 rebounds per game...the Redhawks average 57.7 points per game and allows 65.6...the Redhawks shoot 38.3 percent from the field, including 33.7 percent from the floor...Seattle, with an enrollment of 7,556, is located in Seattle, Wash., and competes as an independent...Joan Bonvicini is in her first season at Seattle (4-20)...she is in her 27th season overall with a record of 615-314.

HITTING FROM the ARC...and DEFENDING IT
The USD women are tied for 33rd in NCAA Division I with 7.0 three-pointers made per game. A big reason why is transfer Abby Kinder, who is new to the USD program in 2009-10. Kinder has proven not only to be a consistent scorer for the Coyotes, but also has emerged as the team’s top three-pointer shooter. Through 18 games, Kinder has hit 41 three-pointers this season -- tops on the USD roster -- and is shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the three-point line. Her 2.3 three-pointers per game are ranked tied for 74th in NCAA Division I.
Not only are the Coyotes ranked highly in three-pointers made per game, but they are also ranked highly in three-point defense. Opponents are shooting just 28.8 percent from three-point range against USD, which is tied for 44th in the nation.

GREAT WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Amber Hegge was named the Great West Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 25, becoming the first Coyote to earn the weekly honor in 2009-10. The sophomore from Crofton, Neb., leads USD in scoring (12.8 points per game), rebounding (6.8), assists (51) and blocks (19). She also leads USD in field-goal percentage at 51.2 percent. She is now 6th all-time in career blocks with 73 and is just one out of fifth.

RANKING IN THE GREAT WEST
USD ranks first in several categories in the Great West Conference, including: scoring defense (60.0 points per game); field-goal percentage (40.8); scoring margin (-2.1); field-goal defense (39.2); three-point defense (28.8); three-pointers made per game (7.0); and assist to turnover ratio (0.75). Amber Hegge leads the conference in individual field-goal percentage (51.2).