Lady Griz to host Hornets, Lumberjacks
2/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Sacramento State brings its winless conference record to Missoula Thursday for a Big Sky showdown with the 7-3 University of Montana Lady Griz, but don't expect a bloodbath, head coach Robin Selvig said.
"When you play someone who is having a tough year like Sac State is, you got to make sure you're ready to play," Selvig said. "We need to be excited about playing, we only have two home games left and we need to go out and worry about us playing great. If we do that we're going to be fine."
Sac State has lost only one conference game this season by fewer than 10 points.
On Feb. 1, Sac State hosted the Lady Griz in Sacramento and lost the game 82-41 before less than 400 fans.
Regardless of Sac State's poor record, Selvig said that his team will not overlook the Hornets when they come to Missoula.
"If we overlook them then they will make us pay," Selvig said . "They got some good players and they have had a lot of injuries and lost kids, but they've been competitive and we need to make sure we are ready for them."
Junior guard Brooklynn Lorenzen echoed Selvig's sentiments and also added that the Lady Griz just need to worry about the Lady Griz.
"That would just make their year if they came into our house and beat the University of Montana," Lorenzen said. "But obviously we just have to prepare and worry more about getting ourselves excited for this game."
Sac State features the inside-outside combo of freshman guard Sarah Craig and junior center Danielle Iceman, who are combining for nearly 21 points and 10 rebounds a game.
Also on the perimeter, the Lady Griz will need to focus on junior guard Diane Peterson, a player that Selvig describes as a loose cannon.
On the year, Peterson has attempted 159 three-pointers, but she has only connected on 26 percent of those attempts.
Lorenzen, however, anticipates that the Hornets will have trouble matching up with sophomore centers Hollie Tyler and Crystal Baird who stand at 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4 respectively.
On other fronts, the injury bug has visited the Lady Griz in the last week.
Sophomore forward Lynsey Monaco has a swollen left foot from a bone bruise and is not expected to suit up tomorrow against the Hornets, Lorenzen said.
Also, freshman forward Darci Sandoval, who didn't dress last week for the game against Montana State, has been experiencing problems with her asthma medication and also might not dress for Thursday's game, Lorenzen said.
The flu bug has also been spotted in the Lady Griz camp as senior guard LeAnn Montes and Julie Deming, a red-shirt senior, experienced flu-like symptoms in Tuesday's practice. Both are expected to be fine, Lorenzen said. Due to the sudden rash of injuries and illness, assistant coach Shannon Cate-Schweyen, the only Kodak All-American in the history of the Big Sky Conference, was forced into action and partook in the scrimmages during the practice. But don't expect a comeback from Cate-Schweyen, who has since exhausted all college eligibility.
Nonetheless, the depleted Lady Griz will host Sac State Thursday at 7:35 p.m. in the Adams Center. On Saturday the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks will come to town looking to improve their two-game winning streak.
"When you play someone who is having a tough year like Sac State is, you got to make sure you're ready to play," Selvig said. "We need to be excited about playing, we only have two home games left and we need to go out and worry about us playing great. If we do that we're going to be fine."
Sac State has lost only one conference game this season by fewer than 10 points.
On Feb. 1, Sac State hosted the Lady Griz in Sacramento and lost the game 82-41 before less than 400 fans.
Regardless of Sac State's poor record, Selvig said that his team will not overlook the Hornets when they come to Missoula.
"If we overlook them then they will make us pay," Selvig said . "They got some good players and they have had a lot of injuries and lost kids, but they've been competitive and we need to make sure we are ready for them."
Junior guard Brooklynn Lorenzen echoed Selvig's sentiments and also added that the Lady Griz just need to worry about the Lady Griz.
"That would just make their year if they came into our house and beat the University of Montana," Lorenzen said. "But obviously we just have to prepare and worry more about getting ourselves excited for this game."
Sac State features the inside-outside combo of freshman guard Sarah Craig and junior center Danielle Iceman, who are combining for nearly 21 points and 10 rebounds a game.
Also on the perimeter, the Lady Griz will need to focus on junior guard Diane Peterson, a player that Selvig describes as a loose cannon.
On the year, Peterson has attempted 159 three-pointers, but she has only connected on 26 percent of those attempts.
Lorenzen, however, anticipates that the Hornets will have trouble matching up with sophomore centers Hollie Tyler and Crystal Baird who stand at 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4 respectively.
On other fronts, the injury bug has visited the Lady Griz in the last week.
Sophomore forward Lynsey Monaco has a swollen left foot from a bone bruise and is not expected to suit up tomorrow against the Hornets, Lorenzen said.
Also, freshman forward Darci Sandoval, who didn't dress last week for the game against Montana State, has been experiencing problems with her asthma medication and also might not dress for Thursday's game, Lorenzen said.
The flu bug has also been spotted in the Lady Griz camp as senior guard LeAnn Montes and Julie Deming, a red-shirt senior, experienced flu-like symptoms in Tuesday's practice. Both are expected to be fine, Lorenzen said. Due to the sudden rash of injuries and illness, assistant coach Shannon Cate-Schweyen, the only Kodak All-American in the history of the Big Sky Conference, was forced into action and partook in the scrimmages during the practice. But don't expect a comeback from Cate-Schweyen, who has since exhausted all college eligibility.
Nonetheless, the depleted Lady Griz will host Sac State Thursday at 7:35 p.m. in the Adams Center. On Saturday the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks will come to town looking to improve their two-game winning streak.
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