Utah Valley vs. Idaho State
December 29, 3 p.m. MT 
Orem, Utah    |    UCCU Center
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Utah Valley vs. UC Davis
December 31, 1 p.m. MT 
Orem, Utah    |    PE Building
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OREM, Utah--The Utah Valley University women's basketball team will return home to host Idaho State and UC Davis before they begin Western Athletic Conference play. Idaho State will travel to the UCCU Center on Dec. 29 at 3 p.m. MT, while UC Davis will play the Wolverines on Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. MT in the PE Building.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolverines enter the week of contests after picking up a road win at Omaha 74-59 on Dec. 22. The home slate marks the last contests before Western Athletic Conference play begins on Jan. 7 at New Mexico State.
 
Utah Valley is 4-1 at home, and the win over Idaho State busted a five game slump for the Wolverines.
 
"We are looking forward to coming off the break and having two challenging games at home," head coach Cathy Nixon said.  "Both Idaho State and UC Davis are quality programs that will help us prepare for our conference play that starts the first week of January where we will be tested right out of the gate. These last preseason games are important for us to gain some momentum going into WAC play and continue to progress in the process."

SCOUTING THE BENGALS
Idaho State (6-4) travels to Orem on a four-game winning streak, most recently defeating Montana Tech 82-55 on Dec. 18. The Bengals are led by Anna Policicchio with 14.2 points and 5.9 boards per contest. Idaho State was picked to finish seventh by the coaches and fifth by the media in the Big Sky Preseason Polls.
 
In the series, the Wolverines trail 5-7, losing to the Bengals last year 58-57 in Pocatello, Idaho on Dec. 13, 2014. In the last six games of the series, the respective home team has won the contest.
 
AGGIE'S ACTION
UC Davis (6-5) enters the contest on a three-game losing streak, most recently falling to Florida A&M on Dec. 20 (61-58). The Aggies will see Utah before coming to Utah Valley on Dec. 31.
 
The Aggies are led by Morgan Bertsch with 13.3 points per game. On the boards, they are led by Alyson Doherty with seven boards per game, she also has 13.0 points per contest. Two more Aggies are averaging in the double digits with Pele Gianotti with 11.6 ppg, and Rachel Nagel with 10.0 ppg. UC Davis is 4-0 on the road and was picked to finish sixth in the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll.
 
FOLLOW THE COMPETITION
Both games will be streamed live on WolverineGreen.com and live radio will be available on Stretch Internet. A StatBroadcast will also be available for both contests.