OMAHA, Neb.- Coming off a last second loss at Wisconsin, Omaha women's basketball looks to get back in the win column against visiting Utah State.

Tip-off at Baxter Arena is 7:05 p.m., with the pregame show beginning at 6:45 p.m. on the Omaha Sports Network from Learfield.  Brent Weber handles the play-by-play for the Mavericks.

The Mavericks (1-4, 0-0) nearly overcame a 13 point halftime deficit but couldn't get off a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer on the road against the Big Ten's Badgers Saturday afternoon, falling 67-65. Utah State (1-4, 0-0) has dropped two straight, 95-65 at Colorado (11/19) and 85-57 at Northern Colorado (11/17). 

Omaha is led by Preseason All-Summit League Second Team senior Grace Cave with 14.0 ppg (3.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, team high 13 steals). Freshman center Harriet Ford leads the team in rebounding and has a pair of double-doubles this year (10.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg). Ford is second in the Summit League in rebounds per game and total rebounds and ranks 15th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (4.8).

Against Wisconsin, Omaha's bench once again had an impact. Ja Harvey scored a Mavericks career-high 14 points to lead Omaha scorers. Nine Mavericks tallied in the game, with Omaha's bench outscoring Wisconsin's 36-14. On the season, Omaha's 36.6 bench points per game rank 12th in the nation and lead the Summit League.

Sophomore Cora Olsen is third on the team in scoring (8.6 ppg) followed by senior Aaliyah Moore (7.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg).  Sophomore Ali Stephens is among the Summit's top three-point shooters, making a career-high 9-17 (53%) from behind the arc. Omaha leads the Summit League in three-point shooting (36%) and made (7.0 ppg).

The Mavericks play four Power Five schools (Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Oklahoma), the last coming December 22 at Oklahoma.

Omaha plays their next three games on the west coast, 11/29-30 at the USD Thanksgiving Classic in San Diego followed by a Big Sky/Summit Challenge match-up at Portland State (12/4). The Mavericks return home for the second of the Big Sky/Summit Challenge games, 12/7 against Sacramento State at Baxter Arena.. 

MAVERICKS--UTAH STATE HISTORY
Omaha and Utah State have not met in the Mavericks DI Era. Their only meeting came 1/7/82 at Utah State when the Aggies claimed an 89-79 OT win over the DII Mavericks.

SCOUTING UTAH STATE
Picked to finish 11th in the Mountain West Conference, the Aggies are led by first-year head coach Wesley Brooks. He has worked as an assistant at both Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. Utah State returns two full-time starters from last year in senior guards Cheyenne Stubbs and Ivory Finley, as well as two part-time starters from a year ago in Samiana Sugturaga and Allyzee Verdan. Stubbs is a prolific scorer for the Aggies, twice topping 30 points last season, averaging 16.1 ppg as a junior. This year she is scoring 15.8 ppg, followed by one other in double-digits, Jamisyn Heaton (11.0 ppg). 

Utah State loves the three. Their 9.0 made treys per game lead the Mountain West Conference, as do their 170 attempts. They are only hitting on 27% of those tries, led by Stubbs (12-34, 35%). 

The Aggies will not play at home until December 18 against UC-Riverside, following a stretch of eight straight road games. 

LISTEN/WATCH/FOLLOW
Tip-off at Baxter Arena is 7:05 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed on the Summit League Network/Midco Sports. The radio/streaming broadcast on the Omaha Sports Network from Learfield begins with the FNBO pre-game show at 6:45 pm CT. Brent Weber handles play-by-play duties for the Mavericks. The broadcast can be heard on 1290 KOIL in Omaha and on The Varsity Network app. Links are available on the OMavs.com schedule page.

Live Stats are available here.

Tickets are available for all Mavericks home games at OMavs.com/tix.