Coming off a victory in which it broke it’s own Big Sky Conference record for most points scored in a game, Sacramento State women’s basketball will look to continue its momentum.

The Hornets (14-5, 6-4) will take their 4-4 road record and travel to Flagstaff, Ariz. to take on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-13, 3-7), Thursday evening.

After his team scored a conference record 111 points in a victory over Weber State on Feb. 1, Hornets head coach Bunky Harkleroad expects his players to maintain their level of play, especially on the road.

“We just have to keep trying to be the best us and create shots,” Harkleroad said. “All the things that we do that have been good, we are going to be better at them.”

Harkleroad also expressed his thoughts about the desire for the team to be more consistent on the road.

“Everybody has to travel and some days you don’t play very well,” Harkleroad said. “The players and coaches view it as an opportunity to measure up and get the job done.”

In that record setting performance, Sac State gave up 104 points to Weber State. Harkleroad realizes the Hornets will have to play poised on the defensive end.

“We have to find ways to pressure our opponent and rebound the basketball,” Harkleroad said. “We have to play efficient and create opportunities on defense.”

Northern Arizona will enter the affair as the fourth highest scoring team in the Big Sky, averaging 72.4 points per game. The Lumberjacks have averaged 83.2 points per game their last four contests, going 1-3 during that stretch.

While the Hornets are at the bottom of the Big Sky in team scoring defense, allowing 86.5 points per game, they have made up for it by being the highest scoring team in the conference at 89.6 points per contest.

Northern Arizona enters Thursday as the third worst defensive team, allowing their opponents to average 79.0 points per game.

Hornets senior guard Alle Moreno said her team will have to stick to it’s game plan in order to exploit the Lumberjack defense.

“We have to take every shot that we normally take,” Moreno said. “We have to take the open threes and drive hard.”

Sac State junior point guard Fantasia Hilliard expressed similar sentiments when discussing the Hornets’ offensive schemes.

“We’re going to have to play fast like we did against Weber State,” Hilliard said. “If we play fast we will be able to get more possessions, shots and rebounds.”

Moreno expressed her thoughts on what the Hornets will need to do on the defensive end in order to succeed.

“We’re going to have to trap as much as we can and get them to shoot fast,” Moreno said. “NAU is an athletic team but we’re going to have to get them going.”

As for the Lumberjacks, they lead the Big Sky in field goal percentage as they are shooting 44.3 percent as a team to this point in the season. The Hornets rank 10th with a 38.6 team percentage.

NAU will be led by senior guard Amanda Frost, who leads the Big Sky in scoring with 25.9 points per game in conference play on 48.7 percent shooting.

The Hornets will be led by the duo of Moreno and Hilliard. Moreno leads the team in scoring with 14.5 points per game, followed by Hilliard who is averaging 13.2. Hilliard also leads the Big Sky in assists per game with 6.3.

Tip-off will be at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz.

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