SUU women's basketball hosts Redlands in first game of new season
The Thunderbirds host the Division III Bulldogs at 5 p.m. Monday at the America First Event Center.
CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah women's basketball hosts Division III Redlands at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the America First Event Center in its first game of the new season, according to SUU Athletics. It is the Thunderbirds' first season back in the Big Sky Conference.
SUU went 19-13 last season, 11-7 in conference, in its final year in the Western Athletic Conference. It earned a first-round bye in the Women's National Invitational Tournament before losing to Pepperdine by five points in the second round. SUU Athletics says this year's goal is to compete for a conference title.
SUU averaged more than 41.5 rebounds a game last season, 21st in Division I, and its top three rebounders return: Ava Uhrich (9.9 a game), Brooklyn Fely (8.4) and Kortney Doman (6.4).
SUU scored 72.3 points a game and allowed 68.2. It lost top scorer Sierra Chambers, but Uhrich and Fely return after averaging double figures.
Redlands, from Redlands, Calif., went 19-7 and 11-5 in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference last season. The Bulldogs averaged 73 points and allowed 58.
Sources: Southern Utah University Athletics, "Southern Utah to Host Redlands in 2026 Tip-Off," Oct. 31, 2026; SUU women's basketball schedule