SCOUTING SOUTHERN UTAH
•    Southern Utah is on a two-game win streak after earning an 82-68 win over UC Irvine Dec. 6.
•    The Thunderbirds are currently in first place in the Big Sky.
•    Senior Rebecca Cardenas is putting up a team-high 18.7 points per game, while Ashley Larsen's rebounding average of 6.3 leads the team.

COMMON FOE
•    Denver and Southern Utah have both earned wins over UC Irvine this year.
•    The Pioneers recorded an 83-75 victory over the Anteaters on Nov. 29.

EXCLUSIVE CLUB
•    Nelson is just eight points away from hitting 1,000 in her career.
•    The senior sits just 65 rebounds away from 700 in her career.
•    She will be just the eighth player in program history with 1,000 career points and 700 career rebounds.

HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
•    Nelson was unstoppable against Northern Colorado (Dec. 4) as she recorded 13 points, 15 rebounds, and career-highs with 8 blocks and 6 steals.
•    The senior forward is the first player in the program's Division I era (1999-pres.) to post that stat line.
•    Nelson's 24-point, 21-rebound outing against UC Irvine (Nov. 29) is only the second 20-20 performance in school history.
•   The former Dover-Eyota High School standout recorded the first 20-20 game in program history on Nov. 23, 2018 against Lamar with 23 points and 20 boards.

DOUBLE THE FUN
•    Nelson's double-double streak was snapped at seven games after being held to 10 points and 8 rebounds against Lamar on Dec. 8.
•    The senior forward leads the Summit league and currently ranked third in the nation in double-doubles with seven this season.
•    The Dover, Minnesota native has 19 double-doubles in her career.
•    Nelson is averaging a double-double through 10 games with averages of 17.6 points and 12.2 rebounds.
•    Ezeudu recorded her second double-double of her career against Colorado Christian with 19 points and a game-high 13 boards.

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