By: Mariela Rubio / Strategic Communications Coordinator
GAME 30: FRESNO STATE (17-12, 8-8 MW) vs NEW MEXICO (16-13, 9-7 MW)
Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 | 1 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Save Mart Center | Fresno, Calif.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Stream: Mountain West Network
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Live Stats: Bulldogslive.com
X (Twitter): @FresnoStateWBB
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State women's basketball team returns to the Save Mart Center for the final time this season to host New Mexico on Saturday, Mar. 1. Tip off is slated for 1 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.
BULLDOG BONES
Fresno State drops to 17-12, 8-8 MW on the season
Bulldogs are in fifth place in the MW
Fresno State will honor three seniors on Saturday, Saga Ukkonen, Laney Amundsen and Thea Mikkelsen, Mikkelsen medically retired at the end of her junior season in 2023-24
Mia Jacobs sits 20 points away from reaching 1,000 points in her Fresno State career
Fresno State will meet New Mexico for the third consective senior day game this Saturday
Bulldogs edges closer to the Lobos series lead, 19-17, after their first win at The Pit since 2020
Fresno State is 6-4 in the last 10 home meetings, but the Lobos have won the last two meetings in Fresno
Mia Jacobs saw her last double-double on Feb. 8 at Utah State, this is the juniors longest streak of no double-doubles this season (4 games)
Mia Jacobs drops to her lowest national ranking in double-doubles at 7th with 16, Jacobs leads the MW at No. 1
Head coach Jaime White see's her most season wins (17) and conference wins (8) since the 2020-21 season
If Fresno State wins their next two games AND New Mexico loses it's next two games, Fresno State would be #5 and New Mexico #6
Bulldogs look to earn a season sweep against the Lobos for the first time since 2020
Fresno State in second in the MW in two categories 3PFGMPG (8.0 avg) and in 3PFGA (23.5 avg), taking 41st and 56th nationally, respectively.
Fresno States ranks No. 1 in Free Throw Percentage 79% (191-of-240)
Bulldogs will end the regular season on the road at San Diego State (21-9, 10-7 MW)
Fresno State's Mia Jacobs is one of three DI players this season ranking within the top two in their conference in points, rebounds and steals (Coppin State's Laila Lawrence, South Dakota's Grace Larkins). The last MW player to finish a season with such ranks was UNLV's Linda Frohlich in 1999-00.
Fresno State has still not lost more than two games in a row this season
Fresno State is guaranteed to finish above .500 this season
ABOUT THE MATCH UP
Fresno State and New Mexico will meet for the 37th time this season and the 15th time in Fresno. Bulldogs edge closer to the Lobos all-time series lead, 19-17.
Bulldogs snapped a Lobos three-games series win streak at The Pit in their first meeting this season. 'Dogs lead the all-time meetings in Fresno, 10-5.
A LOOK AT THE LOBOS
Since Fresno State played New Mexico on Jan. 25 the Lobos hit a five game losing streak (Fresno, Boise, San Diego, Colorado, UNLV)
UNM saw three more wins till their next loss at Wyoming
In the Lobos last 6 losses four of them had a 10 point deficit
Viane Cumber sits in the national rankings at 8th shooting 91% from the foul line
Lobos average 70 pgg in MW play
The Lobos lead the MW in...
defensive rebounds per game (28.0)
second in scoring (71.0)
second in rebounds per game (38.7)
second in blocks per game (4.3)
third in steals per game (8.2)
20 TILL
Mia Jacobs is 20 points away from her next milestone achievement, this year.
This year Jacobs has marked 1,000 career points, 500 points in a single season, program's fourth most career double-doubles (21), program's second most single season double-doubles (16).
The forward has been on a fast track offensively since becoming a Bulldog. Now 20 points shy of 1,000 points at Fresno State. If achieved Jacobs becomes the third Bulldogs to do so in two seasons or less (Haley Cavinder, Ki-Ki Moore) and the second Bulldog to mark 1,000 career and program points in the same season (Ki-Ki Moore).
SENIOR NIGHT
Fresno State will honor two seniors on Saturday's game, Saga Ukkonen and Laney Amundsen.
The two seniors transferred to Fresno State in their final year of eligibility.
Saga transferred to Fresno State, spending one year in a Bulldog uniform. In that time, Ukkonen has started in 25 games, totaling 218 points and 65 rebounds while shooting over 30% from both the field and beyond the arc, she has also seen 12 double-digit games this season.
Laney transferred to Fresno State and has spent one year in a Bulldog uniform. In that time, Laney has played in 19 games and recorded 16 points, 14 rebounds and shot 30% from the field.
Fresno State will also honor Thea Milkkelsen, who played two seasons with the Bulldogs. Mikkelsen medically retired at the end of the 2023-24 season.
TWO MAX
Fresno State has not lost more than two games in a row this season. Fresno State has regained surgance after back-to-back losses this season by winning at least two games. Fresno State has won three consecutive games after two losses.
The last time this happened was in the 2020-21 season. That same season, 'Dogs only saw back-to-back losses twice.