SMU (4-5, 0-0 AAC) at [rv/rv] Colorado (9-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
CU Events Center - Boulder, Colo.
Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 – 7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | Audio Streaming: SMU App (Google Play | Apple App Store)
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SETTING THE SCENE
•    SMU returns to action Friday at Colorado at 7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT. The Mustangs are 4-5 overall after a win against Delaware, while the Buffaloes are 9-0 and receiving votes in both the AP and Coaches Top-25 polls. 

ABOUT SMU
•    The Mustangs are 4-5 after a 61-55 victory against Delaware. SMU limited the nation's leading scorer to just seven points. 
•    SMU won its season opener, 75-63, in head coach Toyelle Wilson's debut on the Hilltop. 
•    Sydne Wiggins averages 12.4 points and earned South Point Shootout All-Tournament honors with 21.0 ppg.
•    She scored a career-high 26 points against Seattle.
•    Florida State transfer Savannah Wilkinson set a program record with five straight double-doubles to start the season. She ranks eighth nationally with six double-doubles this year.
•    Wilkinson leads the team in points, 15.2, and rebounds, 9.4, ranking ninth in the country with 8.4 defensive rebounds.
•    Returning starter Kayla White is scoring 11.4 ppg while averaging 18.2 minutes off the bench.

ABOUT COLORADO
•    Colorado is 9-0 this season and receiving votes in the AP and Coaches Top-25 polls. 
•    The Buffaloes have held all nine opponents to less than 55 points, including five games holding opponents in the 40s.
•    Mya Hollingshed leads the team in points, 13.3, and rebounds, 6.2.
•    Quay Miller also averages double digits, scoring 10.6 points per game.

SERIES HISTORY
•    This is the third meeting between the two programs, all in Boulder, Colo., with Colorado holding a 2-0 lead in the series. 
•    The first meeting took place on Nov. 30, 1996, with the Buffaloes winning 74-56 at home.
•    SMU played at Colorado again on Nov. 26, 2016. Colorado won 67-50.

SAVANNAH WILKINSON
Savannah Wilkinson recorded double-doubles in the first five games of the season, setting a program record for most consecutive double-doubles. She ranks eighth in the NCAA with six this season. She averages 9.4 rebounds per game, 50th in the NCAA, and is ninth in the country with 8.3 defensive rebounds per game. The Florida State transfer scores a team-best 15.2 points per game, reaching double digits in all nine games this season with a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma.  Wilkinson scored 20 points against both Arkansas and North Texas, and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Delaware. She played in more than 70 games in three seasons at Florida State with career highs of 14 points and nine rebounds.

DANIELLE SANDERLIN
Danielle Sanderlin scored a game-high 20 points in the season opener. She averages 5.2 points, shooting 50.0 percent from the field. Sanderlin is second on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game and grabbed a season-high eight against Seattle.

SYDNE WIGGINS 
Sydne Wiggins scored a career-high 26 points against Seattle in the South Point Shootout, and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 21.0 points in the event. She has scored at least 10 points in six of nine games on the Hilltop and 32 times in her career. Wiggins won a WNIT championship during her four-year career at Rice. This season at SMU, Wiggins is shooting 39.4 percent from the field and 34.2 percent with a team-best 13 made 3-pointers. 

JASMINE SMITH
Jasmine Smith leads the team in assists, 37, steals, 11, and blocks, 14. She averages 5.8 points and 4.1 assists per game. She totaled eight assists in the season opener, reaching eight in a game for the fourth time in her career. She tallied a career-high 10 assists during Rice's run to the 2021 WNIT championship. Smith has a career-high 21 points, eclipsing 20 for the only time in her career during the 2019-20 season at Rice.

KAYLA WHITE
Kayla White is third on the team with 11.4 points while averaging 18.2 minutes off the bench. The returning starter scored a season-high 20 points against Oklahoma, and reached double figures five times this season, including each of the last three games. She has scored more than 10 points 29 times in her career and eclipsed 20 five times with a career-high 22 points twice. 

PAIGE BAYLISS
With 12 points and 10 rebounds against Oral Roberts, Paige Bayliss posted her third career double-double. Bayliss posted the first double-double of her career as a sophomore with 14 points and 10 rebounds against UC-Irvine. She also had a double-double against Tulane in the same season, scoring 13 points with a career-high 15 rebounds. This season, Bayliss is averaging 3.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game.

AMIRAH ABDUR-RAHIM
After missing the first game due to injury, Amirah Abdur-Rahim scored eight points against Oklahoma State in her first game on the Hilltop. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice prior to the game against Oral Roberts.

AMBER BACON
Three-year starter Amber Bacon suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the game against Oral Roberts. The senior scored eight points with four assists in 24 minutes off the bench this season. 

BOLD: Big Opportunities Live in Dallas
As part of its goal of Shaping Champions and preparing students for life, SMU Athletics proudly announces the addition of its BOLD (Big Opportunities Live in Dallas) Program to its suite of student-athlete development tools, with the goal of helping student-athletes navigate and capitalize on new Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) legislation.
 
BOLD will provide SMU student-athletes with the means to navigate the evolving NIL landscape. The BOLD program will incorporate INFLCR, a comprehensive NIL education and compliance solution, and campus resources from the Cox School of Business, the Dedman School of Law, and the Meadows School of the Arts.