Ro a d R u n n e R Wo m e n ’s Ba s k e t B a l l no t e B o o k FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 1, 2010 Contact: Marshall Fey, Assistant SID ([email protected]) • 661.654.3071 (office) • 661.654.6978 (fax) 2009–10 SCHEDULE CSU BAKER S FIELD RO ADRUNNER S (16–10 O VERALL ) AT SIU EDWARD S V I LL E CO U GAR S (7–21 OV E RALL ) DATE OPP O NENT SC O RE /TIME Nov. 9 Fresno Pacific (exh.) W, 87–46 We d n e s d a y , Ma r c h 3, 2010 • 5 p.M. (p s t ) Nov. 13 *Montana State L, 76–78 Va d a l a b e n e ce n t e r • ed W a r d s V i l l e , il l . Nov. 15 Univ. of Miami (Fla.) L, 93–111 Nov. 21 Univ. of Hawaii W, 105–75 Nov. 23 UC Irvine W, 77–75 Nov. 28 ^vs. Univ. of Alabama L, 79–87 GAME NO TE S Nov. 29 ^at Cal Poly L, 80–89 Dec. 9 Utah Valley W, 78–36 • SIU Edwardsville enters its season finale with a 7–21 overall record, dropping its last two games. Dec. 11 at Santa Clara W, 78–76 • The Cougars are 5–7 at home this year, winning three of their last four contests in the Vadalabene Center. Dec. 13 at UC Santa Barbara L, 51–79 • SIUE, like the Roadrunners, force an average of 20 or more turnovers per game (20.6). Dec. 16 at Saint Mary’s College L, 80–94 • The first half has not been kind to the Cougars, being outscored by a combined 200 points in the opening stanza. Dec. 19 #vs. Delaware State W, 74–37 • Raven Berry leads three players in double–digits (12.7) followed by Melia Duncan (11.0) and Ashley Bey (10.3) Dec. 20 #at USC L, 56–93 • Bey is the lone player with a positive assist–to–turnover ratio (117–102). Dec. 22 Miami University (Ohio) W, 76–56 • SIUE is in year two of the Division I reclassification process. Dec. 29 San Jose State W, 86–64 Jan. 2 at Fresno State L, 54–64 Jan. 6 UC Riverside W, 85–70 Jan. 11 at Cal State Northridge W, 91–71 Jan. 16 Seattle University W, 65–47 SERIE S HI S T O RY PREVI O U S MEETIN gs Jan. 18 UC Davis L, 76–79 • This will be the first meeting between the two programs. First Meeting Jan. 20 at Univ. of the Pacific W, 76–63 Jan. 23 at Long Beach State W, 72–68 • The Roadrunners are 3–4 this season against first–time Jan. 30 Cal Poly W, 83–81 Feb. 2 Oregon State W, 57–54 opponents. Feb. 6 at UC Irvine W, 78–72 (ot) Feb. 17 Cal State Fullerton L, 61–78 Feb. 20 at Seattle University W, 64–44 Mar. 3 at SIU–Edwardsville 5 p.m. Mar. 6 UC Santa Barbara 5 p.m. THI S DATE IN RO ADRUNNER HI S T O RY Bold=Home Game • All Times Pacific CSUB is 2–1 all time when playing on March 3. The Roadrunners beat UC Davis in 2001 and then closed the 2006–07 *Played at Rabobank Arena ^Cal Poly Tournament (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) season with a victory over Cal Poly Pomona. Both wins coming in Bakersfield. The lone loss, however, came on the #USC Women of Troy Classic (Los Angeles) road, a 78–68 setback at Chico State in 2006. TEAM COMPARISONS TEAM G FG–FGA PCT. 3P–3PA PCT. FT–FTA PCT. O–D TOT RPG PF–DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG BAKERSFIELD 26 696–1685 .413 210–577 .364 349–541 .645 318–584 902 34.7 460–11 325 402 81 310 1951 75.0 EDWARDSVILLE 28 573–1674 .342 132–486 .272 330–508 .650 415–587 1002 35.8 535–12 308 485 46 287 1608 57.4 LAST GAME’S ROADRUNNER STARTERS NO. ’RUNNER POS YEAR HT GP–GS PPG RPG MISC MIN QUICK FACT 3 Amber Williams G Fr. 5–7 26–13 10.0 2.1 41 steals 26.0 Has hit 49 three–pointers on the season 13 Kelley Tarver G Sr. 5–8 26–26 8.6 3.2 77 assists 32.4 Leads team with +28 assist-to-turnover ratio 22 Katie Williams G Sr. 5–9 26–26 18.6 6.7 54 3pt–fgm 31.6 Set program record with 96 single–season steals 24 Phynique Allen G Sr. 5–7 26–26 16.1 3.4 116 assists 32.0 Career high 29 points vs. Cal State Fullerton (2–17–10) 33 Tamiko Davis F Jr. 6–0 26–26 7.6 7.4 28 blocks 25.4 Tied for team lead with six double–doubles on the season LAST GAME’S ROADRUNNERS OFF THE BENCH NO. ’RUNNER POS YEAR HT GP–GS PPG RPG MISC MIN QUICK FACT 5 Jana Smith F So. 6–1 11–0 4.5 2.5 8 blocks 12.2 Played first game since 12-16–09 (knee) vs. Seattle 12 Tiffany Belt G Sr. 5–8 25–9 6.2 2.0 30 3pt–fgm 21.6 Has hit career–best six three pointers twice this season 32 Nikki Leon F Jr. 5–11 26–4 4.8 3.9 23 steals 19.3 Third on team in rebounds (102 total) CsuB Ro a d R u n n e R Wo m e n ’s Ba s k e t B a l l no t e s • ma rc h 1, 2010 • Pa g e 2 o f 8 ’RUNNER QUICK FACTS ROADRUNNER GAME NOTES Last Time Out UNIVERSITY INFORMATION One game after being held to her lowest point total of the year, senior Katie Williams responded in a big way by lead- Enrollment 8,000 ing the Roadrunners with 19 points in a 64–44 victory at Seattle University on Feb. 20. Junior Tamiko Davis recorded Founded 1970 her sixth double–double of the year with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Senior Kelley Tarver and freshman Amber Nickname Roadrunners Williams also reached double figures, scoring 13 and 12, respectively. Seattle led briefely in the first half but the Colors Blue and Gold Roadrunners controlled the game the rest of the way, building a 22–point lead midway through the second half. National Affiliation NCAA Div. I 50–50 First Time Conference Independent Being a tranistion team, the ’Runners are used to taking on new competion and challenges. SIU–Edwardsville, Arena Icardo Center (3,880) another NCAA Divsion I transitioning team, will be the eighth first–time opponent the Roadrunners will face this President Dr. Horace Mitchell season. On the year, CSUB is 3–4 against sqauds it faced for the first time. Fac. Athletic Rep Dr. Jacqueline Kegley Shoot the Rock Athletic Director Rudy Carvajal Scoring has never been much of an issue for the Roadrunners as they remain among the national leaders in scor- ing offense (75.0). But in the past two games CSUB has twice attempted just 54 field goals, a season low, and BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF have failed to surpass 65 points in back-to-back games for the first time this year. A lot has to do with the double– Head Coach Tim La Kose edged attack of seniors Phynique Allen and Katie Williams. Against Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 17, Allen scored a career–high 29 points but Williams was held to just one point after fouling out midway through the second half. Alma Mater CS Northridge, 1991 The next game against Seattle on Feb. 20, it was Williams who dropped a team–best 19 points but Allen played Record at CSUB 189–70 (8+ yrs) just 10 scoreless minutes after battling early foul trouble. Overall Record 325–137 (16+ yrs) Assistant Coach Greg McCall Turn What Overs Alma Mater CSUB ’95 The past two contests have not quite followed script for the Roadrunners. One of the nation’s top turnover margin Assistant Coach Kristen Dowling teams, CSUB has found itself on the negative end of the turnover battle the past two contests. Still, CSUB holds the impressive distinction of forcing at least 20 opponent turnovers in 22 of 26 games this year. Alma Mater University of Redlands ’06 Assistant Coach Morgan Saso She Stole That Record Alma Mater CSUB ’09 Katie Williams is now the Roadrunners’ single–season steals leader, compiling 93 swipes on the year. The previ- Director of Operations Nikhol West ous record was held by Audrie Magdaleno, who compiled 91 steals during the inaugural season in 2000–01. Wil- Alma Mater CSUB ’09 liams holds the nation’s second highest mark of 3.9 steals per outing. A Fresh Record WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION The lone true freshman on this season’s squad, Amber Williams, has certainly proven to her teammates that she 2009–10 Record 16–10 belongs on the court. Against Cal State Northridge (1–11–10), Williams set a Roadrunner program record with Home 9–4 eight three pointers, besting Gillian Lillich’s 2003 total of seven. The freshman has emerged as the team’s third– Away/Neutral 7–6 leading scorer (1.0). 2008–09 Record 19–10 Holding 60 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 CSUB is an impressive 86–0 all time record when holding opponents under 60 points.