UC IRVINE

vs. Cal State Fullerton March 3, 2018 // // 2 p.m.

2017-18 Schedule/Results Cal State Fullerton Titans (8-20, 3-12 Big West)

Overall record: 17-12 Big West Record: 9-6 Home: 9-4 // Away: 8-6 // Neutral: 0-2 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Hannah Thompson G 5-7 Jr. TR Mill City, Ore. (College of the Siskiyous/Santiam HS) NOVEMBER 1 Jade Vega G 5-5 Jr. 2V Bronx, N.Y. (Cardinal Spellman HS) 10 Fri. Utah State W, 87-84 3 Triann Thompson F 5-7 Fr. HS Corona, Calif. (Lakeside HS) 14 Tues. at UNLV L, 73-54 4 Lauren Nubla G 5-5 Jr. 2V Sacramento, Calif. (C.K. McClatchy HS) 17 Fri. Portland W, 63-52 5 Xinavane Foreman F 5-11 Fr. HS Richmond, Calif. (Berkeley HS) 19 Sun. Idaho State L, 78-72 12 Ashlee Ane G/F 5-9 Fr. HS Saugus, Calif. (Valencia HS) 24 Fri. ^ vs. Illinois L, 68-59 14 Lauren Fruto G 5-9 Jr. TR Buena Park, Calif. (Santa Ana College/Sunny Hills HS) 25 Sat. ^ at New Mexico L, 83-61 21 Emily Chan G 5-2 Jr. TR Alhambra, Calif. (LA Valley College/Mark Keppel HS) 26 Sun. ^ vs. Wichita State L, 76-53 23 Carolyn Gill F 5-10 Fr. HS Oakland, Calif. (Saint Mary’s College HS) 30 Thurs. Pepperdine W, 75-74 25 China Henderson G/F 5-7 Sr. 1V Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Highlands College/Kell HS)

DECEMBER 32 Daeja Smith C 6-3 Jr. 2V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 5 Tues. at Southern Utah W, 71-64 33 Mia Gallo G 5-9 Jr. 1V San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 8 Fri. at San Diego State W, 67-65 16 Sat. Portland State L (OT), 82-72 Head Coach: Jeff Harada (Colorado, 1995), 1st year 19 Tues. Chapman W, 92-57 Assistant Coaches: Casandra Renno (UC Riverside, 2005), 1st year 22 Fri. at Seattle U W, 84-79 Karlie Burris (Portland, 2009), 1st year 31 Sun. at Bakersfield W, 72-59 Charel Allen (Notre Dame, 2008), 1st year

JANUARY Director of Operations: Nicholas Milan (Cal State Fullerton, 2009), 1st year 4 Thurs. *UC Davis L, 76-67 11 Thurs. *at Hawai‘i W, 74-67 13 Sat. *UC Santa Barbara W, 77-74 18 Thurs. *at Cal Poly L, 79-76 20 Sat. *Hawai‘i W, 70-66 25 Thurs. *at UC Riverside W, 81-71 27 Sat. *CSUN W, 56-47 31 Wed. *at Cal State Fullerton W, 76-60 UC Irvine Anteaters (17-12, 9-6 Big West)

FEBRUARY No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 3 Sat. * at Long Beach State W, 100-81 0 Sydney Hua G 5-3 Sr. 1V El Monte, Calif. (LA Valley College/Rosemead HS) 10 Sat. * UC Riverside W, 76-63 3 Lauren Saiki G 5-2 So. RS Monterey Park, Calif. (West Virginia/Mark Keppel HS) 15 Thurs. * Cal Poly W, 107-66 5 Brooke Bayman G 5-5 So. 1V , Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 17 Sat. * at UC Santa Barbara L, 82-55 10 Andee Ritter G 6-0 Jr. 2V Medford, Ore. (South Medford HS) 21 Wed. * Long Beach State L, 80-73 11 Tahlia Garza F 6-2 Fr. HS Morgan Hill, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 24 Sat. * at UC Davis L, 66-56 13 Morgan Green G 5-7 Jr. RS San Jose, Calif. (Michigan State/Pacific Collegiate HS) 14 Yazzy Sa’Dullah G 5-7 So. RS Burbank, Calif. (West Virginia/Burbank HS) MARCH 15 Alexus Seaton G 5-10 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas (Arlington Heights HS) 1 Thurs. * at CSUN L, 71-67 20 Dani Guglielmo G 5-9 Fr. HS Los Gatos, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 3 Sat. * Cal State Fullerton 2 p.m. 21 Haleigh Talbert G 5-4 Fr. HS Euless, Texas (Euless Trinity HS) 6 Tues. # Big West First Round TBA 7 Wed. # Big West Quarterfinals TBA 24 Autumn Baumgartner G 5-7 Fr. RS Coburg, Ore. (Georgetown/Sheldon HS) 9 Fri. % Big West Semifinals TBA 33 Sabrina Engelstad F 6-4 Sr. 1V Antioch, Calif. (Saint Mary’s/Heritage HS) 10 Sat. % Big West Championship TBA 34 Jordan Sanders F 5-11 Fr. HS Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo HS) 35 Deijah Blanks G 5-9 Jr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Utah Valley/Mount Miguel HS) * game ^ UNM Thanksgiving Tournament (Albuquerque, N.M.) Head Coach: Tamara Inoue (Long Beach State, 2002), 2nd year # Big West Tournament (Fullerton, Calif.) % Big West Tournament (Anaheim, Calif.) Assistant Coaches: Cecilia Russell-Nava (New Mexico State, 2007), 2nd year Home games in bold played at Bren Events Center Justin Wilson (Chico State, 2003), 1st year All times listed are Pacific Jualeah Woods (USC, 1994), 1st year Director of Operations: Amanda Delgado (Oregon, 2015), 2nd year 2017-18 UC IRVINE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

2017-18 BIG WEST STANDINGS BWC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak UC Davis 14-1 .933 24-4 .857 W6 Cal Poly 10-5 .667 16-11 .593 W2 UC Irvine 9-6 .600 17-12 .586 L4 UC Santa Barbara 9-7 .563 12-16 .429 L1 CSUN 8-7 .533 15-14 .517 W1 Hawai‘i 5-10 .333 12-16 .429 W1 UC Riverside 5-10 .333 8-21 .276 L3 Long Beach State 5-10 .333 7-22 .241 W4 Cal State Fullerton 3-12 .200 8-20 .286 L2

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG WEST Thursday, March 1 * at CSUN 71, UC Irvine 67 * at Long Beach State 70, UC Riverside 58 * UC Davis 67, at Cal State Fullerton 55 * at Hawai‘i 73, UC Santa Barbara 64

Saturday, March 3 GAME #30 Cal State Fullerton Quick Facts Series Information * UC Davis at UC Riverside 2 p.m. CS Fullerton (8-20, 3-12 BWC) Location: Fullerton, Calif. Record: Tied, 38-38 * Cal State Fullerton at UC Irvine 2 p.m. at UC Irvine (17-12, 9-6 BWC) Conference: Big West UCI Current Streak: W2 * CSUN at Long Beach State 4 p.m. Saturday, March 3 • 2 p.m. (PST) Nickname: Titans Last: UCI 76, CSF 60 * Cal Poly at Hawai‘i 9 p.m. Bren Events Center (5,000) Head Coach: Jeff Harada at CSF (1/31/18) Irvine, Calif. Record at CSF: 8-20, 1st year All times Pacific * Big West Conference game TIP-INS • As of March 2, UC Irvine’s 13-game improvement is tied for the second-best turnaround in all of NCAA DI this year. • The Anteaters have matched the fourth-highest win total in program history at 17.

• The ’Eaters have secured their best conference finish in four years as they can place no lower than fifth. 2017-18 BIG WEST PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL • UCI needs three more victories to record the third 20-win season in school history and first since 1984-85. 1. UC Davis (6) 77 • Tahlia Garza (2nd, 59.5) and Jordan Sanders (4th, 56.6) own two of the league’s top-four FG% in Big West games. 2. CSUN (2) 69 • The ’Eaters are 13-2 when Sanders reaches double figures in scoring. She ranks second on the team with 10.5 ppg. 3. UC Santa Barbara 63 • Morgan Green is tops on the squad and second in the conference with 23.1 points per outing. 4. Hawai‘i 49 • Green has nine 20-plus point performances and is tied for second in school history with three 30-point games. 5. UC Riverside 46

6. Cal Poly (1) 44 7. Long Beach State 25 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 8. UC Irvine 24 • Eleven of UC Irvine’s 14 players are averaging at least 10 minutes per contest. 9. Cal State Fullerton 9 • Ten Anteaters have scored at least 100 points this season, with eight averaging more than 5.0 per outing. • All but two ‘Eaters have led the team in scoring in a game this season.

SENIOR DAY: The Anteaters will recognize their lone senior, Sydney Hua (pictured above), prior to today’s game. Hua is in her second year at UC Irvine after transferring from Los Angeles Valley College. She has totaled 25 points and 31 rebounds in 24 career games played. The El Monte, Calif., native has made the Dean’s List every quarter at UCI and will be graduating with a degree in public health policy. Hua would like to pursue a career in physical therapy.

A GLANCE AT FULLERTON: Cal State Fullerton (8-20, 3-12 Big West) fell to league-leading UC Davis, 67-55, on Thursday. The junior duo of Hannah Thompson and Daeja Smith have anchored the Titan offense with 12.5 and 12.3 points per game, respectively. Thompson has made a team-best 71 3-pointers, while Smith is also tops on the squad with 9.0 rebounds per outing.

SERIES RECORD VS. CSF: This will mark the 77th all-time meeting between UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton. The ‘Eaters evened up the series at 38-all earlier this year with a 76-60 triumph at (Jan. 31). Morgan Green led the way with 30 points on a 10-of-14 shooting performance.

DEFEND THE BREN: The ’Eaters saw their five-game home win streak snapped last Wednesday. They are 9-4 overall and 5-2 against Big West opponents when playing at the Bren Events Center.

UP NEXT: The Big West Tournament will take place next week, starting with the first round and quarterfinals, March 6- 7, at Titan Gym. The semifinals and championship game are then set for March 9-10 at in Anaheim.