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fresno state womeN’S Basketball • game notes • Primary Contact: Josh Mitchell, Assistant Director of Communications Office: 559-278-7301 (direct) Cell: (559) 389-1960 E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: FresnoStateWBB Instagram: fresnostwbb Website: gobulldogs.com 2020-21 SCHEDULE Game 14 & 15: Fresno State (8-5, 6-2 MW) vs. New Mexico (6-1, 3-1 MW) Jan. 28 & 30 | 5 p.m. & 10 a.m. PT | Canyon, Texas DATE OPPONENT TIME Video: Mountain West Network Nov. 27 vs. West Virginia# L, 83-62 Live Stats: bulldogslive.com Nov. 28 vs. Lamar# W, 99-49 Dec. 3 Colorado State* L, 89-83 Dec. 4 Colorado State* W, 78-74 Dec. 11 Saint Mary’s W, 90-71 Dec. 13 at San Francisco 102-93 (2OT) Dec. 17 CSU Bakersfield Canceled Jan. 2 at Wyoming* L, 65-63 Jan. 4 at Wyoming* W, 83-80 (OT) Jan. 8 at San Jose State* Canceled SERIES HISTORY Jan. 10 at San Jose State* Canceled Series Record: NM leads 14-13 | Neutral Site: NM leads 2-0 Jan. 10 CSU Bakersfield L, 81-69 Last Meeting: Bulldogs won 84-78 in Albuquerque, N.M. on Feb. 1, 2020 Jan. 14 Nevada* W, 78-70 Bulldog Bones Jan. 16 Nevada* W, 75-61 - Fresno State enters this week in a three-way tie atop the conference standings with New Jan. 21 Boise State* W, 92-57 Mexico (3-1) and Colorado State (6-2). With the Rams’ win in Boise on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 23 Boise State* W, 67-64 they hold a half-game lead over the Bulldogs. Jan. 28 at New Mexico* 5 p.m. - The Bulldogs are currently riding a five-game conference win streak following a two-game sweep of Boise State, their first since over the Broncos since 2014. Jan. 30 at New Mexico* 10 a.m. - While the Fresno State and New Mexico are level on percentage points, the ‘Dogs have played Feb. 4 at Utah State* 5 p.m. twice as many league games and six more games overall. Feb. 6 at Utah State* 1 p.m. - The series marks a clash between two of the league’s top scoring offenses with UNM at 88.3 Feb. 11 Air Force* 6 p.m. points per game and Fresno State at 79.4. The Bulldogs holding the edge in conference games, Feb. 13 Air Force* 2 p.m. 77.4-76.8. Feb. 18 at San Diego State* 6 p.m. - Fresno State’s offense ranks 25th nationally in scoring offense, third highest in the Mountain Feb. 20 at San Diego State* 12 p.m. West. Feb. 25 UNLV 6 p.m. - The Bulldogs rank 19th nationally in turnovers per game with 12.5 per contest. Feb. 27 UNLV 2 p.m. - Haley Cavinder (19.6 ppg) and Hanna Cavinder (17.5 ppg) sit 1-2 in the league in scoring. They rank among the nation’s top 20 scoring duos (37.1 ppg). March 7-10 MW Championships (Las Vegas, Nev.) - With one of the two leading the Bulldogs in scoring in all 11 games, Fresno State is 5-2 this season when the duo scores at least 38 points. Bold - Home Game (Save Mart Center) - Maddi Utti and the Cavinders have averaged a combined 52.0 points per game when together * Mountain West in the starting lineup this season. They have twice combined for a season-high 65 points since # 2020 South Point Thanksgiving Shooutoutin Las Vegas the start of 2021. REFERENCE GUIDE: NAME: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, CSUF, PROJECTED FRESNO STATE STARTERS Fresno State University, or just simply “Fresno”); 0 1 11 22 24 ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS “V” is for Valley Fresno State prides itself on being the “Valley’s team.” This pride can be seen in the form of a green V on the Bulldogs’ uniforms, as a symbol to the agricultural Hanna Cavinder Haley Cavinder Maddi Utti Aly Gamez Wytalla Motta Guard / 5-6 / Sophomore Guard / 5-6 / Sophomore Forward / 5-11 / Senior Guard / 5-6 / Senior Forward / 6-0 / Senior community of the Central Valley of Gilbert, Ariz. Gilbert, Ariz. Seaside, Ore. Irving, Texas Sao Pualo, Brazil California. PPG: 17.5 PPG: 19.6 ppg PPG: 13.9 PPG: 10.0 PPG: 5.4 RPG: 2.8 RPG: 7.7 rpg RPG: 7.7 RPG: 3.4 RPG: 4.7 APG: 3.6 APG: 3.7 apg APG: 2.0 APG: 1.7 APG: 0.1 The San Joaquin Valley is the world’s BPG: 0.1 BPG: 0.3 bpg BPG: 0.5 BPG: 0.4 BPG: 0.4 SPG: 1.5 SPG: 1.8 spg SPG: 1.2 SPG: 1.3 SPG: 0.8 richest agricultural region in export dollars. GP/GS: 13/13 GP/GS: 13/13 GP/GS: 10/10 GP/GS: 12/11 GP/GS: 11/5 2020-21 FRESNO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL /// GOBULLDOGS.COM FRESNO STATE QUICK FACTS BY THE NUMBERS UNIVERSITY 70 90 1 Location .........................................Fresno, Calif. Fresno State and New Mexico The Bulldogs and Lobos have Fresno State has lost one game Founded ...........................................................1911 have combined score under 70 combined score 90 or more this season when shooting Enrollment ............................................... 25,200 points five times this season points in a game seven times above 44 percent. Interim President ......Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval with a record of 1-4. with a 6-1 record. Nickname ..............................................Bulldogs Colors ............................................ Red and Blue Back-to-back sweeps ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT After earning their first sweep of the conference season against Nevada, the Bulldogs built on Conference ..............................Mountain West that momentum with a sweep of Boise State, their first two-game regular-season sweep of the Athletics Director ....................... Terry Tumey Broncos since 2014. The two wins in three days snapped Boise State’s streak of 41 series with Senior Associate AD/SWA ..........Carrie Coll at least earn a split. - Game 1 saw the ‘Dogs post their fourth 90-point game of the season, defeat BSU 92-57. The SAVE MART CENTER Capacity ......................................................15,596 35-point differential was the largest margin of victory ever for Fresno State in Mountain West Year Constructed ......................................2003 contest. Attendance Record ............................................. - Game 2 was a different story as the Bulldogs and Broncos traded runs until the final minutes of the game. The ‘Dogs got 38 of their 67 points from Maddi Utti and (20) and Haley Cavinder .................................7,689 (3/1/12 vs. La. Tech) (18). Cavinder scored or assisted on six of the team’s final nine points. Press Row Phone Number ............................... ........................................................559-347-3699 Running on premium Averaging 79.4 points per game thus far, the Bulldogs’ offense is scoring 3.3 points better than STARTERS RETURNING/LOST a year ago when they posted a second-highest season in program history (76.1), and 1.0 ahead Returning Starters ............................................5 of the program’s season record. Starters Lost ........................................................0 Returning Letterwinners ................................9 - Entering this season, Jaime White’s teams have recorded at least 90 points in a game six Letterwinners Lost ...........................................2 times with three of those coming in 2019-20. This year, the ‘Dogs reached 90 points three times during their first six games. COACHES/STAFF - Fresno State ranks 30th nationally in scoring offense (79.4) is shooting at a 45.1 percent clip HEAD COACH which ranks 43rd in the NCAA. Jaime White (Southern Idaho, 1994) - Fresno State Record: 132-77 (.632) - 7 years Calm under pressure - Career Record: 247-205 (.546) - 15 years With all three of its primary ballhandlers back, Fresno State’s offensive engine is expected to ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH stay in high gear. Last year the Bulldogs’ broke program records for least turnovers per game Mandi Carver (Idaho State, 2002) with 12.1 (13.7 - 2017-18) and assist/turnover ratio of 1.30 (1.11 - 2011-12). Fresno State finished ASSISTANT COACHES last year ranked No. 12 in the nation in assist/turnover ratio and No. 16 in turnovers per game. Shannon Bush (Holy Cross, 2006) D’shara Strange (Northern Colorado, 2015) - Fresno State currently ranks 19th nationally in turnovers per game (12.5). DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Mikki Alvarez (Fresno State, 2020) Twin scoring ‘Dogs VIDEO COORDINATOR Averaging a combined 37.1 points per game, Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder rank among Josh Keselica (Fresno State, 2020) the nation’s best scoring duos. Throughout the first half of the of the season, the Bulldogs have been led in the scoring column by Haley (19.6 ppg) and Hanna (17.5 ppg) who rank first and second 2019-20 SEASON-IN-REVIEW in the MW. The two have combined to score at least 38 points in seven games, helping the ‘Dogs to Record .............................................................25-7 a 5-2 record in those contests. Conference .................................................... 16-2 MW Finish/Tournament ......1st/Runner-Up - The two rank among the top 20 nationally among the top scoring duos. Home .................................................................13-1 - The two have combined to go for 40-plus on six occasions, and are 4-2 in such games. Road .................................................................. 9-4 - Fresno State is 3-3 when the duo scores below 35 points. Neutral ...............................................................3-2 Another “of the Week” honor PROGRAM HISTORY BEFORE 20-21 On Dec. 7, Haley Cavinder earned Fresno State’s first Mountain West Player of the Week All-Time Record .....................778-602 (.564) honor after averaging 21.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game during Home Record (Save Mart Center) ................. the Bulldogs’ conference opening series against Colorado State. That was just the start as the ..........................................................195-56 (.777) sophomore is the current back-to-back Player of the Week after two huge weeks during the NCAA Appearances ..............................