’RUNNER WOMEN’s BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 5, 2009 Contact: Marshall Fey, Assistant SID ([email protected]) • 661.654.3071 (office) • 661.654.6978 (fax) 2008–09 SCHEDULE ROADRUNNERS (14–8 overall) vs. HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES (7–15 overall) DATE OPPONENT SCORE/TIME Nov. 14 Fresno State L, 88–97 FEBRUARY 7, 2009 • 7 P.M. Nov. 22 Cal State Northridge W, 74–59 ICARDO CENTER • BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. Nov. 25 UC Irvine W, 85–63 LIVE STATS AND LIVE VIDEO AVAILABLE AT GORUNNERS.COM Nov. 29 ^UMKC W, 78–61 Nov. 30 ^Idaho L, 62–75 Dec. 3 UCLA L, 104–57 GAME NOTES SERIES HISTORY PREVIOUS MEETINGS Dec. 6 Santa Clara W, 73–65 Houston Baptist enters • This will be the second 2009: ‘RUNNERS 82, HBU 73* Dec. 9 Nebraska L, 57–70 Saturday’s contest with a meeting between the Dec. 12 #Oklahoma L, 84–105 7–15 record...the Huskies Dec. 13 #San Jose State W, 78–59 Roadrunners and the *Game played in Edinburgh, Texas Dec. 16 Saint Mary’s W, 93–73 are in the middle of an eight Huskies. Dec. 18 Pepperdine W, 66–51 game road trip...for the sea- Dec. 21 Oregon State L, 56–66 son, HBU is just 2–12 away • CSUB defeated HBU, Dec. 30 UC Irvine W, 67–43 from home...Megan Morris 82–73, on a neutral floor Jan. 3 Loyola Marymount L, 70–73 leads the team with 10.4 in Edinburgh, Texas, on Jan. 9 Seattle W, 83–62 points per game...Jelela Jan. 13 Long Beach State W, 73–57 Jan. 18. Jan. 17 UT–Pan American W, 73–57 Simpson is the team’s lead- Jan. 18 %Houston Baptist W, 82–73 ing rebounder (6.2 rpg) and Jan. 24 Cal State Fullerton W, 90–76 is the second leading scorer Jan. 27 Cal Poly L, 67–76 (9.6 ppg)...Fallon Thomas is Jan. 31 UC Santa Barbara W, 69–67 one of two players to have Feb. 7 Houton Baptist 7 p.m. Feb. 11 UC Riverside 5:30 p.m. started all 22 contests and Feb. 17 UT–Pan American 7 p.m. leads the Huskies in assists Feb. 21 Seattle 7 p.m. with 3.3 per game...she also Feb. 25 UC Davis 7 p.m. averages a team-best 4.8 Feb. 28 Cal Poly 4 p.m. steals per game. Mar. 5 Pacific 7 p.m. Bold=Home Game • All Times Pacific THIS DATE IN ROADRUNNER HISTORY ^Cal Poly SLO Tournament (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) The ‘Runners have not played a game on February 7 since 2004 when they beat #Basketball by the Bay Classic (San Jose, Calif.) %in Edinburgh, Texas Cal Poly Pomona, 87–70. The year before, CSUB defeated UC San Diego, 85–57 in the Icardo Center. TEAM COMPARISON TEAM GAMES FG–FGA PCT. 3P–3PA PCT. FT–FTA PCT. O–D TOT RPG PF–DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG BAKERSFIELD 22 570–1310 .435 146–405 .360 339–461 .735 252–560 812 36.9 394–12 290 398 55 208 1625 73.9 HBU 22 512–1328 .386 103–368 .280 268–392 .684 303–473 776 35.3 365–5 299 492 61 291 1395 63.4 LAST GAME’S ROADRUNNER STARTERS NO. ’RUNNER POS YEAR HT GP–GS PPG RPG APG MISC MIN QUICK FACT 23 Christine Kepenekian G Sr. 5–6 22–22 18.4 8.8 1.8 46.1 fg% 32.1 Has reached double digit points in 19-of-22 games 25 Krista Arase G Sr. 5–6 22–22 10.4 2.3 4.2 43.6 3fg% 37.4 Leads team in three-point fg shooting (51-for-117) 00 Morgan Saso C Sr. 6–3 22–18 7.3 4.6 – 53.9 fg% 21.1 Recorded 2nd double-double against Houton Baptist 24 Phynique Allen G Jr. 5–6 17–16 10.9 3.5 3.1 34 steals 31.1 Started the past 11 contests at guard 22 Katie Williams G Jr. 5–9 22–11 10.6 4.8 1.4 11 blocks 24.0 Eleven straight double-digit scoring games LAST GAME’S ROADRUNNERS OFF THE BENCH NO. ’RUNNER POS YEAR HT GP/GS PPG RPG APG MISC MIN QUICK FACT 12 Tiffany Belt G Jr. 5–7 14–0 4.4 1.5 – 42.2 fg% 11.9 Matched season-high 5 rebounds vs. Cal Poly 15 Nikhol West F Sr. 5–10 22–3 2.9 2.2 0.7 9 blks 14.0 Scored 10 points at Cal State Fullerton 32 Nikki Leon F So. 5–10 20–7 5.5 3.2 0.9 8 blks 17.8 Recorded three double-digit scoring totals this year CSUB ROADRUNNER wOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES • FEB. 5, 2009 • PAgE 2 OF 7 LAST TIME WE MET ’RUNNER QUICK FACTS Three Roadrunners recorded double-doubles as CSUB defeated Houston Baptist, 82–73, in Edinburgh, Texas, on Jan. 18. Seniors Morgan Saso (Bakersfield/Univ. of New Mexico), Christine Kepenekian UNIVERSITY INFORMATION (Burbank HS), and Krista Arase (Monterey Park/Keppel HS) all recorded double doubles for the Enrollment ..................8,000 ‘Runners. Kepenekian led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Arase hit all nine of her free throws Founded ................... 1970 to finish with 21 points and 10 assists. Saso grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 10 points on 5-of-7 Nickname ............. Roadrunners shooting. The ‘Runners shot a season-best 58 percent (29-for-50) from the field and out rebounded the Colors .............. Blue and Gold Huskies, 34–23. National Affiliation ...... .NCAA Div. I Conference. Independent AMAZING FINISH LIFTS CSUB TO WIN OVER BIG WEST LEADING GAUCHOS Arena ......... .Icardo Center (3,880) With just eight seconds showing on the clock and the game tied at 67-67, Krista Arase drove the length of the court and hit a layup as time expired, leading the ‘Runners to a 69–67 win over the Big President ......... Dr. Horace Mitchell West leading UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Saturday. Arase finished the game with 19 points as the Fac. Athletic Rep . Dr. Jacqueline Kegley ‘Runners improved to 14–8 on the season. Kepenekian scored a game-high 23 points while junior Katie Athletic Director ....... Rudy Carvajal Williams (Las Vegas/Reedley College) added 12 and classmate Phynique Allen (San Diego/Eastern Washington) scored 10. BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach ............. Tim La Kose WILLIAMS ON TEAR Alma Mater .......CS Northridge, 1991 For over a month now, Williams has established herself as one of CSUB’s top offensive threats. The junior has scored in double-figures in 11 straight games, all starting with a 32-point outburst against Record at CSUB ..... .168–58 (7+ yrs) Pac-10 opponent Oregon State on Dec. 21. During her 11-game run, Williams has scored 173 points Overall Record .....304–123 (15+ yrs) (15.7 ppg) and grabbed 68 rebounds (6.2 rpg). Assistant Coach ......... .Greg McCall Alma Mater .............. CSUB ’95 NATIONAL RANKS Assistant Coach ........ Janelle Mack While the Roadrunners technically are not allowed to be included in the NCAA DI statistical rankings, Alma Mater ........CSUB ’05, MPA ’08 the team, along with a couple players, entered the week ranked among the nation’s best in several Assistant Coach ...... Kristen Dowling categories. Alma Mater .. University of Redlands ’06 Category Team/Individual Mark Rank Team Scoring Offense CSUB 73.9 ppg 22nd Team 3pt Percentage CSUB 36.0% 35th WOMEn’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION Team FG Percentage CSUB 43.5% 36th 2008–09 Record ..............14–8 Team FT Percentage CSUB 73.5% 40th Home .....................7–3 Ind. 3pt Percentage Krista Arase 43.6% 15th Away/Neutral ............... 7–5 Ind. Scoring Christine Kepenekian 18.4 ppg 27th 2007–08 Record ............. 12–17 Starters Returning/Lost ......... 3/2 RPI Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..... 7/5 The ‘Runners were ranked 171 out of 340 NCAA DI teams in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, up from 185 last week. CSUB ranks fourth out of 16 DI Independent teams. In the Big West, the ‘Runners also rank fourth, trailing only UC Santa Barbara (107), UC Riverside (122) and Cal Poly (146). PROGRAM HISTORY All–Time Record ........189–64 (.747) DOUBLE FIGURES NCAA Tournament Appearances ......6 Nine different Roadrunners have scored in double figures this season, led by Kepenekian who has hit 2001-02-03-04-05-06 double-digits in 19-of-22 games this year. Allen, Arase and Williams each have 11 double-digit perfor- Only school in NCAA history to reach NCAA mances to their credit. Last season nine different players reached the double-figure scoring plateau. tournament every year of its existence Saso, Kepenekian, Williams and Arase have all recorded double-doubles this season. before moving to Division I in 2007 HOLDING 60 All–Time Postseason Record ...... 6–6 CSUB has held six opponents this season under 60 points. The Roadrunners now hold a perfect 80–0 CCAA Titles ......... 3 (2003–04–07) all–time record when keeping opponents under 60 points. Date Opponent CSUB’s Score Opponent’s Score 11/22 CS Northridge 74 54 MEDIA RELATIONS 12/13 San Jose State 78 59 Asst. SID/WBB Contact ....Marshall Fey 12/18 Pepperdine 66 51 Office ..............661.654.3071 12/30 UC Irvine 67 43 Email [email protected] 1/13 Long Beach State 73 57 Fax ............... 661.654.6978 1/17 UT–Pan American 73 57 Website ....... www.gorunners.com WAITING FOR HISTORY After becoming the only school in NCAA history to make the NCAA tournament every year of its CSUB TICKET OFFICE existence while competing in Division II, the ‘Runners will have to wait two more seasons before Office ..............661.654.BLUE they can hope to build upon that distinction as a Division I school.