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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 Game #23 / Feb. 5, 2020 / 6 P.M. PT 2019-20 SCHEDULE Fort Collins, Colo. / Moby Arena DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 1 Fresno Pacific# W, 96-67 Nov. 6 at Cal Poly W, 79-52 VS Nov. 12 UC Davis W, 73-65 Nov. 15 at Montana W, 76-63 Nov. 17 at Portland L, 75-64 Fresno State Bulldogs Colorado State Rams Nov. 21 BYU L, 71-65 18-4, 11-0 MW 10-12, 4-7 MW Nov. 24 Northern Arizona W, 83-66 Live Stream: Mountain West Network | Live Stats: bulldogslive.com LMU Thanksgiving Classic Series Record: CSU leads 15-12 | Last Meeting: FS won 55-53 on Jan. 22, 2020 in Fresno, Calif. Nov. 29 at Yale L, 87-67 Nov. 30 at Georgetown W, 82-69 Bulldog Bones • With its 18th win of the season on Saturday, Fresno State is tied for the best 22- Dec. 3 at UNLV* W, 72-66 game start in program history at 18-4 (2011-2). Dec 7 Utah State* W, 76-64 • The Bulldogs are the first team since Colorado State in 2016 to start 10-0 in Mountain Dec. 12 La Verne W, 111-56 West play. It is tied for the second-longest win streak to open any conference season Dec. 21 at Santa Clara L, 90-66 in Fresno State history. Dec. 28 UC Merced W, 92-26 • The ‘Dogs trailed in the fourth quarter in five of its last eight games. Jan. 1 San Diego State* W, 79-54 • During the last four weeks, Fresno State has overcome four fourth-quarter double- Jan. 4 at San Jose State* W, 85-76 (OT) digit deficits (10, 12, 12, 16). Jan. 8 New Mexico* W, 84-81 (OT) • In the last eight games, the Bulldogs have earned seven wins by single digits (2, 3, 5, Jan. 15 at San Diego State* W, 65-60 5, 6, 7, 9). During the stretch, three of those wins saw the ‘Dogs held well below their Jan. 18 Wyoming* W, 89-59 season average, while the other five saw them eclipse 80 points. Jan. 22 Colorado State* W, 55-53 • Fresno State ranks No. 21 in the nation with a program-best 77.0 points per game. Jan. 25 at Boise State* W, 85-80 • The ‘Dogs are 15-0 this season when scoring more than 70 points, yet are 3-4 when Jan. 29 Air Force* W, 61-52 it does not reach 70. All three wins when below have come since Jan. 15. Feb. 1 at New Mexico* W, 84-78 • The Bulldogs rank No. 9 in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.39) and No. 8 in Feb. 5 at Colorado State* 6 p.m. turnovers per game (11.8). Both numbers are on pace to break program records. Feb. 8 UNLV* 2 p.m. • Fresno State is one of three teams in the country to have three players average over Feb. 12 San Jose State* 6 p.m. 15 points per game (Fresno State, Oregon, UConn). Feb. 15 at Utah State* 1 p.m. Feb. 19 at Air Force* 5:30 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS Feb. 22 Nevada* 2 p.m. (based on previous lineup) Feb. 27 at Wyoming* 5:30 p.m. March 1-4 MW Championships (Las Vegas, Nev.) Bold - Home Game (Save Mart Center) # Exhibition * Mountain West 0 1 11 22 24 Hanna Cavinder Haley Cavinder Maddi Utti Aly Gamez Wytalla Motta Guard / 5-6 / Freshman Guard / 5-6 / Freshman Forward / 5-11 / Junior Guard / 5-6 / Junior Forward / 6-0 / Junior Gilbert, Ariz. Gilbert, Ariz. Seaside, Ore. Irving, Texas Sao Paulo, Brazil Points: 15.3 ppg Points: 16.5 ppg Points: 16.5 ppg Points: 9.3 ppg Points: 4.5 ppg Rebounds: 2.4 rpg Rebounds: 7.4 rpg Rebounds: 9.0 rpg Rebounds: 4.8 rpg Rebounds: 3.5 rpg Assists: 3.9 rpg Assists: 3.4 apg Assists: 2.5 apg Assists: 3.5 apg Assists: 0.6 apg Blocks: 0.1 bpg Blocks: 0.3 bpg Blocks: 0.4 bpg Blocks: 0.1 bpg Blocks: 0.2 bpg REFERENCE GUIDE: Steals: 1.9 spg Steals: 1.6 spg Steals: 2.6 spg Steals: 1.6 spg Steals: 0.8 spg NAME: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, Games: 22/22 Games: 22/22 Games: 22/22 Games: 19/18 Games: 22/14 CSUF, Fresno State University, or “V” is for Valley just simply “Fresno”); 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 community of the Central Valley of California. ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS The San Joaquin Valley is the world’s richest agricultural region in export dollars. 2019-20 FRESNO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL // GOBULLDOGS.COM FRESNO STATE QUICK FACTS BY THE NUMBERS UNIVERSITY 50 5.5 16.5 Location .........................................Fresno, Calif. Fresno State scored 50 points in The Bulldogs have won four Fresno State has averaged Founded ...........................................................1911 the second half at New Mexico, straight games by single digits, 16.5 turnovers in the last two Enrollment ...............................................25,000 its second half in the last three winning by an average of 5.3 outings, nearly five above its President ......................... Dr. Joseph I. Castro games with at least 50 points. points per game. season average. Nickname ..............................................Bulldogs Colors ............................................ Red and Blue Wendy Martell jersey unveiling ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT On Feb. 8, Fresno State will celebrate the jersey unveiling of former All-American Wendy Mar- Conference ..............................Mountain West tell at halftime against the Bulldogs’ game against UNLV. Martell made school history not only Athletics Director ....................... Terry Tumey by rewriting the Fresno State record book, but also by becoming the first women’s basketball Senior Associate AD/SWA ..........Carrie Coll player, the third female athlete and only the seventh Fresno State athlete to have her jersey number (34) retired. The 5-foot-4 guard was the 1986-87 Fresno State co-Female Athlete of the Year and team Most Valuable Player, led the Bulldogs to what was at the time the four SAVE MART CENTER Capacity ......................................................15,596 winningest seasons in school history, including three consecutive 20-win seasons and a final Year Constructed ......................................2003 1986-87 record of 22-8. Attendance Record ............................................. - Martell ranks fifth on the program’s career points list with 1,595. She is also among the top- .................................7,689 (3/1/12 vs. La. Tech) five all-time in assists (480) and steals (224). Press Row Phone Number ............................... ........................................................559-347-3699 Historic start With Fresno State’s win over New Mexico on Saturday, the Bulldogs improved their longest win STARTERS RETURNING/LOST streak to open a Mountain West season (11-0). It surpassed the 9-0 start that occurred during Returning Starters ............................................5 Jaime White’s first season in Fresno. Starters Lost ........................................................0 Returning Letterwinners .............................. 10 - This year’s win streak to open conference play is tied for the second-longest in Fresno State Letterwinners Lost ............................................ 1 history behind the 16 in 2009-10 and the 11 in the 2011-12. COACHES/STAFF 11-0 HEAD COACH The Bulldogs are one of only two teams nationally to currently hold a 10-0 record in conference Jaime White (Southern Idaho, 1994) play. Fresno State is the only one which is not ranked as Louisville and Gonzaga are all in the - Fresno State Record: 117-69 (.629) - 6 years top 12. - Career Record: 234-197 (.543) - 14 years ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH The streak Mandi Carver (Idaho State, 2002) Fresno State is currently leading the Mountain West with a 10-game win streak. It is the tied for ASSISTANT COACHES the fourth-longest streak in program history. Shannon Bush (Holy Cross, 2006) Bobby Ratterree (Northern Colorado, 2009) - Fresno State’s longest streaks in its history are 19 (2009-10), 13 (2014-15), 12 (2011-12) and 10 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (2010-11). D’shara Strange (Northern Colorado, 2015) GRADUATE ASSISTANT A win is a win Alexandria Young (San Diego, ‘18) With five new players inserted into this year’s squad, the Bulldogs saw few games early in the season that were close, with only one game being decided by less than 10 points in the first 2019-20 SEASON-IN-REVIEW month. After a six-point win in the conference opener at UNLV, Fresno State’s young group has Record ............................................................19-13 grown up quick, winning seven more single-digit games since Jan. 4. Conference ......................................................11-7 MW Finish/Tournament ..................... 4th/SF - The Bulldogs have won four of their seven games by five points or less. Home ................................................................ 11-5 Road ...................................................................8-7 Rope-a-dope Neutral ................................................................0-1 Four times in the last eight games, Fresno State opponents have thought they had the Bulldogs put away heading into the fourth quarter. Trailing for the majority of games against at San Jose PROGRAM HISTORY BEFORE 19-20 State, at Boise State and twice against New Mexico, the ‘Dogs have awoken for fourth-quarter All-Time Record .....................793-605 (.567) explosions to turn double-digit deficits into dramatic wins. In those four games, Fresno State Home Record (Save Mart Center) ................. scored shot no less than 50 percent from the field and scored no less than 24 points in the final ........................................................... 179-52 (.781) period with highs of 66.7 percent and 35 points against the Broncos.