8 GYM - 9001 Stockdale HWY, Bakersfield, CA 93311 | www.GoRunners.com | @CSUBAthletics Contact: Matt Turk | E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: 515-240-0483 • Office 661-654-3071 2013-14 SCHEDULE THE WNIT 19-11, 12-4 WAC First Round, Friday, Mar. 21 NOVEMBER 9 at Oregon L, 131-91 Bakersfield (19-11) 11 at Oregon State L, 80-49 20 Concordia-Irvine W, 84-79 at Saint Mary’s (22-9) 23 at UNLV L, 76-74 30 Omaha W, 69-65 DECEMBER 3 at UC Riverside L, 85-66 7 at Cal Poly L, 63-54 With the inclusion intoWe the Western Are...Bakersfield Athletic Conference along with the geographical footprint of the WAC, 11 at San Francisco W, 85-70 CSU Bakersfield’s athletic teams will now simply be referred to as ‘Bakersfield.’ This move allows for 15 at California L, 71-50 maximum exposure in several large media markets being represented by the WAC and for a proper iden- 19 Houston Baptist W, 81-61 tification with the city in which we compete. 30 Fresno Pacific W, 81-49 Acceptable Alternative...............................................CSUB Refrain From....................................Cal State Bakersfield JA N UARY Never...Bakersfield State, UC Bakersfield, Cal-Bakersfield 2 at Cal St. Northridge W, 74-73 (OT) Mascot.......................................Roadrunners or ‘Runners 4 at Utah Valley* W, 61-59 Acceptable Abbreviations for print....Bakersfield or CSUB 9 at Grand Canyon* L, 78-64 Never.............................................CSB or CS Bakersfield Location.....Bakersfield, Calif. (100 miles North of Los Angeles) in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley. 16 Seattle U* W, 80-78 18 Idaho* L, 96-69 THE ROADRUNNERS AT A GLANCE 23 at Chicago State* W, 90-59 No. Name Hgt. Yr. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG MISC 25 at Kansas City* W, 87-80 1 Alyssa Shannon 5-2 So. G Bakersfield, Calif. 7.0 2.6 85 A 30 New Mexico State* W, 86-63 Leads team in assists..second on the team in steals (44)...is fifth on squad in scoring average...scored career high 20 vs. Fresno Pacific Dec. 30. FEBRUARY 2 Brittany Sims 6-3 Fr. F Fresno, Calif. 3.6 2.6 18 BLK 1 Texas-Pan American* W, 82-74 Team leader in blocks...made first start against Chicago State Feb. 22. 8 Grand Canyon* W, 77-70 13 at Idaho* W, 79-60 3 Shaquita Smith 5-5 Jr. G Buffalo, N.Y. 4.5 2.4 54 A 15 at Seattle U* L, 74-67 Fourth on the team in made three-point field goals (18)...Fourth on team in assists. 20 Kansas City* W, 97-91 4 Melissa Sweat 5-11 Sr. G Bakersfield, Calif. 14.5 5.6 47 A 22 Chicago State* W, 99-58 Became active prior to game four after transferring to CSUB from Southern Oregon...Named second team 27 at Texas-Pan American* L, 84-62 All-Conference and was named to the WAC’s All-Newcomer Team...Scored season high 29 points against Seattle U in WAC Tournament Mar. 14...Second on team in scoring and is third on team in rebounding. MARCH 5 Batabe Zemapre 6-2 Fr. F Accra, Ghana 8.3 10.7 29 S 1 at New Mexico State* W, 96-90 20th in Division I in rebounds per game; reset school Division I record for most rebounds in game with 21 8 Utah Valley* W, 66-51 against UTPA Feb. 1...Among her seven double-doubles includes a 26-point, 18-rebound performance 12 #Utah Valley W, 65-63 (OT) Jan. 30 against New Mexico State...named WAC Player of the Week Feb. 3, 2014...4th on team in steals. 13 #Seattle U L, 84-79 11 Brooklynn Hinkens 5-5 Jr. G Lake Tapps, Wash. 6.3 1.5 42 A 21 &at Saint Mary’s TBA Became academically eligible in game five...Posted season high 15 points at USF Dec. 11...Second on squad in made three-pointers (33)...has moved to ninth in school history in career made three-pointers with Bold=Home Game 94. *WAC Game 13 Dajy Vines 5-9 R-Jr. G/F Oxnard, Calif. 8.9 4.0 22 S/19 A #WAC Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) Scored career high 20 points at UNLV Nov. 23, 2013...Third on team in scoring...Team leader in made &WNIT three-pointers (35)...Team leader in three-point shooting percentage (38.9). 15 Erika Williams 6-0 Fr. F Fresno, Calif. 3.4 2.3 15 A/15 S Sat out 2012-13 as a medical redshirt (knees)...scored season best 12 points including four free throws in WAC Quarterfinal OT victory over Utah Valley Mar. 12. 22 Marilyn Naderhoff 5-7 R-Jr. G Santee, Calif. 2.2 1.2 56 A Third on the team in assists...will be graduating in Spring and will not use final year of eligibility at CSUB. 23 Miranda Williamson 6-2 Fr. F San Diego, Calif. 0.8 0.9 3 BLK Has appeared in 12 games. 44 Tyonna Outland 5-9 R-Jr. G/F Compton, Calif. 20.8 6.2 71 A/42 S Selected first team All-Conference and to the WAC’s All-Defensive Team...Named USBWA Ann Drysdale National Player of the Week Feb. 25...Fourth in school history with 1,447 points...Tied CSUB Division I records for most points (36) and made field goals (14) in a game vs. UMKC (2/20)...Is 30th in Division I in scoring...Team leader in points per game, FG (220), FGA (504), FT (151), FTA (195), steals (48)...second on team in rebounding, assists, and 3-PT FGA (105)...is third on team in made three-pointers (32) and blocks (12)...A 4-time WAC Player of the Week selection. THE MATCHUP: Bakersfield (19-11) will travel to Saint Mary’s (22-9) in the first round of the WNIT. The game BAKERSFIELD IN THE DIVISION I POST SEASON WBI will be played Friday, Mar. 21 in Moraga. The game Mar. 17, 2010 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L, 97-89 (OT) time will be finalized on Tuesday. Mar. 16, 2011 Northern Colorado W, 83-74 This will be the third time that the ‘Runners and the Mar. 20, 2011 South Dakota W, 90-64 Mar. 23, 2011 Chicago State W,93-92 (OT) Gaels will playing women’s basketball. CSUB defeated Mar. 27, 2011 at UAB (Championship Game) L, 68-60 Saint Mary’s 78-59 Dec. 16, 2008 in Bakersfield. The Gaels defeated the ‘Runners 94-80 Dec. 16, 2009 in Bakersfield is the only women’s basketball program to ever Moraga. make the NCAA Tournament (at any level) when in 2001, the ‘Runners made the Division II Tournament. The winner of the CSUB-SMC game will play the win- From 2001-06, Bakersfield made six appearances in the NCAA ner of the matchup between UTEP and Arkansas State. Division II Tournament, going 6-6, winning one regional title, That game, its location, and time are to be determined. and making one appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight (2003). The WNIT field includes 10 teams that were crowned regular-season conference champions, tying a WNIT record set in 2013, and 35 teams with 20 or more wins. As a side note, current Bakersfield assistant coach Now in its 17th year, the Postseason WNIT is the sec- Tasha Burnett played for (at Cal Poly Pomona) and ond longest current running postseason event for wom- coached for Saint Mary’s coach Paul Thomas prior to en’s college basketball, behind the NCAA Tournament. coming to the Roadrunner program. In addition, it is the only men’s or women’s postseason tournament – other than the NCAA – to offer an auto- OUTLAND EARNS WAC HONORS: Tyonna Outland matic berth to each of the 32 established conferences. (R-Jr., Compton, Calif., Lynwood HS) was selected first team All-Conference and was named to the league’s All games during the tournament are hosted by par- All-Defensive team Mar. 10. Outland was second in ticipating schools with first-round games opening the league in scoring, fifth in minutes playe, seventh in March 19-21, followed by round two (March 22-25), offensive rebounds, eighth in free throw shooting, ninth round three (March 26-28), round four (March 29-31), in steals, 12th in rebounding. semifinals (April 2-3), and championship (April 5 at 3 p.m. ET). The championship game will be nationally In conference only games, Outland finished second in televised live in HD on CBS Sports Network with Thad scoring (22.4), third in steals (1.5), seventh in offen- Anderson (play-by-play) and Ceal Barry (analyst) call- sive rebounding (3.06), eighth in field goal shooting ing the action. (47.7%), ninth in minutes played (34.12), 10th in free throw shooting (75.5%), 12th in rebounding (6.7). ABOUT SMC: The Gaels advanced to the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament before losing Outland was selected CollegeSportsMadness WAC to No. 18 Gonzaga. Two-time WCC scoring champion Player of the Year and CollegeSportsMadness first Jackie Nared leads Saint Mary’s with 21.8 ppg. She team All-Conference Mar. 11. has nine double-doubles and has scored at least 30 points in three games this season. The U.S. Basketball Writers Association selected Outland as its Ann Meyers Drysdale Women’s National Saint Mary’s enjoyed a record-breaking start to the Player of the Week for games ending the week of 2013-14 season and enters the WNIT with a 22-9 mark.