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 2015-16 SCHEDULE GAME 13-Dec. 22, 2 p.m. 2-10, 0-0 WAC NOVEMBER CSU Bakersfield (2-10) 13 +Pacific L, 80-74 19 at UC Santa Barbara L, 61-60 at 22 %San Jose State W, 90-88 (OT) 27 #Hawai’i L, 74-60 No. 12/15 Stanford (8-2) 28 #South Carolina L, 90-71 29 #Arizona State L, 60-47 PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Hgt. Yr. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG MISC 1 Alyssa Shannon 5-2 Sr. G Bakersfield, Calif. 9.5 2.1 4.5 APG DECEMBER Named to the 2015 WBCA Allstate Good Works Team Dec. 2...a 2015 second team All-Conference and 2015 2 at Fresno State L, 57-52 WAC All-Defensive team member...a first team preseason All-Conference selection by the media...a second 5 at UCLA L, 82-68 team preseason All-Conference selection by WAC coaches...surpassed 300 career assist plateau with a ca- 8 %Pepperdine L, 76-73 reer high 10 against Pepperdine Dec. 8...has 321 career assists, the third most in school history and is 45th most among active Division I players...second in WAC and ninth in Division I in in free throw shooting (91.5, 12 at UC Riverside L, 81-61 54-59)...is second in league in assists, and 8th in steals (1.7). 15 at Oregon State L, 75-51 19 Cal Poly W, 57-52 13 Dajy Vines 5-9 6-Sr. G Oxnard, Calif. 6.1 2.5 9 A/5 S First name is pronounced Day-Gee...received 6th year of eligibility after suffering second major knee injury 22 at Stanford 2 p.m. of career against Fresno State...was named second team preseason All-Conference by WAC Media...scored 30 %Hawai’i 7 p.m. season high 12 points at No. 7 Oregon State. 22 Airica Carmon 5-10 So. G Long Beach, Calif. 3.0 0.8 4 BLK JANUARY First name is pronounced Erica...scored career high 13 points in only nine minutes against the No. 16 3 UC Irvine 1 p.m. Arizona State Nov. 29...third on team in blocks...has recorded three assists and two steals. 7 +Chicago State* 7 p.m. 15 Erika Williams 6-0 R-So. F Fresno, Calif. 11.5 4.4 2.5 APG 9 +UMKC* 3 p.m. Is second team in scoring, rebounding, and assists...tied with Alexxus Gilbert for third on squad in steals 16 +Seattle U* 1 p.m. (9)...tied for fourth on team in blocks (3) with two others...third in WAC in three-point shooting (40.4%)...10th 21 at UTRGV* 7 p.m. (CST) in league in assists and scoring. 23 %at NM State* 2 p.m. (MST) 21 Batabe Zemapre 6-2 Sr. F Accra, Ghana 12.5 10.5 1.1 SPG 28 %Grand Canyon* 7 p.m. Name is pronounced Bat-Ah-Bey Zem-Par-ay...A 2015 second team All-Conference selection...selected 30 +Utah Valley* 1 p.m. irst team preseason All-Conference by College Sports Madness...was named second team preseason All- Conference by both the coaches and the WAC media...is the team leader in scoring...leads team in rebound- ing...sixth among active D-1 players in career rebounds (944)...10th in Division I in rebounds (125), and 25th FEBRUARY in rebounds per game (10.4)...is tied for 25th among active Division I players in double-doubles (25). 4 %at UMKC* 7 p.m. (CST) OFF THE BENCH 6 %at Chicago State* 2 p.m. (CST) No. Name Hgt. Yr. Pos. Hometown PPG RPG MISC 13 at Utah Valley* 3 p.m. (MST) 0 Jerice Fears 5-9 Fr. G Dallas, Texas 1.5 2.2 5 A/2 S 18 %NM State* 7 p.m. An All-State selection as a senior at Bryan Adams High School. 20 %UTRGV* 1 p.m. 2 Brittany Sims 6-3 Jr. C Fresno, Calif. 3.0 1.7 2 S 25 %at Grand Canyon* 7 p.m. (MST) Has charted two steals, two assists, and three blocks this season. 10 Keri Kleist 6-4 R-Jr. C Cincinnati, Ohio 1.5 2.3 5 BLK MARCH Tied for team lead in blocks with Hali Ford....a 2014-15 medical redshirt. 5 at Seattle U* 2 p.m. 9-12 at WAC Tournament 11 Addi Walters 5-9 Fr. G San Francisco, Calif. 8.0 1.8 4 A Fourth on the team in scoring...Led team in scoring (20.0 ppg) during 2015 Costa Rica trip. (Las Vegas, Nev., Orleans Arena) 12 Alexxus Gilbert 5-7 Fr. G Dallas, Texas 5.8 1.1 9 A/9 S Bold=Home Game Tied with Erika Williams for third on team in steals...sixth on the team in scoring...ranked 77th nationally in class by ESPN. *WAC Game #Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow 14 Hali Ford 6-0 Sr. F St. Louis, Mo. 0.9 1.0 6 S Wahine Showdown First name is pronounced Hay-lee...Tied for team lead in blocks (5) with Keri Kleist...fifth on the team in steals. %WAC Digital Network Broadcast +RR Sports Network Broadcast 23 Tylinn Carter 6-1 R-So. F San Diego, Calif. 4.1 2.0 10 A Sat out last season after transferring from Delaware State...third on the team in assists...scored season high 16 points at No. 24 UCLA Dec. 5. CSUB-STANFORD: Tuesday’s game against Stanford is the second for the Roadrunners in Palo Alto. The Cardinal We Are... defeated CSUB 90-48 Dec. 22, 2011 in the previous meet- Institution Name.................................CSU Bakersfield ing for the two clubs. Acceptable Alternatives....................Bakersfield or CSUB Refrain From....................................Cal State Bakersfield ABOUT THE CARDINAL: Stanford is ranked 12th in the Never...Bakersfield State, UC Bakersfield, Cal-Bakersfield current USA Today/WBCA Top 25 and 15th in the AP Top Mascot.......................................Roadrunners or ‘Runners 25 poll. The Cardinal are 8-2 after defeating No. 14 Tenne- Acceptable Abbreviations for print....Bakersfield or CSUB see and Cornell last week. Never.............................................CSB or CS Bakersfield Location.....Bakersfield, Calif. (100 miles North of Los An- Stanford’s leading scorer is Lili Thompson (18.6 ppg). geles) in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley. Thompson was named Pac-12 Player of the Week Dec. 21. She was Stanford’s leading scorer in two wins last week 2015 CSU BAKERSFIELD QUICK FACTS over then-No. 14 Tennessee and Cornell. She led the Car- Location .............................................. Bakersfield, Calif. dinal against the Lady Vols, scoring 19 points, tying a ca- Enrollment ..............................................................9,000 reer high with seven rebounds and handing out four assists Athletic Director ....................Kenneth “Ziggy” Siegfried in 31 minutes. Stanford won, 69-55, beating Tennessee for Conference ........................................... Western Athletic the fifth-consecutive time in Maples Pavilion. Thompson Facility .......................................... Icardo Center (3,880) played just 19 minutes in a 93-38 blowout over Cornell on Head Coach ................................................ Greg McCall Saturday, scoring 11 points and again tallying four assists. Alma Mater ...........................CSU Bakersfield, 1991 Record at School ...........................................62-70 (4+) Erika McCall, the daughter of CSUB head coach Greg Mc- Career Record ................................................ Same Call, is averaging a double-double of 14.2 points and 10.9 2014-15 Overall Record.......................................... 23-9 rebounds per game. 2014-15 Conference Record/Finish .............. 11-3, 2nd Starters Returning/Lost ............................................3/2 ZEMPARE LOOKING FOR 1,000 AND 1,000: Batabe Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................8/3 Zempare has a chance to become the first CSUB women’s Newcomers ...................................................................7 basketball player to score 1,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career. Works Teams® recognize players at all levels of college basketball who have made outstanding contributions in the Zempare is the CSUB career rebounding leader with 944 areas of volunteerism and civic involvement. From estab- career rebounds. She broke the old record of 683 set by lishing nonprofits that provide youth with the necessary Heather Garay from 2001-03. She is sixth among active Di- tools to become leaders of tomorrow, to raising aware- vision I players in career rebounds. Zempare is 25th among ness around pertinent issues that could save lives, these active D-1 players in career double-doubles with 25. student-athletes exhibit impeccable leadership skills both on and off the court. The 6-2 forward has scored 814 points in her career. She is now in the top 10 in CSUB history in career field goals with Shannon moved into fourth in school history with a career 332 (9th). high 10 assists against Pepperdine Dec. 8. The 5-2 point guard has 321 career assists, the 45th most among active She is second in the WAC in rebounding (10.4) and 25th Division I players. in Division I in the category. Zempare is ninth in the league in scoring (11.8) and is shooting 39.9% from the field (45- Entering the Stanford game, Shannon has made 27 con- 104), the 14th best in the WAC. secutive free throws and is shooting 91.5% from the charity stripe (54-59). She is second in the WAC and ninth nation- Zempare as named Western Athletic Conference Women’s ally in free throw shooting. Basketball Player of the Week for Nov. 16 through Nov. 22. She was selected to the All-Tournament team at the Waikiki Shannon played in her 100th career game against Pepper- Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown.