Athletics Media RelationsPACIFIC Manager - Chris Fortney • [email protected] WOMEN’S • 209-684-3150 /Pacific_Hoops BASKETBALL/PacificWBB /PacificWomensBasketball 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME INFORMATION 0-0, 0-0 WCC Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date Day Opponent Watch Time/Result November VS. #1 STANFORD CARDINAL 29 Sun at #2 Stanford CANCELED CANCELED Date ...................................................................................... December 13, 2020 Time ................................................................................................6:00 p.m. PST December Location ......................................................................................Stockton, Calif. 2 Wed vs. Fresno State CANCELED CANCELED Venue ...............................................................................Alex G. Spanos Center 13 Sun vs. San Jose State CANCELED CANCELED Live Stats .................................................................................pacifictigers.com 15 Tues at Weber State CANCELED CANCELED Live Stream ................................................................................................ESPN 2 15 Tues vs. #1 Stanford ESPN 2 6:00 PM 19 Sat $- LSU TBA 1:00 PM ABOUT THE OPPONENT 20 Sun $-at UNLV TBA 3:30 PM 30 Wed *at Saint Mary’s The WCC Network ---- Head Coach..........................................................Tara VanDerveer (35th year) 2020-21 Record .......................................................................4-0 (0-0 PAC 12) January Series History ............................................................................STAN leads 17-3 2 Sat *at Portland The WCC Network ---- Last Meeting ..............................Stanford won 78-43 in Palo Alto(12/15/12) 4 Mon *at Gonzaga The WCC Network ---- 7 Thu *vs. San Francisco The WCC Network 7:00 PM 9 Sat *vs. Santa Clara The WCC Network ---- BY THE NUMBERS... 14 Thu *at San Diego The WCC Network ---- Valerie Higgins finished ninth in Division I in 2019-20 16 Sat *at BYU The WCC Network ---- 99 with 99 total steals 21 Thu *vs. Loyola Marymount The WCC Network 7:00 PM Career double-doubles from Valerie Higgins at 23 Sat *vs. Pepperdine The WCC Network 2:00 PM 25 Pacific 30 Sat *vs. Portland The WCC Network ---- McDavid is the 24th Tiger to reach 1,000 career 24 points, as of 1/4/20 vs. Pepperdine February 4 Thu *at Santa Clara The WCC Network ---- Pacific has notched at least 9 wins at the Spanos 6 Sat *at San Francisco The WCC Network ---- 9 Center in three consecutive seasons 11 Thu *vs. BYU The WCC Network 7:00 PM McDavid has grabbed 254 career offensive 13 Sat *vs. San Diego The WCC Network 2:00 PM 254 rebounds, second in program history 18 Thu *at Pepperdine The WCC Network ---- 20 Sat *at Loyola Marymount The WCC Network ---- STATISTICAL COMPARISON 27 Sat *vs. Saint Mary’s The WCC Network 2:00 PM PAC (2019-20) CATEGORY STAN (2020-21) March 68.6 Scoring Offense 93.8 4-6 Thu WCC Championship - First Round 65.1 Scoring Defense 45.5 7 Sat WCC Championship - Quarterfinals .405 Field Goal Percentage .495 8 Mon WCC Championship - Semifinals .401 FG% Defense .261 9 Tue WCC Championship .305 3-PT FG Pct. .342 .300 3-PT FG Pct. Defense .240 .721 Free Throw Percentage .614 $- Las Vegas Holiday Hoops 35.5 Rebounds Per Game 48.3 * - West Coast Conference Contest 12.8 Assists Per Game 22.5 15.9 Turnovers Per Game 11.8 All times are PST 0.8 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.9 9.2 Steals Per Game 13.5 2.4 Blocks Per Game 5.8 PROJECTED STARTERS (2019-20 Stats) LIANNA TILLMAN KAYLIN RANDHAWA BROOKLYN MCDAVID VALERIE HIGGINS SAVANNAH WHITEHEAD G | 5-9 | Sr. G | 6-2 | Jr. F | 6-1 | Sr. G | 6-1 | R-Sr. G | 6-2 | R-Jr. Stockton, Calif. Turlock, Calif. Studio City, Calif. Granada Hills, Calif. Springville, Utah PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS 5.3 1.7 2.0 8.1 2.7 1.5 14.5 5.8 0.4 16.5 9.1 3.8 3.1 2.8 0.5 FG% GP/GS FG% GP/GS FG% GP/GS FG% GP/GS FG% GP/GS .324 28/12 .348 31/28 .497 31/29 .461 28/27 .427 31/11 2 PACIFIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES MEET THE NEWCOMERS • Pacific welcomes four new student-athletes to the program after the offseason: Erica Adams (San Ramon, Calif.), Mia Fleming-Mullins (Sacramento, Calif.), Rosie Schweizer (Canberra, Australia/George Mason) and Liz Smith (Dallas, Texas). • While Adams, Mullins and Smith join the Tigers from the high school ranks, Schweizer transferred to the Orange & Black after time at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Recently, Schweizer’s waiver was granted as she will be immediately eligible to compete. • Adams- Comes to the Tigers after four years at California High School in San Ramon...During her time with the Griz- zlies, the 5’10” guard was a two-time Jim Capoot Heart and Hustle Award winner, Second Team All-EBAL selection and the SoCal Holiday Classic NCAA Division MVP...Adams also averaged 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals while shooting 41% from behind-the-arc in 2018-19 • Flemming-Mullins- A highly-recruited prospect out of Sacramento, Flemming-Mullins joins the Tigers after an im- pressive career at St. Francis High School in her hometown... This past season (2019-20), the 5’11” shooting guard was named the Delta League Player of the Year after finishing with 45 blocks (most in Delta League) and 7 double-doubles (second-most in Delta League)... She was also selected to the 4th Annual All NorCal Games and Optimist All-Star Games in 2020 • Schweizer- Was an astounding six-sport athlete at the state (ACT) level in Australia, competing for Canberra Girls Grammar School (CGGS), where she was a three-time team MVP, two-time team captain and the 2018 CGGS Captain of Sports as a member of the Senior Council...Schweizer graduated from CGGS in December of 2018 before enrolling at George Mason • Smith- Smith joins the Tigers after four years at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla...While with the Ascenders, Smith tallied 900+ points, 250+ assists and 200+ steals...She was also named the team’s Most Improved Player in 2018 LEADING THE ATTACK • After finishing 17-14 overall in 2019-20 and notching a win over Santa Clara in the WCC Tournament, Pacific will return 10 letter winners from last year’s squad, including three seniors- Brooklyn McDavid, Valerie Higgins and Lianna Tillman. • As they round out their careers in Stockton, McDavid and Higgins look to build on their impressive resumes as both eclipsed the 1,000-point mark last season. McDavid joined the club against Pepperdine on January 4, 2020 while Higgins squeezed in the accomplishment against Portland in the Tigers final game of the season on March 7, 2020. • Additionally, McDavid and Higgins have been named to the Preseason All-Conference teams by the WCC in both 2019-20 and 2020-21. Leading their team in scoring with averages of 16.5 (Higgins) and 14.5 (McDavid) points, the duo also aspires to earn postseason recognition again after both were selected to the 2019-20 All-WCC First Team. • Known as one of the elite defenders in collegiate women’s basketball, Higgins was sixth in the NCAA in steals per DID YOU KNOW... game in 2019-20 with an average of 3.54, placing her ninth in total with 99 on the year. Overall, the versatile guard Pacific’s Valerie Higgins and Brooklyn McDavid have both been named to the Preseason All-WCC team in back-to-back years. The duo also both earned currently holds the highest steals average in program history with 3.3 per game and sits fourth on the all-time steals All-First Team honors in 2019-20 for the Tigers. list with 194 in her two years with the Tigers. Not stopping there, Higgins also can score the rock, placing second in program history in career scoring with an average of 16.9 points. • Hitting the glass, McDavid currently sits second in program history with 254 career offensive rebounds, which also places her second with a 2.7 average per game. Joining the efforts, Higgins is currently third on the list in career rebounding per game, grabbing an average of 9.0 boards. 2019-20 WCC STANDINGS Team WCC Pct. Overall Pct. THINGS TO KNOW GON 17-1 .944 28-3 .903 • Pacific finished 17-14 overall and 9-9 in conference play in 2019-20, placing them sixth in the final WCC regular USD 13-5 .722 20-11 .645 season standings. BYU 13-5 .722 18-11 .621 POR 11-7 .611 21-11 .656 • As a whole, the Tigers swept the season series from three teams in the conference last year: Loyola Marymount, PAC 9-9 .500 17-14 .548 Saint Mary’s and Portland- who went on to win the WCC Tournament. PEP 8-10 .444 16-15 .516 • Looking to keep the success rolling, Pacific will aim to win at least nine home games at the Spanos Center for the SMC 6-12 .333 12-19 .387 fourth consecutive year. SCU 3-12 .200 9-17 .346 • Tuesday’s matchup with mark the 21st overall meeting between the Tigers and the Cardinal. Stanford holds the LMU 3-12 .200 7-21 .250 all-time series lead, 17-3, and have won the last 8 contests, most recently in Palo Alto on Dec. 25, 2012. This is also USF 2-13 .133 9-18 .333 Stanford’s first visit to Stockton since a 109-58 victory on Dec. 1, 2005. 2020-21 WCC PRESEASON POLL SCOUTING THE CARDINAL Team (First Place Votes) Points • Head coach Tara VanDerveer recently tied Pat Summitt as the winningest coach in women’s basketball history with 1. Gonzaga (7) 79 1,098 following Sunday’s 83-38 victory at California. 2. BYU (2) 73 • The Cardinal are ranked No.