Women's Basketball February 01, 2010 CSU Bakersfield Athletic Communications

Women's Basketball Preview: Oregon State (Feb. 2)

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (13–9 overall)
vs. Oregon State Beavers (9–10 overall)
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 • 7:00 p.m.
Icardo Center • Bakersfield, Calif.
Live Stats available HERE

Game Notes
• Oregon State enters Tuesday's game looking to end an eight game slide, falling twice last weekend at USC and UCLA.
• The Beavers are averaging just 58.8 points per game, nearly 20 points less than what CSUB is averaging.
• Prior to the current slide, Oregon State had opened the season by winning nine of its first 11 contests.
• Talisa Rhea (17.6) and Haiden Palmer (10.1) both average double figures on the season.
• Last season, Rhea had a team–high 23 points and four steals against the Roadrunners.
• OSU is outrebounding opponents, 39–32, led by Kirsten Tilleman who grabs 7.1 per game.

Series History
• This will be the second meeting between the two programs.
• Oregon State won last year's meeting, 66–56, in Corvallis, Ore.

Previous Meetings
Dec. 21, 2008 L 56–66 (Away)

This Date in Roadrunner History
CSUB is 2–0 all–time when playing on February 2. During their inagural season of 2000–01, the Roadrunners beat Cal State Dominguez Hills, 68–58. The following year, CSUB beat Cal Poly Pomona, 92–86. Both games were on the road.

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ROADRUNNER GAME NOTES

Last Time Out
Freshman Amber Williams led the offensive charge with 22 points but it was senior Phynique Allen's last second heroics that pushed the Roadrunners past the Cal Poly Mustangs Saturday in the Icardo Center. Allen's layup at the buzzer gave CSUB an 83–81 victory over the Mustangs in a highly competitive contest. With 10 assist and 20 points, Allen picked up her second double–double of the season. Seniors Katie Williams (14) and Kelley Tarver (12) and junior Nikki Leon (11) all reached double figures. CSUB set a season–low mark with just five turnovers.

Pac–10 Woes
With the Oregon State Beavers struggling over the past month, the Roadrunners may be in a great position to pick up their first win over a Pac–10 opponent. CSUB enters the game 0–3 all–time against the BCS conference members, including a loss to USC earlier this season. OSU will be the first opponent, however, to visit the Icardo Center, where the Roadrunners are 8–3 this season and 108–23 (.824) all–time.

Turn What Overs
With 22 games completed this season, CSUB remains one of the nation's best in terms of turnover margin. The Roadrunners have held a positive turnover margin in every game this season and forced at least 20 opponent turnovers in every game except two (14, at USC – Dec. 20, 2009) (18, vs. Cal Poly – Jan. 30, 2010).

Record Breaker
Katie Williams' 87 steals this season is just four shy of the program's single–season mark of 91 set by Audrie Magdaleno during the inaugural 2000–01 season.

A Fresh Record
The lone true freshman on this season's squad, Amber Williams, has certainly proven to her teammates that she belongs on the court. Against Cal State Northridge (1–11–10), Williams set a Roadrunner program record with eight three pointers, besting Gillian Lillich's 2003 total of seven. The freshman has emerged as the team's third–leading scorer (9.0).

Holding 60
CSUB is an impressive 84–0 all time record when holding opponents under 60 points.

    Opponent    Date    Score    H/A/N
    Utah Valley    Dec. 9, 2009    78–36    Home
    Delaware State    Dec. 19, 2009    74–37    Neutral
    Miami (Ohio)    Dec. 22, 2009    76–56    Home
    Seattle    Jan. 16, 2010    65–47    Home

The 36 points allowed to Utah Valley is a program record. Last season, the Roadrunners held seven opponents under 60 points.

National Rankings
While CSUB is still not officially listed on the NCAA Division I statistical rankings, the Roadrunners entered the weekend among the Division I independent and national leaders in several categories.

Category    Individual/Team    Independent Rank    Ntl. Rank    Amt.
Individual Steals    Katie Williams    1    2    4.0
Turnover Margin    CSUB    1    3    +8.7
Steals per Game    CSUB    1    t6    12.5
Three–pointers per Game    CSUB    2    t8    8.5
Scoring Offense    CSUB    1    16    76.9
Three–point FG Percentage    CSUB    1    t21    37.7
Individual Points    Katie Williams    2    t25    19.0
Turnovers per Game    CSUB    2    t35    15.6
Assists per Game    Phynique Allen    1    t55    4.7

Knock on Wood
Last year marked the fourth season in program history that the Roadrunners did not play an overtime contest. All–time, CSUB is 5–3 in overtime contests. The last CSUB game that required extra time took place back on Dec. 28, 2007, when the Roadrunners fell at Loyola Marymount, 95–90, in double overtime.

Up Next
CSUB heads to UC Irvine to take on the Anteaters at 5 p.m. in the Bern Events Center.

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