CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (9–8 overall)vs. Seattle University Redhawks (3–17 overall)
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 • 7:00 p.m.
Icardo Center • Bakersfield, Calif.
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Game Notes
• Seattle is riding a seven–game slide entering Saturday’s contest.
• The Redhawks were swept on their most recent road trip, falling at North Dakota, 66–50, and at South Dakota, 67–53.
• All three of SU’s wins have come at home, the last coming back on Dec. 15 against Evergreen State, 82–51.
• The road has been unkind to the Redhawks, going 0–8 while being kept under 70 points offensively in each contest.
• Ashley Brown is the team’s leading scorer, 13.9, and Maggie McCarthy averages 5.5 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Joan Bonvicini, who has 615 career wins, is in her first season at Seattle.
Series History
• This will be the fourth meeting between the two programs.
• CSUB leads, 2–1, all–time but the Redhawks captured the most recent meeting, 69–78, in Seattle.
Previous Meetings
Dec. 20, 2003 W 77–64 (Neutral)
Jan. 9, 2009 W 83–62 (Home)
Feb. 21, 2009 L 69–78 (Away)This Date in Roadrunner History
CSUB has played just one time on Jan. 16, an 82–69 road victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills during the 2003–04 season. Gillian Lillich had 19 points and former assistant coach Janelle Mack had a double–double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
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ROADRUNNER GAME NOTES
Last Time Out
Freshman Amber Williams certainly will not forget her first visit to the Matadome. The Fontana native hit a school record eight three pointers as the Roadrunners rolled over Cal State Northridge, 91–71, Monday evening. Williams finished with 24 points, going 8–of–9 from beyond the arc. Senior Phynique Allen tied a career–best with eight assists to go along with 17 points. Junior Nikki Leon had 10 points and seven rebounds. Battling foul trouble all game, senior Katie Williams finished with 12 points and five steals.
Turn What Overs
17 games into the 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 one (14, vs. USC – Dec. 20, 2009). The +10.3 season margin is the third best mark among all NCAA Division I teams.
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 (9.1), and has started the past five games, reaching double–figures three times.
Holding 60
CSUB is an impressive 83–0 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
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 find themselves among the Division I independent and national leaders in several categories.
Category Individual/Team Independent Rank Ntl. Rank Amt.
Turnover Margin CSUB 1 3 9.76
Individual Steals Katie Williams 1 t2 4.1
Steals per Game CSUB 1 6 13.4
Individual Points Katie Williams 2 14 20.6
Three–pointers per Game CSUB 2 t15 7.8
Scoring Offense CSUB 2 20 77.6
Three–point FG Percentage CSUB 1 t32 37.0
Turnovers per Game CSUB 2 t34 15.7
Indv. 3pt. Percentage Katie Williams 1 38 43.0
Field Goal Percentage CSUB 1 t118 41.1
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.
Waiting for History
After becoming the only school in NCAA history to make the NCAA tournament every year of its existence while competing in Division II, the ‘Runners will have to wait two more seasons before they can hope to build upon that distinction as a Division I school. CSUB will be NCAA Tournament eligible for the 2010–11 season.
Up Next
CSUB will take on the Aggies of UC Davis at 1 p.m. in the Icardo Center on Monday, Jan. 18.
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Courtesy: CSU Bakersfield Sports Information
