California State University at Northridge
Seattle University
CSUN Travels to Seattle Before Hosting Penn on New Year's Eve
12/27/2016 8:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The 4 p.m. Contest with the Quakers is Free for All Fans
Game Notes
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN women's basketball team (6-6) closes out the 2016 calendar year with a pair of non-conference games. On Thursday, Dec. 29, the Matadors head to Seattle for the second time in three weeks when they face Seattle University at 7 p.m. Live stats and video will be available for the contest with the Redhawks. CSUN then returns to the San Fernando Valley to host the University of Pennsylvania on New Year's Eve in a 4 p.m. contest that features free admission for all fans. Mark Roberts will be on the call for the action on the CSUN Sports Network and the live stats, video and audio links will be available for the first meeting ever between CSUN and Penn in women's basketball.Â
Before the Christmas break, CSUN split a pair of non-conference games. In a 73-61 victory over Saint Mary's, junior Serafina Maulupe scored a carer-high 23 points, including four 3-pointers, and Channon Fluker added her sixth double-double of the season as the Matadors posted their first win over the Gaels since 1981.Â
Two days later, CSUN could not protect The Matadome from Southern Utah as the Thunderbirds came away with a 77-71 victory. Fluker posted her second double-double of the week and seventh of the season in the defeat.Â
This week, CSUN closes out the non-conference season looking to match or exceed their entire win total (seven games) from a year ago. Standing in their path are a pair of talented squads that each feature a potent one-two punch.Â
Seattle University is 3-11 overall and led by a pair of seniors, Kaylee Best and Alexis Montgomery, who have combined to score 51 percent of the team's points. Best leads the squad with 36 3-pointers while Montgomery is Seattle's top rebounder. Both Seattle and its opponents average over 17 turnovers and eight steals per game.
Penn comes to CSUN for a New Year's Eve matinée that is free for all fans. Michelle Nwokedi and Sydney Slipanovich both average a double-double on the season and have accounted for over half the team's rebounds. The Quakers average over seven 3-pointers and steals per game through eight contests.
Scouting Seattle U
- The Seattle University Redhawks enter Thursday's contest with a 3-11 overall record
- The Redhawks compete in the Western Athletic Conference and have wins over UCSB, Montana and Denver
- Suzy Barcomb is in her first season as the head coach at Seattle U after six seasons at Cal State East Bay
- Kaylee Best leads the team in scoring at 15.3 ppg and has 36 3-pointers on the season
- Alexis Montgomery is second on the team in scoring at 15.2 ppg and leads the team in rebounding at 6.8 per game
- The Redhawks are shooting 36.5 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3-point range
- Opponents are shooting 42.2 percent overall vs. Seattle, including a 29.6 percent rate from 3-point range
- Seattle U won the last meeting between the two schools and the home team has never won in the history of this series
Scouting Penn
- The Penn Quakers enter the New Year's Eve contest with a 4-4 overall record
- Competing in the Ivy League, the Quakers have posted victories over Rhode Island, Lafayette, Wagner and Richmond
- Michelle Nwokedi leads the team in scoring and rebounding at 18.3 ppg and 10.9 rpgÂ
- Sydney Slipanovich is also averaging a double-double at 12.8 ppg and 10.3 rpgÂ
- Penn is shooting 34 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from 3-point rangeÂ
- Opponents are shooting 35.8 percent from the field and 32.5 percent from 3-point rangeÂ
- Penn and CSUN have never met in women's basketballÂ
