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CSUN Concludes Regular Season against Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State
3/2/2016 8:23:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Matadors to Honor Jasmine Johnson After Game with 49ers Saturday
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN women's basketball team (6-22, 4-10 Big West Conference) plays its final two regular season Big West Conference games of the 2016 season this week. On Thursday, Mar. 3, the Matadors travel to Orange County for a 7 p.m. match-up with Cal State Fullerton at Titan Gym. Two days later, CSUN meets up with Long Beach State at 3:30 p.m. as part of an In-N-Out CSUN Basketball Doubleheader with the CSUN men's basketball program.Â
Following the game with the 49ers, the Matadors will honor their senior on the 2015-16 squad, Jasmine Johnson. Both games this week will have Ghizal Hasan calling all the action on the CSUN Sports Network and both games will also be featured on BigWest.TV. Fans are also encouraged to check with the CSUN Athletic Department's official Twitter accounts (@GoMatadors, @CSUNCapeCrew and @_AlwaysFamily_) for updates throughout the weekend.
Last week, CSUN dropped a pair of Big West Conference contests. On Feb. 24, the Matadors lost 84-62 at home to league-leading UC Riverside. Channon Fluker led the way with 17 points and 14 rebounds, her 10th double-double of the Big West Conference season.
Two days later, CSUN nearly spoiled UC Davis' senior day before a fourth-quarter rally by the Aggies pushed them past the Matadors. Fluker had 19 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
With two games remaining, CSUN is firmly locked into the seven seed for the upcoming Big West Tournament. However, that does not mean this week's games do not mean anything, especially to the Titans and 49ers.
Cal State Fullerton is 1-13 in league play and is led by Michelle Berry, one of the conference's top rookies. The Titans are currently tied with UC Irvine for eighth place in the league standings and need a win to separate themselves from the Anteaters.
Long Beach State also has a lot at stake this week in relation to the Big West Tournament. The 49ers are currently tied with Hawai'i at 10-4 for second in the conference. The second-place team gets a double-bye straight to Honda Center while third place would have to play three games over the course of the tournament week to earn the NCAA Tournament berth.Â
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN women's basketball team (6-22, 4-10 Big West Conference) plays its final two regular season Big West Conference games of the 2016 season this week. On Thursday, Mar. 3, the Matadors travel to Orange County for a 7 p.m. match-up with Cal State Fullerton at Titan Gym. Two days later, CSUN meets up with Long Beach State at 3:30 p.m. as part of an In-N-Out CSUN Basketball Doubleheader with the CSUN men's basketball program.Â
Following the game with the 49ers, the Matadors will honor their senior on the 2015-16 squad, Jasmine Johnson. Both games this week will have Ghizal Hasan calling all the action on the CSUN Sports Network and both games will also be featured on BigWest.TV. Fans are also encouraged to check with the CSUN Athletic Department's official Twitter accounts (@GoMatadors, @CSUNCapeCrew and @_AlwaysFamily_) for updates throughout the weekend.
Last week, CSUN dropped a pair of Big West Conference contests. On Feb. 24, the Matadors lost 84-62 at home to league-leading UC Riverside. Channon Fluker led the way with 17 points and 14 rebounds, her 10th double-double of the Big West Conference season.
Two days later, CSUN nearly spoiled UC Davis' senior day before a fourth-quarter rally by the Aggies pushed them past the Matadors. Fluker had 19 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
With two games remaining, CSUN is firmly locked into the seven seed for the upcoming Big West Tournament. However, that does not mean this week's games do not mean anything, especially to the Titans and 49ers.
Cal State Fullerton is 1-13 in league play and is led by Michelle Berry, one of the conference's top rookies. The Titans are currently tied with UC Irvine for eighth place in the league standings and need a win to separate themselves from the Anteaters.
Long Beach State also has a lot at stake this week in relation to the Big West Tournament. The 49ers are currently tied with Hawai'i at 10-4 for second in the conference. The second-place team gets a double-bye straight to Honda Center while third place would have to play three games over the course of the tournament week to earn the NCAA Tournament berth.Â
CSUN Team Notes
- Senior Jasmine Johnson has scored in double-figures six times this season?
- Johnson scored a career-high 20 points and eight free throws in the contest against Cal Poly on Feb. 20
- Fresman Channon Fluker is averaging 12.5 points, a league-high 9.7 rebounds and 22.9 minutes per contest for the season
- Fluker leads Matadors at 17.1 ppg and 12.5 rpg in 14 Big West Conference games
- Senior Tessa Boagni has scored in double-figures 12 times and led CSUN in scoring six times this season
- Sophomore Serafina Maulupe has scored in double-figures a team-best 16 times this season
- Junior Emily Cole needs six more 3-pointers to move into 10th in program history at 85 treys for her career
- Freshman Claudia Ramos is fourth on the team with 18 3-pointers on the season and is shooting 32.1 percent from deep on the year
- Sophomore Katelin King has knocked down a 3-pointer in 14 of 15 games she's appeared in, shooting 33.8 percent (23-68) for the season
- Freshman Cheyenne Allen dished out a career-high eight assists in home contest vs. UCR
Scouting Cal State Fullerton
- The Cal State Fullerton Titans enter the week with a 3-25 overall record and a 1-13 mark in Big West Conference action
- Last week, the Titans pulled into a tie with UC Irvine for eighth in the Big West standings with a 66-53 win over the Anteaters
- In the win over UCI, Samantha Logan recorded a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds
- Freshman Michelle Berry leads the Titans in scoring and rebounding at 14.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game
- Berry has recorded 11 double-doubles this season, tying for the lead among all Big West Conference players
- Fellow freshman Danie Craig is second on the team in scoring at 9.4 ppg and has hit 57 3-pointers on the season
- As a team, CSUF averages 35.5 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 17.1 turnovers per game
- The Matadors posted a 79-52 victory over the Titans at The Matadome earlier this season and have won the last 10 meetings in the all-time series
Scouting Long Beach State
- The Long Beach State 49ers enter the week with a 21-7 overall record and a 10-4 mark in Big West play
- Before traveling to the San Fernando Valley for Saturday's game, the 49ers host UC Davis Thursday night in a pivotal game in the league standings
- Last week, LBSU won at Cal Poly and then defeated UC Irvine at homeÂ
- Junior Raven Benton leads the 49ers in scoring at 12.3 ppg while shooting 37.2 percent from the field for the season
- As a team, the 49ers are averaging 34.4 rebounds, 11.9 assists and 16.6 turnovers per game
- Earlier this season, Long Beach State posted a 74-71 overtime victory over CSUN at The Walter Pyramid
- The overtime win snapped a four-game winning streak for the Matadors in the all-time series
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