Thursday, February 2
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
vs
Long Beach State
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
CSUN Closes Out Homestand against Long Beach State, Hawai'i
2/1/2017 12:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Matadors Face 49ers, Rainbow Wahine on The Blacktop
Game Notes in PDF Format
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN women's basketball team (9-11, 2-4 Big West) closes out a four-game homestand with Big West Conference contests against Long Beach State and Hawai'i at The Matadome. On Thursday, Feb. 2, the Matadors host Long Beach State in a 7 p.m. contest and then face Hawai'i two days later in a 4 p.m. game. Mark Roberts will be calling all the action on BigWest TV via the CSUN Sports Network for both contest and multimedia links are available on the women's basketball schedule page at GoMatadors.com.
Last week, CSUN snapped a four-game losing streak with a 75-61 victory over UC Santa Barbara. Serafina Maulupe poured in a career-high 28 points, including 19 in the first half, and Channon Fluker added 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks. Sophomore Cheyenne Allen came off the bench to record a career-high 21 points in the victory as well.
This week brings a pair of challenges to CSUN in the forms of Long Beach State and Hawai'i. The 49ers are the current league leaders, having amassed a 6-1 record in Big West action thus far. LBSU features a potent senior class led by the team's top scorer in Madison Montgomery (10.7 ppg). The 49ers force opponents into an average of 20.2 turnovers per game.
Two days later, CSUN welcomes Hawai'i into the week with a 4-3 mark in Big West play and a season sweep of Cal Poly. In seven conference games, Sarah Toeaina is averaging a team-high 17.3 ppg on 53.2 percent shooting from the field. The Rainbow Wahine have also taken 38 more free throws than their opponents in league play.
Scouting Long Beach State
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN women's basketball team (9-11, 2-4 Big West) closes out a four-game homestand with Big West Conference contests against Long Beach State and Hawai'i at The Matadome. On Thursday, Feb. 2, the Matadors host Long Beach State in a 7 p.m. contest and then face Hawai'i two days later in a 4 p.m. game. Mark Roberts will be calling all the action on BigWest TV via the CSUN Sports Network for both contest and multimedia links are available on the women's basketball schedule page at GoMatadors.com.
Last week, CSUN snapped a four-game losing streak with a 75-61 victory over UC Santa Barbara. Serafina Maulupe poured in a career-high 28 points, including 19 in the first half, and Channon Fluker added 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks. Sophomore Cheyenne Allen came off the bench to record a career-high 21 points in the victory as well.
This week brings a pair of challenges to CSUN in the forms of Long Beach State and Hawai'i. The 49ers are the current league leaders, having amassed a 6-1 record in Big West action thus far. LBSU features a potent senior class led by the team's top scorer in Madison Montgomery (10.7 ppg). The 49ers force opponents into an average of 20.2 turnovers per game.
Two days later, CSUN welcomes Hawai'i into the week with a 4-3 mark in Big West play and a season sweep of Cal Poly. In seven conference games, Sarah Toeaina is averaging a team-high 17.3 ppg on 53.2 percent shooting from the field. The Rainbow Wahine have also taken 38 more free throws than their opponents in league play.
Scouting Long Beach State
- The Long Beach State 49ers enter Thursday's contest with a 15-7 overall record and a 6-1 mark in Big West play
- The 49ers have won three-straight games, defeating UC Davis, Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside in league action
- Senior Madison Montgomery leads LBSU in scoring at 10.7 ppg on 42.6 percent shooting from the field
- Senior Jewelyn Sawyer is averaging 9.6 ppg and a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game
- Two other seniors, Raven Benton and Anna Kim, average 9.6 ppg and 8.9 ppg respectively
- As a team, LBSU averages 36 rebounds, 13.2 assists and 14.7 turnovers per game
- Opponents have shot 42 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from 3-point range for the year
- Long Beach State won both meeting with CSUN last season
- Jody Wynn is in her eighth season as the head coach at Long Beach State
Scouting Hawai'i
- The Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine enter the week with an 8-11 overall record and 4-3 mark in Big West play
- The Rainbow Wahine play at UC Riverside on Thursday, Feb. 2 before coming to the San Fernando Valley
- Junior Sarah Toeaina leads the squad in scoring at 13.4 ppg while shooting 43.7 percent from the fieldÂ
- Senior Briana Harris is second on the team in scoring at 10.7 ppg while shooting 34.3 percent from the field
- Freshman Makenna Woolford leads UH in rebounding at 6.2 per game and averages 5.5 ppgÂ
- As a team, UH is shooting 37.8 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3-point range
- As a team, the Rainbow Wahine average 36.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 16.7 turnovers per game
- Laura Beeman is in her fifth season as the head coach at Hawai'i
Maulupe's Moments
- Junior Serafina Maulupe scored a career-high 28 points and 10 field goals in the home win over UCSB.Â
- Averaging 13.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game; ranks 12th in Big West in scoring
- Named Big West Player of the Week on Jan. 30 after performance vs. UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 25Â
- Leads Matadors in scoring in Big West action, averaging 16.7 points on 49.3 percent shooting from the field
- Finished with 25 points and a career-high 11 free throws in Jan. 21 contest vs. Cal Poly.Â
- Tied a career high with five 3-pointers at Washington and in home win over Cal State Fullerton
- Ranked second in the Big West Conference with an average of 2.5 3-pointers per game.
- Scored 23 points in CSUN's win at Saint Mary's, knocking down seven free throws
- Finished with 20 points in win at NAU and has scored in double-figures 14 times this season
- Scored 18 points on eight field goals vs. Detroit Mercy on Nov. 25
- Leads CSUN with 50 3-pointers this year, second-most in Big West
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