California State University at Northridge
Cal State Fullerton
CSUN Travels to Cal State Fullerton, Hosts UC Riverside
2/22/2017 1:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Matadors Look to Extend Winning Streak
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN women's basketball team (15-11, 8-4 Big West) continues play with a pair of important conference games this week with the Big West Tournament just a few weeks away. On Thursday, Feb. 23, the Matadors travel to Cal State Fullerton to face the Titans at Titan Gym for a 7 p.m. contest. Two days later, CSUN hosts UC Riverside in a 4 p.m. contest at The Matadome. Both games will feature Mark Roberts calling all the action on the CSUN Sports Network and he will also be featured on BigWest TV for the contest against the Highlanders. Both games will also feature live stats and multimedia links for the games can be found on the women's basketball schedule page at GoMatadors.com.Â
Last week, the Matadors extended their winning streak to eight-straight games with victories over UC Irvine and Hawai'i. Against the Anteaters, CSUN avenged a loss earlier this season with an 85-77 victory. Channon Fluker finished with 27 points and 14 rebounds in the victory for her league-leading 17th double-double of the season.Â
Two days later, CSUN posted its first win ever in Honolulu as the Matadors defeated the Rainbow Wahine 60-49. Fluker was dominant in the performance, scoring a season-high 33 points and tying a career high with 15 field goals. She added five blocked shots in the win, which was also CSUN head coach Jason Flowers' 100th career win.Â
For her efforts, Fluker won her third-straight Big West Player of the Week award and fifth of the season. She has seven career weekly awards which ties her for the program record with Ashlee Guay and is eighth all-time in Big West Conference history.Â
This week, CSUN gets a pair of challenges from the Titans and Highlanders. Despite a tough season, Cal State Fullerton features several talented players and the Titans are just one game out of qualifying for the Big West Tournament.Â
Two days later, UCR comes to the San Fernando Valley in the 60th all-time meeting between the schools. The Highlanders also boast a talented group of players that forced overtime in CSUN's victory earlier this season.Â
Scouting Cal State Fullerton
- The Cal State Fullerton Titans enter Thursday's contest with a 4-21 overall record and 1-11 mark in the Big West Conference
- The Titans fell at home to UC Riverside 75-63 in their only game last week
- Junior Iman Lathan leads the team in scoring at 15.6 ppg on 37.7 percent shooting from the field
- Sophomore Daeja Smith is second on the team in scoring at 10.4 ppg and leads the squad in rebounding (7.4 rpg)Â
- As a team, CSUF shoots 36.3 percent from the field and 28.7 percent from 3-point range for the season
- In conference play, Lathan is averaging 13.1 ppg while Smith is at 10.0 ppg and 7.5 rpgÂ
- In conference play, the Titans are shooting 33 percent from the field and 25.5 percent from 3-point range
- The Matadors scored a 58-41 victory over the Titans earlier this yearÂ
- Daron Park is in his fourth season of the head coach of Cal State Fullerton
Scouting UC Riverside
- The UC Riverside Highlanders enter the week with a 15-11 overall record and 9-4 mark in Big West Play
- The Highlanders host Long Beach State on Thursday, Feb. 23 before traveling to CSUN Saturday
- Last week, UCR won at home against UC Santa Barbara (73-69) and at Cal State Fullerton (75-63)
- Lauren Holt is the team's leading scorer, averaging 12.3 ppg while hitting a team-high 51 3-pointers
- Simone DeCoud is second on the team at 11.3 ppg and is the team's top rebounder (6.3 rpg)
- Michelle Curry is averaging 9.5 ppg for the year and 12.1 ppg in conference playÂ
- As a team, UCR shoots 41.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from 3-point range for the year
- In conference play, the Highlanders are shooting 40.9 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from 3-point range
- CSUN claimed an 80-77 overtime victory at UC Riverside earlier this season
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