CSUN Opens BWC WBB Play Saturday Vs UCSB

Women's Basketball Notebook

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN opens Big West Conference women's basketball play Saturday when the Matadors host UC Santa Barbara.

Coverage on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health begins at 3:50 p.m. with Eric Kaback's pregame show. Tip is set for 4 p.m. Saturday is Team Youth Day. Your women's ticket will also give you free Admission to the CSUN men's game that will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday night.

The Gauchos went 3-10 during the non-conference portion of the 2018-19 campaign. UCSB is coming off an 81-73 loss to New Mexico State last Sunday. Coco Miller is sixth in the Big West in scoring at 13.7 points per game. Natalia Bruening is sixth in the conference in rebounding at 6.8 per game.

This is the 64th time that CSUN and UCSB are playing with the Gauchos leading the all-time series 44-19. The Matadors took 2-of-3 from UC Santa Barbara last season including a 72-63 decision in the Big West Tournament.

The Matadors concluded the non-conference portion of the schedule with a 6-8 mark. CSUN dropped a 69-43 decision to No. 6 Stanford last Saturday on the road. Meghann Henderson was the top CSUN scorer with seven points. Serafina Maulupe inched closer to 1,000 career points as she scored five. She will enter Big West action with 985 points in a Matador uniform.

CSUN is picked first in the Big West Conference coaches preseason women's basketball poll and second in the Big West Conference preseason media women's basketball poll released Oct. 24.

The Matadors received six first place votes in the coaches' poll for a total of 77 points. UC Davis was awarded the remaining three first place votes for 75 points to come in second. UC Irvine (56) is third followed by Long Beach State (54) and Hawai'i (45). Cal Poly (35), UC Santa Barbara (24), UC Riverside (23), and Cal State Fullerton (16) round out the poll.

In the media poll, UC Davis is first with 12 first place votes and 171 points. CSUN was given the remaining eight first place votes for a 166-point total for second place. UC Irvine and Long Beach State are tied for third with 108 points. Cal Poly is fourth with 101. Hawai'i (88), UC Santa Barbara (66), UC Riverside (55), and Cal State Fullerton (41) round out the poll.

Individually, Channon Fluker and Maulupe have been chosen preseason All-Conference in both the coaches and media polls.

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CSUN Opens BWC WBB Play Saturday Vs UCSB

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Channon Fluker

Meghann Henderson

Serafina Maulupe