California State University Northridge Athletics

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10/19/2022 9:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN forward Tess Amundsen was named to the 2022-23 All-Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Team on Oct. 20.
Amundsen was declared the 2021-22 NCAA Division I statistical champion for Three-Point Field Goal Percentage. Amundsen shot 49.1% from three-point range (56-for-114). Her top individual shooting game occurred on Feb. 19 when she went 5-for-6 at Cal State Fullerton. Amundsen scored a season-high 32 points at Long Beach State on Feb. 17 when she went 5-of-7 from beyond the three-point arc in the 62-57 overtime victory against The Beach.
A second team All-Conference selection, Amundsen finished the season 142nd (250 ranked) in Division I in made three-point field goals per game (2.0) and 239th (250 ranked) in scoring (14.1). She paced the team in scoring, field goal shooting (47.3%, 138-292), and free throw shooting (89.9%, 62-69). Amundsen was second on the squad in rebounding (4.8). The Fresno native added 23 assists and 20 steals. She was 1-of-2 players (Jordyn Jackson being the other) to start all 28 games for the Matadors during the 2021-22 campaign.
Rounding out the preseason team are Sydney Brown of UC San Diego, Ila Lane of UC Santa Barbara, Julia Macabuhay of UCSD, Evanne Turner of UC Davis, and Lily Wahinekapu of Hawai'i.
As a team, the Matadors were selected eighth in the Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll. CSUN received 36 points. With nine first place votes, Hawai'i (99) was chosen first in the poll followed by UC Santa Barbara (84) which received two first place votes.
Long Beach State (73) was third followed by UC San Diego (72) and UC Davis (71). UC Irvine (62) is sixth followed by UC Riverside (40) and CSUN. Cal State Fullerton (33), Cal Poly (18), and CSU Bakersfield (17) round out the poll.
CSUN opens the 2022-23 season, Monday, Nov. 7 at the University of California. The tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
Amundsen was declared the 2021-22 NCAA Division I statistical champion for Three-Point Field Goal Percentage. Amundsen shot 49.1% from three-point range (56-for-114). Her top individual shooting game occurred on Feb. 19 when she went 5-for-6 at Cal State Fullerton. Amundsen scored a season-high 32 points at Long Beach State on Feb. 17 when she went 5-of-7 from beyond the three-point arc in the 62-57 overtime victory against The Beach.
A second team All-Conference selection, Amundsen finished the season 142nd (250 ranked) in Division I in made three-point field goals per game (2.0) and 239th (250 ranked) in scoring (14.1). She paced the team in scoring, field goal shooting (47.3%, 138-292), and free throw shooting (89.9%, 62-69). Amundsen was second on the squad in rebounding (4.8). The Fresno native added 23 assists and 20 steals. She was 1-of-2 players (Jordyn Jackson being the other) to start all 28 games for the Matadors during the 2021-22 campaign.
Rounding out the preseason team are Sydney Brown of UC San Diego, Ila Lane of UC Santa Barbara, Julia Macabuhay of UCSD, Evanne Turner of UC Davis, and Lily Wahinekapu of Hawai'i.
As a team, the Matadors were selected eighth in the Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll. CSUN received 36 points. With nine first place votes, Hawai'i (99) was chosen first in the poll followed by UC Santa Barbara (84) which received two first place votes.
Long Beach State (73) was third followed by UC San Diego (72) and UC Davis (71). UC Irvine (62) is sixth followed by UC Riverside (40) and CSUN. Cal State Fullerton (33), Cal Poly (18), and CSU Bakersfield (17) round out the poll.
CSUN opens the 2022-23 season, Monday, Nov. 7 at the University of California. The tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
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