Monday, December 18
Northridge, Calif.
12:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
vs
San José State
Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUN Continues Its Homestand Against San José State and LMU
12/16/2023 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FULL GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Basketball (2-6) continues its season-long five-game homestand against San José State on Monday afternoon. Tip-off is slated for 12 p.m. inside Premier America Credit Union Arena. The Matadors then wrap up the week with a Thursday afternoon matchup with LMU at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
ABOUT LAST WEEK
CSUN began the homestand with an 86-61 loss to visiting San Diego on Dec. 10. The Toreros opened the game with an 8-2 run before eventually building a double-digit lead on a jumper from Veronica Sheffey with 2:39 left in the first quarter. Amiyah Ferguson made two late free throws to end the first quarter, but CSUN still trailed 24-12 after 10 minutes. A 9-3 run to begin the second period pushed the USD lead to 33-15. The Matadors made just 3-of-13 shots in the second quarter as the lead swelled to 43-19 at intermission.
San Diego would build its lead past 30 points on a Sheffey jumper at the 5:49 mark of the third quarter. CSUN fell behind by as many as 38 points on a basket from Kasey Neubert that beat the third-quarter buzzer. CSUN though did not quit in the fourth quarter. The Matadors returned with a vengeance to start the period, going on a quick 9-2 run. The lead was chipped away to 27 points when Laney Amundsen hit a jumper with 4:24 left to play. Kayanna Spriggs would bring the Matadors to as close as 78-57 on a free throw with under two minutes to play. CSUN outscored the Toreros in the fourth quarter, 29-15, but the late rally wasn't enough to overcome the big deficit.
SPRIGGS MANAGING THE BOARDS
Junior forward Kayanna Spriggs has topped CSUN in rebounding in five games this season as she has averaged 6.1 per game in eight starts. Spriggs has pulled down double-figure rebounds in two games this season after previously accomplishing the feat just once in her career. She has also led the team in steals per game (1.75) while averaging 8.1 points per game.
FRESHMEN DUO LEADING OFFENSIVELY
CSUN's true freshmen duo of Kaitlyn Elsholz and Amiyah Ferguson have been a force for the Matadors in the early going this season. Each have led or shared the team lead in scoring four times this season while Ferguson has topped CSUN in assists four times. Elsholz, who was named Big West Player of the Week on Nov. 13, is third on the team in scoring at 10.3 points per game to go with averaging 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Ferguson is second on the team in scoring average at 10.5 points while dishing out 3.6 assists per game.
NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPRESSION
Another new face this season, junior forward Talo Li-Uperesa is second on the team in rebounding at 4.5 per game to go with averaging 5.9 points. Li-Uperesa is shooting 39.5 percent in 28.3 minutes per game. Junior guard Erica Adams has leads CSUN in scoring at 11.4 points per game. Adams is shooting 44.7 percent and averaging 1.8 steals per game.
MATADORS ON THE BIG WEST CHARTS
Kayanna Spriggs is ranked 10th in The Big West in rebounds per game (6.1) and seventh in steals per game (1.8). Amiyah Ferguson moves up to fourth place in assists per game (3.6) while Kaitlyn Elsholz is fifth in the conference in blocks per game (1.0).
SCOUTING SAN JOSÉ STATE
The Spartans have a 4-6 record this season, and are coming off consecutive losses to Cal State Fullerton (71-64) and Hawai'I (73-47). The Spartans made it to the Mountain West Quarterfinals last season. They welcome six student-athletes to the 2023 roster. Last season, 91 student-athletes were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes, four of which from the women's basketball team. Freshman Jyah LoVett leads in scoring per game with 12.1 ppg. Junior Amhyia Moreland leads the team in scoring with 113 total points and rebounds per game at 6.6. Head coach April Phillips is in her first season leading the Spartans.
Series History: San José State leads CSUN 9-6 in the all-time series. The teams played last season in Northridge with the Spartans coming out on top 48-42. Prior to that game, CSUN had won three-straight games at home in the series.
SCOUTING LMU
The Lions have a 3-6 record this season, and are coming off a win against Master's University, 58-46. The Lions made it to the West Coast Conference first round, but were eliminated by Saint Mary's. LMU welcomes 10 newcomers, five of which are freshman. Senior Alexis Mark leads in scoring with 105 total points and scoring per game with 11.7 ppg. Another senior, Amaya Oliver leads in rebounds with 76 and rebounds per game at 8.4. Head coach Aarika Hughes is in her third season with the Lions.
Series History: LMU leads CSUN 13-7 in the all-time series. The teams squared off last season at LMU with the Lions prevailing 69-62. CSUN though won the teams' previous meeting in Northridge in 2021 by a 62-57 score in overtime.
#GoMatadors
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Basketball (2-6) continues its season-long five-game homestand against San José State on Monday afternoon. Tip-off is slated for 12 p.m. inside Premier America Credit Union Arena. The Matadors then wrap up the week with a Thursday afternoon matchup with LMU at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
ABOUT LAST WEEK
CSUN began the homestand with an 86-61 loss to visiting San Diego on Dec. 10. The Toreros opened the game with an 8-2 run before eventually building a double-digit lead on a jumper from Veronica Sheffey with 2:39 left in the first quarter. Amiyah Ferguson made two late free throws to end the first quarter, but CSUN still trailed 24-12 after 10 minutes. A 9-3 run to begin the second period pushed the USD lead to 33-15. The Matadors made just 3-of-13 shots in the second quarter as the lead swelled to 43-19 at intermission.
San Diego would build its lead past 30 points on a Sheffey jumper at the 5:49 mark of the third quarter. CSUN fell behind by as many as 38 points on a basket from Kasey Neubert that beat the third-quarter buzzer. CSUN though did not quit in the fourth quarter. The Matadors returned with a vengeance to start the period, going on a quick 9-2 run. The lead was chipped away to 27 points when Laney Amundsen hit a jumper with 4:24 left to play. Kayanna Spriggs would bring the Matadors to as close as 78-57 on a free throw with under two minutes to play. CSUN outscored the Toreros in the fourth quarter, 29-15, but the late rally wasn't enough to overcome the big deficit.
SPRIGGS MANAGING THE BOARDS
Junior forward Kayanna Spriggs has topped CSUN in rebounding in five games this season as she has averaged 6.1 per game in eight starts. Spriggs has pulled down double-figure rebounds in two games this season after previously accomplishing the feat just once in her career. She has also led the team in steals per game (1.75) while averaging 8.1 points per game.
FRESHMEN DUO LEADING OFFENSIVELY
CSUN's true freshmen duo of Kaitlyn Elsholz and Amiyah Ferguson have been a force for the Matadors in the early going this season. Each have led or shared the team lead in scoring four times this season while Ferguson has topped CSUN in assists four times. Elsholz, who was named Big West Player of the Week on Nov. 13, is third on the team in scoring at 10.3 points per game to go with averaging 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Ferguson is second on the team in scoring average at 10.5 points while dishing out 3.6 assists per game.
NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPRESSION
Another new face this season, junior forward Talo Li-Uperesa is second on the team in rebounding at 4.5 per game to go with averaging 5.9 points. Li-Uperesa is shooting 39.5 percent in 28.3 minutes per game. Junior guard Erica Adams has leads CSUN in scoring at 11.4 points per game. Adams is shooting 44.7 percent and averaging 1.8 steals per game.
MATADORS ON THE BIG WEST CHARTS
Kayanna Spriggs is ranked 10th in The Big West in rebounds per game (6.1) and seventh in steals per game (1.8). Amiyah Ferguson moves up to fourth place in assists per game (3.6) while Kaitlyn Elsholz is fifth in the conference in blocks per game (1.0).
SCOUTING SAN JOSÉ STATE
The Spartans have a 4-6 record this season, and are coming off consecutive losses to Cal State Fullerton (71-64) and Hawai'I (73-47). The Spartans made it to the Mountain West Quarterfinals last season. They welcome six student-athletes to the 2023 roster. Last season, 91 student-athletes were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes, four of which from the women's basketball team. Freshman Jyah LoVett leads in scoring per game with 12.1 ppg. Junior Amhyia Moreland leads the team in scoring with 113 total points and rebounds per game at 6.6. Head coach April Phillips is in her first season leading the Spartans.
Series History: San José State leads CSUN 9-6 in the all-time series. The teams played last season in Northridge with the Spartans coming out on top 48-42. Prior to that game, CSUN had won three-straight games at home in the series.
SCOUTING LMU
The Lions have a 3-6 record this season, and are coming off a win against Master's University, 58-46. The Lions made it to the West Coast Conference first round, but were eliminated by Saint Mary's. LMU welcomes 10 newcomers, five of which are freshman. Senior Alexis Mark leads in scoring with 105 total points and scoring per game with 11.7 ppg. Another senior, Amaya Oliver leads in rebounds with 76 and rebounds per game at 8.4. Head coach Aarika Hughes is in her third season with the Lions.
Series History: LMU leads CSUN 13-7 in the all-time series. The teams squared off last season at LMU with the Lions prevailing 69-62. CSUN though won the teams' previous meeting in Northridge in 2021 by a 62-57 score in overtime.
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